Lauren Harris of the victorious Rugby Ecosse of Scotland was voted the Most Valuable Player at the second annual Carib Tobago International Rugby Sevens tournament which ended at the Bon Accord recreation ground on Sunday.
The Scottish International spurred her team to the women’s crown with a 39-0 whipping of Beavers (Canada). Harris was presented with the Burt Angelo Waldron Memorial Trophy named in honour of the deceased Tobago Rugby Football Club member who passed away ten years ago.
Club president Richard Crichlow made the presentation at the award ceremony at the Shade Night Club on Sunday evening. In a night when the women shone, Tianna Reynolds copped the Jamie Walters Memorial Trophy for the Most Promising Player.
For the second straight year a woman copped the prestigious award.
Border Reivers (Scotland) earned the most sociable team award and won the Larry Mouttet camaraderie trophy, as foreign teams dominated the weekend. Dog Rivers Howlers of Canada secured the men’s title dispatching top local cub Harvard by 27-15. Howlers collected the Carib Cup and gold medals, while Harvard was presented with the Zoti Cup and silver medals.
Host Tobago was third beating Border Reivers (21-5). Defending champions Northerns had to settle for fifth after edging another local outfit, Rainbows (19-12) in the fifth/sixth playoff.
Caribs took seventh with a 24-12 win over Barbados as Royalians beat Southern Exile 20-5 for ninth position. Venezuela’s Crum A got the better of the University of Guyana by 12-0 to take the 11th place.
In women’s action, Howlers was best in Group A ahead of Harlequins, Yamaha Caribs, Royalians and Incredible. In Group B Ecosse emerged the number one side with Beavers, Police, Barbados and Tobago behind.
The top three teams in each group advanced to the second round where Beavers dispatched last year’s champion Yamaha Carib of Guyana 29-12 and narrowly defeated Howlers (14-12). Ecosse blazed Harlequins 22-0 and Police 37-0 as both winners advanced to the finals.
Women’s champion Ecosse were presented with the Tobago Department of Tourism Cup, gold medals and US$5,000 by THA Director of Sports Anthony Price.
In addition the winners received a paid tour package for the 2013 tournament. Beavers landed US$2,500 and the Tourism Development Company Club, presented by TDC’s Sport Tourism Manager Manohar Ramsaran. Royalians beat Barbados 17-0 in the Women’s Plate final.
By Clayton Clarke
Source: www.guardian.co.tt