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Masseys (New Zealand)

The Massey 7s programme has been affiliated with the Massey Rugby Club for well over 20 years. Its been facilitated by Eugene Bareman, the 7s Mentor for most if not all of this period. Its been a programme that has been started , to allow the youth of the Massey community to be able to showcase their talents in the Rugby off season through the summer. Now the Massey 7s is one of the more recognisable and successful 7s in the North Island, winning most tournaments it enters.


Many stars have gone onto bigger and better things through their association with the Massey 7s including the Tuitavake Brothers, The Pisi brothers to name a few with many more Massey players gracing the Malaysian Rugby season as part of invitational teams such as the Borneo Eagles, UK Penguins to name a few.

This is first time Massey 7s will be attending the Borneo 7s and we are looking forward to showcasing our Massey talent to the Sandakan Rugby Community.

To Eugene, Mike & Crew- Welcome to the Home of the Borneo Eagles!

Palmyra Pirates (Australia)

The Palmyra Rugby Club is situated at Tompkins Park on the south bank of the Swan River in Perth. The club was formed in 1934 and has since grown to be one of the premier clubs in Western Australia, fielding 22 junior and 6 senior teams through all grades from Under 6 to First Grade. The PallyPirates are an invitational side hand-picked from the finest/dubious stockof local talent, well captained by Harley Salter who despite his demeanouris actually a nice guy. The Pirates are appreciative to be invited back to

such a well organised and enjoyable tournament and look forward the occasion".

To Harley and the team- Welcome to the Home of the Borneo Eagles!

Nedlands (Australia)

Nedlands is rugby club based in Perth, Western Australia, with a proud history.

Formed in 1934, the club known as “Neddies” celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009. The club has one of the most picturesque playing fields in Australia on the banks of the Swan River on the Nedlands Foreshore.

Nedlands’ success on the field is illustrated by a remarkable record held by the club. The premier grade team, from which players for the Borneo International Club Sevens are selected, has made the finals of the West Australian club competition for 30 consecutive seasons.

In 2012, all five senior Nedlands teams made their respective finals. 2012 has also marked another significant achievement for Neddies with the opening of the new $1 million club house.

Neddies fields teams from under-6s upwards and until also helped pioneer women’s rugby in Western Australia. One of the former stars from the Nedlands women’s team, Cheryl Soon, went on to captain the Wallaroos and was recently appointed to the International Rugby Board.

The Nedlands squad for the Borneo International Club Sevens is coached by the club’s premier grade coach Tony Ball. Tony has a long association with the club. He played in the first ever Nedlands junior team, the under9s from 1986, and went on the captain the Australian Under-16s.

In 1998, Nedlands pioneered Test match lunches in Western Australia when Perth won the right to host its first ever Test match, between the Springboks and Wallabies at Subiaco Oval. Those lunches have become popular annual events on the sporting calendar in Perth. In 2010, Nedlands was described as “a global phenomenon” by prominent international rugby reporter Stephen Jones after he attended one of the club’s Test match lunches.

Nedlands will be attending the Borneo International Club Sevens for a second year. The squad includes the likes of The Rat, No Stop for Smoko, Chalky, Stardust and Boots.

To Mark and all the Nedlands Crew - Welcome to the Home of the Borneo Eagles!

Sunnybank (Australia)

Sunnybank is one of Australia’s Premier Rugby Clubs. With over 1000 players the club provides teams from U6 to Golden Oldies as well as a women’s program for 15s & 7s.

Sunnybank are the only Australian club to compete regularly in 7s competitions enjoying success over professional teams such as Australia and the Waratahs.

The club has most recently won the 2011 Central Coast 7s and were finalists at Byron Bay. Other successes include the 2010 Plate Final at Singapore Cricket Club 7s.

The club previously competed in Borneo in 2010 and were defeated in the Cup semi final by Borneo Eagles

To Gaven and members of the touring group- Welcome to the Home of the Borneo Eagles!

Greenest 7s-Team Profiles

DAVETALEVU (FIJI)

We would like to welcome back, our good friends, the Davetalevu Rugby Club to the Borneo 7s. They have been supporting the Borneo 7s since our early days, and I must say, a strong contender too, winning several prestige tournaments, including the Sing 7s, Darwin, Jonah Jones, Hong Kong Tens, Warringah 7s, Bangkok 7s, and was the Cup Champion twice in Borneo.
To Jon, and all members of the Daveta, welcome back to Borneo!

Borneo 7s, Welcome Home!

WE are ALMOST there! Yes, October 27th & 28th, where else would you wanna be?

We are PROUD to bring Home, the Borneo 7s –The Greenest Sevens in the World, to the Home of the Eagles. So, welcome Home my boy!

A little bit of information about this year’s Borneo Club International Sevens, we will be featuring 5 international teams from Australia, Fiji & New Zealand and to rise up to the challenge, 5 teams representing the local clubs. Game will kick off on Saturday morning, and ends on Sunday. We will also feature the under 16 category, with participation from 6 selected teams involve in our SRU/SRC Development program, during the weekend.

Teams are expected to arrive Sandakan, as early as Wednesday, and most will be arriving on Friday. We will be organizing a welcoming dinner to all our guests on Friday night, follow by a team manager’s meeting. And we’ll close the event with a special closing dinner on Sunday night.

The two days event will be graced by important guests of the Club, and admission will be free to the members of the public.

Here are the participating teams this year,

1. Davetalevu (Fiji)

2. Masseys (NZ)

3. Sunnybank (Aus)

4. Nedlands (Aus)

5. Palmyra Pirates (Aus)

6. Borneo Eagles (SRC)

7. Sabah Eagles (SRU)

8. COBRA (Selangor)

9. Bandaraya Dragons (KL)

10. Sabah Renegades (Sabah)

To all teams especially our overseas guests, WELCOME to the Greenest 7s, to all working crew, be prepared for a busy week, and to all rugby enthusiasts out there, get ready for an AWESOME weekend!

See YOU THERE !