TOP try-scorer Zach Clow and indefatigable prop Paddy Harris were Rams’ 2024/25 ironmen during a season which saw 41 players represent the first XV.

The duo completed a full house by appearing in every National One matchday squad, Zach starting all 26 games while Paddy was a 50/50 split between going from the off and the bench.

Fraser Honey was next with 25 caps, his remarkable run of 51 in a row since joining at the start of last season only ended when the fly-half was rested for the long trip from Bude to Darlington.

Captain for the first time on the final day, James McRae missed just two matches, while Axel Kalling-Smith, Dan Swain and the club’s record cap-holder James Baker all featured 22 times.

Long-serving back rows Robbie Stapley and Tom Vooght both started 20 times, summer recruit Tomek Pozniak also only absent on six occasions.

Another off-season acquisition, Morgan MacRae, was involved on 19 occasions, with Rowan Grundy and Max Hayman starting 17 games.

Andrew Lamb and Ant Marris featured in the same number of matchday squads, with Nile Dacres, Solodrau Radianirova, Harry Stone, Ryan Lomas and Ollie Hodgson one less.

Ben Atkins was ever-present after missing the first three months of the campaign, racking up 15 appearances, with Ollie Cole featuring in half the games.

Youngsters Mikey Duda (11) and Joe Pannese (10) were regulars after Christmas, with Harlequins loanee Jake Murray, stalwart Drew Humberstone and Liam Bishop included on eight occasions.

Jack Rampton was joined by props Ioan Emanuel and Nick Barry in collecting six caps, with Luke Graham and Oli Rhoads used five times.

There were four appearances for Jasper Spandler and Royal Air Force man Sam Boxhall, his fellow scrum-halves Ed Hoadley and Olise Monye joined by Connor Stapley and Scott Kirk in featuring three times.

Nat Arnold and Kyle McGhie both appeared twice, while Ellis Jones sadly suffered a season-ending injury in the first game of the campaign against Darlington Mowden Park.

2024/25 Appearances

26 – Zach Clow (26 starts), Paddy Harris (13 starts, 13 substitute)

25 – Fraser Honey (25 starts)

24 – James McRae (23 starts, one substitute)

22 – Axel Kalling-Smith (22 starts), Dan Swain (21 starts, one substitute), James Baker (11 starts, 11 substitute)

20 – Robbie Stapley, Tom Vooght (both 20 starts), Tomek Pozniak (18 starts, two substitute)

19 – Morgan MacRae (seven starts, 11 substitute, one unused sub)

17 – Rowan Grundy, Max Hayman (both 17 starts), Andrew Lamb (10 starts, five substitute, two unused sub), Ant Marris (eight starts, nine substitute)

16 – Nile Dacres (16 starts), Solodrau Radianirova, Harry Stone (both 13 starts, three substitute), Ryan Lomas (10 starts, five substitute, one unused sub), Ollie Hodgson (five starts, nine substitute, two unused sub)

15 – Ben Atkins (nine starts, six substitute)

13 – Ollie Cole (eight starts, four substitute, one unused sub)

11 – Mikey Duda (four starts, seven substitute)

10 – Joe Pannese (eight starts, two substitute)

Eight – Jake Murray (seven starts, one substitute), Liam Bishop, Drew Humberstone (both three starts, four substitute, one unused sub)

Six – Jack Rampton (six starts), Ioan Emanuel (four starts, two substitute), Nick Barry (two starts, four substitute)

Five – Luke Graham (four starts, one substitute), Oli Rhoads (two starts, three substitute)

Four – Jasper Spandler (four starts), Sam Boxhall (one start, three substitute)

Three – Ed Hoadley (three starts), Connor Stapley (two starts, one substitute), Scott Kirk, Olise Monye (both one start, two substitute)

Two – Nat Arnold (one start, one substitute), Kyle McGhie (one start, one unused sub)

One – Ellis Jones (one start)