| FOLLOW SCOTLAND ON DAY TWO OF THE EDINBURGH 7s |
| Sunday, 30 May 2010 | |
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Follow Scotland’s progress on day two of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s – the final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series. Their first result saw them defeated by England in the Cup competition. They defeated reigning IRB Sevens World Series champions, South Africa, in the Plate semi-final and will now play Argentina in the final. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON THE DAY! CUP QUARTER-FINAL: SCOTLAND 7-19 ENGLAND A Plate title would mean finishing fifth in the world this weekend, but reigning IRB Sevens World Series champions South Africa stand in their way. That semi-final tie kicks-off at 2.59pm. The match against England started on a nervy note but Scotland held on with a good defensive work-rate.
As Scotland had won all three games yesterday in front of a magnificent Murrayfield support, they brought the crowd to its feet once more. Having enjoyed the majority of possession, Scotland worked through the phases and eventually carved an opening on which Roddy Grant pounced to score between the posts. Laidlaw converted, 7-0. England almost brought things level as Uche Oduoza powered up the left wing. Andrew Turnbull tried to swipe him down but John Houston was soon on the scene and smothered him to ground. Half-time score: Scotland 7-0 England Scotland continued to compete in the second period, but it was England who found a cutting edge to their game and scored a hat-trick of tries to seal the win. A sharp pick-and-go from the ruck saw Mat Turner nip up the wing where he passed Andrew Turnbull. Roddy Grant tried to give chase but there was no chance of him making up enough ground to catch him. Gollings converted, 7-7. England then finished with a Royle reception as Sales Sharks winger Nick Royle ran in for a brace. Sitting out in space on the left, he ran in for his first before the ball, thrown over the head of Greig Laidlaw due to an incoming tackle on Hogg, Gollings converted the final try, 7-19. Fulltime score: Scotland 7-19 England Scotland 7s v England: Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), John Houston (Edinburgh), Ally Hogg (Edinburgh), Roddy Grant (Edinburgh), Colin Shaw*, Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh), Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh) PLATE SEMI-FINAL: SOUTH AFRICA 14-19 SCOTLAND As the rain started to fall on Murrayfield, it was an arid start to the match for Scotland as Chris Dry ran in two tries for the visitors. His first came as he received a forward pass up the left wing, which was not picked up by the touch judge. Both were converted, 14-0. However Scotland fought to reduce the half-time deficit and, after chipping away at the rock solid South African defence, they finally broke through. Mark Robertson chipped the ball ahead and beat his man to the ball from where he launched himself over the line, 14-7. Half-time score: South Africa 14-7 Scotland Scotland continued to exert the same pressure they had applied in the first. Robertson, who had earlier ignited his own try, was once again the spark for Scotland’s scoring opportunities. He broke away in midfield and offloaded to Mike Adamson, who danced through the scattered South African defence, only to emerge clean out the other side and slide over in the corner. Scotland’s final score was a contender for try of the day. In a phase of outstanding offloading play, Colin Shaw burst clear before linking up with Ally Hogg who returned the ball back to the winger. The final pass was popped back inside to Ben Cairns who crossed between the posts, 14-19. Scotland then proceeded to soak up the time and ran the clock down inside the South African half before Laidlaw booted the ball out of the stadium cueing the Murrayfield celebrations. Fulltime score: South Africa 14-19 Scotland Scotland 7s v South Africa: Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Mark Robertson (Edinburgh), Ally Hogg (Edinburgh), Roddy Grant (Edinburgh), Mike Adamson, Colin Shaw*, Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh) PLATE FINAL: SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA, KICK-OFF 5.38PM VIDEO: SCOTLAND'S ANDREW TURNBULL DAZZLES THE MURRAYFIELD CROWD
Scotland 7s squad to compete at the IRB Sevens World Series in Edinburgh (29 & 30 May): Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh) CAPTAIN*, Mike Adamson*, Alex Blair (Edinburgh Accies)**, Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Chris Fusaro (Heriot's)**, Roddy Grant (Edinburgh), Ally Hogg (Edinburgh), John Houston (Edinburgh), Lee Jones (Selkirk)**, Mark Robertson (Edinburgh), Colin Shaw*, Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh) * = Scotland 7s contracted player Pool D - Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Scotland's Pool D results and fixtures on day one (Saturday 29 May) of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s |
Ben Gollings looked to have broken clear, but a tap tackle from Greig Laidlaw brought the sevens stalwart to ground, and saved the match from getting off on the wrong note.| < Prev | Next > |
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