Dwight Pollonais scored two tries while Justin Mc Lean impressively converted six efforts when Stag Trinidad Northern 2 came back to defeat Defence Force 52-31 in the T&T Rugby Football Union (T&TRFU) Senior Division League on Sunday. Defence Force were up 14-0 within the opening 20 minutes, but in clinical fashion Northern overturned the deficit to take a 19-14 half time lead. Both teams suffered in the second half with slightly lackluster defences, which allowed attackers on both sides of the half to take advantage. Northern had the better of the second half taking 33 points to Defence Force’s 17, to eventually win by a more than marginal scoreline. Thorne, Javier Bonoplata, Shane Awai, Nyuen Franco and Brad Soulette touched down past the try line for Northern.Both Marlon Brice and Shevon Neale scored two tries each in response for the “armymen”. Andy Williams scored the other try while Willet Pantor converted three times. In the other match on Sunday, Rainbow got the better of UWI as it came away 21-17 winners. Kidane Silverthorn scored two tries for Rainbow while Kern Regis scored the other. Damian Deane converted on all three of his attempts. Akida Spring, Ken Phillips and Jesse Richards scored a try each for UWI. Phillip Rogers converted once for UWI.
Source: www.guardian.co.tt
By Andrew Giaonnetti