WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th in National 2 South. The Essex-based club survived relegation due to the RFU’s decision to restructure both National 2 leagues and turn them into three separate leagues – West, East, North, with 14 teams in each. Westcliff lost their first 18 games and endured heavy defeats by over 80 points against Clifton, Old Albanians and Esher, in what was a miserable first half of the season. However, they secured three wins in the ...