DUDLEY Kingswinford completed the perfect season in some style as they ran in ten tries against the Wanderers.

The win means DK finished with a record of 26 wins from 26 games from a remarkable campaign at Heathbrook.

Unsurprisngly, a number of records have been broken over the past seven months and the statistics make fascinating reading. Suffice to say Dk averaged more than 47 points a game and won 64 scrums against the feed - highlighting their destructive forward power.

Bright sunshine and perfect conditions set the scene at the kick off and the expectant, partisan crowd did not have to wait long for DK to open their account.

After attacking strongly from the whistle the hosts ran six or seven excellent phases of possession culminating in a ruck five metres out from where the ball was moved quickly out to Stefan Shillingford who easily powered through to score his 25th try of the season. Gareth Bown converted for 7-0 lead.

Worcester, stung by this early reverse, showed their mettle with a remarkable piece of play after 9 minutes. Forming a rolling maul on their own 10m line they drove it at almost indecent speed right up to the DK line where flanker Micheal James touched down the try to shocked murmurs in the crowd.

Fly half James Price converted to square the match.

DK then regained the lead after 11 minutes when Pete Knight broke from a scrum to feed Jon Higgins whose half dummy was enough to fool the cover as he threaded his way through to the posts. Bown converted to make it 14-7.

More pressure on the visitor’s line saw Worcester No 8 Chris Griffiths sinbinned after for killing the ball. DK opted for a scrum in front of the posts and drove the seven man WW pack back for skipper Pete Knight to break and touch down DK’s third try.

Things seemed to be going to plan only for Worcerster to hit back hard. When Jon Tideswell was sinbinned for handling in the ruck after 22 minutes the visitors managed a second try from a rolling maul.

A poor pass put DK in trouble again after 32 minutes but strong defence saved the day and this was probably the turning point as DK forged further ahead with a fourth, bonus point try after 36 minutes.

A great left wing break from Matt Farrington produced a lineout secured by Knight. The ball was moved to Bown who broke the line to send in Shillingford for his second try. Gareth Bown’s conversion took the score up to 28-12 in DK’s favour.

The game was being played at a frantic pace which suited DK’s style and cracks were beginning to appear in the visitor’s cover defence and a fine break from James Jefferson set up Shillingford to complete his hat-trick as Dk lead 35-12 at the break.

Rich Kelley and Dan Shakespeare replaced Al Francis and Luke Greenwood in the front row after half time but play stagnated for a while with niggling injuries halting play on and off for much of the third quarter until Stefan Thorp drove over the line for DK’s sixth try (u/c) to make it 40-12.

Wanderers were now finding the going very hard indeed and a 63rd minute penalty catch and drive saw the maul trundle up to the line for Thorp to launch himself unstoppably over the line for his second.

A superb eighth DK try followed after 65 minutes when good forward play sent Tom Weaver away on a stunning 50 metre angled break, classically fixing his man before providing an inch perfect pass inside to send in Shillingford once more.

The trusty boot of Gareth Bown once more added the extras to make it 54-12. After 73 minutes Shillingford scored a classy fifth. A scrum on the Worcester line was spun out to Bown whose outside swerve rounded the cover to send in the centre.

Wanderers had never given up and even with scant possession were always looking to run the ball. They were rewarded with a fine consolation try when hooker Simon James crossed after 75 minutes after a slick handling move inside the DK 22.

DK however had the last word in stoppage time as they swept back upfield to the Wanderers line where Thorp again exploded over the line from a 5m ruck to record his hat trick of tries.