Leith Rugby will break new ground when hosting an annual seven-a-side tournament at Academy Park on Saturday, 27 April.

For the first time a women’s tournament will run alongside the men’s event.

Taking part will be: Pool A – Leith, Dunfermline, Royal Dick Vet; Pool B – Gala, The Pigs, Berwick.

In the men’s tournament 2023 winners Newton Stewart are unable to defend the Carl Waugh Trophy so the winner will come from:

Pool A – Leith, Dunfermline, Bannockburn; Pool B – Trinity Acads, Forrester, Hawick Linden; Pool C – Portobello, Edinburgh Northern, Livingston; Pool D – Royal High, Rosyth, Clifton.

Action starts at 12 noon with the final set to get underway at 6.15. Sponsors are Malone’s Irish Bar, Leith.

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