GB teams impress at Exeter 7s

by Mark Stevens
10/9/2016

GB Sevens fans will be licking their lips at the prospect of another match-up between the GB Royals and the GB Lions squads today, after both sides eased through the group stages of the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s on Saturday.

An impressive 193 points were scored in total by the two teams, with just 15 conceded on the opening day of action at Exeter Chiefs’ Sandy Park stadium.

Head Coach Simon Amor’s sides met last weekend in the final of ‘Sevens and the City’, where the Lions won an exhilarating contest 27-14.

And should they now come through their knock-out clashes, the two GB teams will lock horns once more on their Road to Rio.

The GB Royals made it there after beating Portugal 31-0, Poland 43-0, and holding off a stern French challenge to win 17-10.

Meanwhile, the GB Lions improved as the day wore on, starting with a 31-5 victory over Belgium before accelerating to 31-0 and 41-0 victories over Italy and Germany.

The GB Royals meet Georgia on Sunday while the Lions will take on Russia, with Spain v Germany and France v Italy the matches on the other side of the draw.