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A great day at the sevens today.
The venue was hard to find, unless you were very familiar with the Western suburbs, but I eventually got there after an hour and a half on the road from Melville.
Anyway, a well and efficiently run Tournament, as usual. All games started on time, food and drink (no alcohol) was available and very good, parking was ample, the refereeing was consistent, the grounds were in good condition, the weather held out, and only a curmudgeon could find anything to seriously fault.
The Curtin Goats won the social grade, beating Fresh number 85 team (I'd love to have the contract supplying all of Fresh's playing kits) and were in raptures afterwards, singing a song which appeared to be about a goat and a pound of butter, but I couldn't be sure. Good luck to Curtin, they earned their win.
Aranmore women beat KK's women's outfit in a very willing game. At this level women's rugby can be a hard and as skilful as men's. Congratulations to both teams.
I missed seeing the colts final due to an appointment with a very enjoyable hamburger, so I can't tell you the results.
The main mens Comp. was divided into 2 pools of 4 teams each. The winner of pool A then had to play the runner up of pool B and the winner of pool B was to play the runner up of pool A . The results at the end of the pool games were Palmyra 1, Fresh37 2 in pool A, and Cottesloe 1, Associates 2 in pool B.
At this point I observed the lowest level of poor sportsmanship I have ever witnessed from a rugby club. As soon as the pool results were announced (that Associates had to play Palmyra in the semi final), Soaks folded their tent and churlishly stole away and out of the tournament, leaving it to Fresh 49 to take their place against Pally. Draw your own conclusions.
Anyway Palmyra and Cottesloe won their semi's and met in the final in what was a hard fought battle from which Palmyra came out winners by a couple of trys. Both teams are likely to meet again next weekend in the Singapore Cricket Club sevens.
Palmyra remained undefeated though all three tournaments of the Spring Sevens, and won the series and the prize money of $2250, which will go towards making the Singapore trip all the more enjoyable.