Oxford coach Kevin Jones hailed his pack after their promotion-clinching victory over Drifters.

He said: “The forwards have been quite outstanding this season. Their level of play has been very consistent.

“The set-pieces were great today. We won all our ball and a lot of theirs.

“Once the ball came to our backs, they were destructive too.

“What I tried to do to throughout this season was bring in as many youngsters as possible. Mark Jones is still 17 and Dom Coe has just turned 18.

“We have experienced players alongside them and it has worked.”