Frome 7s Roundup
Over the weekend, Frome RFC's Gypsy Lane opened its door for the annual Frome 7s Festival, which saw 50 teams and a whopper of a crowd take part for a cracker of a weekend, despite the sunny spells.
The weekends festivities kicked off on the Friday evening with the invitational exhibition match which saw Scottys Rugby charity side take on Solent Vikings, which turned out to be a hugely entertaining match to watch in front of the large crowd.
On Saturday morning the pool stages of the competition kicked off at 10am, with lots of people visiting the club and enjoying the festival atmosphere, with a great selection of food and drink stalls, music and of course a wide range of entertaining rugby on display.
Saturdays games comprised of 5 levels of competition; the Men's Super-Social, Men's Social, Women's Social with highest level of rugby being played in both the Women's Open and Men's Open.
Frome 7s co-organiser Mike Rutt said: "Its always was great to see how excited everyone is about returning to the Frome 7s, it's really become one of the 'go to' competitions and it's a credit to all the team who put in the effort in behind the scenes.
With the 50 teams taking part it’s one of the biggest festivals we've held, with the popularity of the Frome 7s being clear to see.
I must say thank you to everyone who attended, we've been lucky to have some fantastic teams come and take part from all over.
Of course, a special mention must go to all of the volunteers that helped the day run so smoothly, without you it wouldn't be possible, I must also say a particular thanks to Roger Gilson who has helped run the festival amazingly.
We are looking forward to continuing to grow the festival and hope to see everyone return next year."
Roger Gilson, Frome 7s co-organiser also commented "I would like to express my sincere thanks to all of the teams for a fantastic day of rugby, which was played in great spirit. A shout out must also go to the Referees for their sterling efforts.
A massive thank you also to the Frome RFC & community volunteers who supported us in the lead up and on the day to help make what was an amazing weekend & spectacle of rugby."
The Men's Super Social competition saw hotly contested pool stages with plenty of flair, outrageous kit designs, fancy dress, and fun rugby on display. It was the ADOB Panthers who took the win in the Cup Final over Super Social Legends and crowd favourites, The Pig Wrestlers.
Stag 7s secured the Plate Final whilst the Super Social Bowl was won by the Hillbillies.
The Ladies Social competition welcomed back some regular faces with Petelo All Stars, Bath Spa and Abbey Nuns all featuring as well as local rugby clubs from the surrounding area. Carmarthen Warriors won the Cup Final, with Cherubs bringing home the Plate, whilst the London Bears regained the Bowl Final.
The Mens Social welcomed lots of top teams to The Lane, the Royal Navy Stingrays winning the Social Cup Final. Salisbury Spitfires took home the Social Plate and the charity side Scottys Rugby won the Social Bowl.
The Open Competition saw one of the most hotly contested pools in Frome 7s history, and the Ladies Open saw some big names taking part, including Bath Rugby, Bamboo 7s, Savvy Panthers to name a few.
Vaquita Hammerhead 7s secured the Open Cup in a thriller of a final whilst Bath Rugby 7s won the Plate and the Savvy Pink Panthers took home the Open Bowl.
The Mens Open welcomed back many regular faces of the competition with Apache Braves, Lambs RFC, Bamboo 7s, Carmarthen Warriors to name a few.
It was the Royal Navy Sharks who secured the Open Cup Final in a fanatsic final. Empire 7s showed fantastic flair and skill to take the Plate competition and the Lambs RFC winning the Bowl.
Mens Open
Cup - Royal Navy Sharks
Plate - Empire 7s
Bowl - Lambs RFC
Men’s Social
Cup - Royal Navy Stingrays
Plate - Salisbury Spitfires
Bowl - Scottys Rugby
Super Social
Cup - ADOB Panthers
Plate - Stags 7s
Bowl - Hillbillies
Ladies Open
Cup - Vaquita Hammerheads
Plate - Bath Rugby
Bowl - Savvy Pink Panthers
Ladies Social
Cup - Carmarthen Warriors
Plate - Cherubs
Bowl - London Bears
