Bracknell took the field for their final game of the day against a combined team from Winchester and Eastleigh Rugby Club. With both teams having won their first two matches it was effectively a final for the girls, and as a game it was fiercely contested and did not disappoint.

In the early exchanges Bracknell struggled to get a foothold in the game. Having played back to back games with only a couple of minutes break, the girls struggled to get to grips with some of the bigger more powerful girls in the Winchleigh side, who used their size advantage well to go two tries up, and looked as if they might extend that lead further but for some desperate defence from the girls.

What then shone through was the character in our side, with some determined carries from Amina, Sophie T, Emma and Grace, with both of the last two being absolutely smashed in tackles but picked up by the rest of the team and carrying on trying to get us back in the game and that's what we did. Powerful carries from Lyla S and Mia, with numerous defenders hanging off of her got us close to the try line before Lyla S drove over to add to her try from the first game and get us back into this one.

Winchleigh came back again with powerful carries, but the girls absolute stayed in the fight and took the game to them with some strong carries of our own, and when one of their players dived dangerously feet first into a ruck on the 10 metre line, Darcy had the speed of thought to take a quick tap penalty and the speed of feet to make it to within 5 metres of the try line before being caught. The girls then managed to recycle the ball a couple of time and get it into Katie's hands, who stretched her arm over to dot down with multiple defenders hanging off her.

10-10 at the final whistle and absolutely a fair result for two teams who went at it hammer and tongs and it would have been unfair on either to have lost the game.

Lots learned by the girls and coaches on the day and another stepping stone in this season's journey.