Saltus dominate school tournament

Manny Faria, the organizer, noted it was the best turnout to date.

The schools represented were Saltus, East End, Somersfield, St. David’s, Purvis, St. George’s Prep, and Francis  Patton.

The children really seemed to be enjoying the game and playing with their friends and for the pride of their schools.

Many  of the schools have recently only started their rugby programmes and full credit to their coaches and the players for the excellent performances.

Francis Patton 1 won the Girls Division.

It finished on top with a record of three wins and one tie. Saltus 1 and Saltus 2 finished tied for second with a record of two wins a tie and a loss.

Saltus won the Boys B Division.

It defeated St. David's Primary eight to two in one semi-final, while St. George's Prep defeated Francis Patton three to two in the other.

The final was a well-fought battle with the teams ending two to two after regulation time.

Saltus got tries from Kaden Hopkins and Sam Fox, while St. George's got their tries from Finn Smith and Giovanni Debraga.

The game was finally settled after Daniel Exell broke free for Saltus and scored the winner after a lengthy sudden death period.

Saltus also won the A Division after defeating East End Primary 10 to three in the final.

The score was three to three at the half, but Saltus scored seven unanswered second half tries to win.

East End got tries from Jerriko Gibbons, Shani Simmons and Blaiz Hall, while Saltus were led with four tries from San-tze Burgess, two apiece from Liam Page and Brandon O’Connor and single scores from Neil Figureido and Matteo Dill.

Saltus had defeated Purvis four to two in their semi-final match while East End needed a sudden death period to defeat Francis Patton three to two in the other.

Special thanks to all the teachers who trained their teams for the tournament and the parents who came out to watch the tournament.

Well done to Manny Faria and his team in organizing a very popular event.

There were a lot of talented players who don’t don’t play in the Bermuda Rugby Programme and the hope is that many of the kids move on to develop their rugby skills in the various BRFU programmes which currently run on Sundays at Saltus at 11am.

See the following website for further details http://bermudarfu.com/MiniRugby.aspx.