Tabard's London Two North West campaign ended in defeat as they were beaten 23-5 by Chiswick, who secured a place in the play-offs.

With the result more important to the hosts, it was little surprise that Chiswick started the brighter of the two teams.

They broke the deadlock less than ten minutes into the contest when Simon Hallett crashed through three challenges before going over. His attempted conversion, however, only struck the post and bounced out.

Tabard struggled to contain the home side and they were again punished in the 14th minute when Chiswick skipper Luke Vannini broke through from a lineout to touch down. Hallett was again off target with his conversion.

The hosts were rampant and notched their third try soon after when Joe Grindle raced over into the corner.

The wind across the ground meant Hallett couldn’t add the extras from the occasion.

Tabard began to work their way back in to the game. They did cross the Chiswick line when Liam Kenny squeezed in for a well-deserved try and were unfortunate not to add to this before half time as they piled on the pressure.

Chiswick were forced into conceding penalty after penalty which resulted in a yellow card being shown, but the home side’s defence held up and Tabard turned round with the score 15-5.

Tabard started the second half promisingly but they failed to make their man advantage count. They edged the possession and territory but were unable to add to their tally. And Chiswick made them pay as Dan Sutherland crossed and Hallett added the conversion.

Play was halted briefly with minutes remaining as the Tabard players applauded captain Cameron O’Connor, who twice led the club to London One North, off the pitch in acknowledgement of his retirement from playing.

It was the final action of the contest and their season.