Sevenoaks under 17: 7

Camberley under 17: 0

SEVENOAKS under 17 qualified for their third successive final this season on Sunday, waiting until the last minute to score the decisive try against a tough, well-organised, but ultimately undisciplined Camberley.

Despite conceding a significant weight advantage and losing inspirational skipper Pettit in the first quarter, Sevenoaks displayed huge reserves of mental and physical strength, aligned with a great defence, to scrape through to the London and South East Final.

From the start Camberley had the edge in the loose and dominated possession, but could not get through the home defence. A number of opportunities went begging and the match remained scoreless in the first half.

Sevenoaks upped their game after the interval, and good breaks from number eight Hadi and centre Foley kept the play in Camberley's half.

As the game entered the third quarter, Camberley, with their back row edging the ruck area, seemed to be in control, but their indiscipline led to a number of penalties and back chat, putting them further back and losing any momentum gained.

With minutes left on the clock, Sevenoaks sensed their chance and after a great run from Thompson, Saunders changed direction to put through full-back Beale, who cut inside to score near the posts, Saunders slotting the conversion.

When Camberley kicked off, Owen cleared the lines to end any hope of a comeback.

On Sunday, Sevenoaks under 17 travel to Aylesford for the Kent Cup Final against Maidstone.