February 26, 2016
Cyclone Marcia washed out last year’s South Burnett Soccer Sevens Carnival so organisers have everything crossed that this weekend’s two-day event in Kingaroy will go ahead smoothly.
The Soccer Sevens is one of the South Burnett’s largest sporting carnivals and provides a solid boost to the local economy as the players and team managers all stay overnight.
This year there are 44 teams registered, including 24 men’s teams.
Clubs will be coming from the Sunshine Coast, Bundaberg, Chinchilla, Roma, Dalby and Toowoomba to play against local sides.
Matches, which consist of two 10-minute halves, will kick off at 10.00am on Saturday and continue through until about 5:00pm.
They will be played across five fields at Tom Alford Oval.
The Carnival will recommence at 8:00am on Sunday and culminate with the Women’s and Over 35s’ Grand Finals at 2:30pm and the Men’s Grand Final at 3:00pm.
Presentations will be at 3:30pm.
The Soccer Sevens Carnival has been running for more than 30 years and has become a permanent fixture on the State’s football calendar.
A canteen, barbecue, bar, coffee van and a First Aid tent will all be running on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Download the draw for the carnival (1.67Mb PDF)
