A real day to remember

Anyone who doubts that fairytales really can happen need look no further than Cleobury Mortimer Rugby Club for proof that anything is possible. Anyone who doubts that fairytales really can happen need look no further than Cleobury Mortimer Rugby Club for proof that anything is possible. The small market town - population less than 3,000 - has hardly made a splash on the sporting scene over the years, but all that changed in 2006 as their little-known rugby club defied all the odds to reach a Twickenham final. Butchers, builders, candlestick makers, Cleobury had the lot - but they all also had a steely determination to succeed that was to see them grace the home of English rugby. The final itself might be described as something of an anti-climax - Dorking beat our Shropshire heroes 46-3 in the showpiece final of the Junior Vase after all - but the true achievement was just in getting there. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star