Sunday 13th August 2023

Tangier Field, Portsmouth

Win a 21-6 victory over the Vikings, the Southsea Sharks secured the Division Two title. This will see them play in the top division for the first time since 2018.

The Sharks have been agonisingly close to a return since then: winning 9 out of 12 games in 2021 only to finish second to the Raiders and winning 8 of 10 last season only to finish behind the Solent Oddballs. 

With only one game remaining away against the Redbridge Raiders, they are mathematically guaranteed to finish top with only a recent defeat to the Portsmouth Pirates blotting an overwise perfect season.