Trinidad are NAWIRA women’s champs

– Guyana beats Jamaica in thriller

By Calvin Roberts

Trinidad and Tobago emulated their male counterparts with a handsome 79-0 victory over the Cayman Islands to lift the North America West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) women’s 15s championship hosted by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) and sponsored by Demerara Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company and Ansa Mc Al through its Tropical Rhythm brand of juices at the National Park yesterday.

Guyana’s Tricia Munroe is about to make a pass after being tackled by her Jamaican marker during their intense matchup in the final game of the NAWIRA Women’s 15 a side rugby tournament at the National Park yesterday. (Lawrence Fanfair photo)In the feature game of the double header, host Guyana, who approached the final day with a +39 points difference over Trinidad, commenced their final preliminary round match needing to beat defending champions and number one seed Jamaica by 40 clear points. They were unable to do so, but came away with a 13-10 victory.