Oxford Saints landed the Division 2 Championship trophy in Britbowl 2006 after a thrilling 29-28 victory over Glasgow's West Coast Trojans in the play-off final at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield.

The match always looked likely to be a close affair, and so it proved, with the title decided with their very last kick of the game.

Trojans' Jon Sutherland opened the scoring with a ten-yard run for a touchdown, but Saints replied with a 13-play drive that culminated with a Chris Taylor score from two yards out.

Oxford made the two-point conversion to take an 8-6 lead, then in the second quarter, extended their advantage further when Wayne Mayers hit David Phillips with a 17-yard pass for six points.

The conversion by Adam Newman put Saints 15-6 in front.

Trojans kicked off the second half in positive fashion, and reduced the arrears when Sutherland capped a 32-yard run with a touch- down.

At the start of the final quarter, Oxford touched down through Ywantro Pasley to stretch the lead to 22-12.

Trojans then put together a ten-play drive, which started at their own 15-yard line.

On the tenth play, Sutherland ran in a touchdown from 38 yards, then Gary McNey converted to leave Trojans only two points behind.

The Scottish outfit took a 28-22 lead when McMenemy ran 39 yards for a touchdown, but Sutherland failed to land the two-point conversion.

This proved crucial, as in Saints' final drive, and with only 48 seconds left on the clock, knowing that seven points would give them the title, Taylor took the ball to within one yard of the end-zone.

With just enough time for another play, Taylor, who won the most valuable player award, received the ball for a touchdown.

With the scores level, the pressure fell on Newman to claim the championship. He held his nerve to slot home the kick and secure the title for Saints.

Delighted Oxford coach Chris Janes said: "We went into the match as the underdogs, although I knew from our previous performances that our defence would hold up.

"But it was our offence that came up trumps on the day."

Next season, Saints will promoted to Division 1A - a stepping stone between the amateur and professional game.