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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 15 MAY 2016 51 Sport RUGBY CYCLING A 7's Tournament to remember IN its efforts to expand local rug- by in our sister island of Gozo, the Malta Rugby Football Union hosts an annual 7-a-side tourna- ment in Gozo with he help of the Gozo Bulls Rugby Club. This year's edition was held at the Gozo FA Stadium with the participation of all local clubs, Falcons, Gladiators, Gozo Bulls, Kavallieri, Sliema Stompers and Swieqi Overseas for the Men, and Falcons, Kavallieri and Swieqi Overseas for the Ladies. 7-a-side rugby is a variation of Rugby Union which sees the fast- er and more agile players make use of the full pitch, pulling off a more f lowing game whilst still seeing the contact that rugby is famous for, but at an accelerated pace. It is because of this pace that the games are shortened to 14 minutes, which may not sound like much but you will get a chance to see it played at the next Olympic Games. This tournament took place in the form of a league style tour- nament, with all teams playing off against each other through- out the day. The level of rugby showed the development of cer- tain players over the last season, which led to some very exciting moments of rugby. This years edition was won by the Swieqi Overseas in the Men's category, having won all their games, followed closely by Fal- cons in second, who only lost one game. The Women's competition was won by Falcons, with Kaval- lieri as runner up. The competition would not have been possible without the help of the Gozo Football Asso- ciation, and the dedicated work of our team of officials who strive to make the local game as exciting as possible. Stand out Players: Best in Women: Katka Vibaka (Falcons RFC) Best in Men: Sean Gregory (Falcons RFC) Best Tackler - Women: Maria Spiteri (Kavallieri RFC) Best Tackler - Men: Anthony Harvey (Overseas) PHOTOGRAPHY BY IAN AQUILINA William Hili and Hannah Pace win the first Road Race of 2016 THE Malta Cycling Federation road race national championship started on Sunday 8 May 2016 with the race held in San Martin. The Cyclist CC had great results as William Hili won the Elite cat- egory and Hannah pace won the Ladies category. In the Elite, Hili won in 1:53:15. Then two cyclists from the Team Greens, James Mifsud and Etienne Bonello fin- ishes second and third respec- tively. The Cyclist CC ladies team dominated their category as three of them Hannah Pace, Marie Claire Aquilina and Stef Alden finished in the first three places respectively. After the race, medals were dis- tributed to the winners in the var- ious Age Group categories. The next race will be the second one of the Time Trial National Cham- pionship on Sunday 29 May 2016 at Mriehel By-pass. Overall Results Elite 1. William Hili - The Cyclist CC 1:53:15 2. James Mifsud - Team Greens 1:53:22 3. Etienne Bonello - Team Greens 1:53:32 Ladies 1. Hannah Pace - The Cyclist CC 1:43:14 2. Marie Claire Aquilina - The Cyclist CC 1:45:06 3. Stef Alden - The Cyclist CC 1:49:10 Juniors Male 1. Nicholas Attard Montaldo - The Cyclist CC 1:38:24 2. Kurt Muscat - Mosta AF Sign Studio CC 1:43:48 3. Brandon Sultana - Gozo Greyhounds CC 1:43:49 Age Group Categories F15 1. Veronique Pace Asciak - Mosta AF Sign Studio CC 48:29.88 - Under 15 Male M15 1. Julian Gauci - Mosta AF Sign Studio CC 44:00.03 Masters 40+ 1. 60 Michael Camilleri - Team Greens 1:39:39 50+ 1. 102 Steve Bell - The Cyclist CC 1:07:35 60+ 1. 86 Emmanuel Camilleri - Mosta AF Sign Studio CC 1:14:40 William Hili Hannah Pace, Marie Claire Aquilina and Stef Alden