GREAT Western Rugby lifted the 19th annual Wyn Rees Memorial Sevens title at Wootton Bassett on Sunday as a 'golden try' in sudden-death extra time handed them victory.

The team, which included local players such as local players Matt McKee (Wootton Bassett), Luke Wells, and Greig O'Brien (Swindon College Old Boys) and Mike Baxter (Bath Academy), saw off Cheltenham 31-26 in a final thriller to win the main competition.

Great Western had emerged from the group stages, despite being beaten 33-17 by WMD (Bristol University).

They saw off the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) A 29-14 at the quarter-final stage before disposing of Pack It a Cardiff side 24-19 in the last four.

Cheltenham emerged from the smallest group, losing to RLC A before surprising WMD 28-24 in the semi-final.

Teams included university squads from Cardiff, Bristol, Southampton and Birmingham, while Banbury and Stow also sent sides and hosts Bassett entered senior and colts teams. Army side Royal Logistics Corp entered two squads and travelled from Germany.

Unfortunately neither of Bassett's teams progressed to the final stages of the competition.

Rhetoric 03 made up of players from Stoneyhouse School and the Fijians of The Royal Logistics Corp B battled it for the plate with Rhetoric winning 33-26.

Results

Group 1: Pack It (Cardiff) 50 Wootton Bassett 0; Pack It 27 Bothered (Birmingham Uni) 7; Pack It 52 Southampton Uni 7; Wootton Bassett 10 Bothered 35; Wootton Bassett 12 Southampton Uni 33; Bothered 27 Southampton Uni 12

Group 2: Banbury 32 Stow 15; Banbury 47 Rhetoric 03 14; Banbury 21 Cardiff Uni 19; Stow 21 Rhetoric 03 28; Stow 12 Cardiff Uni 43; Rhetoric 03 12 Cardiff Uni 29.

Group 3: Cheltenham 14 RLC A 21; Cheltenham 31 Chemise Roses (Oxford) 21; RLC A 34 Chemise Roses 5.

Group 4: Great Western Rugby 47 RLC B 7; Great Western Rugby 48 Wootton Bassett Colts 14; Great Western Rugby 17 WMD (Bristol Uni) 33; RLC B 26 Wootton Bassett Colts 0; RLC B 21 WMD 39; Wootton Bassett Colts 0 WMD 47.

Plate

Semi Finals: Southampton Uni 21 Rhetoric 03 24; Chemise Roses 12 RLC B 33

Final: Rhetoric 03 33 RLC B 26

Main Competition

Quarter Finals: Pack It 31 Cardiff Uni 28; RLC A 14 Great Western Rugby 29; WMD 33 Bothered 20; Banbury 24 Cheltenham 31

Semi Finals: Pack It 19 Great Western Rugby 24; WMD 24 Cheltenham 28.

Final: Great Western Rugby 31 Cheltenham 26 (Golden Try in extra time)