Hertfordshire are one game away from a trip to Twickenham after a demolition of Essex.
A 45-7 success at Harlow gave them a clean sweep of wins in pool two in Division Three of the Bill Beaumont Senior Men's County Championship.
And it sends them through to a last four meeting with Dorset & Wiltshire at Chippenham on Saturday.
They will head west full of confidence and a dominating performance against Essex.
Once again the pack was too strong for the opposition and despite some handling errors, the backs cashed in with five of the seven tries.
Herts showed their intent from the kick off, winning loose ball and moving it swiftly for Letchworth's Will Titherington to touch down under the posts, with club-mate and Herts skipper Josh Sharp adding the conversion.
Only two minutes had been played by this point but the next score did not come until midway through the half when a good scrum drive tied down the defence and the ball was swiftly moved to the right for wing Tom Fawssett to score.
Sharp again added the extras.
A break just after the half hour by Harpenden's Matt Shaw allowed Letchworth lock forward Josh Walker to score.
But the half ended with Herts a man down and having conceded a converted try, although still ahead 19-7.
It would be the only points Essex would get as the visitors roared clear after the break.
A drive from a tap penalty was held up over the line early on but five minutes later and Nick Brown was driven over.
Replacement scrum-half Joe Stockwell finished off some good Herts handling with a try under the posts and shaw got a deserved score from broken play.
They were held up once again over the line but rounded it off on the stroke of full-time when Ben Gilchrist touched down.
Sharp had converted the final three tries to seal the victory.
This was one of three games played between the two counties, the warm-up acts being the over-35 veterans and the over-50 super-vets.
The whole day also helped raise money for a Harlow RFC player with a brain tumour.
Anyone wanting a run out with one of the Hertfordshire RFU vets teams, email Mick O'Shea at muckyshoe@hotmail.com or call 07989 898 842.
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