The Cavaliers had other ideas and from the off, playing with the wind, the Cavaliers kept the Grasshoppers in their half with probing kicks from fly half Kino.

At scrum time, the front row of Proctor, Rawstron and Jefferson, who was playing his last game as captain, demolished their opposition in fine fashion.

This provided a great platform for back row players Curphy, Holmes and Thatcher to make powerful runs at the enemy.

Linking neatly with the back line through the deft hands of scrum half Watson, the three-quarters were rampant.

First half scores came through Kino, Keough and Bicky. All were converted by Kino, who also managed to score two penalties to add to his tally.

The Cavaliers were also dominant in the line out, with the Cowgill brothers creaming most of the ball, which allowed the forwards to set up strong driving mauls.

At half-time, Jefferson made his final war cry, asking the home team to maintain the same effort, as he knew from experience that the Grasshoppers would come back fired up.

To their credit, the Grasshoppers did just that and showed what a class team they are and at ruck time they were devastating.

The Cavaliers were under sustained pressure on their try line for a good 20 minutes, during which time they lost their heads and two players received yellow cards.

Clitheroe stuck to their task valiantly but they could do nothing to stop the pick and drive from the base of a ruck and the try was awarded by the well-placed referee.

When the two players returned, it was back to business for the Cavaliers as tries were scored through Keough and Bicky, who picked up his hat-trick.

A great game by the Cavaliers ended an enjoyable season, which proved a fitting tribute to Jefferson, who has served the team well for the last three seasons.