HaRvard Rugby Football Club defeated Stag Trinidad Northern 25-11 at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain yesterday to lift the Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Marcus Minshall knockout trophy for the first time.
Also winning yesterday were the Royalians women's team, who trounced Romans 75-10 in the TTRFU's Women KnockOut final which took place at the same venue before the men's final.
In the men's match, Harvard took the lead in the 20th minute after Claudius Butts 20th minute try before North came charging back 12 minutes later with Cubison Thorn's try.
Northern kept the pressure with a 42nd minute penalty by Justin McClean before Harvard regain the lead on the stroke of half-time with a Vallon Adams' try.
At half-time, the scores were 10-8 with Harvard holding a slim lead.
One minute after the restart, Aaron Rocke's try, converted by Ryan Hinkson, put Harvard in full control.
Carlton St Clair's try and Hinkson's second conversion rounded off the Harvard scoring while a drop ball by James Walklin gave Northern their final points of the game.
Yesterday's TTRFU
Knockout Scores
Men's Final
Harvard 24 (Claudius Butts, Vallon Adams, Aaron Rocke, Carlton St Clair, Ryan Hinkson 2 conversions) vs Northern 11 (Cubison Thorn, Justin McClean (pen), James Walklin (drop ball)
Women's Final
Royalians 75 vs Romans 10