DORSET Destroyers ended their Conference League campaign as the top club in the country after winning all eight games.

The final round of matches at Stoke Mandeville Stadium was Wheelchair Rugby 5s, based partly on the Invictus Games and Paralympic Games. It allows more disabled people to play competitively and has proved a great success, with 10 teams playing in the first year.

Destroyers compete in one of two conference leagues with the top three going on to fight for the Division One crown and the other two battling for the Division Two title.

Having won all eight games, they head to Division One to try to claim the first title from the new sport.

Chairman Nick Coombs said: “These are going to be the hardest matches ever. We have to work even harder as everyone will want a piece of us.”

Head coach Sue Coombs added: “We will not be complacent about anyone and play to our best abilities. We will keep our heads up and take control as much as we can.”

Captain Craig Beasley said: “The icing on the cake was our win against local rivals the Solent Sharks in the eighth and final game.

“We had a 100 per cent record and wanted to keep it that way. We remained professional and clinical. But we still have a way to go to be Division One champions.”

Destroyers will play two friendlies at Rossmore Leisure Centre in preparation, on July 1 and July 22, and entry is free.

Final days is at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on September 2.