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The Get Into Rugby/CBRE Juniors tournament for the month was held last March 29 at the Southern Plains field in Silangan, Laguna. Twenty juniors touch and tackle teams from 4 age groups competed in the monthly event. All teams are part of the IRB Get Into Rugby program/PRFU's grassroots development program.  The Makati Mavericks and the British School Manila played best of four matches in the under 10 division. Both teams played well in all the matches, with three out of the four matches ending up as draw (0-0, 1-1, 1-1)! Mavericks edged BSM with a single try (3-2) in the second match to win the under 10 division for this month's tourney. In the under 12 division, Makati Mavericks finished on top of the rankings with 2 wins and 1 draw. Quest SOS Children's Village came in at second place with a win, a loss, and a draw. Newly formed team Eagles juniors showed they are a team to watch out for as they gained a hard-earned win despite two losses. Coached by NDT players brothers Jovic and Jaypee Paypon, Eagles Jr. displayed great attacking skills using their natural athletic abilities and superb speed.  Quest SOS Children's Village emerged victorious in the under 14 division with two wins and a draw. The much-improved team played with better structure and attacking plays which gave them an advantage over their opponents. Clark Rugby Club and Makati Mavericks both came away with two wins and a loss. Despite the same results, the CRC boys came in at second place because of their narrow win (4-3) against the Mavericks boys. Clark Rugby Club topped the under 16 division with their two wins and one draw finish. The boys from Pampanga had a slow start against Tuloy (0-0) before they managed to get convincing wins against Don Bosco-Canlubang (6-1) and Makati Mavericks (5-0). Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation finished at second while the Makati Mavericks came in at third place. The combined team of Clark Rugby Club and Quest SOS Children's Village in the under 14 full field tackle game scored 22 points (4 tries 1 conversion) against Mavericks' 12 points (2 tries 1 conversion). The combined team showed superb speed in their backs line as they scored back to back breakaway tries in the game. It was the same result in the under 16 division as the combined CRC-SOS boys ran away with a 36-5 win over the Mavericks boys. Led by junior Volcano standout Jonel Madrona, the combined team scored a series of breakaway tries mostly in the second half to seal their win. The next Get Into Rugby/CBRE Juniors tournament will be held on May 10, 2014. Interested teams may email [email protected] for further inquiries. TEAMS: Under 10 British School Manila Makati Mavericks Under 12 Eagles Makati Mavericks Quest SOS Children's Village Under 14 Clark Rugby Club Eagles Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Makati Mavericks Quest SOS Children's Village Southridge Under 16 G4S Child Hope Clark Rugby Club Don Bosco - Canlubang Leighton Tuloy sa Don Bosco Makati Mavericks Under 14 (Full-contact) Clark Rugby Club-Quest SOS Children's Village Makati Mavericks Under 16 (Full-contact) Clark Rugby Club-Quest SOS Children's Village Makati Mavericks             Comments are closed.
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