WHAT a weekend of sport, both locally and nationally.

Two Gloucestershire clubs are flying high in their respective league and cup competitions, England football fought out a dramatic draw at Hampden Park against Scotland, the England Under-20s win their World Cup plus a marvellous win for the British Lions and England sent Australia packing at the Champions Trophy.

And then there was Argentina v England.

But let’s start a home and Rockhampton have been crowned the Village Cup champions of Gloucestershire after taking a five wicket victory over Corse and Saunton on Sunday.

It now means that the Rams are into the national knock-out competition properly where the competition will get stiffer and stiffer as the rounds go by.

They are just four victories away from another appearance at Lord’s where they were runners-up in 2013. That is, said skipper Jack Spence last week, like the experience that Forest Green Rovers have enjoyed in the past two season when running out on the hallowed turf of their sport, Wembley.

But they will have to do it the hard way by travelling around the country to win on the road. Nevertheless, the momentum is there and Rockhampton have done it before, so why not again?

And it is good to see Cam at the top of their Gloucestershire County League division two table. They came down last season so are determined to go up.

They managed to reach the summit with victory over near neighbours Oldlands, who are mid-table themselves after six matches, on Saturday so the dream of promotion back to the top flight is still on.

Meanwhile, the waiting will soon be over for Forest Green Rovers when the new League Two fixtures are announced. Dates in diaries will be pencilled in for the big derbies against Swindon Town, Cheltenham Town and the Anglo-Welsh clash with Newport County.

Forest Green have seven pre-season friendlies, six of which are against non-league opposition with the big one against League One outfit Bristol Rovers on Saturday July 22.

That should be a cracker as Rovers manager Darrell Clarke is bound to put a decent first-choice side out at The New Lawn for that one.

The biggest result of the weekend? England Under-20s beating Venezula 1-0 to win their World Cup. It is the first time since 1966 when England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time that one of the nation’s senior sides has won a global football tournament.

Senior manager Gareth Southgate came out with the best comments of the weekend. His side drew 2-2 in a thumping finale to their old enemy derby with the Scots at Hampden.

But after watching the Under-20s, he hopes major Premiership or Championship teams will give these youngsters a chance so that they get experience before going into consideration for the senior English squad.

If England are to have a conveyor belt of rising talent, then the Chelseas, Aresnals and Manchester Citys of this world must blood these kids at the highest level rather than buying foreign players at inflated prices.

Alas, I think Southgate’s words will fall on deaf ears in the Premiership.

English rugby national coach Eddie Jones was forced to blood a lot of uncapped new blood in the second half at San Juan when they played Argentina.

What happened on Saturday night (UK time), after a sluggish few minutes in the first-half, had rugby fans buzzing, labelling it as the best match at any level for years. They were not wrong.

Some of the tries in the 38-34 victory for England were out of this world, and the experienced players like George Ford excelled alongside new blood, like 18-year-old flanker Tom Curry.

So much more to fit in, like the Lions win over Crusaders, but the final word must go to Formula One star Lewis Hamilton who, on equalling the pole position record of the late Ayrton Senna, was given one of the Brazilian’s helmets in a case.

Hamilton said it was more priceless than any trophies he had ever won. A fine tribute to a fine pair of sportsmen.