Marauders Women’s Round-up

Marauders 7s

The Wooden Spoon Marauders women came out firing this season, winning their warm-up tournament at East Grinstead 7s in April. The first round of the Super 7s Series followed in Newbury, where the team made it to the plate semi-finals before being narrowly beaten by a strong Bath side.

The team ventured to Costa Blanca in Spain, winning against Andorra and Viator 7s, but falling short to Poland and Czech Republic, coming away as runners up. In the second round of the Super 7s Series, at London Irish Rugby Club, the Marauders drew with a strong Scimitar Storm team in the semi-final before extra time, where Scimitar grabbed the first points to win the game. Bournemouth 7s saw the Marauders claim a comprehensive win against Hove, before narrowly losing to a strong UK Armed Forces team in the group stages 10-12.

© Danté K Photography The women progressed to the quarterfinals where they faced tournament winners Hammerheads, and narrowly missed out on a spot in the semi-finals. The last round of the Super Series was hosted at Aldershot Military Stadium, where the women beat Hong Kong in the group stages to reach the playoff stages. Another close game against Scimitar saw the team fall short of a place in the finals, with an unlucky spell of injuries leaving the team with eight players.