b'THE ELLESMERIAN 94Rugby - U16 SevensThis years squad was athletic, skilful and determined to improveKings Worcester Sevensthroughout the term. We competed at three tournaments:One month later and conditions for our second tournament could Wirral Grammar School Sevens not have been more different. We started in cold conditions with light snow and the weather deteriorated through the day.The U16 Sevens team travelled to Chester RUFC for their first tournament of the year. Although the day was cold, it was bright, dry,Group results and calm. This, coupled with the 4G pitch, made conditions excellentRGS Worcester5 v 26Ellesmerefor the kind of game we endeavour to play. Scarborough College10 v 31EllesmereThe format was a straight league of 6 teams: Old Swinford Hospital0 v 20EllesmereEllesmere33 v 0Merchant TaylorsSemi FinalCrosby Sir Thomas Rich School 7 v 24EllesmereLiverpool College 10 v 24Ellesmere FinalWirral GS 12 v 33 Ellesmere Kings Worcester14 v 14EllesmereScarisbrick Hall 24 v 19EllesmereEllesmere 33 v 5Shrewsbury School We played a brand of sevens which defied the conditions, showing Having won our first three games we were able to rest key playersour high levels of skill. By the time we met the hosts in the final in our fourth game andthough we narrowly lost that gamewethe snow was coming down hard and the pitch markings were finished the tournament strongly to take the title. anything but clear. We played sevens while the opposition played the conditions. We scored first but the hosts fought back to lead with seconds remaining. However, we broke their resolute defence with the last play and converted to level the match with the last kick of the game. Having scored first we should have won according to the tournament rules, but these rules were changed and a golden score was introduced. Eventually, a bounce of the ball went against us.'