London Irish Rugby Team

IL GLOUCESTER TRIONFA A TWICKENHAM
I Cherries trionfano davanti a 32.000 spettatori nel famoso torneo londinese di rugby a sette.

Giornata di gloria per il Gloucester che si è aggiudicato ieri pomeriggio a Londra per la prima volta nella sua lunghissima storia, il famoso Middlesex Sevens, uno dei più antichi tornei di rugby a sette dell'intero emisfero, disputato sin dal lontano 1927. I Cherries hanno sconfitto in finale i London Wasps con il risultato di 35 a 26 e succedono nell'albo d'oro al British Army, formazione vincitrice delle ultime 2 edizioni della prestigiosa manifestazione londinese. Gli Harlequins di Londra rimangono il club ad aver iscritto più volte il loro nome nell'albo d'oro del torneo, ben 13 le affermazioni del club londinese, compresa la prima edizione del 1927, contro le 9 del Richmond, le 8 dei London Welsh e le 7 dei London Scottish, tutti clubs della capitale britannica.
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Stats and results from the Middlesex Sevens
All the squads; results and playing records from the Compass Group Middlesex Sevens.

PLAYING SQUADS

BATH RUGBY
1 James Scaysbrook (captain)
2 Dave Ward
3 Spencer Davey
4 Rob Hawkins
5 Mike Baxter
6 Andy Williams
7 Andy Higgins
8 David Bory
9 Nick Abendanon
10 Pete Murchie

BEDFORD BLUES
6 Nic Strauss
7 Sacha Harding
8 Shaun Brady
9 Alex Page
10 Karl Dickson
11 Matt Taylor
12 Tom Luke
13 Ollie Montgomery
14 James Hinkins
15 Chris Rainbow

BLACKHEATH
1 Alastair Vanner (captain)
2 Paul Goody
3 Ken Aseme
4 Frank Louw
5 Burger Sandendurgh
6 Tyrone Sorour
7 Harvey Biljon
8 Nick Maurer
9 Prince Moyo
10 Will Wigram

BRISTOL RUGBY
6 Chris Morgan
7 Sam Cox
8 Richard Martin-Redman (captain)
9 Greg Nicholls
10 Danny Gray
11 Jon Pritchard
12 Andy Reay
13 Matt Williams
14 Marko Stanojevic
15 Redford Pennycook

BRITISH ARMY
1 L/Crp. Bul Bulumakau
2 Pte. Jope Ledua
3 Hld. Isoa Damudamu
4 Pte. Taniela Delaitamana (captain)
5 Pte. Ratu Naulivou
6 Pte. Epeli Qolikibua
7 Lt. Matt Honeyben
8 Pte. Saula Roko
9 Lt. Mark Lee
10 L/Crp. Eric Butadroka

GLOUCESTER RUGBY
1 James Bailey
3 Olly Morgan
3 Luke Narraway
4 James Forrester
5 Marcel Garvey
6 Will Matthews
7 Anthony Allen
8 Jake Boer
9 Simon Amor (captain)
10 Brad Davies

LEEDS TYKES
1 Roland Reid
2 Simon Worrall
3 Rearman Myall
4 Jon Buchanan
5 Richard Vasey
6 Dan Hyde
7 Jonny Hampsey
8 Tim Stimpson
9 Rob Vickerman (captain)
10 Dave Rees

LEICESTER TIGERS
5 James Hamilton
6 Will Skinner
7 Shane Jennings
8 Tom Croft
9 Matt Cornwell
10 Ian Humphreys
11 Tom Varndell
12 Dan Hipkiss (captain)
13 Sam Vesty
15 Ross Broadfoot

LONDON IRISH
1 Richard Thorpe
2 Declan Danaher
3 Matt Banaher
4 John Holtby
5 Paul Hodgson (captain)
6 Ross Laidlaw
7 Topsy Ojo
8 Ben Willis
9 Juan-Manuel Leguizamon
10 Nick Canty

LONDON WASPS
1 Tim Foster
2 Tom Rees (captain)
3 Joe Mbu
4 Eoin Reddan
5 Mark Lock
6 Garth Chamberlain
7 Thom Evans
8 James Haskell
9 Rob Laird
10 Jeremy Staunton

NEC HARLEQUINS
4 Jim Evans
6 Chris Robshaw
7 Luke Sherriff
8 Tom Guest
9 Steven So'oialo
10 Charlie Amesbury
11 Ugo Monye (captain)
13 Gavin Duffy
14 Simon Keogh
15 Tom Williams

NEWCASTLE FALCONS
1 Toby Flood
2 Eni Gesinde
3 Ed Williamson
4 James Hoyle
5 Adam Dehaty
6 Mathew Tait
7 Lee Dickson
8 Anthony Elliott
9 Ed Burrill
10 Tom May (captain)

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
1 Grant Seely (captain)
2 Mark Soden
3 Tom Powell
4 Jamie Supple
5 Andy Vilk
6 John Howard
7 John Rudd
8 Jon Clarke
9 Will Harries
10 Julian Bishop

SALE SHARKS
3 Sean Cox
5 Liam Roberts
6 Warren Spragg
7 Adam Newton
9 Richard Wigglesworth
10 Chris Leck
12 Christian Day
13 Ben Foden
14 Selorm Kuadey
15 Oriol Ripol

SARACENS
1 David Seymour
2 Ben T. Russell
3 Nnamdi Obi
4 Alan Dickens
5 Glen Jackson (captain)
6 Kevin Sorrell
7 Richard Haughton
8 Ben Johnston
9 Dan Scarbrough
10 Ben J. Russell

WORCESTER WARRIORS
6 Chris Hallam
7 Pat Sanderson (captain)
8 Kai Horstmann
9 Matt Powell
10 Sam Robinson
11 Martin Freeman
12 Simon Whatling
13 Johnny Taumoeheloa
14 Nicholas Le Roux
15 Will Bowley

RESULTS
1st ROUND

BRITISH ARMY 24, BEDFORD BLUES 0
British Army: Tries – Delaitamana, Naulivou, Qolikibua, Damudamu. Conv - Naulivou, Qolikibua.
Bedford Blues: nil.

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 21, WORCESTER WARRIORS 17
Gloucester: Tries – Bailey (2), Allen. Conv - Amor (3).
Worcester Warriors: Tries - Le Roux (2), Sanderson. Conv – Robinson.

NEC HARLEQUINS 43, BLACKHEATH 0
NEC Harlequins: Tries – Amesbury (2), Guest, Keogh, Monye, Sherriff, Williams. Conv - Monye (2), Williams (2).
Blackheath: nil.

BATH RUGBY 26, NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 12
Bath Rugby: Tries – Abendanon, Williams, Higgins, Ward. Conv – Abendanon (2), Williams.
Northampton Saints: Tries - Rudd, Vilk. Conv: Vilk.

LONDON WASPS 27, LEEDS TYKES 12
London Wasps: Tries – Haskell (2), Reddan, Staunton, Evans. Conv - Staunton.
Leeds Tykes: Tries – Reid, Worrall. Conv – Vasey.

LONDON IRISH 24, NEWCASTLE FALCONS 14
London Irish: Tries – Ojo (2), Hodgson, Banaher. Conv - Laidlaw (2).
Newcastle Falcons: Tries - Penalty Try, Tait. Conv - May (2).

LEICESTER TIGERS 40, BRISTOL RUGBY 5
Leicester Tigers: Tries – Varndell (3), Hipkiss, Jennings, Skinner. Conv - Humphreys (3), Varndell (2).
Bristol Rugby: Try – Nicholls.

SARACENS 31, SALE SHARKS 10
Saracens: Tries – Johnston (2), Scarbrough (2), Sorrell. Conv - Jackson (2), B.J.Russell.
Sale Sharks: Tries – Ripol, Roberts.

QUARTER FINALS

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 19, BRITISH ARMY 12
Gloucester Rugby: Tries – Bailey (2), Morgan. Conv – Amor (2).
British Army: Tries – Lee, Qolikibua. Conv – Naulivou.

NEC HARLEQUINS 22, BATH RUGBY 15
NEC Harlequins: Tries – Guest, Keogh, Monye, Williams. Conv – Williams.
Bath Rugby: Tries – Williams (2), Abendanon.

LONDON WASPS 33, LONDON IRISH 28
London Wasps: Tries – Evans (4), Reddan. Conv – Staunton (4).
London Irish: Tries – Banaher, Canty, Laidlaw, Ojo. Conv – Laidlaw (4).

LEICESTER TIGERS 10, SARACENS 0
Leicester Tigers: Tries – Broadfoot, Humphreys.
Saracens: nil.
Yellow card: Glen Jackson.

SEMI FINALS

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 14, NEC HARLEQUINS 7
Gloucester Rugby: Tries – Amor, Narraway. Conv – Amor (2).
NEC Harlequins: Try – Monye. Conv – Duffy.

LONDON WASPS 22, LEICESTER TIGERS 12
London Wasps: Tries – Evans (2), Lock, Rees. Conv – Staunton.
Leicester Tigers: Tries – Broadfoot, Croft. Conv – Humphreys.

FINAL

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 35, LONDON WASPS 26
Gloucester Rugby: James Bailey, Olly Morgan, James Forrester, Luke Narraway, Will Matthews, Anthony Allen, Simon Amor (capt).
Reps: Jake Boer, Brad Davies, Marcel Garvey.
Scorers: Tries – Allen (2), Penalty Try, Amor, Bailey. Conv – Amor (5).
London Wasps: Tom Rees (capt), Eoin Reddan, Garth Chamberlain, Thom Evans, James Haskell, Rob Laird, Jeremy Staunton.
Reps: Tim Foster, Joe Mbu, Mark Lock.
Scorers: Tries – Evans (2), Reddan, Penalty Try. Conv – Staunton (3).
Referee: Wayne Barnes.

PLATE SEMI FINALS

WORCESTER WARRIORS 19, NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 14
Worcester Warriors: Tries – Bowley (2), Le Roux. Conv – Whatling (2).
Northampton Saints: Tries – Harries, Vilk. Conv – Clarke, Vilk.

NEWCASTLE FALCONS 21, LEEDS TYKES 15
Newcastle Falcons: Tries – May (2), Dickson. Conv – May (2), Dehaty.
Leeds Tykes: Tries – Stimpson, Vickerman, Worrall.

PLATE FINAL
NEWCASTLE FALCONS 14, WORCESTER WARRIORS 5
Newcastle Falcons: Tries – Dickson, May. Conv – May (2).
Worcester Warriors: Try - Le Roux.
Referee: Andrew Small.


Top Point Scorers
Name Team Tries Cons Points
Thom Evans London Wasps 9 0 45
Simon Amor Gloucester 2 12 34
Tom May Newcastle Falcons 3 6 27
James Bailey Gloucester Rugby 5 0 25
Jeremy Staunton London Wasps 1 9 23
Nicholas Le Roux Worcester Warriors 4 0 20
Tom Varndell Leicester Tigers 3 2 19
Ugo Monye NEC Harlequins 3 2 19
Andy Williams Bath Rugby 3 1 17
Ross Laidlaw London Irish 1 6 17


Top Kickers
Name Team Attempts Converted %
Tom May Newcastle Falcons 6 6 100.00
Simor Amor Gloucester Rugby 13 12 92.31
Ross Laidlaw London Irish 8 6 75.00
Ian Humphreys Leicester Tigers 6 4 66.67
Jeremy Staunton London Wasps 18 9 50
Tom Williams NEC Harlequins 7 3 42.86


Top Try Scorers
Name Team Tries
Thom Evans London Wasps 9
James Bailey Gloucester Rugby 5
Nicholas Le Roux Worcester Warriors 4
Tom May Newcastle Falcons 3
Tom Varndell Leicester Tigers 3
Ugo Monye NEC Harlequins 3
Andy Williams Bath Rugby 3
Anthony Allen Gloucester Rugby 3
Topsy Ojo London Irish 3
Eoin Reddan London Wasps 3