The Alex Alexander Memorial Trophy’s Round 5 games did not disappoint, as a win for the Century 21 Cayman Storm in the regular season got them off to a late start.
Meanwhile, a big win for the Advance Fire & Plumbing Buccaneers surged them to top of the league standings in the penultimate round.
The early fixture on 23 February between the Cayman Storm and the Queensgate Pigs Trotters saw the Pigs Trotters, still badly bruised from their encounter with the Buccaneers the weekend previous, fielding a new look back line with Christopher Haines filling in at 10 for the injured Marco duPlessis, while the Cayman Storm welcomed back many second row and back row players who had been lacking in losses to the Buccaneers and the John Doak Architecture Iguanas.
Buoyed by a fuller squad, the Storm took the lead with lock Hugh Williams crashing over the line for a trademark swallow dive from only 5 yards out.
The Storm extended their lead to 10-0 when Michael Sumares covered the majority of the field in a solo effort to add five more points to his team’s tally.
The Pigs, who had previously this season defeated the Cayman Storm, 35-18, managed to get into gear when sending James Waters in for a try before a final assault in the closing moments in search of the win.
It wasn’t to be for the Trotters, but the loss by fewer than seven points saw the Pigs earn what may have been an invaluable losing bonus point.
The day’s second encounter between the Iguanas and the Buccaneers saw the Iguanas begin at full pelt and looking likely to take control from the outset. But the Buccaneers absorbed the pressure well as the Iguanas looked for an early try instead of slotting opportunities for points with the boot.
The cooler Buccaneer heads, however, slotted six points from John Murphy’s kicking to ease nerves.
The Iguanas then suffered the loss of Shaun Hardcastle and Chris Bunce, both suffering head injuries and leaving a hole at fly half to be filled by Ollie Collins.
The mounting pressure and fatigue on the Iguana forwards meant the Buccaneers gradually found their way to the try line and never looked back as four Buccaneer forwards – Mick Kehoe, Saviri Tabuniwera, Shaun Gerrard and Stefan Prior – bullied their way past the Iguana pack to score and ring in a resounding 30-0 win.
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