7s - 1011 - Season
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Season News
Scandinavian 7s | |
| It was as 2010 Champions that the RAF Spitfires made their annual trip to the Scandinavian 7s in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a full weekend of 7s rugby in store....Click here to see how they got on... |
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Spitfires reach Elite level Final | |
| At the Worthing Ultimate Rugby 7s the Spitfires found themselves pitted against the very best sides in the country, in the Elite Level competition, and once again went far beyond merely holding their own. ...Click here to see how they got on... |
Battle in Bath | |
| It was another Cup Semi-final exit for the RAF Spitfires, exhausted by a thrilling extra-time Quarter Final at the West Country 7s, 18-19 Jun. The Service's 7s team played a total of 8 competitive matches over the two-day tournament at Keynsham RFC near Bath, but despite some excellent performances the Final they crave was once again denied by accomplished opposition. View More... |
More training with Wales | |
| The Spitfires’ latest event was a return to the fabulous WRU training facilities at the Vale of Glamorgan, and a session with the Wales Development 7s team. View More... |
Final evades the rampant Spitfires | |
| Despite running riot in the opening stages of the Bournemouth Sevens Festival the Spitfires were frustrated in their bid to carry off their first piece of silverware. Up to 236 teams compete in separate competitions as part of the Bournemouth Festival and the Spitfires were pitted against relatively unknown opposition in the Carling Cup. View More... |
Spitfires pose with the real thing | |
| A small group of Spitfires players met up with an original, airworthy Spitfire at Kemble, providing a dramatic back-drop to a photoshoot undertaken to show-off the new range of playing and training kit. View More... |
Spitfires taste knock-out stages at Bury | |
| Following their short training camp with the Enland 7s team the RAF Spitfires travelled to Bury St Edmund’s for the ULR Premier International Sevens. It was perhaps the highest calibre of teams that the Spitfires had ever been pitted against, with England themselves taking part as well as Premiership club sides ...Click here to see how they got on... |
'Spitires’ work with England | |
| The Spitfires were again honoured to host the England Sevens team over a two-day period, at RAF Halton and RAF Benson, before both teams competed in the Bury St Edmund’s competition. Building on the relationship with Ben Ryan’s men, initially fostered during a similar venture last year...Click here to see more... |
Middlesex 7's | |
| The spitfire's season started on Sun May 01 with a Middlesex 7s qualifier tournament at Richmond Athletic Ground, the winner of which would earn a place in the national competition held at Twickenham Click here to see more... |
Spitfires Newbury Tournament | |
| The Spitfire 7’s competition took place at Newbury RFC on Wed 13 Apr 11 as part of the RAF v Navy Inter Services day. On a blustery morning on 2 hard fast pitches 12 teams turned up to participate in the tournament. Click to view more... |
Sevens Over the Severn | |
| | Following a successful training camp with the Wales team at RAF Halton in the Autumn, the Welsh reciprocated by inviting the RAF Spitfires to the WRU Centre of Excellence outside Cardiff. Click here to view whole article... |