Howe Sevens Tournament Rules 

1. Teams must be ready to commence play at the times shown on the programme.
2. A change of colours will be made where necessary, with the first named team changing.
3. Senior Competition: Each game or “Tie” in the JR Gray Trophy will be played seven minutes each way excepting the Final, which will be ten minutes each way. In the Ferrier Cup each tie will be six minutes each way the final will be eight minutes each way. At half- time there may be an interval of not more than one minute, two in the Final tie.

Congratulations to Stirling County in winning the first leg of the 2013 Arnold Clark Legacy 7s Series at Bridgehaugh.  The home team managed to overcome a half-time deficit in the Cup final to beat last season's series runners up Howe of Fife 28-19.

Meanwhile in the Plate competition, Hamilton came out on top in a Lanarkshire Derby, beating local rivals Dalziel 34-12.

Well done to all the teams who participated in today's tournament.  Next week the Arnold Clark Legacy 7s moves to Friday evening at Bouroughmuir.  You can keep up todate with the series standings by clicking here or from the main menu.

Congratulation to the Samurai Sports squad won last night's Boroughmuir 7s.  The select squad of 7s specialists had a relatively straightforward path to the final beating both Boroughmuir and Dalziel in the group stage for a semi-final play-off against Glasgow Hawks who they beat 31-5.  Their opponents for the final were Howe of Fife who had to cope with a tough semi-final against Hamilton.  The young Lanarkshire squad had led up until half-time and looked like pulling off a win against last year's series finalists and only a disallowed try moments from the end secured Howe their place in the final.

From the very start it looked as though the final was going to be a pretty even affair with Howe looking more than a match for Samurai.  On the 7th minute Samurai broke the stalemate and crossed the line for the first of 5 tries that would go unanswered.  Howe managed a resurgence late in the second half with two well converted tries.  However, their more arduous course to the final left them with little energy to sustain their comeback and Samurai scored twice more to win the cup 39-14.

In the Plate competition, Boroughmuir beat Stirling 19-0 to secure a further 5 series points.  

Next week the Arnold Clark Legacy 7s Series travels to Cupar the home of Howe of Fife.

Scores from the play-off stages can be viewed here.