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29 Sep 2022

Social RL: Manchester TAGFest Round-up

Social RL: Manchester TAGFest Round-up

Last weekend (24 September) saw the return of the Try Tag Rugby Manchester Autumn Tournament in Sale for a second year. A record 18 teams from across the UK including Edinburgh, Reading and Yorkshire made the journey to Trafford MV RFCC to take part in another successful tournament. 

The morning of the tournament saw teams battle it out in their pools to qualify for either the Cup, Plate, Bowl, 13-15 Play-offs, or 16-18 Play-offs.

In the Cup division, there were two convincing semi-final wins for Tag Deez and It Came From Yorkshire, against Salsa Verde & The Tomartillos, and Baa Baa Tag Fest Sheep respectively. 

Tag Deez were eventually crowned champions for the second consecutive year after an enthralling extra-time/drop-off win, with Salford Red Devils winger Ken Sio bagging the decisive try.

The Plate final was just as close, with Mancunian outfit Emma, Please Don’t Leave! and Edinburgh Barbarians contesting a 5-5 draw. 

Edinburgh Barbarians took the spoils as a result of being first try scorers, taking the TTR Tournament medals back to Scotland for the first time! 

In the Bowl final, No Helmet, No Pad, Just Tag put in a dominant performance to defeat their opponents 6-0.

Elsewhere, round-robin play-offs saw Tagatha Christie come out on top of the 13th-15th group, with Reading Raptors on tour winning the 16th-18th group.

To top off another memorable day of Try Tag Rugby, over 100 players then headed to Old Trafford to enjoy TTR's exclusive seats and shared bar area at the Betfred Super League Grand Final. 

 

Cup Champions: Tag Deez Cup Player of the Tournament: Rob Chance Cup Player of the Final: Mason Lino

Plate Champions: Edinburgh Barbarians Plate Player of the Tournament: Alice Farrelly Plate Player of the Final: Ed Jessop

Bowl Champions: No Helmet, No Pad, Just Tag Bowl Player of the Tournament: Dami Awobajo Bowl Player of the Final: Dami Awobajo

Play-Off Winners 13th/14th/15th: Tagatha Christie Play-Off Winner 16th/17th/18th: Reading Raptors Play-Off Male Player of the Tournament: Drew Hinchcliffe Play-Off Female Player of the Tournament: Nadine Dudley

Fancy Dress: Taafe's Independent Taggers Referee of the Tournament: Andy Taylor

See photos from the day on the TTR Manchester Facebook Page

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