In a thrilling, hard-fought contest between Chesham Grammar School and Cottesloe School, Chesham narrowly beat the referee's stopwatch to win the final by 14 points to 10.  Chesham's outside-centre Marius Brellier scored with only a minute left in play to secure the win and delight the large crowd that had gathered to watch the match.

After a slow start, Chesham found themselves quickly behind after a loose pass in the middle of the pitch, which led to the Cottesloe fly half stealing the ball and breaking the defensive line to score out wide.

Chesham slowly started to gain momentum and a number of powerful forward runs from Tom Dixon, Josh Dennis, Alfie Dix and Jeevan Lalli led to Chesham getting some valuable territory to get back into the game.

As the half drew to a close, some quick thinking from Brellier led to an equalising try under the posts with Fin Wightman kicking the points to give CGS a valuable 7-5 half-time lead.

In the second half, Chesham continued to dominate the possession and were pushing for a second try to secure the game.  However, Cottesloe responded with a break away try with their winger running the length of the pitch to score. This try left the game on a knife edge, and gave Chesham only five minutes to recover.

Chesham found themselves camped on the Cottesloe five metre line and forced a number of opportunities to score but the pressure of the stopwatch told and numerous chances were missed as the game entered the last two minutes.

An offside infringment by Cottesloe led to possession for Chesham just inside the opposition 22 metre line.  With Chesham needing to adapt their ideas in order to get across the line, Chris Smart, the Chesham scrum half, released the lively Brellier who burst through the hard working defence and scored the decisive try.   Wightman once again kicked the points to secure the title by 14-10.

The CGS Captain, Ethan Baggott, said: “It was a very tough game, but everyone in the squad played their part. Ultimately, our hard work and togetherness as a squad led to us winning this tournament.  When we went behind, we had to compose ourselves and our flanker, Tom Connor, managed to turnover the ball which led to the winning try.”

Chesham Grammar School Headteacher, Annmarie McNaney said: “I was delighted to see our boys win this match.  It was a nail-biting finish, with CGS dominating possession in the second half but going behind after a break away try. 

“They didn't crack under the pressure, however, coming back with a late try to win the game.  I am enormously proud of the team; they were determined and resilient and worked together to secure a superb victory.”