Three defeats and a win for Scots’ sevens squad in Spain

The Scotland sevens squad finished their day in Elche, Spain with a win over Portugal (33-26) in the northern hemisphere invitational tournament after going down to England (14-24), Wales (19-27) and France (17-24).

They touched down six times in their final clash to go home with a win ahead of the HSBC Sevens World Series, which starts in just over three weeks on the Gold Coast, Australia. Scotland sevens head coach Graham Shiel said: “I’m glad we were able to finish the day off with something positive. We played a lot better in the last game and were more clinical in our game plan.

“All in all it has been a worthwhile exercise. It has been a good opportunity for our young players to play at a high level before the series starts.”

In the opening game Michael Fedo (Northumbria University) and Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh) tallied up 14 points for the Scots. Fedo scored against Wales and was joined on the try sheet by Sean Kennedy (Glasgow) and Ross Miller (Glasgow Hawks).

During the second half of the day Andrew Turnbull once again showed his finishing flair, with two tries against France and another two against Portugal. He was joined in the first of the latter two games by James Fleming (Edinburgh). In the finale Colin Gregor (Glasgow), Sean Kennedy and Kerr Gossman (Edinburgh) claimed a try for the Scots.