It's a family affair for Havant as they get set for Twickenham

Papa John's Cup final preview

- BEN JAYCOCK

IT’LL be a family affair at Twickenham today in the Papa John’s Cup men’s final as Havant head coach Will Knight and his three sons – Joel, Jacob and Reuben – take on Driffield in both teams’ first appearances at HQ.

In last weekend’s semi- finals, north east side Driffield beat Syston 36-33 while Hampshire’s Havant saw off Heath 27-21.

The tournament has come in for some criticism with a number of walkovers due to the increased travel, while there’s also been player welfare concerns with extra games tagged on to a long season.

However, Knight Snr says the tournament has made dreams come true in his squad and has loved playing a part in its inaugural season. “As one of our players said last week it’s been his dream through all of his rugby career to play at Twickenham,” Knight said.

“We haven’t had an opportunity like this as we sit in the middle tier of clubs that for many years haven’t had the chance to play cup rugby at National League level.