Ian Davies always fancied going on a cup run with his Worthing team.

He just did not expect them to take it quite so literally.

The Worthing director of rugby found himself jogging ten lengths of the Roundstone Lane pitch after his side reached the final of the Greene King Sussex Trophy by beating Bognor 53-0 in yesterday's semi-final.

They will play Lewes in the final after they conquered Hove 21-7 in the other semi.

Davies had told his men he would get them running lengths of the pitch for every try or point they conceded to opponents who play two divisions below them in the league structure.

In return, he promised to run ten lengths if his side kept a clean sheet.

Which explained why home players and supporters stayed out on the pitch afterwards to cheer as he carried out his side of the bargain.

Skipper Jodie Levett watched the spectacle and said: "Fair play to him, he's doing his lengths.

"We knew Bognor would come out strong but after the first 20 minutes we had a set gameplan and that worked.

"We trained seriously all week. We knew Bognor would be no mean side but we proved we can play when we decide to.

"That's how we need to play the rest of our league games and also the cup final. We're looking forward to it."

Bognor made a bright enough start but found Worthing's extra pace and strength too much.

Skipper Karl Flynn said: "We didn't perform to how we had set our sights. Worthing had a gameplan which worked. They tied us in, then hit their winger."

As a result, the home back three got the sort of space they rarely enjoy in London One and made the most it as Jon Firkin controlled matters from outside half.

Once he had got his breath back, Davies also picked out lock Charlie McGowan and prop Ryan Storer for their set piece work.

He said: "The important thing isn't me doing ten lengths. Keeping them to nil is what matters.

"I thought we defended quite well and dominated in every area."

Full back Nick French scored the first try after Firkin had worked a clever midfield ploy and also touched down in the final seconds.

Wing Paul Todd escaped a couple of weak tackles for the first of his two tries and Roly Killen rounded off a sweeping move involving strong-running centre Ben Dudley for a 17-0 half-time lead.

Steve Dove and Guy Cook were both driven over in the second half and Gavin Stevens came off the bench to add two classy finishes.

Bognor never gave up, though their best scoring chances were in the first half.

Rob Parry missed two penalties, wing Mark 'Flash' Gordon had a good run and the pack were held up just short after tight head Steve Worthington had plunged on a loose ball to keep an attack alive.

Parry also threatened with a chip and chase after the break but, once that had been dealt with, there was never any doubt that Davies would be forced to accept his forfeit.

Lewes overcame the fifth-minute dismissal of centre Scott Patto for punching as they won at Hove.

They return to the Recreation Ground for the final on March 28.

Lewes now face an anxious wait to hear whether Patto will be banned for the final or their promotion push, though they coped well without him yesterday.

Neil Rumble kicked two penalties, then Matt Sole made a blindside break to send Sean Taylor to the line.

Rolling mauls were responsible for tries either side of the interval by Dave Tyrell and skipper Dave Hemsley.

Hove responded with points from two former Lewes players as Kev Long touched down and Martin Lovell converted.