In the Cup Final it was perhaps less surprising to see that our opponents for the 3rd year in succession were Harpenden. They had once again enjoyed a faultless qualification that had included wins over Hertford, Fullers, Tring B, Bicester and Old Albanians.
We started down the ramp and spent the whole half in the final third closest to the Men in Black line. Twice we were held up on the whitewash by some gusty forward play and it seemed that our possession would count for nothing going into the break. However, with the last play of the half Alfie released Keir into the space that he enjoys and exploits so effectively to drive into the corner and send us in to the interval one try up.
The second period was becoming a war of attrition as both teams long day of Rugby was beginning to take its inevitable toll. Although Harpenden never really threatened our line with the ball, they did force us to use some intelligent kicking to push them back on 3 occasions. One of which was from Second Rower Cameron! However despite being out of position he managed to send an effective long ball over half the length of the pitch giving our speedy back line time to race up field and secure possession again. We spent the final 4 minutes in midfield to secure the game and our 5 years of success at Tring continues. Final Score Harpenden A 0 Welwyn A 5