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Seven-a-side rugby is a young mans game, and student invitation side,
Rogue Traders, overcame Bishop Burton College in and absorbing final to
win the 53rd Guinness Pock 7s on Good Friday.

It was a record breaking day as a crowd of 3,000 basked in the Bank
Holiday sunshine and enjoyed an afternoon of eight hours of quality
rugby. Rogue Traders, an invitation side of former Sedbergh students
who took their name from the band whose music was used as the theme tune of the Hong Kong Sevens,
certainly did it the hard way. They knocked out the holders and sevens
specialists, Ronin, in their first game with a sudden death winner
after the sides had been locked at 24-24 at full-time. They then had to
work hard, but made more comfortable progress, to overcome North East
side, KS Crusaders, and Old Hymerians, before meeting Bishop Burton
College in the final.

Bishop Burton had put aside the local challenge by beating Pocklington,
Driffield and Malton & Norton before knocking out Catterick Garrison's
teamof Fijians in their semi final. Bishop Burton raced into a 12-0 early
lead in the final but Rogue Traders hung in and their surer handling
was the difference as they turned the tables to pull away to win 36-17.

The Plate Competition produced an equally exciting finale as Ronin also
went two tries up but were gradually reeled in by determined hosts,
Pocklington. Three opportunist score got Pocklington back on terms and
Pocklington's committment shone through in the second half as they
stormed to victory by 43-21.

The women also got in on the seven-a-side act and their mini tournment
at the start of the day saw Doncaster overcome Pocklington and Hull to
take the honours.

First Round
Goole 5 Market Harborough 33; Selby 5 Edinburgh TMC 40; Pocklington 12
Bishop Burton College 38; Hull Ionians II 31 Yapham Badgers 7;
Scunthorpe FH 33 Old Pocklingtonians 15; Old Hymerians 41 Yorkshire
PDS 0.

Second Round
Catterick Garrison 35Market Harborough 0; Hull Ionians 5 Edinburgh TMC
29; Malton & Norton 34 Peterites 5; Driffield 14 Bishop Burton 33; KS
Crusaders 35 Ionians 19; Raging Bull Ronin 24 Rogue Traders 29 (aet);
Royal Artillery 0 Scuthorpe FH 31; York 0 Old Hymerians 19.

Quarter Finals
Catterick Garrison 36 Edinburgh TMC 12; Malton & Norton 14 Bishop
Burton 29; KS Crusaders 0 Rogue Traders 22; Scunthorpe FH 5 Old
Hymerians 22.

Semi Finals
Catterick Garrison 5 Bishop Burton 26; Rogue Traders 17 Old Hymerians
0.

Final
Rogue Traders 36 Bishop Burton 17.

Plate Competition

Goole 21 Pocklington 31; Hull Ionians 20 Driffield 26; Old
Pocklingtonians 24 Ronin 31; Royal Artillery 0 York 38.

Plate Semi Finals
Pocklington 28 Driffield 12; Ronin 19 York 7.

Plate Final
Pocklington 43 Ronin 21.