Colchester Rugby Club's under-tens followed up their success at their home festival last month by triumphing at the Sudbury Minis Festival.

The youngsters ran-in 25 unanswered tries in five matches to underline the dominance of a team who have developed strongly under the guidance of coach Paul Mills this season.

Captained by Sam Easton, Colchester saw off the challenge from Hadleigh, Woodbridge and Sudbury in the pool stage before beating Cambridge in the semi-finals.

A final triumph, by two tries to nil, against close rivals Ipswich was a great climax.

There were also festival triumphs for Colchester's under-sevens and under-eights, while the under-11s and under-12s were runners-up.