Accies reach final of the Oban 7s playing for Oban
Writes Andrew Brown

Recently a number of our very own Glasgow Accies boys travelled to Mull and Oban to take part in both 7s tournaments there. The first week Classic and Bobby travelled to mull to stay with Mull local Angus MacCallum, who plays and trains for accies throughout the year. As Accies didn't have the numbers to make a full team due to student players "studying" the accies boys joined the Oban team through ties with Gus. Their first tournament at Mull was a great success with the boys going on to win the tournament beating Stirling County, Livingstone, Stobswell, Ellon and then Mull in the final, which also had a couple a Academy boys playing and showing their class for them, Ciaran Whyte and Euan McKirdy. Robert Beattie won player of the tournament with 10 tries in total, Classic Andy Brown got 9 tries and it must be noted that the local hero Gus MacCallum managed to rack up a whopping......one whole try!!!


The following week the Accies boys joined the Oban lads again for their own tournament with the addition of Kenny Beattie and Fergus Matheson. The boys again made it to the final to play the 2nd Mercian Regiment of the Fijian British Army. The boys made a great start with a 12-o lead at half time but in the 2nd half the Army boys came back and tied the game 12-12 and with the last play of the game they broke the lines to take the game. All round a great effort from all the boys involved and we as a club look forward to seeing where this "Oban Accidemicals" relationship will go.

This article was originally posted on 13-Jun-2013, 13:12 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 13-Jun-2013, 13:46.