Chinnor eventually overcame their nerves to defeat a confident Maidenhead side and with it take the South West Division 1 title. This was never going to be an easy ride for Chinnor at Kingsey Road on Saturday. Maidenhead were one of the only two sides that has defeated them this season. This fixture has always been considered a local derby, so much was at stake. A Chinnor side that needed just one victory from two games to take the title against a resurgent Maidenhead side who were also unbeaten in their last 6 games. Both teams were at full strength with both and James Hewitt and Ed Rixon returning from injury. Paul Hennessy captained Chinnor in the absence of Craig Burrows with Matt Hutchins starting in the second row.

             Maidenhead won the toss and elected to play with the strong breeze at their backs. However it was all Chinnor in the first 10 minutes as they laid siege to the Maidenhead line. Strong defence kept them at bay, and when Chinnor elected to go for goal and narrowly missed, Maidenhead went on the offensive. With their line-out functioning particularly well, and their back row getting to the break down at speed they were looking dangerous. Dan Walton kicked a penalty for a Chinnor off-side in the 12th minute and repeated the dose just 4 minutes later for a similar infringement A Simon Cripps try following a decisive break by Jonny Hammond , converted by Walton put Maidenhead in the ascendancy with still 20 minutes of the first half remaining. The Chinnor defence stood firm during this period , assisted somewhat by some strange option taking by the visitors.

           The first 10 minutes of the second half gave no indication of what was to come. Both sides went close to scoring before James Hewitt stepped up to claw 3 points back for a Maidenhead off-side. Chinnor were now on the front foot, but remained patient A searing break through the middle by Rewi Tolich saw him hand on to Eric Brown who ran in under the posts. With the Hewitt conversion a formality, and the same player adding a penalty just 8 minutes later, it was now game on. With John Brodley ringing the changes it was substitute Richard Williams next on the score sheet when he rounded off a move he had started to again go over under the posts. Hewitt added the extra points and minutes later struck an excellent penalty to  put clear water between the sides. An Eric Brown try from a forward drive with a Hewitt conversion from the touchline, which made it six successful kicks out of seven for the youngster, was the icing on the cake for the home side. Chinnor had scored 30 unanswered points in the last remarkable quarter of the game. Much of this can be attributed to the leadership of Paul Hennessy who remained calm throughout.

             This was Chinnor's 4th promotion in the last 10 years. It's a long way from Bucks and Oxon Division 1. to the National Leagues. With Chinnor's 2nd XV winning the Bucks, Berks and Oxon Premier Division 1 title, and the 3rd XV. on the verge of winning their league, this could be a unique treble for the Thame based club.