Week 7 has come and gone. A lot of tension in camp with playoffs and finals looming. Thunderstruckers maintain their top position with a win over Guten Tag 21-14. Thunderstruckers will be hard knocked off at this stage and look like they will be fighting in the semi finals for that coveted league champions trophy. # Tag beat a determined Legless Lizards by a small margin of 10-6. The lizards don’t go down without a fight! Yippee Try Yay on their third straight win, fighting tooth and nail to earn their fourth position, after a comprehensive win over the Misfits 27-4, with a larger points difference than Guten Tag. Strandvestites manage to hold on to third, with a win over the Generals, 15-8. Next week will be interesting for this league, as it the last league game before the semi finals, with top four going into the 1st place playoff.
In the Premiership, Swagger Tagger finally get knocked off their winning streak. Tagmania served them their first loss by beating them 12-11. Tagmania making some fantastic tags. There is a reason they are called Tagmania. The Swaggers stay in top spot with a superior points difference and Tagmania lie in wait in third. The Hornets take up second position, with an 11-7 win over a The Expert Taggers. Ciddlers Freaks seem to be tumbling down through the table, landing in last positions after G’Wan Our Crowd run them over 20-5. Next week Freaks! Heads up 🙂
Moving swiftly to the Championship, we see Here 4 Beer make themselves comfortable in first place, winning over Gym Class Heroes 13-7. The Other Guys win their match 12-11 over the Abbvie All Blacks, laying claim to second position. Scrumbags serve a strong win to the Cara Crusaders, beating them 18-12. The Crusaders slip into third and the Scrumbags lie in fourth, reading to pounce on that third position if the Crusaders dare make any mistakes.
In Division 1, Win or Loose We Booze put their stamp of authority on top spot, with a win over the Jammie Dodgers 19-7. The Yeats Tavern Troopers get close and personal with A Bit Of Blue, but manage to get away with a win 12-10. They take up third position. Tag-quila hold on to second place, with a helpful hat trick from Clair Stallard, after a 14-14 draw with the Show Ponies. Show Ponies look dangerous in fourth, never a crowd to be underestimated.
Now for the conference. The Fairly Livelies crew make a name for themselves, taking pole position, beating the Majors 18-5. In second, on the name points as Fairly Lively, but with less of a points difference, lost their match to No Woman No Try, who are in third, working their way up the table 9-7. No Woman No Try on the same points,must Tagvie have a better points difference. It will be hard to call this league. Can’t Tag This should not be dismissed, losing their match by a close shave, 18-17, who hold in fourth position.
With tensions in the air over playoffs and that, myself and the committee would like to remind you all of the importance of good sportsperonship on and off the pitch. It is supposed to be fun, so please don’t give the referee a hard time. Remember, they are fellow taggers and are giving up their free time, without any pay, to facilitate your matches. They are not professional, with touch judges and TMOs. Personally, some of our own referees do a better job than some professionals! Without them, tag could not and would not continue. Also, there is a prize going for Spirit of Tag, which is the team that shows the best attitude on and off the pitch, has the craic and participates in the after party events as well 🙂