What a final it was at turf city. Final score 16-13 to the San Miguel Wanderers who successfully defended their cup title after losing the league to the Brewerkz Bucks.
A try early on in the game on the left side was comfortably converted by Marcus Blackburn. A penalty later in the half was again duly scored by Blackburn to bring the score to 10-0.

In the second half, the Bucks staged a good comeback with a well worked try through the fullback which was converted and penalty to tie the game. Scrumhalf Peter Jones seemed to be having a good game managing to match Blackburn's 2 for 2 kicking percentage. There were to be no tries for the rest of the game but penalties proved to be the turning point in the match.

The Wanderers' Marcus Blackburn managed to convert two penalties into points on the scoreboard while Peter Jones chalked up one more for the challengers to the trophy to bring the score to 16-13 to the wanderers.

Late on in the game, a good spell of pressure from the Bucks combined with several errors from the Wanderers resulted in the Bucks being awarded two penalties in good kicking positions. But the pressure of the cup finals got to scrumhalf Peter Jones and he missed both penalties, one hitting the left upright and the next hitting the right upright. Although much accuracy is needed to accomplish such a feat, points are only awarded for penalties that go between the post and above the crossbar. Effectively, the two missed penalties lost the game for the bucks as the final whistle went just after the second missed opportunity to signal the end of the game. As Peter Jones sunk to his knees, the Wanderers and their supporting fans rose to their feet to celebrate the victory. The Bucks will have to wait til next season to try and match the Wanderers feat of the domestic double that the Wanderers achieved last season.

Mohd Jamal came on midway through the second half as the fullback and had an uneventful final although he would be happy to bring the championship medal back home to his new son.

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okay.... enough for the corny match report.... it really was a good final lah... damn exciting.... really close and the drama at the end was fantastic... haha....

but san miguel really robbed me... fiftenn bucks for three lousy cans of beer.... damn... and i gave one to boon.... damn... haha... oh well... there is still next year's sevens to look forward to...