Game One ( Maidenhead v Llandaff)
Maidenhead started well in their first game against Llandaff ( Wales), with an early tackle by George Colborn (IC) , giving Maids possession, the ball passed out to Alex Hanks (OC) who drove forward, on being tackled he passed out to Guy Swadling who drove further forward but Llandaff came in on the attack and the Maids had to work hard in defence to hold them back. The Maids backs missed their opportunity to score and Llandaff managed to make a break down to the three quarter line but despite a sterling tackle by Rick Blacker (RW), Llandaff kept possession and scored a try just before half time.

In the second half the Maids forwards counter attacked, driving through with some great runs by Ryan Sherwin ( Prop) William Page (H) to create opportunities for Oliver Woodward ( LW ) but Llandaff drove them back and the Maids had to keep up their defence to stop them from reaching their try line, but just before the final whistle Llandaff made a surprise break from a scrum-down and the scrum half evaded Maids defence and scored for a second time.

Game Two: Maidenhead v Keynsham
The second game against Keynsham, enabled Maidenhead to make a good start, coming straight in on the attack, Sam Alderson ran forward, was tackled, he passed out to Mark Lucas (FH) who passed it out to Rick Blacker (RW), he was pushed offside. Keynsham went onto win the line out and kicked the ball back down the pitch, the Maids managed to quickly regain possession and George Colborn drove forward. From the scrum Keynsham kicked the ball back down again but Guy Swadling caught it and ran forward. From a free pass the Maids moved the ball down the line to Rick who drove forward to the line but Keynsham were defending well and moved the ball back down to their try line and after several attempts to score Keynsham broke through just before half time. In the second half despite Maidenhead’s early efforts to be on the attack, Keynsham came back and steadily pushed Maidenhead back and the Maids saw a repeat performance of their previous game with Keynsham scoring just before the final whistle.

Game Three : Maidenhead v St Albans
St Albans (Wales) were Maids third game opposition , having previously beaten Keynsham 30 - 0 in their first game. Maids played a different game altogether and both sets of supporters and Coaches were entertained with some excellent team play between forwards and backs. There were some tense minutes to start with when St Albans nearly scored and Maidenhead defended extremely well getting their first break when Paul Roberts (FH) got possession from Jamie Ford (SH) and kicked the ball well down the pitch, Maidenhead gave chase and narrowly missed an opportunity to score leaving the score 0-0 at half time. Maidenhead went in on the attack in the second half through strong forward play led by Guy Sears ( SR) , George Colborn got possession and took the ball forward passing it out to Oliver Woodward ( LW), on being tackled he passed it back to Angus Caddon (OC) who went forward, St Albans got possession again but Maidenhead got seized with fire and succeeded in breaking through and Guy Swadling (FB) got the team a well deserved try, which was then converted by Jamie Ford bringing them a much needed 7-0 win against strong opposition.

Game Four : Maidenhead v Cleeve
The Maids then went into the fourth game against home team , Cleeve with a much more positive frame of mind and were undeterred when Cleeve broke through their defence and scored an early try, which was then converted. Cleeve went on to attack with zeal driving forward and with an excellent tackles from Toby Harrison and Christian Shepherd who defended well and managed to keep up the pressure to stop Cleeve from scoring, Guy Sears mauled well to gain valuable possession and passed to Guy Swadling who kicked the ball down the pitch and from a penalty pass Oliver Woodward ran forward passed to Alex Hanks who scored in the right hand corner , with Ford Converting. Cleeve fought back but William Page smuggled possession passed to Ryan Sherwin (Prop) who saw a break in the defence and ran forward but Cleeve defended their line and got possession and managed to score for a second time but failed to convert. The Maids got possession again and drove Cleeve back and their perseverance paid off when Oliver Woodward made a dash for the line, was tackled, the Maids moved the ball down the line and Alex Hanks succeeded in scoring for the second time followed by an excellent conversion from Jamie Ford giving the Maids the game ( 14 -12 )

Fifth Game : Maidenhead v Bridgend
Maids met Bridgend (Wales) in their fifth and final game who were joint leaders in the tournament. The Maids responded to the challenge extremely well and worked hard to stop them from scoring throughout the first half but although Bridgend had the edge they had to work hard to score twice to win the game. It was a well fought tournament with tough opposition from which Maidenhead did well to finish third and were rewarded with the fair play award which Captain for the day Guy Sears collected on behalf of the squad. The rain may have fallen but it did not dampen Maids spirit against tough competition from the Wales and West Country.