Portobello's rebuilt team maintained their steady progress back up the BWPL ladder by clinching the men's championship 3 title at Walsall today.
The Scots knew that victory over Cheltenham Spartans would leave them in the clear, even though Bridgefield could finish level on points (Portobello beat Bridgefield 14-8 when they met at the start of phase two).
In the event, it was a fairly straightforward exercise. Portobello won 15-8, with Neilson Rutherford, Mario Alvarez, Fraser Rutherford and Hadrien Collinson all notching hat-tricks. The match marked the retirement of Cheltenham's David Edwards (see Edwards Calls It A Day below), who signed off with a couple of goals in the final quarter.
Portobello withdrew a team from the League's top division after 2014/15 and re-entered with a new-look, younger line-up last season, when they won Championship 4. Their only defeats in this campaign were against York and Castleford.
Later, Bridgefield raced into a 5-0 lead on the way to defeating York 14-10 - and claiming runners-up spot.
As happened in Championship 1, the last match of the season offered a winner-takes-all promotion spot for the winners. The honours went to Castleford, who beat Otter 17-10, led by seven goals from the division's top marksman, Luke Franks.
Spare a thought for Otter. They began the final weekend with a one-point advantage at the top of the table - and ended in sixth place! Such has been the competitive nature of several divisions in phase two of the season.
The Scots knew that victory over Cheltenham Spartans would leave them in the clear, even though Bridgefield could finish level on points (Portobello beat Bridgefield 14-8 when they met at the start of phase two).
In the event, it was a fairly straightforward exercise. Portobello won 15-8, with Neilson Rutherford, Mario Alvarez, Fraser Rutherford and Hadrien Collinson all notching hat-tricks. The match marked the retirement of Cheltenham's David Edwards (see Edwards Calls It A Day below), who signed off with a couple of goals in the final quarter.
Portobello withdrew a team from the League's top division after 2014/15 and re-entered with a new-look, younger line-up last season, when they won Championship 4. Their only defeats in this campaign were against York and Castleford.
Later, Bridgefield raced into a 5-0 lead on the way to defeating York 14-10 - and claiming runners-up spot.
As happened in Championship 1, the last match of the season offered a winner-takes-all promotion spot for the winners. The honours went to Castleford, who beat Otter 17-10, led by seven goals from the division's top marksman, Luke Franks.
Spare a thought for Otter. They began the final weekend with a one-point advantage at the top of the table - and ended in sixth place! Such has been the competitive nature of several divisions in phase two of the season.
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