Guyana won the NACRA (North America and Caribbean Rugby
Association) women's Sevens title, beating Trinidad &
Tobago in thrilling style in the final, 14-12 with the last play of
the tournament.
In doing so, Guyana's women won their third successive
regional Sevens title and also matched the achievements of their
male counterparts, who earlier took Sevens gold at the CACSO Games.
Guyana's women started in fine fashion with a 46-0 win
against Mexico and then incredibly drew 0-0 with Jamaica before
seeing off Cayman 46-0 and rivals Trinidad & Tobago 12-0 on day
two to reach the semi finals as top seeds.
In the semis T&T edged Jamaica and the defending
champions beat St Lucia to book their place in the final, where
they had Colette Hope to thank for the winning try late in the
game, having come back from 12-0 down.
In the other ranking finals Mexico were 26-5 winners over
Cayman to take fifth place and in the 3rd/4th play-off Jamaica
defeated St Lucia 22-0 to finish third.
"The quality of the Rugby throughout the NACRA region is
growing rapidly and a sound technical base is now ready for new
athletes to excel on this kind of stage," commented IRB
General Manager for NACRA Tom Jones, who was present at the event.
"The final was the best game of Women's Rugby seen
in NACRA. T&T were so disappointed but reflection on their
excellent performance will be a source of pride and a good place
from which to build towards next year. Congratulations to
Guyana!"
Final standings
1. Guyana
2. Trinidad and Tobago
3. Jamaica
4. St. Lucia
5. Mexico
6. Cayman Islands
For more information go to www.nacrugby.com
