Friday last saw our fifth edition of our annual Tuam Summer Tag Rugby come to an end for this year.

We had four thrilling finals down for decision and there was little to separate any of the teams in each final. The results were as follows:

CUP: Beer Pressure 13 Funtanium 12
SHIELD: Table Twelve 14 Tap That Pass 13 (AET)
PLATE: Kilconly 9 Reapy's Recruits 6 (AET)
WOODEN SPOON: JFC Wheelbarrow Warriors 11 Ability Titans 8
BOWL: Genius Taggers conceded to Ability Warriors.

Huge thank you as always to our groundsman, John Carr, and his team for having the pitches marked and cut every week. We really appreciated it. Thanks also to our referees and lines people last week- Aaron O’Connor, Seàn Maughan, Owen Lydon, Brian Dempsey, Keith Fleming, Johannes Terblanche and Lorna Jennings.

Thanks to Tony McDonagh who recorded the cup final and also the wooden spoon and shield final. We had great fun watching them in Reapys after the prize-giving.

Thanks to Niche Burgers who were on hand selling their delicious food on the evening. It was great having you throughout the tournament.

Thanks to Lyndon Jones and Paddy Madden of Connacht Rugby for your help and assistance the last few weeks.

After the finals were all complete it was off to Reapys Bar Tuam for the afterparty! A huge thank you to everyone who donated a prize or bought a ticket to our raffle on the night. Thank you all so much.

Thanks to our brilliant MC, Declan Slattery, who presided over the awards presentation and prize-giving ceremony. Also to Owen Nally from Owen Nally Photography who was on hand to capture the awards ceremony and indeed it was great having him at match nights also. Thanks Owen.

Well done to all our prize winners:

CUP WINNERS: Beer Pressure 
CUP FINAL PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Darren Geoghegan 

SHIELD WINNERS: Table Twelve 
SHIELD FINAL PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Ellie Sheridan 

PLATE WINNERS: Kilconly 
PLATE FINAL PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Katie Creavan 

BOWL WINNERS: Ability Warriors 

WOODEN SPOON FINAL WINNERS: JFC Wheelbarrow Warriors 
WOODEN SPOON: Ability Titans 
WOODEN SPOON PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Darragh Reynolds 

SPIRIT OF RUGBY AWARD: Table Twelve 

MALE PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: Luke Cronin 
FEMALE PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: Amy Burns 

EMERGING MALE PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: Padraic Moran 
EMERGING FEMALE PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: Kyra Costello

RECOGNITION AWARD: Darren Geoghegan 
RECOGNITION AWARD: Laura Reddington 

After the awards presentation it was over to DJ Benzo who kept us entertained. Thanks Terry.

Over the past six weeks we had ten teams and almost 150 players to make it our most successful edition yet. So a big thank you to Beer Pressure, Funtanium, Table Twelve, Tap That Pass, Kilconly, Reapy's Recruits, Ability Warriors, Genius Taggers, JFC Wheelbarrow Warriors and Ability Titans. Without you all there would have been no tournament! Thank you!

Finally thanks to Seamus and all the staff at Reapys bar for looking after us so well. We had a great night.

A big thank you to all our three host pubs who hosted us the last six weeks- The Brogue Bar & Grill, Reapy's Bar and the Front Room. 

Don't forget we will have a one day blitz in August. Keep an eye on our socials for confirmed date!

One last thank you to our tag rugby committee made up of Owen Lydon, Brian Dempsey, Martin Nally and the driving force of Tuam Tag rugby, Lorna Jennings. Lorna puts everything into the tournament to ensure it runs smoothly. Well done Lorna and team.👏👏