KAYLE Stannard was the hat-trick hero as Rawcliffe under-13s triumphed in the Nestl Rowntree Seven-A-Side tournament.

Rawcliffe beat the challenge of 17 other sides to lift the trophy and 'keeper Scott Pallister did not concede a single goal during the seven matches en route to the final.

Stannard's treble and other goals from Luke Hall (2), Rob Whitehead and Jason Race then saw Rawcliffe beat St Frances 'A' 7-2 to take the title.

Rawcliffe had shipped in their first goal of the tournament via the spot after a penalty was awarded for pushing, and the match was evenly poised at 2-2 at the interval.

St Frances then lost a player through injury and, without a substitute, were down to six men.

Five goals without reply in the second half saw Rawcliffe take full advantage to add the Nestl trophy to the one they had won in their own club's tournament the previous week.

In the group stages, three Stan-nard goals and a Hall effort had seen Rawcliffe see off Richmond Town 'B' (2-0), Mount Pleasant (1-0) and G Smith Academy (1-0).

There were also goalless draws against eventual finalists St Frances 'A' and North Ormsby 'A', who were later beaten in the semi-final courtesy of Dan Zambelli's only goal of the game.

A Stannard brace had earlier seen Rawcliffe beat Northallerton in the quarter-final with a 2-0 victory.

Rawcliffe's other players were Danny Hopcutt, Darren Henderson and Frazer Sheilds.

Updated: 09:56 Thursday, June 03, 2004