maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 20 FEBRUARY 2019
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RUGBY
SPORTS
MRFU International Tournament brings whole
new level of excitement to Marsa pitches
GEORGE ZAMMIT MONTEBELLO
OVER the last few years, the
Malta Rugby Football Union
has taken advantage of the
phenomenal winter weather
that our island has to offer to
bring a whole host of foreign
women's clubs to Malta for a
weekend of exciting Rugby.
This year was no different,
with four foreign and two lo-
cal teams raising the bar and
showing the enjoyment and
excitement that comes from
Rugby 7s.
For this year's edition of the
tournament, which was a la-
bor of love for MRFU wom-
en's rep Kirby Attard and the
council as a whole, the MRFU
welcomed the Crazy Cooks (a
mixed team made up of play-
ers from Switzerland, France,
the UK, and Ireland), the Zu-
rich Valkyries (who fielded
two teams), and the French
Les Pandettes.
Malta also fielded two teams,
the Malta Barbarians (which
comprised of players eligible
for National Selection) and
the Malta Pirates (made up of
locally based players who may
not be eligible for National Se-
lection).
The tournament was held
over two days, with the first
day comprising of a Round
Robin style of fixtures be-
tween all 6 teams, and on
day two the top three teams
of Day 1 would be put into a
Trophy Pool whilst the bot-
tom 3 would play in the Cup
Pool. This day two separation
kept the competition exciting
and competitive for everyone
to the end.
Day 1 ended with the Malta
Barbarians leading the pack,
winning all five of their games,
and followed by the Crazy
