Kiama turned on a picture perfect Saturday for the 54th annual sevens tournament with Friday’s rain clearing to produce a great spectacle for the fans who flocked to the Showground at Chittick Oval.

Sydney clubs Manly and Gordon emerged triumphant in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively with each side pocketing $6000 each in prizemoney.

The men’s final was interrupted at half-time by a small bunch of male streakers who ran onto the field before disappearing towards Surf Beach.

Manly drew first blood in the final with a superb interchange of passing leading to the opening try.

After a scrappy restart, they regathered the ball and spun it wide for a 12-0 advantage.

When Angus Bell broke free down the right edge and sprinted away for a 17-0 margin, the match looked all but over before half-time.

They added another five-pointer as the siren sounded to take a 22-point lead into the break.

With light rain starting to fall during the twilight decider, Easts’ hopes of throwing the ball around to get back into the contest were made even harder.

They managed to open their account with a try after a Manly player was shown a yellow card for repeated infringements.

Kiama advanced to the country final on home turf. Photo: Brian Scott

Marlins speedster Will Hayes spilled the ball with the line wide open after a kick downfield but they added a converted try a short time later to put the result beyond doubt.

Manly's Dally Bird was named the player of the tournament, receiving his award from Wallabies legend Glen Ella.

In the women’s final, Sydney side Gordon took down the Hunter Wildfires from Newcastle 19-5.

Gordon opened the scoring with a sweeping backline movement down the right flank for an early 7-0 lead.

They extended their lead by five with a runaway try late in the first half.

Hunter had a chance to narrow the gap early in the second stanza after a hopeful kick downfield but they fumbled the ball with the tryline beckoning.

Young Yabbettes score a try against Forest RC. Photo: Brian Scott

The Novocastrians cut the deficit to seven with a try midway through the second stanza.

Gordon looked to land the killer blow with a long-range try but desperate Wildfires defence kept them out but after earning a penalty, the Highlanders plunged over from close range for the match-winner.

Kiama qualified for the final of the Men’s Country division but went down 21-5 to Northlakes United team from Budgewoi.

They started the day with a 28-0 shut-out of the Orange Emus and backed that up with a 22-10 triumph over Molong.

Kiama produced a 0-0 stalemate with Wagga Readies, a highly unusual scoreline in sevens rugby, in their third pool game to qualify for the final.

In the women’s second division decider, Northlakes were way too strong for Young, winning 41-12 while Jindabyne edged out Bateman Bay 19-5 for the women’s country crown.

Gunghalin Eagles downed Blue Mountains 31-7 to take out the Bowl final while Western Sydney Two Blues thumped NSW country outfit Leeton in the runners-up final at Chittick Oval.