Westcliff duly gained revenge for a defeat back in October with a good performance in a friendly against a team that are a league above them.

"I was very pleased with the performance. In some patches we were very good indeed," said coach Garry Usher.

Tries for Westcliff came from Peter Moffatt, Pat Redding, Simon Davies and the assistant coach Mike Hannen, who made a welcome appearance in the team.

Billericay did not roll over and die and Westcliff had to work hard for their win.

But in the end they had enough fire power to carry them through being a friendly Westcliff used the occasion to try out a few switches and changes which on the whole worked out well for them.

Published Tuesday, February 25, 2003

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