You are here: Match Reports / Sevens/ Crieff 26th April 2008
| Crieff 7s Result: Left early, probable winners. Precious: None Team: Armstrong, Cahoon, Crighton, Legendre, Martin, Nash, Stafford, Torbett, Walker, Witko. Hills received a late invite to make their debut in this tournament. A chronic shortage of players with cars saw Cahoon and Walker selected by default with the rest of the team selected on their ability to fit into confined spaces. Paterson was unavailable for selection as he was playing with schoolboys. Facing Linlithgow in their opening group match, Hill’s stumbled to a 26 – 14 loss, with a performance reminiscent of the dark days of 7s under Paul Tyler. Playing on a small, bumpy Northern pitch, Hills took a 14 – 0 lead with two tries from debutant Armstrong, who was even permitted to convert one by Torbett. Failure to retain the ball cost Hill’s, and allowed Linlithgow to score 4 unanswered tries. Nothing else of interest happened. Hill’s were determined to make amends in their second match against the famous Pigbarians. Taking to the larger Southern pitch with Legendre’s cry of ‘bon chance’ ringing in their ears, Hill’s wasted no time in expressing themselves and recorded a score of 60 something to a lot less, possibly zero. Tries were contributed by Armstrong, Cahoon, Martin, Nash, Stafford and Witko who scored a hat-trick, showing why he is being hailed at the new Cammy McCullough. In the final group match, Hills were pitted against Blairgowrie, again on the Southern pitch. Tries from Crichton, Stafford, Torbett and Witko saw Hill’s record a business-as-usual result of 47 – 7. Notable incidents included Walker’s inability to finish from 3 yards out, Stafford’s moaning after being substituted against his will and Torbett being heckled by the crowd for refusing to go down on a bouncing ball and costing Hill’s a try. It was now late in the day and with pool matches still remaining to be played, Hill’s decided to leave, content in the knowledge that if they wanted to win the tournament they could have done. The organising committee were understanding but asked what were they supposed to do with the 15,000 burgers they had ordered for Bell. Next up for Hill’s, their annual pilgrimage to Lochaber. |