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All - Ireland Invitation Senior Mens Sevens - 07/09/2002
Bellaghy (Co Derry) troted home easy winners of the Down
Democrat sponsored Castlewellan Sevens. Derry side Bellaghy
who beat Down side Kilcoo in the final played in St Malachy's
Park on Saturday 7th September.
In the quarter
final stages Castlewellan met Skryne from Meath winning
5-10 to 2-5. Glen from Derry with Fergal McCusker and Enda
Gormley on board were the next to advance when they beat
Sarsfields Armagh on a scoreline of 0-13 to 1-7. Bellaghy
had too much power overcomming Cooley Kickhams louth 4-6
to 1-8 and in the last quarter final Kilcoo overcame St
Malachy's 1-12 to 1-7.
The semi finals were evenly contested
with Bellaghy squeezing out Castlewellan by 3 points 2-10
to 4-7 and Kilcoo of Down eliminating Glen 3-7 to 1-7.
Bellaghy
claimed the title after a titanic struggle with Kilcoo on
a scoreline of 5-11 to 3-7 to win the competition for the
second time. Gareth Doherty of Bellaghy was named Player
of the Tournament picking up the Belfast Crystal Award.
Competition Hosts: Since 1980 St Malachy's Club have hosted
what is recognised as the second biggest 7-a-side competition
in Ireland. The event is held annually in September always
on the Saturday before the All-Ireland hurling final in
the host Club's hometown of Castlewellan. Castlewellan have
won the prestigious Kilmacud Croke's Beamish ALL-Ireland
Sevens 4 times, the last being in 2000. Kilmacud Crokes
are the current holders of the Castlewellan Sevens having
won it in 2001 ( they last won the Castlewellan competition
in 1983).
Teams that competed 2002:
ANTRIM: (1)University of
Ulster Jordanstown,(2)Glenravel
ARMAGH: (3)Clan na Gael,(4)Sarsfields.
DOWN: (5)An Riocht, (6)Annaclone, (7)Bryansford, (8)RGU
Downpatrick, (9)Castlewellan, (10)Longstone, (11) Kilcoo.
DERRY: (12)Bellaghy, (13)Glen. LOUTH: (14)Cooley Kickhams.
MEATH: (15)Skyrne MONAGHAN: (16)Latton O'Rahilly's SLIGO:
(17)St. Mary's TYRONE:(18)Coalisland.
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