Having frustratingly been sidelined from the opener against Hampshire a week earlier due to illness, Josh made up for lost time as a well-drilled Middlesex team made their first-half domination pay off in the form of 19-0 lead.

The Enfield Ignatians player was also on the verge of scoring late in the half, only for the referee's whistle to bring a halt to procedings for a forward pass earlier in the move.

The second-half, though, was a different story as Surrey massively ramped up their physicality by emptying their bench, and consequently they fought back in the form of two converted tries, as they sighted the Middlesex lead.

However, Middlesex, to their credit, put in some solid defensive sets, and they also had the last laugh in the form of an interception try in the final play of the game.

( Women’s Six Nations) Congratulations, too, to Niamh Gallagher, with the former Enfield Tiger gaining her second full international cap as Ireland hammered Scotland 54-5 in the Women’s Six Nations finale in Dublin (May 17).

Deployed as a second-half impact sub on 60 minutes, Niamh saw more of the ball (three touches) and she also made a couple of important tackles in a period of the game when Scotland were belatedly on the front foot.

The 20-year-old marked her introduction to senior international ranks a week earlier, having similarly been introduced on 60 minutes in the victory over Wales in Belfast.

The win enabled the ‘Green Wave’ to end on a high after securing third in the table following scoring a record 25 try hailf [for an Irish team] in the Six Nations.

The game was played on the big stage, namely the Aviva Stadium, and it reflected the burgeoning state of the women’s game in Ireland, having acted as a magnet to a crowd in excess of 31,000.