The 1st Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (The Slashers) regained the Wyn Rees Memorial Sevens at Wootton Bassett Rugby Club on Sunday.
The regiment, just back from peacekeeping duties in Kosovo, defeated WMD Bristol 26-12 in the final to take back the trophy they won in 2003.
The Slashers are the current Army champions and include a number of Fijian players, two of whom have represented Fiji on the IRB international sevens circuit.
They were one of four military squads present, others including the Royal Logistics Corp and the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch.
Slashers emerged victorious from a competition that attracted student squads from Cardiff and Bristol Universities, plus Stoneyhurst College.
Also present were Banbury, Farnborough and Great Western Rugby, the 2004 champions made up of Wootton Bassett and Swindon College clubs.
Neither of Bassett's teams progressed into the final stages but the Banbury Bulls and the Fijians of The Royal Logistics Corp B team battled it out for the plate with the Bulls coming out 31-0 winners.
WMD Bristol the university side saw off reigning champions GWR 31-14 in the semi-final to book their clash against the Slashers, who accounted for The Royal Logistics Corp A side 40-0.
The final was an excellent game, the students edged out by two converted tries.
Results
Group 1: GWR 14 Black Watch 10, GWR 34 Banbury Bulls 10, Black Watch 45 Banbury Bulls 0.
Group 2: Warriors 27 Quand Je Puis 19, Warriors 33 Castaways 12, Warriors 35 Wootton Bassett A 17, Quand Je Puis 26 Castaways 21, Quand Je Puis 38 Wootton Bassett A 0, Castaways 19 Wootton Bassett A 17.
Group 3: Wootton Bassett B 17 Farnborough 21, RLC A 32 Farnborough 0, RLC A 7 WMD Bristol 22, Farnborough 14 WMD Bristol 35.
Group 4: Slashers 45 RLC B 0, Slashers 33 Warpigs 5, RLC B 7 Warpigs 40.
Plate competition
Semi finals: Banbury Bulls 42 Castaways 14, Farnborough 7 RLC B 21.
Final: Banbury Bulls 31 RLC B 0.
Main Competition
Quarter Finals: GWR 48 Quand Je Puis 7, WMD Bristol 43 War Pigs 0, Slashers 17 Black Watch 0, Warriors 21 RLC A 22.
Semi finals: GWR 14 WMD Bristol 31, Slashers 40 RLC A 0.
Final: WMD Bristol 12 Slashers 26
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