Stirling County won their 2013 Ondeo Stirling County Rugby Sevens Tournament for the first time in a number of years in an exciting climax to an action packed afternoon of rugby in the Bridgehaugh sunshine.
County beat Howe of Fife in a closely contested final coming back from 19-12 down to win by 28-19. In the first round County beat Hillfoots Ba Bas 53-0, then ran out winners 29-10 against Cartha Queen’s Park in the quarter-final. County looked to be heading out the tournament in the semi-final against Glasgow Hawks, but two late tries gave the hosts the narrowest of victories at 28-26.
Hamilton won the plate competition, beating Dalziel 34-12.
On Saturday, its’s the ladies turn to play sevens when Stirling County hosts a tournament at Bridgehaugh including teams from all over the country. Action starts at 1pm – admission is free.

Full results: Stirling County Sevens Cup - First Round: Boroughmuir 59 Stirling County 2s 0; GHA 21 Hillhead Jordanhill 7; Falkirk 19 Hamilton 12; Howe of Fife 68 Stirling 3s 0; Glasgow Hawks 34 Dalziel 12; Kirkcaldy 19 Stirling University 26; Cartha QP 26 Horny’s Tups 7; Stirling C 1s 53 Hillfoots Ba Bas 0. Quarter-Final - Boroughmuir 17 GHA 19; Falkirk 14 Howe of Fife 47; Glasgow Hawks 38 Stirling Uni 12; Cartha QP 10 Stirling C 1s 29.
Semi-Final - GHA 19 Howe of Fife 24; Glasgow Hawks 26 Stirling County 1s 28. Final - Howe of Fife 19 Stirling C 1s 28.

This article was posted on 24-Apr-2013, 06:41 by Hugh Barrow.