There was never any doubt really as Declan scored a club record of 36 tries last season and was a major part of the team’s achievement in securing promotion via a play-off win to London 1 South, which equals the highest level that the club has ever played, and winning the Bob Rogers Sussex Cup for the sixth successive season.

Winners were as follows:

1st XV player of the year - Declan Nwachukwu
Lions (2nd XV) player of the year - Bevan Collins
Barbarians (3rd XV) player of the year) - Lee Maguire
Young Player of the year - Aaron Linfield
Most Improved player of the year - Josh Earle
Clubman of the year - Sergio Bebiano