THIS year’s Petersfield Rugby Club Pub Sevens was the 20th annual outing of the event.

After last year’s record 28 squads, this year saw 21 teams turn out at Penns Place to represent pubs and restaurants from across Hampshire and neighbouring counties.

With none of last year’s winners in attendance, the field was wide open for some new names on the cup, plate and bowl. With the quarter and semi finals taking place simultaneously across Penns Place, it was not until the finals on the first team pitch in front of the clubhouse that spectators could focus their attention in one location.

The bowl final was the first to be played with Woody’s Bar taking on and beating first-timers, the snappily titled Irvings Brewery – Portsmouth Penguins.

The plate was contested between 2013 cup runners-up, Coxy’s Windmill Inn, and first-timers Lokomotiv Lavender, who took the crown.

The last game was the cup final where Annie Jones – last year’s cup runners-up – took on The White Horse from Southsea. In the end, Annie Jones had too much for their opponents, who were not helped by the yellow card that reduced them to six players either side of half time.

With The White Horse having to play catch up, Annie Jones could afford to bide their time and strike on the break, which they did with devastating effect to run out 45-19 winners.