Teams head to Pocklington for Good Friday Sevens

Yorkshire’s biggest rugby sevens tournament gets underway on Friday morning when the Warrendale Wagyu Good Friday Pock 7s kicks off at Pocklington's Percy Road ground.

The full day of non-stop rugby starts with a women’s tournament from 9.40am, writes Phil Gilbank.

The 64th annual men’s event begins at 12.40pm, with the evening finale scheduled some six hours later.

The draw includes seven past Fowler Trophy winners.

And the eight-team Women's 7s will be battling for the Amy Hardy Cup in the morning.

The gates open at 9.30am, with card payment entry only.

The Pock 7s sees a good mix of local and invitation sides. North-east holders, Cleveland Cougars, defend their title, against the challenge from across Yorkshire and beyond, with the local clubs including Pocklington, Hull Ionians, Goole, Driffield, Selby and Malton & Norton.

The womens competition, split into two groups, has Manchester's Metrodogs to defend the trophy against last year's runnersup Bishop Burton College plus teams from Pocklington, Beverley, Selby, Malton & Norton, Northallerton and Blaydon.

Over the years the Pock 7s draw has been made by a host of international rugby stars, headed by seven England 2003 World Cup winners.

The honours for 2024 were undertaken by Engalnd Womens cap, Morwenna Talling.

While Friday is Pocklington’s big event of the weekend, the club’s juniors get in on the seven-aside act on Easter Sunday with their Junior Sevens, with competitions for Under 14, Under 15 and Under 16 boys, and Under 14 and Under-16 girls.

The Sunday action starts at 10.30 am, on both the club's grounds. The Under-14 and Under-16 girls, plus Under-14 boys, at Kilnwick Park, and U15 and U16 boys at Percy Road.

There are entries from Castleford, Harrogate, Yarnbury, Malton & Norton, Driffield, Ripon, Brid, Wetherby, Hull Ionians, Mansfield and Beverley. The finals are scheduled for 2pm.