THE 1st Battalion Welsh Guards has won the Army Premiership rugby trophy for the first time in almost three decades.

The regiment scooped by beating 2 Royal Welsh in Aldershot with a 28-9 victory against their rivals.

It is the first time the regiment has been crowned Army Rugby Champions since 1982.

The Guards have competed in the last three finals but were always the losing side.

Major Alun Bowen said: We lost narrowly to 1 Royal Scots in 2009 and also suffered a narrow loss to 2 Royal Welsh in 2010.

This win has been a long time coming and saw us take revenge for last year.