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Australia too good at Roma Seven

Monday 7 June 2010 (UR7s)

An Australian VII won a Trans-Tasman battle to clinch the 2010 Roma Sevens title at the weekend.

Coming off the back of a hugely impressive IRB Sevens World Series campaign, the Australians had the edge over all their opponents, before beating a New Zealand All-Star VII (Modula Roma Seven) 47-17.

Using the same players that had won the London Sevens and finished runners-up in Edinburgh, Australia were ruthless in a one-sided final.

The Kiwis, led by DJ Forbes, were involved in an exciting semi-final with Spain, only just winning 10-0 against a side that has picked up two stages on this season’s FIRA Sevens.

National Sevens Series core side, the British Army, battled through to the semi-finals, before being undone 0-38 by the Aussies. With the first leg of the inaugural National Series (in association with UR7s) just five days away at London’s RugbyRocks, the Army can take confidence from a good weekend’s showing to back up their Bournemouth win from the previous week.

They showed their mettle in overcoming France 14-7 in the quarter-finals and topped their pool on Saturday with wins over Fiamme Oro (40-0), Templars (21-14), and Mels Exiles (35-12).

The Marauders were also in action ahead of RugbyRocks, sending a young side to Italy that won the Shield, beating Atlantis 35-5. On the opening day the Marauders were just pipped by Fiji Uprising (12-10) during the pool stages.

France overcame the Fiji Uprising to take the Plate in a low scoring affair, whilst Mels Exiles overcame Porta Portese Force XV Froggies to win the Bowl.

There was European success in the Women’s competition where the hotly tipped New Zealand Aotearoa lost out to France 5-19. The Kiwis had knocked out Italy in the semi-finals with the French just beating Spain, 12-7 in the other last four clash.

HJMKJ Moscow beat Colombia to triumph in the Bowl competition.

GREEN NETWORK ROMA SEVEN 2010 (9° International Rugby Seven Tournament -
MEN)

Pool Positions:

Classifiche gironi delle Pool :
Pool A : 1) Modula Roma Seven, 2) Italia, 3) Porta Portese Force XV Froggies, 4) Redingensians RFC

Pool B : 1) Spain 7, 2) France 7, 3) DrunkenShip Atlantis 7 Kings of Rome
4) URC/Aquila.

Pool C : 1) Felpharma British Army, 2) Templars 7, 3) Mels Exiles, 4) Fiamme Oro

Pool D:Pool D : 1) Australia 7, 2) Fiji Uprising Beach Resort, 3) Denser Marauders,
4) Clandestinos Rosario

QUARTER-FINAL BOWL
Porta Portese Force XV Froggies - Clandestinos 54-10 DrunkenShip Atlantis 7 Kings of Rome - Fiamme Oro 14-17 Mel's Exiles - URC Aquila 38-0 DENSER Mauraders - Redingensians RFC 14-33

SEMI-FINAL MEN SHIELDS

Clandestinos - DrunkenShip Atlantis 7 Kings of Rome 15-19 URC/Aquila - Denser Marauders 5-12

SEMI-FINAL MEN BOWL

Porta Portese Force XV Froggies - Fiamme Oro 33-7 Mel's Exiles - Redingensians 31-14

QUARTER-FINALS MEN CUP
Modula Roma Seven - FIJI Uprising Beach Resort 45-0 Spain - Templars 22-12
FELPHARMA British Army - France 14-7, Australia - Italia 31-0

FINAL SHIELD MEN :
DrunkenShip Atlantis 7 Kings of Rome - Denser Marauders 5-35

SEMI-FINALS MEN PLATE
Fiji Uprising Beach Resort - Templars 24-5 France - Italia 12-0

SEMIFINALS MEN CUP
Modula Roma Seven - Spain 10-0
Felpharma British Army - Australia 0-38

FINAL BOWL MEN
Porta Portese Force XV Froggies - Mel's Exiles 7-26

FINAL PLATE
FIJI Uprising Beach Resort - France 5-10

FINAL GREEN NETWORK CUP
Australia - MODULA Roma Seven 47-17


 

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aleix Mon 7 Jun 2010 18:01

great spain 7's!!!! australia the best team in tournment, if spain won NZ , we saw a great final!!

great spain 7's!!!! australia the best team in tournment, if spain won NZ , we saw a great final!!
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Peter Joseph Mon 14 Jun 2010 22:36

I'm not sure where you got your information from regarding the women's final at the Roma 7's. Aotearoa (NZ) Maori beat France 19 - 5, not the other way around as you have reported!

France scored first, but were never in it from there as Aotearoa Maori dominated every facet of the game.

It is disappointing that a website that claims to be the sports most comprehensive source of information and news, does not check the accuracy of their information before presenting it as fact.

As coach of the Aotearoa Maori women's team, i can assure you that we did in fact win the Roma 7's, and have the trophy and photos to prove it. I hope that you will correct your report as it has raised concerns / queries from our sponsors and supporters who rely on your website for accurate results from tournament that otherwise do not receive media coverage in our part of the world.

I'm not sure where you got your information from regarding the women's final at the Roma 7's. Aotearoa (NZ) Maori beat France 19 - 5, not the other way around as you have reported!

France scored first, but were never in it from there as Aotearoa Maori dominated every facet of the game.

It is disappointing that a website that claims to be the sports most comprehensive source of information and news, does not check the accuracy of their information before presenting it as fact.

As coach of the Aotearoa Maori women's team, i can assure you that we did in fact win the Roma 7's, and have the trophy and photos to prove it. I hope that you will correct your report as it has raised concerns / queries from our sponsors and supporters who rely on your website  for accurate results from tournament that otherwise do not receive media coverage in our part of the world.
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