Rugby U20 team off to Kenya

| 01/04/2009

(IRB): Twenty days from now the Cayman Islands Under 20 side will create their own piece of history when they run out against USA on the opening day of the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2009 in Kenya. The first Cayman Islands team to qualify for an IRB 15-a-side tournament, they may not be among the favourites to succeed Uruguay as champions and earn promotion to next year’s IRB Junior World Championship, but they are nonetheless seeing the benefits of qualification. This is because their qualification has brought rugby to the attention of the wider population and encouraged more people to give the sport a try.

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  1. Sister says:

    So proud of my brother and all of his friends who I’ve known since they were little boys.

    I wish them all the best!