CALDY face Bishop's Stortford in their final game to cap off another incredible chapter in their eye-catching journey.

Their debut season in the third tier of English rugby, National League One, has culminated in climactic fashion to confirm survival with a game to spare.

A truly remarkable feat. Any outside expectation of immediate relegation has been blown away.

The players themselves, whilst grafting on the training pitch and proudly boasting a unique comradery, have played scintillating rugby crescendoing toward the business end of the campaign.

So visible has the learning curve been this season that supporters, players and coaches have experienced an emotional ride, all of which have been proud to be a part of, no more than Caldy captain Tom Sanders.

He said: "I've grown up at this club, it's where I learnt to play rugby.

"So to represent my home club at this level makes me immensely proud. And to do it with my mates makes me even prouder."

As well as making a strong impression on the clubs they have played both home and away, they have played a level of rugby that has surprised and sometimes shocked Nat One regulars.

Teams like Darlington Mowden Park left Caldy red-faced after they crawled to a 10-8 win with a last minute penalty at Paton Field.

The wooden shack on the hill became a fortress over the season with the pinnacle arguably coming in a 21-20 victory over a fourth place Birmingham Moseley.

Yet over the course of the season the players and coaches have truly given every ounce of energy to ensure they compete, fight and quite often shock their opponents with rugby that any side in the country would be proud of.

It has been about raising their game to this level by learning on a weekly basis this season.

Caldy have done this and so much more, and for that they are now in the top 34 clubs in the country.