Scotland 7s Pick Up Shield Trophy In Tokyo

Scotland 7s have won the inaugural Tokyo 7s Shield ahead of their home tournament, the first Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s, at Scotstoun Stadium next month (Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May).   The Scots were unable to pursue the higher seeded Bowl trophy after losing out to France, in their opening game of day two, 22-19, despite Sean Kennedy showing his ever increasing threat with two tries against their European counterparts. Mark Robertson also touched down in the match. However, match two and the team instilled a new lease of life into their HSBC Sevens World Series campaign with wins over Russia, 21-19, and Kenya, 26-12, which ultimately won them their first piece of silverware in recent weeks. Against Russia James Fleming added two tries to his tally which now sits at 37, in this season alone. He also scored one in the final. Michael Fedo also scored against Russia and Colin Gregor added all three conversions. Finally, against Kenya it was a forwards affair with Mark Cairns, Ross Miller and Michael Fedo all joining Fleming on the score sheet. Gregor added the extras three out of four times. Scotland 7s will now travel back home to prepare for their home leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Tickets for the event are on sale now starting at£15 for adults. Scotland are hosting the penultimate leg of the circuit at The Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s, which will take place at Scotstoun Stadium for the first time on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May. Tickets for the tournament are on sale now from£15 per day. All concessions are at half the equivalent adult price. Tickets will be sold for particular stands and designated days, with two-day ‘weekend’ tickets also available. Click here to buy your tickets now. For more information on the tournament and for the latest news on Scotland 7s visit www.glasgow7s.com and follow us on Twitter @Glasgow7s. The Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s is part of the HSBC Sevens World Series.  The event, led by Scottish Rugby, is a partnership with Glasgow Life, Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Government and Event Scotland with the assistance of sportscotland and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau: The HSBC Sevens World Series is a globally recognised event featuring 16 international teams and visiting cities across the world. Glasgow joins the Gold Coast, Dubai, Port Elizabeth, Wellington, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London in hosting the competition between 2012 and 2014. Scotstoun Stadium will host 30,000 fans over two days of competition in the penultimate leg of the series. Glasgow is the host city of the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and the IRB Series is a key part in creating a legacy for the games. Scottish Rugby works in partnership with sportscotland, the national agency for sport. In 2011, sportscotland invested a total of ?156,000 of National Lottery funding into Scottish Rugby’s 7s programme. sportscotland also supports Scottish Rugby 7s by providing high performance expertise through its institute network.