February 10, 1997: World Sevens - Day two
Eels win as other big names fall by the wayside.
Monday’s Sydney Morning Herald made fun of the fact that “made up” teams of Italians and Lebanese outshone big names like Manly, Newcastle and Sydney City at the World Sevens.
In the end Parramatta were the the winners, beating North Sydney 32-22 in the final. As you can read below, the video referee played a big role on the outcome, as did the ball-stea…