LEDBURY Charity Sevens saw the hosts team reach the plate final only to lose 15-12 to Apache.

After the withdrawal of several teams at short notice, the others braved appaling conditions that got worse as the day wore on.

Hartpury pulled off a surprise victory over last year's winners Sanurai in the group stages, while Ledbury made the Army work hard for their victory.

In the group stage, there were no real surprises as The Army, Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Hartpury, Samurai, UWIC and Wanderers went through to the last eight of the cup.

In the plate, the sudden withdrawal of Aberavon gave Ledbury a straight route to the final.

But colleagues Ledbury Cannon Fodder were demolished 70-0 by Stourbridge.

Ledbury ran Apache close in the plate final and will rue the unforced errors that allowed their opponents back into the game.

In the cup, Hartpury ran out of steam and the Army team struggled with the conditions, allowing Wanderers to storm into the final.

Fielding a number of Welsh internationals, they beat Bridgend 36-12 in the final.

Group results: Stourbridge 5 UWIC 21, Samurai 42 Aberavon 0, Stourbridge 10 Wanderers 26, Ledbury 5 Army 36, Birmingham 19 Apache 10, Hartpury 33 Aberavon 7, Birmingham 5 Bristol 14, Ledbury II 5, Birmingham 62, Army 19 Bridgend 10, Apache 0 Bristol 12, Ledbury II 0, Bristol 47, Hartpury 19 Samurai 17, Ledbury II 0 Apache 61, Ledbury 5 Bridgend 37, UWIC 5 Wanderers 34.

Plate: Ledbury II 0 Stourbridge 70; semi-finals: Ledbury v Aberavon - Aberavon withdrew, Apache 28 Stourbridge 21; final: Ledbury 12 Apache 15.

Cup quarter-finals: Bristol 38 UWIC 17, Army 14 Samurai 7, Hartpury 0 Bridgend 21, Wanderers 33 Birmingham 0; semi-finals: Bridgend 17 Bristol 10, Army 0 Wanderers 26; final: Bridgend 12 Wanderers 36.

Women's competition: Clifton 38 UWIC 0, Cardiff Harlequins 15 Supermarine 0, Cardiff Harlequins 0 Clifton 70, Supermarine 7 UWIC 31.