REFRESHED from an extra hour in bed and with a beautiful sunny Sunday morning ahead Petersfield’s under-nines travelled to New Milton and a mini-festival.

The first match against Winchester saw tries from Hill, Duggan, Kis, van Laun and two from Chinnock, one an incredible interception. The team got their first win, 6-5.

The next match against Eastleigh showcased the ball handling skills of Nighy and Regan and tries from Anderson, Inche, Kis, van Laun and Chinnock to give the team their second win, 5-4.

Bournemouth showed a good defence with Thompson providing some power and McClean putting in some excellent tackles. With Kis and Chinnock scoring the tries again, Field won 3-1.

The last match in the pool pitted Field against New Milton Two. This was a close match with intense, solid tacking from van Lan and Duggan and a hard, try-saving tackle from Siggers which provided Kis the opportunity to run the length of the pitch to score. In the second half prolific scorer Chinnock bagged one more before a good pass from Kis provided Anderson the chance to finish with another try. The match finished 3-3 and put Field into the final.

The final, against Fordingbridge, saw another wonderful team effort from Field, with huge tackles and selfless passing from all. Hill had a good run to score, Anderson and van Laun added to their tally and Kis dragged a couple of players down the pitch to score his second of the match. It wasn’t enough though and the team were pipped at the post, final score 5-6.