AMPTHILL rugby director Mark Lavery admits being ‘surprised’ by the quality of players looking to join if promotion to the Championship is confirmed.
Ampthill require one point from this Saturday’s trip to relegated Loughborough to take the National One title and complete a remarkable 12-year rise from Midlands 3 East (South) to rugby’s second tier.
Lavery, a driving force behind a club that now boasts well over a thousand playing members, told The Rugby Paper: “We need a point and we’ll take nothing for granted, but we’re in a good run of form and in the last two games we’ve scored 15 tries...