In an intriguing Premiership 7s that produced a pile of overtime and last-second games, Saracens broke Wasps’ streak and took the tournament with an emphatic 33-12 defeat of the two-time winners.

Captain Joel Conlon was superb and scored twice in the final, as Saracens won the club’s second-ever Premiership 7s (2010 was the other time).

The final itself wasn’t a surprise early as the teams traded tries, and only a Conlon try just before the break put Sarries up 12-5.

But in the second half Saracens kicked it up a gear and blew past Wasps even as the perfect weather of the weekend threatened rain.

“I think as the tournament went on we clicked more and got there towards the end,” said Conlon. “We hadn’t really trained for it that much and we arrived with a couple of new lads, so it took a bit of getting used to. Wasps were very strong, they kept hold of the ball, moved us around a lot and it was very tiring to defend against.”

Saracens needed an overtime win to get by Exeter in the quarterfinals, before holding off a determined Harlequins in the semis.

Harlequins may not have made it to the promised land, but the club’s own Calum Waters took home Player Of The Tournament with a ten-try performance.

“It was great to pull a young bunch of lads together who had never played or trained together,” said Waters. “We came into it not knowing what we were all about, but the way we have all pulled together, I am really proud of the boys. I like to bring my pace into the game and I know I can do it in the fifteens.”

It was a weekend to remember for @Harlequins scrum-half @WatersCalum ?

The 21-year-old was named #PremRugby7s Player of the Tournament thanks to his clinical finishing and now has his sights set on more first-team action this season ?

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— Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) July 30, 2018

For Wasps, losing in the final was no great shame. The Coventry side had to battle past Northampton and Newcastle to make it to the championship game, and then hit a strong Saracens defense in the second half.

“Other than getting a win and taking a trophy home it couldn’t have been much better for us,” said Wasps Academy manager Jonathan Pendlebury. “To only have nine players for the last two games was tough, but the spirit was outstanding. That’s credit to all the staff and players. We’ve undergone a massive shift of approach to our academy in the last 15 months, and this weekend everyone involved was either a university contracted player or a senior academy member.”

Gloucester took the Plate in typically dramatic fashion, with Gareth Evans winning the final to make up for a mistake that almost cost his team a win earlier in the day.

? HIGHLIGHTS@gloucesterrugby were victorious in the Plate final? but it was an extremely tight contest with @WorcsWarriors?

Watch highlights of the entire #PremRugby7s on Channel 5 at 7pm pic.twitter.com/yvHokEEdYa

— Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) July 30, 2018

The tournament itself was full of drama, with ten games coming down to the final possession - several into overtime. See all the games on-demand on FloRugby.