It was a special form ball in use within the Midlands on Saturday – however the identical end result, as Wales took the honours within the newest MAN v FAT Nationwide Event.
Welsh groups have had dominance in MAN v FAT’s soccer occasions, and the pattern was continued at MAN v FAT’s first ever Rugby Nationwide Event, as twelve groups got here collectively on the dwelling of Stourbridge Rugby membership for a day of rugby and neighborhood.
The groups have been break up into two teams, with the edges aiming to progress to the knockout levels after 5 aggressive matches.
The Welsh contingent from Merthyr and Swansea set out their stall early on, with some dominant performances in these group video games. Merthyr Metal topped group B with an ideal 5 out of 5 file, while Merthyr Iron have been additionally unbeaten with 4 wins and a draw – Swansea holding them 1-1 of their fixture.
There was nonetheless loads to play for when it got here to the opposite sides concerned, with 4 of the six progressing to the knockouts.
Swansea, Blood, Sweat and Beers (Leicester) and Bristol Beers joined Merthyr Iron in Group A qualification, while Prop Tart Raiders (Wigan), Castleford Fats Cats and Nottingham joined Merthyr Metal in escaping Group B.
Blood, Sweat and Beers narrowly progressed previous Prop Tart Raiders on the Quarter Remaining stage, while the 2 Merthyr groups and Swansea noticed off their opponents with out conceding a degree.
The semis noticed Iron proceed to flex their muscle tissues as they noticed off Blood, Sweat and Beers, while Metal beat Swansea to arrange an all Merthyr closing.
In true MAN v FAT spirit, the 2 Merthyr sides contested an evenly matched closing with the sport ending 2-2 – and an settlement from the Welshmen that the tie would finish degree and honours shared!
MAN v FAT Rugby Lead Karl White stated of the event: “It was superb to see over 100 gamers come collectively and take part in our first ever MAN v FAT Rugby nationwide event. The entire day was performed with an unimaginable spirt each on and off the pitch.
“Golf equipment have been very supportive of one another and this actually emphasises why MAN v FAT is such an amazing neighborhood to be part of. There was some spectacular rugby on show through the day, and I wish to say properly carried out to every participant that took half as there have been fairly a couple of minutes of gametime over the course of the day.
“The ultimate phrases should go to the winners of the event, MAN v FAT Rugby Merthyr. What an incredible day these guys had. Compliments have been within the air from each membership in attendance. Not solely are the blokes seemingly superb at Rugby, however their weight reduction has additionally been unimaginable since launch with 37 gamers attaining a 5% weight reduction.”
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