A POWERHOUSE first half sent Wootton Bassett into the quarter finals of the Dorset & Wilts 1st XV Vase at the expense of local rivals Supermarine.

Bassett ran in 22 unanswered points in the first 40 minutes at Stoneover Lane and although Marine improved after the break, they never looked like hauling back the deficit and bowed out of the competition 22-7.

It took just two minutes for Bassett to open their account, fly-half Nick Parker ghosting through the defence to release former Marine centre John Clarke, who went over out wide.

Full-back Alex Norcross missed the conversion attempt, but seven minutes later scrum-half Sean Millwaters took a tap down from a 10-metre lineout and weaved through.

Norcross landed the conversion to put Bassett 12 points ahead and they extended it straight from the restart.

Openside flanker Jon Saunders drove at the defence, breached tackles and sprinted under the posts from the 22.

Facing a heavy defeat, Supermarine stepped up their efforts. And Bassett were held out until the final play of the game when French second row Flo Vialan took a quick tap penalty from five metres and dived over out wide.

Marine gave themselves a glimmer of hope after half-time when wing Alex O'Neill scored from a neat cross-field kick by Duncan Milne.

Milne added the extra two points, but that was the final score.

Swanage & Wareham will meet Oakmeadians in the Dorset & Wilts RFU's flagship 1st XV Cup final.

Both came through their semi-finals on Saturday to book their places at the March 6 showpiece. The Swans beat Salisbury 26-3 and Oakmedians downed Bournemouth 19-10.

Trowbridge are the first team into the semi-finals of the 1st XV Vase.

They defeated Blandford 16-7 in their quarter-final clash on Saturday and will meet the winners of the clash between North Dorset and Pewsey Vale.

North Dorset defeated Bridport 37-0 in Saturday's second round clash.