Ballina Tag Rugby Begins
Monday, June 16th, 2008Budweiser Tag rugby is bringing life back to Friday nights in the town of Ballina, Co. Mayo. Fourteen teams of 12 players each have committed to give it their all for 9 games and 9 weeks of madness as the town of Ballina is gripped by Tag rugby fever. All week long participants tune into the tag rugby facebook and bebo sites for fixture and results updates, game photos and information about the coming weeks post match melee.
Friday the 6th of June saw temperature rise at the leagues home Heffernan Park (Ballina rugby club) as the 7.00 o`clock games kicked off, first up we saw the local Ballina Beverages team (coke) decked out in their navy and white take on Penny`s scrumbeliveables, this quick passed game was not for the faint hearted and was the perfect beginning to a night of quality tag rugby. The final result for the game was 8 – 6 giving a win to the Scrumbelievables as the league moved on to its 8.00 o clock fixtures.
Three games kicked off in unison at 8.00 o’clock with Red rum a group of local legends taking on the Sheeben Banshees a group of members representing their local the Auld Shebeen, the game was slow enough to start but a few minutes into the game both sides found their feet to a finishing score of 6 -5 with the Shebeen Banshees piping red rum at the post.
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