By Mark Robson Cayman Rugby

The KRyS Global Summer Touch Rugby League 2013 ended in style with a Play-Off Finals Day to remember. After the winners of each Division had been crowned at the Season Awards Dinner the previous week, it was gloves off (unless your name is Jerry Beck) for a chance for all teams to win some “silverware” and finish the season on a high.

In Division 1, SteppingStones were determined to overturn a buoyant Island Air, which was flying high after clinching the divisional title only a few short weeks ago. These two teams, full of players who recently represented the Cayman Pirates Touch Team at the US Nationals, served up a real treat of a game, which left SteppingStones with the bragging rights.

In Division 2, Broadhurst went into finals day with a point to prove. Having led the league for much of the summer, they had been chastened and bested by Village Greenies who won the Divisional title with a superb string of late results. But nothing was going to stop the Broadhurst juggernaut from claiming the Division 2 Cup although the mighty Delta Force gave it a real good go. Crucial tries from the Broadhurst girls gave them a narrow lead and it was only a full-length dive by the gravity-defying Jason Scarff that prevented the inimitable Jyoti Choi from equalising in the final seconds.

The Village Greenies, short of players and no doubt over-hydrated from a radical and pioneering isotonic replenishment regime, won the Plate Final against a plucky UBS who fought hard, but could just not get the upper hand. DMS took the Division 2 Bowl.

Ogier completed the double by winning the Division 3 Cup to go with their league title and virtually assured promotion to Division 2 next year. GCM took the Division 3 Plate.

With 29 teams taking part, this summer’s touch rugby was the biggest touch tournament the Cayman Islands has ever seen.

Participating sponsors were KRyS Global, Island Air, SteppingStones, Maples, Genesis Trust, Harmonic, Broadhurst Barristers, PwC, DMS, Travel Pros, Dart, Delta Force, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, EFG Bank, GCM, KPMG, LIME TV, Ogier, Rawlinson & Hunter, Trident, Appleby, Zolfo Cooper, UBS, Queensgate, BDO, Walkers and Heineken.

PHOTO: Dicky Sawle-Thomas (Island Air) evades Ray Galletly (SteppingStones). Also pictured are James Waters and Ashley Waters (Island Air). – Cayman Rugby