Maidstone Rugby Club are off to Twickenham for the Intermediate Cup final.

They will play unbeaten Midlands side Bridgnorth on Sunday, May 3 (3pm), after beating Coney Hill last weekend.

It was Maidstone’s third chance to reach a Twickenham final in the last four seasons.

And after defeats in two Senior Vase semi-finals, they finally secured an appearance at the home of English rugby.

Maidstone coach Paul Hathaway said: “The excitement of achieving their goal was overwhelming for a lot of the players.

“For some of them, it’s been a three-year journey.

“The players are chuffed to bits to be going to Twickenham – and they deserve it. It’s the home of English rugby but we have Aussies and Kiwis who are equally excited to play in that environment.

“We’ll be up against a good side in the final but we have to go there with a positive attitude.

“We know we can play, know we can score tries and we

know we have a strong defensive set-up."