CBRE Club steamrollered their way to the double - winning the Knockout Cup with a convincing 28-12 victory over Synovate HKCC at King's Park yesterday.
A power-packed performance from the forwards allowed Football Club to emerge comfortable victors, and complete a marvellous season, winning silverware in both the Cup and the League.
'It has been a fantastic season. We have played consistently all season and today the guys turned out another tenacious effort. I knew we had the game wrapped up well before the end,' said a happy Club captain Nigel D'Acre.
Two first-half tries by fly-half James Kibble and prop Nigel Hobler - the latter scoring with all the aplomb of a back when he dived over by the left corner flag - and a penalty and conversion by Mike McKee saw Club lead 15-3 at half-time.
They extended the lead to 21-12 midway through the second half with fullback McKee knocking over two more penalties before flanker Steve Mathews sealed the result with a try five minutes from the end which was converted by substitute Alex Gibbs.
All of HKCC's points came from the boot of flyhalf Glen Dickson, who knocked over four penalties to keep alive his teammates' flagging interest. But any visions HKCC had of pulling off a victory were a mirage as they struggled for possession.
Always chasing the game, HKCC never looked a threat, especially with their scrum a shambles as they caved in to the powerful Club tight five of Peter Spizzirri, Tom Cameron, Hobler, Angus Washington and Tim Griffin.