7s Round Up

Following the success of our own 7s tournament on April 12th, where as well a successful event in general, our lads did well to make the final, losing to a strong Linlithgow side, the 7s squad went on to compete at the Edinburgh Northern (April 19), Penicuik (April 26) and Walkerburn (May 24) tournaments.

The players have enjoyed the short 7s season, and a big thank you to all of them for their commitment to it. Craig Smith has been voted 7s Player of the Season, and big raps to Kenny Dannfald, Craig Winton, Steven Eadie and Kyle Gow, who along with Craig Smith, formed the core of the squad throughout April and May. Here's to a good season, and an even better one in 2015, when we hope to improve further and compete in more tournaments.

Walkerburn 7s - May 24th
Cup R1: Walkerburn Presidents 7 - 47 Leith
Cup Q/F: Peebles 31 - 7 Leith

Penicuik 7s - April 26th
Cup R1: Murrayfield Wanderers 47 - 5 Leith
Shield R1: Pumped aff Edinburgh Accies.

Edinburgh Northern 7s - April 19th
Pool Game 1: Leith 14 - 39 Occasionals
Pool Game 2: Millom 10 - Leith 46
Plate Quarterfinal: Leith 27 - 5 Edinburgh Northern
Plate Semifinal: Leith 7 - 31 Portobello

Leith 7s - April 12th
After nearly 6 hours of intense 7s action, Linlithgow Reds won the Leith 7s Cup Final with a 29-14 win over the home side. Ross Plenderleith (no relation) was the West Lothian side's star man with 4 of their 5 tries in the final. Linlithgow were well-deserved winners, having been the standout team throughout the day, winning all their matches, vs Edinburgh Eagles RL, The Spring Chickens and The Occassionals, who won the Plate with a 50-0 win over Penicuik. Edinburgh Eagles won the Shield beating Lismore in their final.

Craig Smith stood out for Leith, and in a bit of a 'homer decision', received the Player of the Tournament trophy. Most of all though, Leith Rugby Club are delighted to have held the tournament, and look forward to hosting it annually moving forward. Feedback has been very positive, and we hope all the teams enjoyed their day out, particularly those who made the effort to travel to Edinburgh; Hyndland RFC, Linlithgow RFC and Fife Southern RFC. We look forward to seeing you all again very soon, as we do the other competing sides - although bar chat on Saturday night implied the Spring Chickens may not be back!
Full Results:

Pool A
Leith 48 - 10 Fife Southern
Lismore 5 - 26 Penicuik
Hyndland 17 - 17 Fife Southern
Leith 29 - 19 Lismore
Penicuik 23 - 0 Fife Southern
Leith 15 - 0 Hyndland
Fife Southern 5 - 43 Lismore
Hyndland 5 - 27 Penicuik
Leith 19 - 7 Penicuik
Hyndland 19 - 21 Lismore

Pool B
Occasionals 29 - 0 Spring Chickens
Edinburgh Eagles 10 - 27 Linlithgow
Linlithgow 52 - 7 Spring Chickens
Occasionals 38 - 0 Edinburgh Eagles
Spring Chickens 0 - 40 Edinburgh Eagles
Linlithgow 21 - 15 Occasionals

Shield Final
Edinburgh Eagles 19 - 12 Lismore

Plate Final
Occasionals 50 - 0 Penicuik

Cup Final
Linlithgow 29-14 Leith
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