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Canadian Howlers win Cancun Sevens

Tuesday 24 November 2009 (UR7s)

This weekend saw only the second ever Cancun Sevens take place in the lively Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Canadian side Dog River Howlers took the overall spoils, beating English side Blackheath 45-0 in the final, although it was expected to be a slightly closer affair.

Both sides had reached the final without conceding a single point. Blackheath scored a total of 134 unanswered points in the pool stages.

Jaguares, who had beaten Sevens, EEK Baalam 1 and Veracruz to top Pool C undefeated, were dispatched 21-0 in the semi-final by Blackheath.

Dog River Howlers scored an impressive 172 points in their three pool matches, and beat the Mexican outfit Black Thunder 46-0 in the semi-finals to set up a thrilling final against Blackheath.

Black Thunder had earlier completed the semi-final line up as the best placed runner-up thanks to a 35-0 victory over hosts Cancun in Pool A.

Results: Pool A: Blackheath 47-0 Ex Aztecas, Black Thunder 35-0 Cancun, Blackheath 56-0 Cancun, Black Thunder 40-0 Ex Eztecas, Blackheath 31-0 Black Thunder, Cancun 17-7 Ex Aztecas

Pool B: Howlers 54-0 Batsub, Wallabies 24-0 Eek Baalam 2, Howlers 61-0 Eek Baalam 2, Wallabies 26-5 Batsub, Howlers 57-0 Wallabies, Eek Baalam 2 5-31 Batsub

Pool C: Jockey Sevens 24-7 Veracruz, Jaguares 21-7 Eek Baalam 1, Jockey Sevens 19-14 Eek Baalam 1, Jaguares 27-5 Veracruz, Jockey Sevens 7-14 Jaguares, Eek Baalam 1 17-0 Veracruz

Semi-finals: Blackheath 21-0 Jaguares, Howlers 46-0 Black Thunder

Final: Howlers 45-0 Blackheath

Tagged in this article: Cancun Sevens, Cancun Sevens 2009

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Krystallynn Thu 9 Jun 2011 21:50

Good point. I hadn't tohguht about it quite that way. :)

Good point. I hadn't tohguht about it quite that way. :)
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