DRYBROOK 17pts LYDNEY 12pts
A Tom Treherne try hat trick with the final score coming in the dying seconds gave Drybrook victory over Lydney in a pulsating final at the Mannings. It was a close run thing with both teams having the chance to snatch victory but in the end Drybrook just shaded it to bring home the trophy.
Treherne put Drybrook into an early 12pts to nil lead with 2 tries and a conversion against a Lydney team temporarily down to 6 men when Callum Wyman was yellow carded for a deliberate knock on.
Back to full strength Lydney then gained the upper hand and brought the scores level through 2 well worked tries and almost grabbed a third but were just denied.
With the minutes ticking away Drybrook lost both Mitch Baldwin and Danny Price to injury and also squandered a couple of golden opportunities but eventually they managed the all-important score.
A length of the field move that involved some great backing up and off-loading in the tackle led to Treherne taking an inside pass from Mitch Bourrne to race over near the posts.
Drybrook Team; Mitch Bourne, Dan Price,
Sam Peaper, Tom Treherne, Ben Large (Capt),
Mitch Baldwin, Gareth Holdsworth.
Replacements; Mitch Renton, Will Greenway, Kristian Taft, Danny Griffiths,
Kieran Auker-Howlett.
Tournament Results
Group A
Westbury nil Cinderford 38
Cinderford 40 Ross nil
BerryHill 19 Ross nil
Cinderford 38 BerryHill 7
BerryHill 24 Westbury 19
Westbury 21 Ross 5
Group B
Drybrook 17 Newent 7
Lydney 26 Drybrook 24
Newent 26 Lydney 12
Bream withdrew from competition
Semi – Finals
Drybrook 32 BerryHill 5
Lydney 29 Cinderford 19
Final
Drybrook 17 Lydney 12
Bowl Competition (Round Robin Basis)
Westbury nil Newent 45
Newent 36 Ross nil
Westbury 19 Ross 19
Winners Newent
Runners-up Westbury
(Scoring first in head to head match v Ross)
Skipper Ben Large with the trophy
Hat trick hero Tom Treherne has made an early bid for champagne moment of the season. 
The successful management and coaching team Soapy, Tim and Lank – Frazer where are you?
The victorious squad assembling just before the award ceremony
Skipper Ben Large receiving the trophy from Combination Officials John Wood and Malcolm Dunn
Great to see Townsend House and the Euroclydon allowing some residents out to enjoy the sunshine.
And finally… Chris Hale created a new tournament record for cheeseburger eating. Shown eating burger number 5, he went on to create a new all comers record with a 6th burger kindly donated by the grateful junior section committee.