Eleven succumb to champions Barbarians

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Rugby Sevens action created some great moments as
Fiji Barbarians outshone the other teams in the
popular weekend contest.

FIJI Barbarians outshone eleven other teams on their way to the gold medal position of the 2006 Deloitte 2006 Cayman International Sevens rugby tournament last weekend.

The 9 to 10 June contest was held at the Truman Bodden stadium in George Town, Grand Cayman in spite of persistent showers.

After leading Pool B with nine points at the close of the opening day on Friday, Barbarians crushed last year's champions Deloitte Sumarai 23-5 in the finals on Saturday.  

Before the lifting the of the championship cup, Barbarians overcame Clan Construction Marauders 26-5 and Butterfield Bank Nova 17-5 in the preliminary round of the two-day annual competition. 

In the semi-finals on Saturday, Barbarians whipped Pool C leaders Heineken Susies Exiles 21-0 to the delight of several hundreds of spectators who braved the inclement weather condition. 

Samurai, who topped Pool A with nine points, romped past MCS Royal Navy 50-0 and Susies Exiles 29-10 to land themselves a semi-final berth against Nova who they 27-7.  

But Samurai could not duplicate their form in the finals to hold on to the championship title, which they won in 2005.

For the final plate, Cable & Wireless Cayman Presidents VII overpowered Hurleys Group Spanish Viators 33-12.

And for the fifth versus sixth position, Marauders trounced Royal Navy 42-14. Both teams were runners-up in Pool C and Pool B with seven and six points, respectively.

In other day two action, Spanish Viators beat CICO/Avis Jamaica 31-5, Cayman Presidents hammered Waterford PRC Ama Tsotsi 54-0, Susies Exiles won over Royal Navy 43-7, and Five Continents Strathcona Druids defeated Jamaica 29-5.

Still on day two, West Indies prevailed over Ama Tsotsi 26-12, Spanish Viators overpowered Strathcona Druids 30-0, and Cayman Presidents prevailed over West Indies 24-12.

Pool standings at the end of day one on Friday, 9 June:

Pool A - Samurai (9 points), Nova (7 points), Spanish Viators (5 points) and West Indies (3 points).

Pool B - Barbarians (9 points), Royal Navy (6 points), Cayman Presidents VII (6 points) and Jamaica (3 points).

Pool C - Susies Exiles (9 points), Marauders (7 points), Strathcona Druids (5 points) and Ama Tsotsi (3 points).

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