Rugby men take silver, women bronze at RAN 7s
The T&T men’s team secured the silver medal while its women’s compatriot got the bronze medal on Sunday as the curtains came down on the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Tournament which was hosted by the T&T Rugby Football Union at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima.
The men’s team, coached by Larry Mendez, expectedly went down to a more experienced Canadian outfit in the final 38-0 which was their only blemish on an otherwise perfect day on the field.
After a second-day performance on Saturday sent them straight into yesterday’s quarterfinal round, the host delivered an effortless 29-0 triumph over regional rival Barbados to cruise into the semifinals where they were joined by another regional powerhouse Jamaica, and Canada whose regular outings on the international circuit had placed them in a class of their own this weekend.
However, the local men earned a berth in the title match by beating Mexico 19-7, for the right to face the Canadians who expectedly made light work out of the Jamaicans 26-0.
In the final, experience proved to be the difference as a raging Canadian attack led to tries on regular occasions.
Meanwhile, the T&T women’s team gave a much-improved performance than the day before, first having to batter its compatriots, the T&T ‘B’ Team, 42-2 in their opening match for the right to contest the play-off for third and fourth against the Dominican Republic.
In that encounter, the T&T women took charge early and didn’t let up until the final whistle, demolishing their counterpart 29-0 for the overall third-place finish.
However, the country’s ‘B’ Team rebounded from their early loss by clobbering Barbados 22-5 in a fifth and sixth-place play-off.
Results
Men’s Division
Men’s Tier 1
Cup Final
Canada 38 vs Trinidad & Tobago 0
Bronze medal match
Mexico 0 vs Jamaica 12
Semifinals
Canada 26 vs Jamaica 0
Mexico 7 vs Trinidad & Tobago 19
5th Place
Cayman Islands 5 vs Bermuda 10
7th Place
Guyana 22 vs Barbados 5
Plate semifinals
Cayman Islands 24 vs Guyana 12
Bermuda 19 vs Barbados 10
Quarterfinals
Canada 38 vs Cayman Islands 0
Jamaica 38 vs Guyana 14
Mexico 14 vs Bermuda 0
Barbados 0 vs Trinidad & Tobago 29
Men’s Tier 2
Cup Final
Dominican Republic 22 vs Curaçao 0
Bronze medal match
Turks & Caicos Islands 25 vs St Vincent & the Grenadines 5
Semifinals
Dominican Republic 34 vs St Vincent & the Grenadines 0
Curaçao 24 vs Turks & Caicos Islands 5
Women’s Division
Cup Final
Mexico 19 vs Jamaica 12
Bronze medal match
Trinidad & Tobago 29 vs Dominican Republic 0
Women’s 5th Place
Barbados 5 vs Trinidad & Tobago ‘B’ 22
Second round
Trinidad & Tobago 42 vs Trinidad & Tobago ‘B’ 0
Mexico 39 vs Dominican Republic 0
Jamaica 22 vs Barbados 5
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