Ophir Sevens 2008

THE wet weather didn't dampen spirits at the annual Ophir Sevens tournament on Saturday where Instonians produced some fantastic rugby to win the Will Totten Memorial Trophy.

Although conditions were far from ideal, a large turnout of spectators still enjoyed a great day of sevens action.

The youth (under 18) tournament in the morning saw hosts Ophir take on teams from Ballyclare, Belfast Harlequins, Carrick, Malone and Randalstown.

In the semi-finals Randalstown enjoyed a comfortable win over Ophir, while Harlequins edged out Malone by a single score. And it was the Belfast side who went on to take the trophy, winning a thrilling final by 19 points to 7.

At senior level it was Instonians who came out on top, comfortably winning their group before disposing of Queen's 29-0 in the semi-final.

The other half of the draw saw Dungannon and Ballynahinch make the semi-final, with the latter scraping into the final on a 17-10 scoreline.

In the final Instonians showed their class, cruising to a comfortable win to take the Will Totten Memorial Trophy.

Officials at Ophir expressed their thanks to sponsors Newtownabbey Borough Council, Biffa and Kukri, as well as all those who helped out on the day to make the tournament such a great success.

 

Ophir Sevens 2008 - Results

Section 1

Dungannon	17	14	Larne
Queens	20	0	Ophir A
Bangor	7	14	Dungannon
Larne	7	38	Queens
Ophir A	5	12	Bangor
Queens	0	17	Dungannon
Ophir A	24	5	Larne
Queens	14	12	Bangor
Ophir A	5	21	Dungannon
Bangor	26	0	Larne

Section 2

Ophir B	7	28	Randalstown
Instonians	19	7	Carrick
Ballynahinch	19	7	Holywood
Ophir B	0	43	Instonians
Randalstown	5	12	Ballynahinch
Carrick	12	12	Holywood
Ophir B	0	31	Ballynahinch
Instonians	31	0	Holywood
Randalstown	7	0	Carrick
Ophir B	0	10	Holywood
Carrick	0	10	Ballynahinch
Randalstown	0	31	Instonians
Ophir B	?	?	Carrick
Randalstown	21	7	Holywood

Semi-final 1

Dungannon

10

17

Ballynahinch

Semi-final 2

Instonians

29

0

Queens

Final

Instonians

40

0

Ballynahinch