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Barbados is ready for the world-class Tourney. Coming up this weekend in Bridgetown Men’s and Women’s teams will represent the country at the 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Rugby Barbados World 7’s (MERBW7s) tournament at Kensington Oval on December 8th-9th.
Barbados Men’s Jet Blues team captain, Sean Ward, says his team is looking forward to taking on the high calibre of international Rugby teams making their way to the island this week, just for the Tournament.
“The boys can’t wait to play some of the best-of-the-best in the Rugby fraternity and we have our eyes focused directly on the prize. And, to win on home soil and atsuch an iconic Barbadian sporting stadium like the Kensington Oval will be the icing on the cake, so watch this space”.
Barbados’ men and women’s teams will be competing against teams from Scotland, England, Wales, Canada and the USA, as well as Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago. The tournament is the longest running club rugby 7’s competition in the Caribbean.
With US$30,000 prize money on offer, the tournament is one of the richest in all of women’s rugby. It rivals that of the Hong Kong Sevens and Dubai Sevens events. As such current England Rugby 7’s player and British Olympian, Heather Fisher, is now headlining the growing list of top Women’s Rugby players traveling to Barbados.
Barbados JetBlues MERBW7s Men’s Team
Sean Ward (capt.), Shane Howard, Dario Stoute, Wilford Boxill, Mikyle Walcott, Kris Carrington, Enrique Oxley, Jae Bowen, Mitchell Morris, David Burke, Nicholie Bonnet, D’andre Phillips
Reserves: Nathan Corbin, Simeon John
Barbados Flying Fish MERBW7s Women’s Team
Karen Holmes (capt.), Emilie Trotman, Kayla Durant, Jara Emtage-Cave, Althea Belgrave, Marissa Browne, Danielle Philips, Keanna Maps, Vanya Edwards, Seanee Dorant, Jessica Derrell, Kirsta Maloney
Reserves: Izora Devonish, Janna-Lise Granville-Benjamin
