The Plate competition saw Heron and HMS Sultan ‘A’ overcome the Ancient Mariners (RN Veterans) and Sultan ‘B’ in their respective semi finals. Heron then managed to vanquish the valiant men of the Gosport engineering school and claim the Plate.

In the Cup, a strong set of quarter finals eventually saw Raleigh ‘A’ emerge to face Nelson, and Collingwood ‘A’ line up against the Commando Logs Regiment in the semis. There were no real surprises when the teams who had finished first and second in League A - Raleigh and Collingwood - emerged to fight out the last encounter. As soon as the whistle blew, the Fijian select VII were on the attack, only to fumble the ball into Collingwood hands - an error that saw the hosts post the first 7 points with a touchdown under the posts. Before half time, however, Raleigh pace had twice breached the Collingwood defence and clocked up a 12-7 lead.

From the restart the intensity increased leading to a stern warning for an off the ball lunge by Raleigh as Collingwood pressed for a levelling score. A tackle left a Collingwood attacker sprawled with a damaged knee and, to allow the game to continue whilst an ambulance was called, proceedings moved to an adjacent pitch. The Raleigh side were temporarily reduced to six by the referee before the game restarted. With the clock ticking down Collingwood were able to notch a further score, but could not maximise their numerical advantage. Raleigh then finished strongly, ending the game victorious by a 24-12 margin.

Prizes were presented by RNRU Vice President Rear Admiral Tim McClement, with Office Angels Portsmouth Branch Manager Sally Haines. Player of the Tournament was awarded to Collingwood A’s WEA Smallbone. Commodore Philip Wilcocks and his staff made HMS Collingwood’s first class facilities available for the RNRU Sevens and the games were ably managed by the men and women of the RNRU Referees Society.