The Bermuda National teams will be embarking on a tour tomorrow to compete against the Cayman Islands from April 29th to May 3rd. The Senior match is recognized by the International Rugby Board as a full International match, with caps being awarded to the players. We are also taking our representative sides at U10, U12, U14 & U16 age levels. The only age group not joining us is our U19 team who are training and gearing up for the U19 Caribbean Championships in August.
We have named a strong senior squad to travel, as this will be a tough match against a quality opponent. The game will count towards Bermuda’s IRB World Ranking status (currently 57th out of 95 ranked countries - source: http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html )
Each of the age groups have done car washes, bake sales, a KBB cleanup and other fund raising activities. The funds raised for the players go directly towards their costs.
To transport everyone to Cayman (120, including players, coaches and chaperones), a plane has been chartered from Miami Air who have flown to both locations several times in the past. The plane is a Boeing 737-800 (172 seats).
Flight times:
Depart Bda - April 29th at 5pm (3.25 hr non-stop) Arrive – Cay at 6.25pm
Depart Cay – May 3rd at 2pm (3 hr non-stop) Arrive – Bda at 7pm
Youth Challenge Cup 2010 - Cayman V Bermuda May1st - 2nd 2010
The second annual Conyers Youth Challenge Cup will take place at the South Sound Rugby Ground on May 1st and 2nd 2010. The Bermuda Junior section are the current Conyers Cup holders, won last year against Cayman on Bermuda soil. This was the first rugby event in Bermuda streamed live over the internet and was available for those in Cayman and worldwide who could not be here. The match this year will again be streamed live from Cayman: www.caymanrugbytv.com
Conyers Dill and Pearman are the official title sponsor of the Conyers Youth Challenge Cup (the official tournament name) between the youth age grade sides of Cayman and Bermuda. The objective of the tournament is to develop youth players internationally in both countries and to promote the ideals of friendship, enjoyment and fellowship through international youth competition.
The tournament is played according to Continuum Rules as posted in the Rugby Football Union for the under ten and twelve age groups, as well as full International Rugby Board Age grade rules for the under fourteen and sixteen age groups. The country that has the best overall record of match (wins and losses) wins the Conyers Youth Challenge Cup.
The first tournament was held in Bermuda in April 2009 at the under ten, under twelve and under fourteen age grades. Bermuda won the U10 and U12 matches with Cayman winning the U14 match. Bermuda won the 2009 Conyers Youth Challenge Cup
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