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Having completed their ranking league in Week 8 the beginners class played out Cup, Plate and Bowl matches with Tag Heures coming out on top with the cup and Flatliners and Runaways picking up the plate and bowl respectively.
Tag Heures
22
–
14
QUBES
CUP
Hunterquins
8
–
19
Flatliners
PLATE
No State To Try
16
–
20
Runaways
BOWL
Hunterquins and Flatliners compete for the Beginners Plate at the Ulster Mixed Tag Summer Competitions Finale at Belfast Harlequins on Thursday 29th July
Non Beginners
Hashtags completed their game in hand with a win which kept them top of the Non Beginners class to win the league by three points from Corinthians
Hashtags
10
–
0
Tag Heures
Flying Taggers
P
–
P
Try Babies
SMPU
0
–
10
Corinthians
Hashtags
27
–
4
Tag You’re It
TEAM
P
W
D
PD
BP
PTS
Hashtags
6
6
0
93
0
24
Corinthians
6
5
0
49
0
21
Try Babies
5
3
0
27
2
16
Tag You’re It
6
3
0
(6)
1
16
SMPU
6
1
1
(54)
1
12
Flying Taggers
5
1
1
(54)
0
10
Tag Heures
6
0
0
(55)
3
9
Tuesday Night Non Beginners Final Standings
Hashtags wrap up the non Beginners League with a win against Tag You’re It, plus guests, in the Ulster Mixed Tag Summer Competitions Finale at Belfast Harlequins on Thursday 29th July
Thursday Results
Premiership
Having completed their league series last week the Premiership Teams played out Cup, Plate and Bowl matches based on their league standings. Hashtags completed a remarkable post Covid series by winning both the Tuesday and the Thursday Premiership titles with a 100% win record after beating Friesian Taggers in the Cup Final. Tag My Pitch Up picked up the Bowl and Sheep Taggers claimed the Plate.
Hashtags
12
–
11
Friesian Taggers
CUP
Tag My Pitch Up
14
–
5
Mexi Crew
PLATE
Sheep Taggers
26
–
15
Bee Tggers
BOWL
Hazel Jordan picked up the Premiership Plate with Tag My Pitch Up and also The FRU “Most Photographed Player” and “Busiest Player” awards during the Ulster Mixed Tag Summer Competitions Finale at Belfast Harlequins on Thursday 29th July
Championship
The stylish Hawaii Tag O secured the Cup after beating Taggers Bay in the Championship Play Offs. Tagalongs picked up the Plate and Carlingford made the trip south with the Bowl.
Hawaii Tag O
19
–
12
Taggers Bay
CUP
Space Cadets
16
–
24
Tagalongs
PLATE
Fierce
13
–
17
Carlingford
BOWL
Hawaii Tag O completed a successful debut season winning the Championship Cup at the Ulster Mixed Tag Summer Competitions Finale at Belfast Harlequins on Thursday 29th July
Beginners
The Thursday night Beginners League was particularly tight with three teams going into the final round tied on 22 points at the top of the table. Despite a big win by Tagletelli, it was the Flatliners that came out on top on points scored after squeezing past Tagalongs
God Loves A Tryer
14
–
16
Old Kirkonians
Rangers RFC
0
–
10
Jesus Mary & Joseph
TAD
8
–
22
Tagletelli
Flatliners
9
–
4
Tagalongs
TEAM
P
W
D
PD
BP
PTS
Flatliners
7
6
0
47
1
26
Tagletelli
7
6
0
45
1
26
Tagalongs
7
5
0
21
2
24
God Loves a Tryer
7
4
0
11
2
21
JMJATWT
7
3
0
0
3
19
Old Kirkonians
7
3
0
(13)
1
17
Try Another Day
7
1
0
(26)
3
13
Rangers RFC
7
0
0
(85)
0
7
Thursday Night Beginners Table Final Standings.
Sophie and the Flatliners picked up a league and Plate double in the Tuesday and Thursday beginners competitions at the Ulster Mixed Tag Summer Competitions Finale at Belfast Harlequins on Thursday 29th July