The sevens format suited the Lions' expansive rugby and from the first whistle the boys started passing the ball wide, showing great confidence in both themselves and their team mates.

Percy Park were first to fall victim to Evan Moir's blistering speed and balance as he put clear water between the teams with three superb tries. Percy Park always put up a physical game but the Lions' pack was more than a match and a further two tries came from thrusting charges from Archie Dickinson and Harvey Nesbitt. Tom Nesbitt put the game out of reach with a trademark gliding run through the centre of the field to give a final score of 30-10.

Darlington and then Penrith were next into the Lions' lare during the group stage, and both were mauled clinically with Alnwick winning on both occasions by 35-5 with tries from Fraser Boldy (two tries), making decisive breaks from the base of the scrum, Archie Dickinson (two), with some strong forward play, and backs Tom Nesbitt (two) Callum O'Neil (two), Evan Moir (two) and Michael Walton (one), all relishing the extra space afforded them by the seven-a-side game.

The quarter-finals saw the Lions meet their old foe Northern but this time they got the better of them, winning 30-5 thanks largely to some quick thinking from Fraser Boldy (three), who exploited the blindside with his jinking runs making him very hard to stop, he was helped by the powerhouse of the pack that consistently pushed the opposition off their own ball. Further tries from Archie Dickinson (one) and Tom Nesbitt (two) sealed a convincing victory to the delight of both players and crowd.

For the third time this season the Lions met Tynedale in the semi-final of a cup competition and each game has been a close-fought contest with the Lions coming out on top. This proved to be the toughest match and it took some aggressive tackling in defence to keep Tynedale pinned back deep in their own half.

By now the Lions were playing with increasing confidence and beginning to show that they all trusted each other which led to some slick and quick passing before big Brett Williams bulldozered over to open the scoring. Two more tries from the nimble-footed Tom Nesbitt and another from Archie Dickinson gave the Lions a comfortable 20-0 win in the end.

Carlisle, who were well-fancied, provided the opposition in the final but 'cometh the hour, cometh the man' and Carlisle were obviously rattled to find themselves 10 points down within 90 seconds following some mesmerising running from the supremely-gifted Evan Moir.

Evan went on to score a total of five tries in the final despite having to leave the field due to an injury.