Grey High are the Frogfoot Sevens champions of George-leg
After a weekend of action-packed sevens rugby in George, Grey High from Gqerbeha emerged victorious with a dominant 29-0 display in the final against Strand.
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Despite an early, unexpected loss to George High by 17-12 early on, the Grey High team regrouped to see out the rest of the tournament, beating Hoërskool Punt (26-5) and Bridgeton (38-14) in the group stages, they qualified for the knockout rounds in which they didn’t concede a single point.
Grey beat Marlow Landbou in the semi-finals by 20-0 before flexing their muscles against Strand to bring an end to an exhilarating tournament.
The host’s honour was defended by two invitational teams while their first stringers were competing at the NWU Prestige Schools Sevens tournament in Potchefstroom.
The Outeniqua Invitational team did well to progress all the way to the Plate final, but Montagu was a step too far and after a thrilling match, a late score by Montagu secured the 21-15 victory for the visitors.
The other Outeniqua team competing at the tournament also made it all the way to the Bowl final where they faced Bridgeton.
Bridgeton won by 40-10 to be crowned Bowl champions, while York was named the Shield winners after a 5-all draw against Union in the final.
As per the competition rules, in the event of a draw, the team that scored first gets the victory.
Though they did not make the finals, George High will take pride in being the only team to beat Grey High over the weekend.
Raymondre Samson delivered a spectacular performance in that game for George that earned him the Player-of-the-Match award.
Results:
Pool A: Outeniqua Invitational 38, Union 0; Outeniqua Invitational 10, Sao Bras 5; Sao Bras 47, Union 0.
Pool B: Marlow Landbou 31, Montagu 19; Marlow Landbou 45, York 5; Montagu 50, York 5.
Pool C: George High 17, Grey High School 12; Grey High School 38, Bridgeton 14; Bridgeton 24, George High 21.
Pool D: Hoërskool Punt 40, Kwagga Invitational 12; Strand 14, Hoërskool Punt 12; Strand 29, Kwagga Invitational 7.
Cross Pool: Sao Bras 39, York 0; Strand 38, Bridgeton 14; Montagu 33, Union 5; George High 26, Kwagga Invitational 10; Marlow Landbou 10, Outeniqua Invitational 5; Grey High School 26, Hoërskool Punt 5.
Semi-Finals
Bowl: Bridgeton 40, York 12; Kwagga Invitational 10, Union 5.
Plate: Montagu 24, George High 10; Outeniqua Invitational 17, Hoërskool Punt 5.
Cup: Grey High School 20, Marlow Landbou 0; Strand 24, Sao Bras 21.
Finals
Shield: York 5, Union 5 (York scored first).
Bowl: Bridgeton 40, Kwagga Invitational 10.
Plate: Montagu 21, Outeniqua Invitational 15.
Cup: Grey High School 29, Strand 0.
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