After a 16-year "drought", Penicuik made it two in a row when they retained the Presidents' Cup at their annual Sevens tournament — sponsored this year by Remax Property Partners.
After a sluggish start in their opening tie against Moray House when the scores were tied 5-5 at the break, Penicuik took control to win 33-5 before beating Hawick Linden 15-7 in the quarter finals to set up a semi final try with old rivals North Ber
wick.
The semi final was a nail-biting affair with North Berwick quickly taking a 10-point lead before Penicuik ran in three tries — Cunningham crucially converting two of them — to give Penicuik enough of an edge to withstand the final burst from North Berwick which saw them close the gap to two points before the final whistle.
The final of the tournament itself proved something of anti-climax with Ross High, who had already accounted for Boroughmuir, Trinity, and Edinburgh Northern, never in the hunt and finally going down 46-0.
PerformanceThree of Penicuik's tries came from Andy Greer — playing his last game for Penicuik before returning to New Zealand — a performance that earned him the Player of the Final award.
Results: Presidents' Cup quarter finals — Ross High 24, Trinity 17; Edinburgh Northern 27, Edinburgh Accies 5; Penicuik 15, Hawick Linden 7; Lismore 5, North Berwick 31; Semi finals — Ross High 25, Edinburgh Northern 17; Penicuik 19, North Berwick 17; Final — Ross High 0, Penicuik 46.
Ladies' Shield quarter finals — Boroughmuir 26, Dalkeith 10; Inverleith 0, Lasswade 39; Moray House 10, Hamilton 33; Hawick Harlequins 26, Dunbar 21; Semi finals — Boroughmuir 24, Lasswade 10; Hamilton 28, Hawick Harlequins 19; Final — Boroughmuir 26, Hamilton 24.
Full report and pictures in Midlothian Advertiser, May 1, 2008The full article contains 299 words and appears in Midlothian Advertiser newspaper.
