PETERSFIELD RFC brought the curtain down on arguably their most successful season with the annual Pub Sevens held at Penns Place.
Twenty-three teams joined the end of season party. The weather held for the opening few hours as the teams battled it out in the round robin leagues. The White Horse were impressive from the start, while the Clubhouse Hunters pulled off the shock of the round by beating Annie Jones.
The rain came down for a period and a few minor injuries did not dampen the spirit of the players as the teams battled towards the knock-out cup rounds.
The bowl competition saw both Portsmouth Penguins teams despatched in the quarter finals, with the semi finals seeing the Bird in Hand beat the Charles Street Tap and the King Street Tavern beat Hawaii-Try-O.
The plate competition saw the George, the Folly, the Cricketers (Farncombe) and White Hart progress at the expense of the American Bar, the Flying Bull, the Park Tavern and the Joseph Paxton. The Folly went on to beat the George while the Cricketers despatched the White Hart.
The rain stopped at the start of the cup quarter finals with Annie Jones, the Queen’s Head, the White Horse and the Clubhouse Hunters putting paid to the efforts of the Town House, the Andy Millar Balcony Squad and the Spotted Cow.
All three finals were close. In the bowl final the Bird in Hand beat the King Street Tavern 33-26, in the plate final the Folly beat the Cricketers 17-14, and in the cup final the White Horse beat the Queen’s Head 21-17.