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Tacoma, from Washington state, arrived at the weekend from England, where two of their scheduled three games were cancelled due to freezing conditions.
They start their tour this afternoon at 4.30pm against the seconds.
Tacoma are expected to pick the star of their side, speedy winger Amy Drackett, a woman who forced her way into the team at the expense of the men.
As their tour of England had to be shortened due to the weather, the visitors then will play an extra social game on Thursday, when the older players from both clubs will combine forces to take on a youngsters select XV.
The tour climaxes on Saturday, when the Tacona first XV will take on Cayman's finest, also at the South Sound pitch.
Spectators are invited to every game, to support the local side.
It remains to be seen whether Cayman will feel the backlash of the visitors' disappointment of having to miss games in England.
Cayman, on the other hand, is undergoing a rugby revival. The game has never been so popular. The last rugby club to visit Cayman was Donaghadee in October, who narrowly beat Cayman 12-6 after Cayman led for the vast majority of the match. The Cayman second squad picked for this evening's game is P. Furse, C. Adams, P. Keown, K. Barry, P. Mackay (capt), M. Skinner, C. Gulovsen, N. Jackson, C. Pritchard, M. Cumber, R. Arscott, T. Walton, D. Philips, C. Bothwell, E. Mooney, M. Wheaton, J. Bergstrom, J. Frichter, M. Drummond, G. Gegling, P. Kenney.
