The results from the first weekend of Round 1 of the EKA Cup are now in. Although some teams came close, there were no overall surprises in the final pool results, with all the National League Premier and Division 1 teams, and Reserve League champions Mitcham 2, all progressing.
In the first 5 pools of Round 1, 15 teams competed for the chance to progress to Round 2 of the EKA Cup 2007/8.
The results are as follows: Bec 1 beat Trojans 2: 7-4 Trojans 2 lost to Manchester Warriors 1: 6-14 Manchester Warriors 1 lost to Bec 1: 4-10
Croydon 1 beat Highbury 2: 8-7 Highbury 2 beat Cardiff City: 10-4 Cardiff City lost to Croydon 1: 4-15
West London Wildcats beat Bec 2: 9-5 Bec 2 beat Birmingham City: 8-7 Birmingham City lost to West London Wildcats: 5-13
Highbury 1 drew with North Downs: 9-9 (Highbury 1 then lost 0-1 on sudden-death penalties) North Downs beat Milton Keynes Bucks: 9-3 Milton Keynes Bucks beat Highbury 1: 9-6
Vikings lost to Mitcham 2: 2-28 Mitcham 2 beat Manchester Warriors 2: 19-6 Manchester Warriors 2 beat Vikings: 11-5 The pool winners (who will progress to Round 2) are therefore: Bec 1, Croydon 1, West London Wildcats, North Downs and Mitcham 2. Congratulations to the winning teams.
The remaining 5 pools will be played on Sunday 4th November 2007. Anna Jeanes EKA Competitions Co-ordinator
