Trinidad and Tobago’s ruggermen missed out on playing in the NACRA (North American Caribbean Rugby Association) Under-19 Championships final when Barbados pulled off a massive upset against the hosts yesterday at Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Barbados edged T&T 24-20, putting paid to their ambitions of playing the final against Cayman Islands, who finished unbeaten in Pool A with a 40-10 whipping of Bermuda.
The result left T&T level on points in the three-team Pool B, as they defeated Mexico, and the Mexicans whipped Barbados 33-20. By virtue of the biggest margin of victory in the group.
T&T will play against the second placed team from Pool A, effectively for third place, while the last team in both pools will also face off.
There are no matches today, with a development and planning workshop scheduled, but the final round of group matches will be played in the NACRA Trophy competition, which T&T’s President’s XV development team are expected to lift.
They face Guyana from 4.30 p.m. at Fatima College Ground on Mucurapo Road, after Turks and Caicos Islands clash with St Lucia there from 2 p.m.
The NACRA Cup playoffs and final are set for Saturday at the “Hasely Crawford”.