2009 ERNST & YOUNG TOUCH SUMMER LEAGUE KICKS OFF!

THIS year’s 2009 Ernst & Young Touch Summer League is underway.

For the first half of the league the 17 mixed teams have been divided into three divisions and at the halfway point will be graded into three new division. The 10 men’s teams and five ladies will play a round-robin until the semi-finals and finals later this summer.

Last year’ Summer League winner Brotown is leading Mixed A on try difference after a 7-1 win over PwC in week one and an 11-1 win over Touch & Go. Mercator is in second place after two wins against Touch & Go and Specsavers Scorpions. PwC’s 4 – 1 win last week over Lloyds TSB sees them take third place with Lloyds TSB just behind on try difference after their 3 – 0 win over Specsavers Scorpions in week one. Having yet to win a game, Touch & Go are in fifth and Specsavers Scorpions are in sixth.

Having lost last year’s Summer League and then going on to win the Autumn League, Source Sorcerers are heading up Mixed B on try difference after two 6 -1 victories over Argyll Investments in week one and over Cool as Day in week two. Partners Group has also won both its games this season and are in second place with Martel-Dunn Recruits in third place after their week two 6 -2 win over newcomers Panthers Bee. Cool as Day’s 6 – 1 win over Panthers Bee in the first week one. Argyll Investments are in fifth and Panthers Bee are in sixth.

Specsavers Sharks are one of only two teams to have scored double figures this season and are rewarded with top spot in Mixed C after an 11-0 win against Carey Crusaders in week one and a 6 – 0 win over Panthers who are in fifth. Breda Barbarians are in second place after a 4 – 1 win against Panthers in week one and a bye in week two. Careys are in third after being awarded the game against Ogier in week two after Ogier’s had to forfeit due to players being stuck in the UK as a result of the firefighters’ strike.

Four mens teams have won all four of their games but it’s R G Falla’s Green Armee who head the table on try difference after an 8 – 0 win over Martel-Dunn Recruits in week one and then beating PwC 6 – 0 in week two. Breda Barbarians are in second after a walkover in week one against late league entrants Chameleon and a 8 – 0 win over Cornerstone Exiles.
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Isabels’ 5 – 2 win against over Specsavers Stags in week one and 6 – 0 win over Martel-Dunn Recruits in week two puts them in third. Resolution IT has also won both games after a 4 – 0 win over Cornerstone Exiles in week one and 3 – 0 win over Deloitte in week two. Specsavers Stags’ second week 6 – 3 win over Chameleon puts them in fifth and PwC’s week one 3 – 2 win over Deloitte puts them in sixth. Having yet to win a game Deloitte, Cornerstone Exiles, Martel-Dunn Recruits and Chameleon are at the bottom of the men’s division.

Two ladies’ teams have won both their games but it’s Martel-Dunn Recruits who take the lead on try difference after a 4 – 0 win over Specsavers Sirens in week one and a 6 – 4 win in week two over the newly formed Guernsey Ladies Rugby who are using the 2009 Ernst & Young Touch Summer League as training for the winter season. Last year’s Summer League runner-up Touchy Feely has a new name as a result of sponsorship from Guernsey Post and are known as Fe-mails. They’re in second place after a bye in week one and a 3 – 2 win over last year’s winner GPG Women’s Touch who are in third place after a week one 9 – 0 victory over the Guernsey Ladies Rugby. Specsavers Sirens are in fourth after a bye in week two.

As the sport continues to develop, the Guernsey Touch committee has been looking at ways of improving the league and this season it has invested in new technology which will allow players statistics to be accumulated over the season. Aaron ‘Bones’ Le Masurier is leading after week two with six tries scored, Stephanie Nicolle is second with five tries and there are seven players who have scored four touchdowns.

‘This is Guernsey Touch’s fifth season and we’re looking forward to an extremely competitive summer of this increasingly popular sport. There are now nearly 300 players involved and having said good-bye last season to some fantastic players, it’s great to see that some new ones have arrived in the island and decided to get involved,’ said Guernsey Touch chair Katrina Bray.

‘The committee has worked extremely hard throughout the winter to add something new to the sport and we hope that players will make good use of the new technology. 2009 will be another great season, the league is underway, the island squad is training hard ready for the Mainland Cup in Germany in July and we have the Channel Islands Stock Exchange Touch Club Championship this weekend.’

More information about touch in Guernsey can be found at www.guernseytouch.org.gg