Will Croker says the successful Bournemouth youth section provides his players with a "brotherhood" unrivalled by many others.

Youth graduate number eight Hamish Renwick twice crossed the line in the Lions' stunning 65-7 South West Premier bonus-point success at the home of traditional powerhouses Camborne last Saturday.

Creative midfield wizard Carlos Snell - who also came through the club's youth ranks - had a hand in a number of their ten tries, and head coach Croker considers them good examples to follow.

The head coach said: "It is so easy to forget that people see us at the top of the league and think we have brought in all of these imports.

"But if you look at the likes of Hamish Renwick and Carlos Snell, who have both come through our Colts, then that means a lot because the club means so much to them.

"It is also fair to say that we are one of the only teams in this division who does not pay players and it means a brotherhood has developed between the players and it is really good."

The Chapel Gate youth section has unearthed further gems with Under-16 youngsters Josh Pidgley and Will Fitzgerald recently selected for Bath at youth level.

As a squad, the club's Colts provided nine players to Dorset and Wiltshire Under-18s in the South West regional games with Harrison Colton selected for the region.

Luke Spring went on to play for London and South East before graduating to play for England Counties Under-18s.

Conrad Carkeet, Antoine Plicher, Scott Curtis and Harrison Colton were selected for the Dorset and Wiltshire Under-20s squad.

Carkeet was also nominated for South West Under-20s' trials and made the reserve squad list for the Under-20s England Counties trials.

Carkeet was also successful in making his debut for the Bournemouth first team - playing a number of games for the first and second teams until injury stopped his rapid progress.

Curtis also finished his Colts season by breaking into the senior teams.