North London too good in Origin 2012

By Phillip Browne
Last Saturday produced yet another fantastic London day with plenty of sunshine and blue sky across the capital. Perfect conditions for the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series!

This year’s series was held at Wandsworth Common which is on South London’s home turf but the home ground advantage wasn’t enough for the Southerners, who were swept aside in a North London clean sweep.

The North London Mixed social team paved the way for a successful day for the Northerners with a commanding 19-3 victory in the first fixture of the day. North London’s Aussie captain Ben Crilly-Hargrave was named best on ground.

The next fixture was the Men’s which started off well for South London, taking an early 3-0 lead after a matter of minutes. Going into the half time break down 5-2, North London bounced back and sealed a nail biting 9-8 triumph in true origin fashion. Dave Twohig of South London was named best on ground.

The much anticipated Mixed A grade fixture which had London’s finest Tag Rugby players on show had plenty of fantastic tries and tagging on display to the delight of the spectators. North London opened the scoring in the first minute of the match and never lost the lead with a dominant 25-11 win over South London. London Australia & North London representative, Tom Parsons was named best on ground.

The eligibility guidelines for London Origin are that if you live north of the Thames River, you qualify to represent North London. If you live south of the Thames River, you qualify to represent South London.

In other news, Try Tag Rugby will be holding the inaugural Wasps Tag Rugby Festival on Saturday, 13 October at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton. This one day festival will see teams from across London & Reading try and defeat the Acton teams on their home turf to claim the title. At the conclusion of the tournament there will be an after party at the nearby Chatsworth Pub.

If you would like to get involved in one of the fastest growing sports in London, new team and individual registrations are welcome. This is a great chance to develop a network of friends if you are new to London.

To register for a Try Tag Rugby competition or event, go to www.trytagrugby.com or email info@trytagrugby.com for more details.