ROCK Rockets hope to land a trophy after firing themselves into the finals of the televised News of the World Five-a-Side National Championships.

The youngsters are all in year seven at Wribbenhall Middle School in Bewdley and finished runners-up in the regional heats in Birmingham.

They lost by a single goal to opponents from Walsall in the final last month.

Rockets head to Hackney Marsh, London, on July 14 for the national finals which are being filmed by cameras from Sky television.

Parent Dawn Hopkins, whose son Ben plays for the team, said: "They are so excited. It's a big achievement.

"The main thing they are excited about is staying overnight there! But they will also get to see a lot of players and Terry Venables is opening it."