Valletta Lions RFC defied the odds and won the MRFU Sevens series tournament beating Kavallieri 26-10 in the final played recently at Marsa.

Six teams took part, namely, Kavallieri, Overseas, Gozo, Birkir-kara Alligators, Sliema Stompers and Valletta.

In the group stages, the Lions turned defeat into victory against Stompers with three second-half tries, two from P. Psaila and the other through M. Mclean.

N. Borg converted all three kicks for a final scoreline of 19-14 .

In their next outing, Valletta overcame Gozo with a comfortable result of 38-5.

R. Iwaniec, Psaila, D. Delia and three tries by Mclean paved the way for Valletta’s victory as Borg converted four kicks.

Valletta’s opponents in the final were the formidable Kavallieri.

Aware of their opponents quality, the Lions gave their all and won the decisive game 26-10.

Mclean scored a brace with his typical runs while Delia and Psaila added one each with Borg converting another three kicks.

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