SEB Reynolds admitted he is not surprised by Tonbridge Juddians’ spectacular start to the National One campaign.

The Kent side have won six from six and picked up a try bonus-point each time to sit joint top-of-the-table.

And their incredible nerve means they have won their fixtures by five, one, one, three, three and four points respectively.

Jordan Turner-Hall’s side seek a Magnificent Seven tomorrow, and Seb was quick to pay tribute.

He said: “They’ve had a flying start to the season and have been playing very well.

“They had a tremendous away win at Sale and have some talented, high-quality players.

“They came up from National Two the season before last and were very solid, so I’m not surprised how they’ve gone.”

Littered with talent across their line-up, TJs scrum-half Connor Lloyd (92) is well clear as top points-scorer in the division.

Former Rams Vince Everitt, Lucas Brooke and Steffan James have also been catching the eye.

And summer signing Jack Walsh has a remarkable 12 tries in six games after joining from Cardiff Met.

Director of Rugby Seb admitted: “Any wing would be enjoying that record – we’ve got to try and stop him from scoring another one.

“It’ll be a challenge, but one the guys will take on.”

‘Building some consistency in selection’

Rams beat Bury St Edmunds 27-7 last time out and make just one change to their starting line-up – Alex Ridgway swapping with Ben Atkins to take the No. 6 shirt.

Commenting on the season to date, Seb continued: “In the last couple of weeks we’ve been able to build some consistency in selection and I’d like to think confidence will have grown.

“They’re building as a group, beginning to understand they’re a decent side who can do some good stuff.

“The guys had a few beers after last week’s game and that’s important as they continue to bond.

“There’s been some games we’ve not been pleased with, and some we have even when we didn’t get the result.

“Ultimately the group has been developing each week and while we’ve had some frustrating moments, the biggest thing was last week they bounced back from Birmingham and delivered a great performance.”

‘Axel an amazing guy’

Tomorrow’s away day also features a special moment for wing Axel Kalling-Smith, who reaches 100 caps.

Sweden’s record-breaking try-scorer has 48 for Rams and has been outstanding since rocking up at Old Bath Road in 2021.

Seb fondly looked back on the past half-decade and closed: “He’s just been brilliant. He came down with his mate Carl Morgan who asked ‘can I bring someone along to training?’

“Then Axel played a second-team game against Blackheath and ran through them.

“We wondered if he could do it for the first team and he has so many times, he’s an amazing guy – very relaxed, not much bothers him and he just gets on with things.

“He’s outstanding and we look forward to plenty more.”