RAF Leeming dominate RAF Cosford to win back-to-back Clayton Cup finals

RAF Leeming have won the Clayton Cup for the second successive year at RAF Cranwell.

The Inter Station rugby league 9s tournament saw Leeming take on RAF Cosford in a repeat of last year's final.

The winning team was the same as Leeming ran in six tries to win by 30 points to 16.

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Winning skipper Sergeant Tom White said: "A really good, hard fought contest."

"It could have been either side's game at half time, however, we got back to basics in the second half, carried strongly down the middle and really defended well as a unit.

"I'm buzzing with the victory as it is my last game as a player and coach for Leeming and to pick up man of the match was the icing on the cake."

Elsewhere, RAF Marham won the plate final by beating an Oxfordshire team in a 24-18 thriller.

Marham ran up a hefty lead at half-time but were pushed to the wire by a good comeback in the second half.

Some of the players on show will be lining up for the RAF when they take on the Navy and Army in Inter Services action in September.