Middlesex Rugby
Middlesex Sevens
Newcastle lift the trophy at last
Newcastle Falcons 20
Worcester Warriors 19
Despite the rain, the crowd were treated to a thrilling final at Twickenham today which saw Newcastle Falcons lift the Middlesex 7s trophy. Losing finalists in 2001 and 2003, Newcastle, led by England 7s stalwart Ollie Phillips, beat Worcester in a close encounter.
Worcester had never reached the final and were skippered by experienced sevens player Pat Sanderson. Despite a late comeback with a try by Marcel Garvey, the trophy belonged to the Falcons.
Tries by Phillips, Batty and two from Visser secured the victory for the Falcons. Warriors tries were scored by Powell, Benjamin and Garvey with two successful conversions by Drahm.It was a day of upsets with last year’s champions London Wasps going out in the first round.
MIDDLESEX SEVENS REVIEW 2007
Compiled by Stuart Farmer Media Services Limited
PLAYING SQUADS
Gloucester Rugby
1. Luke Narraway (Captain) 2. Ross McMillan 3. Jack Adams 4. James Bailey 5. Karl Pryce 6. Mark Foster 7. Dan Norton 8. Pete Swatkins 9. Dave Lewis 10. Ludovic Mercier 11. James Copsey 12. Jordi Pasqualin Coach: Luke Narraway
London Wasps
1. Dan Cooper 2. Garth Chamberlain 3. Hugo Ellis 4. Danny Cipriani 5. James Honeyben 6. Rob Hoadley 7. Chris Bishay (Captain) 9. Joe Simpson 11. Roman Piotrowski 12. Tom Lindsay Coach: Shaun Edwards
Worcester Warriors
1. Pat Sanderson (Captain) 2. Tom Wood 3. Will Bowley 4 Charlie Fellows 5. James Collins 6. Ryan Powell 7. Matt Powell 8. Shane Drahm 9. Chris Pennell 10. Marcel Garvey 11. Thinus Delport 12. Miles Benjamin Coach: Mike Ruddock
Bath Rugby
1. Nathan Catt 2. Rob Hawkins 3. Matt Banahan 4. Ian Thomas 5. Michael Claassens 6. Jack Bentall 7. Michael Lipman 8. George Hughes 9. Lee Audis 10. Joe Maddock (Captain) 11. Andy Higgins 12. Nick Abendanon Coach: John Palmer
Leeds Carnegie
1. Scott Armstrong 2. Rhys Oakley (Captain) 3. Kearnan Myall 4. Tom Rock 5. John Holtby 6. Leigh Hinton 7. Richard Welding 8. Tom Biggs 9. Mike Aspinall 10. Jonny Hepworth 11. Jonny Hampsey 12. Sam Stitcher Coach: Stuart Lancaster
Saracens
1. Guthrie Hall 2. Dave Seymour (Captain) 3. Andy Saull 4. Masi Matadigo 5. Alex Walker 6. Adam Preocanin 7. Mickey Wilson 8. Alex Goode 9. Rodd Penney 10. Edd Thrower 11. Noah Cato 12. Richard Haughton Coach: Richard Graham
London Irish
1. Topsy Ojo 2. Stuart Mackie 3. Dominic Shabbo 4. Charlie Gower 5. Tomas de Vedia 6. Delon Armitage 7. Nick Canty 8. Harry Rowland 9. Paul Hodgson (Captain) 10. Tom Parker 11. David Howells 12. Sandy Reid Coach: Brian Smith and Barrie-Jon Mather
Bristol Rugby
1. Jack Steadman 2. Ryan Prosser 3. Chevvy Pennycook 4. Dave Attwood 5. Josh Brown 6. Dave Blaney 7. Iain Grieve (Captain) 8. Joe Burford 9. Tom Arscott 10. Brian O’Riordan 11. Mike Mangeolles 12. Walter Pozzebon Coaches: John Barney and Ben Sturnham
Leicester Tigers
6. Tom Croft (Captain) 7. Ben Pienaar 8. Jordan Crane 9. Robert Bell 10 Ben Youngs 11. Billy Twelvetrees 12. Will Lawson 13 Ayoola Erinle 14 Ricky Aley 15. Chris Murphy 21. Vavae Tuilagi 22. Will Hurrell Coach: Carl Douglas
Harlequins
1. George Robson
2. Micky Pointing
3. James Percival
4. Phil Davies 5. Zeb Luisi 6. James Feasey 7. Ben Willis 8. Jean-Baptiste Aldigue 9. Matt Rhodes 10. Ryan Manyika 11. Charlie Amesbury (Captain) 12. Michael Worrincy Coach: Andy Friend
Newcastle Falcons
1. Tim Visser 2. Scott Riddell 3. Paddy Dias 4. Lee Dickson 5. Luke Fielden 6. Adam Dehaty 7. Ollie Phillips (Captain) 8. Ross Batty 9. Micky Young 10. Jack Smales 11. Sep Visser 12. Mark Laycock Coach: Mark Laycock
Sale Sharks
1. Selorm Kuadey 2. Andy Vilk (Captain) 3. Ledua Jope 4. Stuart Eborall 5. Chris Leck 6. Apolosi Satala 7. Garth Dew 8. Chris Parrot 9. Will Cliff 10. Timoteo Iosua 11. James Jones 12 Chris Davies Coach: Pete Anglesea
RESULTS
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st ROUNDPOOL 1
GLOUCESTER RUGBY 19, LONDON WASPS 10
Gloucester Rugby: Tries – Norton (2), Adams. Conv – Mercier (2). London Wasps: Tries – Cipriani (2).
WORCESTER WARRIORS 24, LONDON WASPS 17
Worcester Warriors: Tries – Delport, R.Powell, Garvey, Benjamin. Conv – Drahm (2). London Wasps: Tries – Honeyben, Bishay, Cooper. Conv – Cipriani.
WORCESTER WARRIORS 24, GLOUCESTER RUGBY 7
