Sevens: Red Hot Marlins Go Back-to-Back & Pirates Win Down South
by Paul Cook -
The Manly Marlins Sevens squad have continued their recent success in the shorter form of the game with a further triumph at the Lake MacQuarie Sevens last Saturday.
Having lifted the Crescent Heads title for the third year in a row the previous weekend, confidence was high amongst the Marlins as they headed North for a competition that included peninsular rivals Warringah Rats, invitational sides from Fiji, New Zealand and Canberra as well as a host of local hopefuls.
Averaging a try a minute through the pool stages, a rampant Marlins brushed aside Rouse Hill Renegades, Nabua (Fiji) and Nelson Bay without conced