13
Jun
Hertford 7s — U23 Elite
Hertford RFC · LIT Super Sevens × UR7s
Our debut, in the elite U23 draw. Two wins from four, with both defeats by a single score. Full report →
W2L2
Elite Draw
TR7 // Season One Complete
The Rugby 7s
Seven players. Fourteen minutes. Everything on the line.
// The Manifesto
Seven players. Fourteen minutes. Non-stop action.
Sevens rugby is the game at its purest — no hiding, no waiting around. Just pace, skill, and tries. TR7 exists to play this brilliant format the way it should be played: with flair, teamwork, and a genuine love for the sport.
Started by the Leeson brothers from Rugby (yes, that Rugby), we set out in 2026 to play a few tournaments and see where it went. It went further than we expected — two tournament wins, and a trophy first contested in 1950 brought back to the town it was named after.
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Tournaments
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Titles
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Players Used
1950
Cup First Contested
// 2026 Season
The Circuit
Three tournaments in a debut summer. Fourteen matches, eleven of them won, and two trophies — one of which nobody had lifted since 1990. Nineteen players got a game.
14Played
11Won
1Drawn
2Lost
18
Jul
Hamplified Charity 7s
Rugby St Andrews RFC · Matt Hampson Foundation
Five played, five won — and with it The Rugby Advertiser Cup, contested for the first time since 1990. The cup’s story →
W5
Winners
01
Aug
Cheltenham 7s Festival
Cheltenham · Social competition
Unbeaten on the day — four wins and a draw through the pool, then the final. Twenty tries and 118 points in five matches. Full report →
W4D1
Winners
// Local History
The Rugby
Advertiser Cup
First played for in 1950 to fund the “Sportsman’s Bed” at Rugby St Cross Hospital. Contested until 1990, then packed away for thirty-six years.
In 2026, Rugby St Andrews RFC and Hamplified brought it back with Rugby & District RFU as the premier local sevens trophy. Eight teams entered. TR7 are the first name on it since 1990.
Sanctioned by Rugby & District RFU
// The Film
TR7 at Hamplified
We teamed up with The Camera Guys at the Hamplified 7s — five games, five wins, and The Rugby Advertiser Cup at the end of it. There's a second film covering the festival itself over on the match report.
Filmed and cut by The Camera Guys. In aid of the Matt Hampson Foundation.
The Squad
Nineteen players turned out for TR7 in 2026, six of them at all three tournaments. We take a small squad and everyone who travels plays — no passengers, no watching from the side. Lads from Newbold on Avon, Rugby St Andrews and Rugby Lions, out to Bournville, Kenilworth, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury; National League 1 down to level 8, same side.
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Tyler RussellCapt
Hertford · Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Nate AthertonCapt
Hertford · Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Toby Bryant
Hertford · Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Elliot Harvey-Evers
Hertford · Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Fraser Wilson
Hertford · Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Seb Stacey
Hertford · Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Ciaran LeesonCapt
Hamplified · Cheltenham
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Liam Leeson
Hamplified · Cheltenham
02
Harry Liston
Hertford · Cheltenham
02
Toby Lafferty
Hertford · Hamplified
02
Tom Oglethorpe
Hamplified · Cheltenham
02
Joe Porter
Hamplified · Cheltenham
01
Charlie Gardner
Hertford
01
Amaar Khan
Hertford
01
Gavin Tippins
Hamplified
01
Harry Murphy
Hamplified
01
Charlie Jones
Hamplified
01
Adam Walker
Cheltenham
01
Aaron Esiri
Cheltenham
Number = tournaments played in 2026. Tyler Russell & Nate Atherton co-captained at Hertford; Ciaran Leeson captained from Hamplified on.
// Main Sponsor
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Back of shirt · 2026 kit
// In Partnership With UR7s
Where It
Started.
Our debut came at the first-ever LIT Super Sevens U23 competition at Hertford RFC — men’s and women’s draws, one venue, one day, run with our friends at UR7s.
Hertford 7s — U23
LIT Super Sevens × UR7s
An elite U23 competition, and a chance to give some younger lads genuinely competitive sevens minutes. Fraser Wilson and Seb Stacey came to us through UR7s and went on to play every tournament of the season. A proper way to start a debut year.
// From the Touchline
Latest
4 August 2026
Season One: A Look Back
Played 14, won 11. Two titles, and a trophy nobody had lifted since 1990. What year one taught us.
Read
1 August 2026
Cheltenham: Unbeaten, and Champions
Four wins, a draw and the final. Twenty tries across the weekend to close out the summer.
Read
20 July 2026
A Trophy Back From 1950
The Rugby Advertiser Cup returned after thirty-six years. We're the first name on it since 1990.
Read
18 July 2026
Champions at Hamplified
Five played, five won. Our own kit, a great cause, and a great day out at Rugby St Andrews.
Read// Line Out
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