It’s been a resounding victory for the Sydney
Convicts Rugby Club at the Bingham Cup in
Manchester,Englandovertheweekend,withthe
clubwinningboththeCupandtheBowl.
The Convicts A team won the Bingham Cup
with a resounding 22-5 victory over their friends
and...
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It’s been a resounding victory for the Sydney
Convicts Rugby Club at the Bingham Cup in
Manchester,Englandovertheweekend,withthe
clubwinningboththeCupandtheBowl.
The Convicts A team won the Bingham Cup
with a resounding 22-5 victory over their friends
and rivals the San Francisco Fog, while the
Convicts B defeated Dallas Diablos 13-3 to win
the Mark Bingham Bowl for the second time
running.
Convicts player James Saunders was
alsonamedplayerofthetournament.
“The tournament was a lot of fun but also
gruelling.
The standard improves every time,
so it gets harder to win the trophies,” Convicts
presidentDavidWhittakersaid.
“Wethinkwehadthebesttwoteamsthatwe’ve
takentoaBinghamtournamentbutuntilyouget
there you don’t know how much everyone else
hasimproved.
“Ourpreparationwastopnotchbutit’salways
tougher than you think it’s going to be.
We all
haveverysorebodies.
”
Thiswasalsothefirstinternationaltournament
for the Melbourne Chargers, who had a great
semi-finalmatchagainsttheSanFrancis
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