A SUPERB second-half display saw Rams crowned OBB League champions with a hard-fought 18-12 victory in an Old Bath Road contest which showcased the best of Berkshire youth rugby.

With a decent crowd in attendance it was the home side who made the initial breakthrough, Rhys Smith riding over from the back of a maul in the right-hand corner.

Newbury, though, hit back strongly, and put themselves in front as Ollie Clarke darted over from close range before Ed Perceval added the extras to make it 7-5.

The West Berkshire men controlled the remainder of the opening period, and deservedly moved further in front as Kamran Paul also dotted down from near the line.

Trailing 12-5 at the break, Rams responded emphatically as they struck back through Aaron Lamb, the wing finishing tidily on the left.

And they swiftly got in front following a wave of attacks, Ben Parsons diving over in clubhouse corner of the back of a lovely pass from stand-out scrum-half Aidan Pugh.

Having seen a penalty attempt drift just wide of the uprights, Luke Thorpe then landed a three-pointer to give his side a little bit of breathing space, albeit Newbury continued to battle hard.

However, Rams maintained their territorial advantage, limiting the visitors to long-range efforts which came to nothing, leaving the bulk of the crowd happy when the final whistle was blown on an afternoon when man-of-the-match Finlay Wells stole the show with a superb defensive display at outside centre.