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Article: Army out-gun rivals at sevens
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- Bath Chronicle, The
- Article date:
- July 2, 2009
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The third annual Bath Charity 7s took place at the University of
Bath on Saturday in aid of Help for Heroes and, fittingly, it was
the British Army who triumphed 29-28 in a thrilling final against
Akuma Scorpions.
Sixty-eight teams competed throughout the day, with the Wooden
Spoon team picking up the winners' trophy in the ladies'
competition.
Billed as the largest one-day sevens tournament in the UK, the
competition has grown enormously since its inaugural event that was
based over two pitches at Stothert and Pitt RFC two years ago.
On Saturday, six pitches were utilised to accommodate the teams
who were competing in four different tournaments - Men's
Invitational, Men's Open, Men's ...