Cayman Bound: Bermuda Rugby Teams
The Bermuda National Rugby teams leave the island at 4pm today, embarking on a tour to compete against the Cayman Islands.
The Senior match is recognized by the International Rugby Board as a full International match, with caps being awarded to the players. The Cayman V Bermuda match is scheduled for 4:30 pm on Sunday May 2.
The local rugby association have named a strong senior squad to travel, saying it will be a tough match against a quality opponent. The game will count towards Bermuda’s IRB World Ranking status [currently 57th out of 95 ranked countries]
Also traveling are the representative sides at U/10, U/12, U/14 and U/16 age levels. The only age group not traveling is the U/19 team who are training and gearing up for the U/19 Caribbean Championships in August.
Members of Bermuda Rugby squad at the airport ready to leave for Cayman
Each of the age groups have done car washes, bake sales, a KBB cleanup and other fund raising activities. The funds raised for the players go directly towards their costs.
To transport everyone to Cayman [120, including players, coaches and chaperones] a plane was been chartered from Miami Air.
Flight times:
- Depart Bda – April 29th at 5pm | Arrive – Cayman at 6.25pm
- Depart Cayman – May 3rd at 2pm | Arrive – Bda at 7pm
The second annual Conyers Youth Challenge Cup will take place at the South Sound Rugby Ground on May 1st and 2nd 2010. The Bermuda Junior section are the current Conyers Cup holders, won last year against Cayman on Bermuda soil. The match this year will again be streamed live from Cayman here.
The tournament is played according to Continuum Rules as posted in the Rugby Football Union for the under ten and twelve age groups, as well as full International Rugby Board Age grade rules for the under fourteen and sixteen age groups. The country that has the best overall record of match (wins and losses) wins the Conyers Youth Challenge Cup.
The first tournament was held in Bermuda in April 2009 at the U10, U12 and U14 age grades. Bermuda won the U10 and U12 matches with Cayman winning the U14 match. Bermuda won the 2009 Conyers Youth Challenge Cup.
Conyers Youth Challenge Cup Schedule
All times listed are Cayman times (2 hours behind local time.)
Saturday May 1 2010
- 9:00 am – Warm up matches and mini tournaments for all of the children involved in the Cayman Maples Community Rugby
- program and all the travelling players from Bermuda.
- 1:00 pm the Cayman players and families will host the Bermuda players for a beach barbeque and get together at seven mile
- public beach.
Sunday May 2010
There will be four Youth Internationals in the morning as follows
- 9:00 am – Cayman V Bermuda under ten
- 10:00 am – Cayman V Bermuda under fourteen
- 11:00 am – Cayman V Bermuda under twelve
- 12:00 noon – Cayman V Bermuda under sixteen
- 2:00 pm – Awards ceremonies at the South Sound pitch
This match holds special significance for both countries as Cayman, Jamaica and Bermuda were recently drawn in the same pool for the upcoming North American and Caribbean Regional Championships to be held from November 2010 through March 2011.
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