Stirling County won the 2013 Ondeo Stirling County Rugby Sevens Tournament for the first time in years, in an exciting climax to an action packed afternoon of rugby in the Bridgehaugh sunshine.
County beat Howe of Fife in a closely contested final coming back from 19 - 12 down to win by 28 - 19. In the first round County beat Hillfoots Ba Bas 53 - 0, then ran out winners 29- 10 against Cartha Queen's Park in the quarter-final. County looked to be heading out the tournament in the semi-final against Glasgow Hawks, but two late tries gave the hosts the narrowest of victories at 28 - 26.
Hamilton won the plate competition, beating Dalziel 34 - 12.
Stirling County Sevens Cup: 1st Round: Boroughmuir 59 - Stirling County 2s 0 GHA 21 - Hillhead Jordanhill 7 Falkirk 19 - Hamilton 12 Howe of Fife 68 - Stirling 3s 0 Glasgow Hawks 34 - Dalziel 12 Kirkcaldy 19 - Stirling University 26 Cartha QP 26 - Horny's Tups 7 Stirling County 1s 53 - Hillfoots Ba Bas 0 Quarter-Final: Boroughmuir 17 - GHA 19 Falkirk 14 - Howe of Fife 47 Glasgow Hawks 38 - Stirling University 12 Cartha QP 10 - Stirling Count y 1s 29 Semi Final: GHA 19 - Howe of Fife 24 Glasgow Hawks 26 - Stirling County 1s 28 Final: Howe of Fife 19 - Stirling County 1s 28 Stirling County Sevens Plate (for teams knocked out in first round of Cup): Quarter-Final: Stirling County 2s 0 - Hillhead Jordanhill 34 Hamilton 41 - Stirling County 3s 0 Dalziel 45 - Kirkcaldy 0 Horny's Tups 22 - Hillfoots Ba Bas 5 Semi-Final: Hillhead Jordanhill 14 - Hamilton 26 Dalziel 32 - Horny's Tups 5 Final: Hamilton 34 - Dalziel 12
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