These were the two top teams in the county, who until the cup final had never met. Pre match unavailabilities saw both teams without a designated openside with Josh Park and Fraser McNee both absent. This was the first time this Carlisle age group had made it to a county final. Their last trophy success came at the Alnwick Festival when they were Under 9s in 2008.

The final came at the end of what had been an extremly rewarding season, winning 17 games from 17 for the city side. For Egremont, it was a third succesive final, who beat Kirkby Lonsdale last season.

Carlisle kicked off and enjoyed some good territory and possesion deep inside the West Cumbrian half. Early indications outlined the game would be close to the death. Egremont played a fast wide game, trying to get the ball into their three quarters' hand. Wheras Carlisle were a bit more conservative and kicked tactically. Josh Watson was instrumental in defence and James Sisson, Luke Finney, Jake Evans and John Short worked tirelessley around the breakdown to provide a platform.

Egremont were penalised in their own half and Carlisle had the first chance to get points on the board but there penalty kick fell just short, on what was a breezy Bower Park pitch. Eventually a quick tap penalty from Bruce Spencer deep in his own half saw the ball spun wide from Josh Watson to Patrick Noutch. He made 40 yards before being hurled down and offloaded to support Ben Davison who continued the charge, a further superb offload found Noutch who went over for the opening score. Unfortunately the conversion was missed.

Egremont hit back immediately, showing how dangerous they could be when they offloaded and got behind the Carlisle defence. They created an overlap and scored to the right of the sticks, the conversion came back off the upright.

The next quarter belonged to the city side who shared the majority of possession. Matt Tomkins, Harry Blowing and Ashley Reid carried endlessley, but Egremont's defensive organisation was uniformed and met everything Carlisle threw at them. Any turnover chance released an explosion of energy as the black and ambers threatened from everywhere. However the defensive attributes of Watson, Barton, Davison and Robinson met them at every opportunity. Carlisle continued with the upper hand and Egremont's discipline started to deteer. Unfortunately Carlisle couldn't turn pressure into points and the referee's half time whistle blew at 5-5.

The second half was frantic and inconsistent. Both teams struggled to maintain the ball for long periods, create a platform or find any real territory. Egremont continued to show their flair in the loose and numerous breaks from Jake Parker were met by Carlisle's Ross Barton in the battle of the 12's. Callum Kinrade carried time and time again and Ryan Starkie for Egremont controlled their field position well. Eventually a long range kick found a bounce into an Egremont player's hands who scampered for the line to give his side the lead at 10-5 and one hand on the trophy.

From the restart Carlisle continued with everything they had. An attack down the right touchline found Shaw Lorrimer-Bell who again found the ever present Noutch who made a dive for the line. Unfortunately the touch judge deemed him to be in touch prior to grounding, had the score been awarded, at 10-10 it could have been a tense final few moments. Egremont at times were under pressure, but rode the storm well and defended for their lives time and time again, before clearing the danger.

The last 5 minutes were frantic as Carlisle chased a try and Egremont kicked possesion long. After conceeding numerous penalties and despite losing a player to a harsh red card with 2 minutes to go, Egremont hung on to be crowned champions again. Carlisle were dissapointed but won't be disheartened from the performance they each put in.

After the game, head coach Ben Blain commented;
" Congratulations to Egremont, who were worthy winners in what was a game of rugby which really could have gone either way. It was close, as you would expect between two evenly matched teams. Unfortunately I couldn't get all of my players onto the field, so apologies to those. Sometimes in rugby games you get a bit of luck and things go your way, other times you don't. This group of player's have progressed so much in the last 18 months and have really merged together providing a solid foundation for Under 16s next season and eventually colts and senior rugby. They must take this on board and be proud of what they have achieved. They should keep their heads high knowing they could not have tried any harder. But should accept rugby is a great and funny game. The good news is, there will be other opportunities! I would like to thank the parents for their support over the last season. Without their commitment and dedication to the club, it would not have been possible for the players to progress how they have."

The Carlisle Team was; John Short, Jake Evans, Harry Blowing, Luke Finney, Matt Tomkins, James Sisson, Ashley Reid, Mike Newstead (c), Bruce Spencer, Josh Watson, Patrick Noutch, Ross Barton, Ben Davison, Adam Robinson, Grant Taylor, Mike Scott, Toby Huggon, Liam Fintoni, Greg Baines, Harry Robertson, Luke Kemp and Shaw Lorrimer-Bell.