Monday, 18 August 2014

A Wonderful Weekend of World Club 7s!




A fair assessment of this weekend’s sizzling 7s would be that Buenos Aires took the tournament by storm and clinched the title of ‘World Club 7s Winners 2014’ after a tantalising try-frenzy final against Auckland.



The Argentinean side successfully scooped up 26 points to Auckland’s 22 to become victorious in their quest to grasp the title, having finished third only twelve months prior.

After the final, I spoke with the delightful Buenos Aires Coach, Diego Albanese to talk about what it means to his side to be playing at Twickenham;
 

"We just told them, maybe come to Twickenham for us...it's maybe a once in your life opportunity, and there is no pressure."
 
"It's about enjoying, it's about saying look I'm at Twickenham and I have to give my best"

 
To see the full interview with Diego Albanese the Buenos Aires Coach, check out my new You Tube Channel;
 
For Auckland, the defeat was déjà vu; they’d been within touching distance of becoming tournament winners in the dying seconds of last years final. But with that aside, I spoke with hat-trick scorer and tournament sensation Mitch Karpik after the game to discuss his own personal experience, competing at the World Club 7s




And to round off the tournament, no 7s would be complete without speaking to the fastest man in rugby, the one and only …. Mr Carlin Isles! We chatted about his time at Glasgow Warriors, 7s vs 15s and then as special request - could he show me his try scoring celebratory dance moves?




Well that went down a storm and I am delighted to say I was a part of a wonderful weekend of World Club 7s.

I’m already looking forward to next year!