The weather gods were extremely kind for Try Tag Rugby’s last one day tournament of the year for teams which was held last Saturday, 12 October.
With rain and generally miserable weather before and after the tournament, the weather for the tournament was extremely kind with blue skies throughout the day and no rain to be seen.
The 3rd annual Finsbury Park Tag Rugby Festival was the largest in the tournament’s short history with three trophies up for grabs which were the Cup (top five teams), Plate (teams which finished six to 10) and the Bowl (teams which finished 11th to 16th).
The Cup final was contested between the Westview Warriors and the Southfield Sharks. In the pool stages these teams met and managed a 4-4 draw so the final was looking like it was going to go down to the wire again.
The final didn’t disappoint with some brilliant displays of Tag Rugby across the park. At the conclusion of play, the scores were again locked up at 4-4 which ended with an extra five minutes of golden point extra time. The Westview Warriors were first to score in golden point extra time and were crowned the 2013 Finsbury Park Tag Rugby champions.
Duck Duck Goose were to strong for House of Flying Taggers in the Plate final and Tag Whackers defeated Tagfins 3-2 in the Bowl final with the match winning try scored in the final 15 seconds of play!
Meanwhile, Try Tag Rugby’s Late Autumn competitions commence from Tuesday, 22 October onwards at the following venues: Barnes, Battersea Park, Borough, Clapham Common, Holloway (North London), Rotherhithe, Shoreditch Park, Tooting Bec and White City.
Registration is now open for teams and individuals looking to be placed in a team. If you would like to play in a Late Autumn Tag Rugby competition, please register ASAP to avoid missing out on your preferred venue as some venues will run at full capacity. The leagues cater for all standards of players from the complete beginner to the advanced.
If you would like to get involved in a Try Tag Rugby competition or event before the big cold comes back to London, go to www.trytagrugby.com or email info@trytagrugby.com for more details.