TONY Jones’s penalty saw Blessed George Napier (Banbury) retain the Oxfordshire Under 19 Vase with a hard-fought 3-0 win over Wood Green (Witney) in the final at Chipping Norton RFC.
Captain and fly half Jones kicked the decisive points in the opening quarter as Blessed George Napier held the upper hand in the first half.
Wood Green had the chance to level on the stroke of half-time, but their penalty struck a post.
Blessed George Napier came under heavy pressure in the second half.
But some terrific tackling with No 8 Tom Leigh and hooker Andrew Pryde to the fore, combined with Wood Green twice mishandling when on the brink of scoring, saw Blessed George Napier hold on for victory.
Blessed George Napier’s victory was in contrast to their semi-final win over Bartholomew (Eynsham) when they triumphed 41-3.
Jones (2), Tom Hammond (2), Patrick Griffiths, Josh Haynes and Greg Murray scored tries, with Jones kicking two conversions and Ryan Buick one.
Burford beat King Alfred’s (Wantage) 15-12 in the Oxfordshire Under 14 Vase final at Chipping Norton RFC.
Daniel Crook, James Reynolds and Chris Godfrey scored Burford’s tries, while scrum half Jeremy Kirby was the man of the match.
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