Posted on June 04, 2015
TuksWomen 7's played in the Stanislas 7's Tournament in Nancy, France 16-17 May 2015
The results were as follows:
Tuks vs Dijon 24 - 0 (win)
Tuks vs Belgium 14 - 0 (win)
Tuks vs Hungary 10 - 19 (loss)
Tuks vs Nancy Champs 26 - 0 (win)
Quarter Final: Tuks vs Romania 7 - 10 (loss)
Plate Semi-Final: Tuks vs Norway 14 - 0 (win)
Plate Final: Tuks vs Switzerland 10 - 7 (win)
After the Stanislas tournament the team we travelled 7 hours by bus back to Paris for the Centralè Sevens, which was played on 20-21 May. The team did not fair too well, they were however awarded the Fair Play Award, which is a award made to one of the 24 teams and is considered to be a competitive character. The match results were as follows:
Day 1:
Tuks vs Paris University 0 - 17 (loss)
Tuks vs Belgium 10 - 24 (loss)
Tuks vs Froggies (France 2) 0 - 33 (loss)
Day 2:
Tuks vs Portugal 7 - 33 (loss in Cup Quarter Final)
Tuks vs Euskarians of Spain 10 - 15 (loss in Semi Final Plate)
Tuks vs Ukraine 10 - 31 (loss)
Coach Riaan van der Merwe said, "This high level experience and tough schedule in a short time can only improve our team’s performance in the long run. In this group of 12 players, 8 girls are new players and they were exposed to the high level of play that the rest of the team has gotten accustomed to – this was a great experience for them."
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