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GFRU 10-Aside Round Robin Tourney…Pepsi Hornets school UG 36-7
The 2013 season of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GFRU) has commenced with two teams already taking full points from their respective matches played at the only official venue for the sports, the National Park Rugby Field. The latest match of the 10-aside round-robin competition saw Pepsi Hornets Rugby Football Club schooling the University of Guyana 36-7 to send an ominous warning to the other teams with a solid performance albeit, against a young team.
The Pepsi Hornets Rugby Football Club following their massive win over the University of Guyana.
Hornets displayed a superior level of speed and power rugby in brushing aside the new kids on the block while teaching them the finer points of the game. The University team is coached by former Hornets and National Coach Laurie Adonis and is made up of a mixture of National juniors and first timers.
Despite their lack of experience at this level, the university lads did put up a spirited performance as they took the fight to the top club for most of the first half scoring two tries and one conversion by Roy Daly and Lawrence Adonis Jr., respectively. Thereafter Pepsi Hornets settled down to take the fight away from their junior opponents.
Marshaled by Captain Ryan ‘Poke’ Gonsalves, who scored one try and also had a conversion; the forward pack led by Jason Tyrell and Delroy Gordon supported by blinding speed from winger Peabo Hamilton (1 Try) and the wily skills of Lancelot Brown (2 Tries), along with the supporting cast boasting of current and former National ruggers, the Hornets simply dominated the scrum, displaying tactical skills, power and finesse all round.
Christopher Singh (1 Try), Blage Bailey (1 Try) and Rickford Cummings (1 conversion) were the other players on the scorecard.
Despite this, the UG ruggers are continuing to show vast improvement and it is only a matter of time before their graduation at the top occurs. On Saturday next, fans are in for a treat with a potentially exciting double header set to unfold.
Pepsi Hornets are set to come up against their old adversary, Caribs, while UG will be aiming to bounce back against the Guyana Defence Force. Scrum down time is 15:00hrs.
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