The Greenwood Park outfit bagged the title with three games to spare and will be looking to finish with a perfect 100 per cent winning record.
“It’s been great,” said Wells. “I’d kept an eye on the team over the years with it being my hometown and I just wanted to take over the challenge from Daniel [Phillips] who had got them to where they were in terms of a level of fitness.
“I wanted to get them to play rugby a bit more. Even though they’re in the lowest division I just wanted them to play above their level really.
“When I applied for the job and had a meeting with the committee I set my stall out.
“The team had just narrowly missed out on promotion the previous season and my main objectives were to bring in personnel, as I spotted weaknesses in the team, and to get them promoted.”
Ferndale’s unbeaten league record came under serious threat back on March 11 when they trailed 27-0 at title rivals Hirwaun as the game approached half time – before battling back to win 31-30.
“That was our get out of jail free card,” continued Wells. “The boys showed character and I knew I had some game-changers on the bench if we were found wanting and, fortunately, that paid off.”
