CULCHETH Rugby Club chairman Brian Topping is in a league of his own when it comes to selling. Top UK furniture manufacturer, The Morris Furniture Company, has named him salesman of the year for the second time.

Brian, Lancashire area salesman for the Glasgow-based company, joined the firm in 1985. The 54-year-old father of three, who has lived in Lowton for 15 years, said: "It was a bit of a scrum for first place, but I'm delighted to have scored another try."