FRASER Honey topped the appearances chart in his first season at Old Bath Road, joined by fellow iron man Max Hayman in starting every National One game of the season.

The duo respectively finished as top points and try-scorer, with Hayman’s fellow Rugby Paper Team of the Season front row selection, James Baker, third on the list as he featured 24 times in lifting his overall tally club-record first-team tally to a staggering 416.

Five players – Connor Stapley, who started every match he played, James McRae, Ben Atkins, Ant Marris and Ollie Monye – were involved on 23 occasions, with Drew Humberstone, Dan Swain and Axel Kalling-Smith one further back.

Captain Robbie Stapley played 20 games to move to 225 for the club, with Henry Bird and Paddy Harris next on the season list with 18.

Mike Hoyt and Ellis Jones both started 16 of their 17 matchday involvements, while Charlie Robson – always going from the off – fellow 10-try wing Zach Clow, Ed Hoadley and fellow off-season recruit Calum Scott were in the mix on one fewer occasion.

Paul Englezos (15), Jak Rossiter (14) and Ollie Cole (13) featured in half of the contests as Rams collected a second straight runners-up finish, while Rowan Grundy played 11 times predominantly in the second half of the campaign.

Young Irish prop Ryan Lomas was the other player to hit double figures, George Makepeace-Cubitt racking up nine caps in between helping England Under 20s to Six Nations glory.

Niall Kidd moved past a career half-century with his six outings, fellow long-serving stalwarts Josh Collis, Colin Thomson and Ross Crame all adding four to their respective tallies along with Vince Everitt and Finn Matthews, the Reading University man debuting back in November.

Sean McDonnell-Roberts came off the bench three times to end his Old Bath Road stay with 99 games, while at the other end, Mikey Duda scored on debut before adding a second gap at Birmingham Moseley.

Centres Stevie Bryant and Connor Hayhow both played twice, with final-day first-time starters Liam Elston and Terrel Harry taking the total number of players used to 38.

Rams' National One appearances 2023/24

26 – Max Hayman, Fraser Honey (both 26 starts)

24 – James Baker (13 starts, 11 replacement)

23 – Connor Stapley (23 starts), James McRae (17 starts, six replacement), Ben Atkins (14 starts, nine replacement), Ant Marris (12 starts, 11 replacement), Ollie Monye (six starts, 17 replacement)

22 – Drew Humberstone, Dan Swain (both 22 starts), Axel Kalling-Smith (18 starts, four replacements)

20 – Robbie Stapley (20 starts)

18 – Henry Bird (17 starts, one replacement), Paddy Harris (12 starts, six replacement)

17 – Mike Hoyt, Ellis Jones (both 16 starts, one replacement)

16 – Charlie Robson (16 starts), Zach Clow (15 starts, one replacement), Ed Hoadley (12 starts, four replacement), Calum Scott (one start, 14 replacements, one unused sub)
15 – Paul Englezos (nine starts, five replacement, one unused sub)

14 – Jak Rossiter (11 starts, three replacement)

13 – Ollie Cole (eight starts, five replacement)

11 – Rowan Grundy (four starts, seven replacement)

10 – Ryan Lomas (three starts, seven replacement)

Nine – George Makepeace-Cubitt (seven starts, two replacements)

Six – Niall Kidd (two starts, four replacements)

Four – Josh Collis, Vince Everitt, Colin Thomson (both four starts), Finn Mattthews (three starts, two replacement), Ross Crame (two starts, two replacement)

Three – Sean McDonnell-Roberts (three replacement)

Two – Mikey Duda (two starts), Stevie Bryant (one start, one replacement), Connor Hayhow (two replacements)

One – Liam Elston, Terrel Harry (one start)