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Report on the 5^th Annual South West U15s Invitational 10s Tournament

[Held at Chippenham RFC on Sunday 22nd April 2012.]

Ten County U15s 10s squads and two squads from Newport Gwent Dragons met at Chippenham RFC to take part in this annual tournament, now in its fifth year.

Three pools of four teams commenced play at 12 noon, at the end of which, their pool placings dictated which group they went into to determine this season’s pecking order.

BRONZE GROUP: [9^th – 12^th places]

The Bronze group final was won by Cornwall, who beat runners-up Somerset 29 – 10.

The two losing semi-finalists were Dragons 1, who lost 14-15 to Somerset and Surrey, who lost 5-19 to Cornwall.

SILVER GROUP: [5^th – 8^th places]

The Silver group final was won by Dragons 2, who beat runners-up Berkshire 17 – 12.

The two losing semi-finalists were Oxfordshire, who lost to Berkshire 12-24 and Hampshire, who lost 17-24 to Dragons 2

GOLD GROUP: [1st – 4^th places]

This group consisted of the three Pool Winners [Buckinghamshire, Dorset & Wilts and Devon], along with the best 2^nd placed team [Sussex].

The Gold group final was won by the defending champions Dorset & Wilts, who beat runners-up Devon 14 – 10.

The two losing semi-finalists were Sussex, who lost 7-41 to Dorset &Wilts and Buckinghamshire, who lost 5-17 to Devon.

The“Rugby Moves South West U15s 10s Trophy” was presented to the Dorset & Wilts skipper Jack Hurring, by Rugby Moves owner Colin Masterman,

Congratulations to the Dorset & Wilts squad who have won the trophy outright, having won the tournament for the third year running.

Thanks to:

· Sponsor “Rugby Moves”;

· All the Referees on the day;

· The Chippenham RFC team, ably marshalled by Peter Jones, for all their work in helping the tournament run smoothly, and last but not least

· All the 12 squads, and their supporters, who witnessed the cream of the country’s U15s rugby players from the South West and Invitational sides showing off their skills and talents in a competitive environment played in the right spirit of the game.

Pete Mannifield

Tournament Organiser.

April 2012

Date for your Diaries:

Next year’s event will be held on Sunday 21^stApril 2013 @ Chippenham RFC.

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