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Winchester RFC hosted their annual Easter tournament last weekend with a thousand strong crowd out to watch 32 sides compete for four trophies at Winchester RFC. Koru Kamikaze ran out deserved winners beating the Pink Indians 26-10 in the final to take home the prized Winchester Sevens Cup.

Koru’s captain Jeremy Walmsley received the trophy from Winchester RFC president Dominic Hiscock, with Stu Mackay picking up the player of the tournament award impressing throughout the day.

The participating teams played out 48 matches within eight pool groups during the morning session, pool winners going on to compete quarter-finals, semis and the final of the cup.

The leading eight were D7W, Phantoms, Buccaneers, Koruk’s Kamikaze, Dad’s Army, MTC, T Screwed and Pink Ladies.

Second place teams in each pool then repeated the process in the Bowl competition, third place teams contested the Winchester Plate while the remaining teams battled for glory in the Sevens Tankard.

The Bunnies, the majority of whom are players from nearby Peter Symonds College, won the Tankard after a 26-7 victory over NFDS.

A Dorset & Wiltshire under-19 side, called Druids, claimed the Winchester Plate after beating the Elves, a team of doctors, 22-21.

The 2008 cup winners, The Otters, beat The Farmers from Salisbury Rugby Club 19-12 to claim the Sevens Bowl, with Koru Kamikaze providing the thrilling climax in the final.

Tournament organiser Jes Broadway said:

“This is the second year that we have attracted 32 sides from across the south of England. They have all produced high quality rugby and everyone has enjoyed the day.

“Winchester’s tournament is seen as the start of the Sevens season which runs through to May. A number of the teams will now go from here to contest the Rome Sevens and the Heineken Sevens."