1st rd lost to Melrose in extra time--21-21 at full time --scorers Olly Jones, Gavin Macdonald and Iain Monaghan

Newcastle complete hat-trick
ATHOLL INNES

NEWCASTLE Falcons put their weight behind the Borders sevens after collecting their third trophy in three weeks on Saturday.

Falcons added the Langholm cup to the Melrose and Hawick trophies with a 36-12 win over a gallant Jed-Forest side in the final, and the player of the tournament, Ollie Phillips, said: "I did not realise that there was a big Scotland circuit. To play in sevens like this is just awesome."


It was skipper Eni Gesindi's final sevens for Falcons as he leaves the club after five years. "I would love to continue playing rugby, but I have not yet made my decision," he said.

Jed were again the best of the other sides in the tournament, but despite tries from Jamie McCraw and Roy McFarlane, Falcons carried too much power and pace with scores from Cameron Johnston (2), Andrew Skeen (2), Phillips and Gesindi.

First round: Peebles 7, GHA 21; Glasgow Hawks 21, Melrose 26 (aet); Perthshire 5, Edinburgh Accies 24; Berwick 5, Jed-Forest 31; Gala 14, Kelso 21; Selkirk 7, Newcastle Falcons 50; Langholm 22, Haddington 12; Hawick 32, Watsonians 0

Quarter-finals: GHA 7, Melrose 33; Edinburgh Accies 7, Jed-Forest 19; Kelso 7, Newcastle Falcons 38; Langholm 5, Hawick 29

Semi-finals: Melrose 7, Jed-Forest 29; Newcastle Falcons 24, Hawick 17

Final: Jed-Forest 12, Newcastle Falcons 36

Jed-Forest: C Laidlaw, S Laidlaw, G Hill, R Goodfellow, J McCraw, R McFarlane, T Elliot, J Henderson, J Hogg

Newcastle Falcons: E Williamson, E Gesindi, P Dawson, A Skeen, M Laycock, O Phillips, C Johnson, J Rennie, A Dehaty, J Shaw

This article was originally posted on 22-Apr-2006, 14:44 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 24-Apr-2006, 07:44.