Melrose 7s

Rugby's oldest 7s tournament is taking place today.
Well worth a watch, coverage starts from half 2 on BBC Scotland. Should be available via the red button and online as well.

Can't wait to see the strong team Glasgow Warriors have put out. Niko Matawalu and Carlin 'the fastest man in world rugby' Isles tearing it up together is one hell of a prospect    

So here's to a good day, with a bucket load of tries and maybe some moments like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T9JMlVfA_Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Shame the Glasgow game was on just before the tv coverage started!

Live feed:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/24875072

Big news so far is Watsonians beating the USA Tigers invitational team. Quite an achievement!

It was heriots.

The yanks a didn't look too happy - think they expected to breeze through it!

Haha, gutted I missed that.
Highlight of the day so far, Gala player gets acquainted with the advertising hoardings https://vine.co/v/MJW2xn1hnUU

Chris Dean - the new Edinburgh signing - looks a decent player

Yeah the American team looked poor despite the big build up.
Glasgow the big favourites but Melrose and accies look pretty good.
Edinburghs new signing just scored for accies, an ex back rower now in the centre. Doesn't look the biggest of guys but seems to have good pace.

I see the Clermont academy based in Fiji is working .

Bloody bbc coverage. Miss the first Glasgow game and now we need to turn over so bbc 1 can show escape to the feckin country.

Anyway

Clermont and Glasgow warriors final depending on the draw. Big up yo Edinburgh accies who are looking very strong and could potentially be the team to upset the apple cart

Glasgow game up next

Ah right. Heriots indeed.

Feel fir hawks. They played well.

I'm going a Glasgow warriors v accies final

Ohhhh, Glasgow Hawks just pipped by Clermont. Gutted

What position is Hughes?

Wing or full back in 15s

It's a different game eh. One team sponsored by BT Sport, the other team is sponsored by bob's taxis.

He's a big lad!

He is one of the four warrior players involved in the kebab shop incident

Why is Niko playing in this instead of the Munster game?

He was the one alleged to have been carrying on. The other thre were just there. Dunno what actually happened with any court case!!!

With Seymour and maitland back it seems that niko is surplus to requirement. Strange as niko is 100 times the player that pyrgos is!!!

Niko is our best sevens player.

I think that if Glasgow are invited to send a team to play at Melrose, the least we can do us send a credible team rather than a squad full of also rans.

No disrespect to Melrose, but the Munster game is far more important to Glasgow than the ladies cup. Niko and Bennett should be on the bench at thomond.

tigertattie wrote:He was the one alleged to have been carrying on. The other thre were just there. Dunno what actually happened with any court case!!!

Yeah he has a bit of a reputation for being hot headed but wasn't the main culprit in kebab gate.

Accies looking v good, think most of their team is capped either at 7s, u20s or scotland a.

Sticking by my prediction accies v warriors final.

Accies are having a blinder. Apple cart well and truly upset!!!

Outstanding from Accies!

Great to see these fringe pro team players in action - there's lots of good talent out there!

How was Benett not offside in that last ruck for the last try, strange.

My god that speed from Carlin Isles!!

Would love to know how fast Isles ran for that try   

That was sickening from Isles. Such gas!

Glasgow vs Edinburgh in the final. Poor borders region not having a good day today

Think Glasgow will win but accies could run them close.
Been impressed by some of the accies squad. Alex Blair looks back to his best and must be knocking on the door for a 7s contract.
Parquer also looks a very good player too.

Just back from it, great day out and I thought accies were good. But did anyone see the cross field kick from glashan to farndale which he dropped ? I know you need athletes but they need to catch a ball first   carlin isles looked good with the ball but against currie he did find it hard defensively.

Alex Blair and chris were standouts for accies but as a team heriots played very well.

does this mean glasgow will be back next year?   

Great bit of PR for The Warriors. Another few thousand signed up to the cause thanks to Mad McMata, Hughes, Bennett and Western Isles. Seeing the crowd's reaction at the end was fascinating.

BTW we should sign Alex Blair just to really rub the MFLs noses right in it after the way he was treated by them - very good player. He could come off the bench and run in try 10 on the 26/4 at Scotstoun !   

Blair and Dean were the standout Scottish players, and to be fair to Edinburgh Blair was out injured for almost 2 years before he finally made a return - you can't keep paying someone if they're going to be out for so long.

Hrs back fitter and stronger than ever, and is a good shout for filling in the 3rd 10 slot at Edinburgh

Absolutely no mention of the 7s on the BBC sport website

Considering they (BBC) covered it   - albeit take it was the wendyball outside broadcast team judging by some of the shots.

Rory Hughes put in a good shift too for the Warriors - he is Scottish btw !

Was meaning out of the amateur players!

RDW_Scotland wrote:Absolutely no mention of the 7s on the BBC sport website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/27001960 - from the Scottish rugby section of the BBC sport site

Fair enough - would have tgight it would have merited the main page though, with highlight a in the video feed

Indeed, yeah disappointed they didn't put together a little compilation video of the day. The US tigers being knocked out by Heriots, that Gala player smashing into the hoardings, one of Isle's tries etc

Surprised isles didn't feature on the rugby banter page or something - he scored some scorching tries!

GLove39 wrote:Indeed, yeah disappointed they didn't put together a little compilation video of the day. The US tigers being knocked out by Heriots, that Gala player smashing into the hoardings, one of Isle's tries etc

You only had to ask nicely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCjemSQOing

Jeez, that's a winger! Serious pace there.