Scotland 7S 0 – 26 Zimbabwe

The Scotland 7s team lost to Zimbabwe in the Shield final of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens today. The squad will now return home before preparations begin in earnest ahead of the next two tournaments in Wellington and San Diego and ultimately the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.The Scotland 7s team lost to Zimbabwe in the Shield final of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens today. The squad will now return home before preparations begin in earnest ahead of the next two tournaments in Wellington and San Diego and ultimately the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai. Coach Stephen Gemmell said: It was a disappointing performance. We improved a lot today but that last game was just a game too far in terms of fitness and accuracy. Scotland 7s team v Zimbabwe 7s: Roddy Grant (West of Scotland)* CAPTAIN, Colin Shaw (Glasgow Warriors), Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh Rugby), Graham Hogg (Hawick)*, Rory Hutton (Hawick)*, Andrew Easson (Edinburgh Rugby), Tom Bury (Boroughmuir)** Substitutes: Struan Dewar (Heriot’s)** for McKenzie, Ashleah McCulloch (Aberdeen Grammar Rugby)** for Hogg, Chris Kinloch (Glasgow Warriors) for Bury Scotland 7s squad for the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens on 5 & 6 December: Roddy Grant (West of Scotland)* CAPTAIN, Struan Dewar (Heriot’s)**, Colin Shaw (Glasgow Warriors), Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh Rugby), Chris Fusaro (Heriot’s)*, Ashleah McCulloch (Aberdeen Grammar Rugby)**, Tom Bury (Boroughmuir)**, Rory Hutton (Hawick)*, Andrew Easson (Edinburgh Rugby), Graham Hogg (Hawick)*, Grant Anderson (Ayr)*, Chris Kinloch (Glasgow Warriors) * = Member of Scottish Rugby’s National Academy ** = Member of Scottish Rugby’s Area Institute Supported National Academy The Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s is the eighth and final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series. It will be held at Murrayfield on 30 and 31 May 2009. Tickets sales information will be announced shortly – log on to www.edinburgh7s.com for more information. Rugby sevens will be one of the showpiece events of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.