DEARNE Valley RUFC are top of Yorkshire Division Four but know there is plenty of work to do to stay there.

After a 32-3 win over Stocksbridge, Dearne are a point clear with 33 from eight games in their first season at that level.

Director of rugby Callum Emery said: “We are really pleased with the start we have made to the season, but we are fully aware that there is still a long way to go.

“It’s clearly a huge positive to be at the top of the table, but we are only just approaching the halfway point in the season and it is the standings at the end of April that count.

“The team and the club has its feet firmly on the ground and we are taking it one game at a time.

“As a club that has only been running for a little over 12 months, we are really proud of the progress we have made so far.

“The biggest compliment we can get for what we’ve been doing is in our playing numbers.

“We’ve got more than 50 registered players now and we seem to be attracting more and more on a weekly basis.

“We’ve had players leave clubs currently playing higher up the league pyramid to come to play for us, purely on the back of the culture we are creating and the vision we have for the future.

“We feel like we have created something pretty special and there is a lot more to come from both the club and this team.”