Westcliff completed their league grand slam -- 18 wins from 18 outings -- in spectacular style on Saturday as they buried Burnham 90-0.

Duncan Richardson set them on the way with an unconverted try and when Pat Redding touched down after a slick passing move which started in their own half, it signalled the opening of the floodgates.

Nick Hurst, Brian Watts, Dashiel Allum and Simon Davies (twice) added scores before half time, with Hurst adding four conversions.

Paul Edwards crossed from a line-out, with Hurst adding the two points, as Westcliff past the half-century mark shortly after the interval.

Davies outstripped Burnham's defence to run in from 65 metres, Peter Moffatt extended the lead further, Richardson and Allum scored added second tries and Geoff Barr and Brian Watts got in on the act late on.

Four more Hurst conversions wrapped up an utterly convincing win over a side including former Westcliff man Alex Knapton.

Club president Nick Crowe said: "That was amagnificent way to finish the league season. The boys excelled themselves out there."

Published Tuesday, April 15, 2003

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