WORCESTER Warriors full-back Chris Pennell has finished runner-up in the Greene King IPA Championship player-of-the-month poll for April.
Just 24-hours after Bristol secured their place in the Championship final, Charlie Amesbury is named April's winner.
Pennell was narrowly pipped to the post by Amesbury, who won by just 33 votes.
Amesbury scored four tries in April, with two against Jersey and one versus promotion contenders Worcester Warriors, capping a superb four weeks for the winger, who turned 29 in the same month.
Amesbury said: "I'm delighted to have been voted Player of the Month and I'd like to thank everybody who took the time to cast a vote. April was a good month for me personally, and also for Bristol.
"We're working hard as a group and now all our efforts are focused on the first leg of the final against Worcester on May 20.”
Sean Scanlon of Rotherham Titans came in third.
Previous winners:
September: Matthew Morgan (Bristol)
November: Sam Olver (Moseley)
January: Marco Mama (Bristol)
February: Dougie Flockhart (Doncaster Knights)
March: Max Stelling (Worcester Warriors)
April: Charlie Amesbury (Bristol).
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