This article is from page 55 of the 2011-07-05 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 55 JPG
WITH THE ITRA Ennis Tag Summer League passing the half way mark, all matches were fought closer than ever before with the difference between the teams being marginal.
In Division 1, Deep Heat were out for revenge against Lucas’ Legends, who beat them in the last round. Despite Deep Heat being short on players, their female contingent took on the challenge with relish and came out victorious with a win of 18 points to 5, with each female try being worth 4 points.
Tag Her & Try Her were run ragged on the pitch by a speedy MurtysMen and despite MurtysMen leading for a large portion of the match, the experience of Tag Her & Try Her paid off with them taking the match 17 points to 13.
In the highly anticipated meeting of The Try Hards and Scrum N Coke, which saw twins Peter and Mark Johnston as respective captains, The Try Hards looked like they had the game but then in the last 4 minutes Scrum N Coke came back from 14 – 8 down to score two female tries which leveled the scoreline. The game finished with both teams tied on 14 points a-piece.
In Division 2 The Shades had their third straight win of the league defeating DBOCS 17 points to 10. The Shades showed, once again, the importance of getting female tries.
TTM Tryers had their first win of the season in a close encounter with Ennis Randomers, who were also gunning for their first win. TTM Tryers had the passion for the win and came out on top 14 points to 8.
Munstergroup defeated On Wing With Prayer by a very small margin of 21 points to 19 in a game that was fought to the very end. With this setback for On Wing With Prayer, the Division 2 league is now wide open for the taking.
Week 6 Results
Division 1 Deep Heat 18 – 5 Lucas’ Legends Tag Her &Try Her 17 – 13 MurtysMen TheTry Hards 14 – 14 ScrumNCoke
Division 2
The Shades 17 – 10 DBOCS Ennis Randomers 8 – 14 TTMTryers Munstergroup 21 – 19 OnWing With Prayer