SWAN Hill Soccer Club men's team broke a 16-year drought on a rain-soaked pitch in Bendigo on Sunday.

The Swans claimed the BASL Division 2 League Cup premiership with a 2-0 victory over the Deniliquin Wanderers – the club's first title since the Men's 2006 Division 2 Knockout Cup win.

After starting in sunny conditions, Swan Hill was forced to win the game the hard way as the heavens opened, ...