Ipswich YM’s under-16s team proved what continuity can achieve as they successfully retained the Suffolk Cup that they won at under-15 level.

The boys followed up a 23-7 victory against Sudbury and a narrow 14-10 win against Colchester with a 39-15 success against Bury St Edmunds.

At under-14 level, YM’s team narrowly lost out in their respective final, missing out 7-5 at home to Colchester.

The victorious under-16 team scored tries through Sam Wills (2), Ed Hudson (2), Stilyan Nanish, James Wallace and Adrian Sanday, with two conversions being kicked by Ollie Campbell.

Coach Stu Hudson said: “We set out to retain this cup and we’ve achieved it.

“It was a powerful display and demonstrates what a good squad we have in all areas.

“We now have a number of games where we will ensure all players who have missed out recently get match time.

“We then start to build up for the Eastern Counties Cup towards the end of the season.

“We are still learning as a squad and we need to be more precise at times in our execution of simple plays.

“However, I look forward to working with a great bunch of players for the rest of the season.”

In the under-14s game, one lapse in concentration towards the end of the half though saw one of the Colchester players pierce a hole right through the centre of the pitch and, unopposed, placed the ball under the posts.

The conversion, which was to prove so crucial, was a mere formality.

Defending champions YM gave themselves hope in the second half when YM second row Brandon Morris powered his way over the line for a try.

Sadly with the wind still strong, the conversion missed the posts by no more than a foot and that proved the difference between two evenly-matched teams.