Joe Moore's treble leads Havant's rout of the Honourable Artillery Company

Chief destroyer of the opposition ordnance was centre Joe Moore who raced in for a hat-trick of tries.

His tries, however, resulted from excellent combination between the forwards and backs.

Senior coach Will Knight was thrilled with the way his team adapted to unusual conditions.

‘It took us half-hour to figure out how to play on their pitch,’ said Knight.

‘We couldn't play our normal patterns because their pitch was probably 20 metres narrower than ours.

‘The players had to be patient while they worked it out.

‘Once we adjusted and started to run tighter lines to create more space we took charge.

‘Our performance in last 10 minutes of the first half and the whole of the second half was impressive.

‘The forwards set up a great platform, provided good ball and we ripped them apart in the backs.

‘Some of the speed and precision of our handling was superb.’

Five tries in the eleven minutes either side of half-time put Havant in command.