The 24-year-old is emigrating to Canada this summer and victory at Twickenham would have ended his time with Wheatley, where he has played since a schoolboy, in story book style.

Despite putting up a brave performance Wheatley could not cope with the power of an impressive Hartpury side.

Afterwards in the Twickenham tunnel an exhausted Elliott said: "I won't lie - it was hard, very hard.

"They were awesome but we didn't stop, even at 55-0, and credit has to be given to the boys - the attitude we showed was superb.

"We showed we've got pride in abundance - we are a proud club.

"We were outclassed but we stuck at it."

The No 8 added: "It's a horrible feeling losing like this here and I was hoping for a better result in my last game.

"But it's still been a great occasion and I'm sure once the initial disappointment has gone we'll look back at it fondly.

"Our crowd were absolutely superb, they never stopped cheering us on.

"At least they've seen us score a try at Twickenham, that's probably made their weekend even though they would have hoped for a better result."

Wheatley coach Alan Howarth said: "It's been a great day - a club day out.

"We knew we would be up against a hard team - it was like playing a professional outfit.

"They train professionally and go to a college that specialises in sport so we knew we would have our backs against the wall.

"But the lads showed heart.

"We let some soft tries in but they got their reward with the try at the end.

"We did play some good spells of rugby and at times we got on top in their twenty-two.

"They have great spirit and are a great set of lads."

Hartpury counterpart Allan Lewis, set to join Doncaster Knights' National Division One rivals Pertemps Bees as director of rugby next season, praised Wheatley's resistance but pointed at the gulf in standard between the sides.

He said: "Wheatley Hills showed a lot of effort even though they picked up a few injuries.

"But that happened because of their commitment to the game.

"What we have to realise is that they train maybe two times a week and play on a Saturday.

"I'm not saying it is social rugby but they enjoy playing - our guys are close to being professional because they train four of five times a week and that makes a big difference."