Ealing Trailfinders Minis won the prestigious Middlesex A festival on Sunday. For the second year running their teams from U7 to U12 won the Barry Boyden Cup � awarded to the most successful club in the county.

After triumph last year at Twickenham the festival came home Ealing as 14 teams from the county fought for the biggest prize in Minis rugby. Middlesex teams are amongst the strongest in the country and there were numerous examples of brilliant attacking rugby in every age group.

On a fine day the Ealing U8's set the tone with series of victories against Staines and Bank Of England which saw them finish with a 100% record.

The U12's fought out a tense and hard-fought final against Saracens, which saw the two teams level after two periods of extra time. The competition allows a winner to be decided by a toss of a coin but both teams decided that neither deserved to lose, so decided to share the trophy.

Ealing's U11's and U10 both made it to the finals of their age group, but fell at the last hurdle; the U10's losing to a strong Teddington side, and the U11's meeting a very powerful and well-organised Saracens team who won by a single try. But a final place contributes to the score that decides the crucial Barry Boyden Cup.