MY visit to the just concluded 2010 NACRA/CAC Rugby Tournament was a well worth experience in having an in-depth knowledge/understanding of the sport. It was a well organised event and the planning committee should be commended. Both the male and female teams made us proud and we should be very appreciative to learn that we have won the NACRA five times in a row, qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India and we will also be representing the entire Caribbean at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. That, in my books is an amazing achievement.

Credit should be given to the Jamaicans for their impressive competitiveness and after scoring the first two points against the Guyanese in the final game of the tournament, I was literally worried like everyone else, but the Guyanese contingent up their level of play and level the score at the end of regular play time. It was during the first five minutes of overtime that the hi five came into play.

Mexico also did well with their bronze medal win over the Bahamas and all other teams had some pretty good showings also.

Yes! I believe that the Rugby Union/ Athletes deserves incentives in any shape or form and I would publicly say to any potential  donor, those athletes fought tooth and nail for The Golden Arrowhead with their wins and it would not hurt to show some appreciation.
Whatever time is now available, I hope intense training will get kick started towards the meeting in India.

I was also very delighted to learn of the other 2010 CAC medals achieved by the respective sports fraternaties. They are, squash, athletics, boxing and whichever one I may have missed.