One of three teams, round-robin leader and unbeaten Bermuda, Turks and Caicos and T&T's Club Selects remain with a chance of lifting the North America and Caribbean (Nacra) Under-19 Championship Trophy title today after the double-header scheduled for Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo, concludes.
Bermuda, the only team on two wins will be assured of the title with a win over the Turks and Caicos Islands. Those two teams will clash in the second double-header match from 4 pm. The round-robin leader opened its account on Monday with a 14-7 win over the T&T Selects, while the Turks and Caicos also won its first fixture, 34-14 over the British Virgin Islands. Two days later, Bermuda returned even stronger when it thrashed the BVI 34-7. On the same day, T&T's Club Selects remained in the competition with a 23-15 win over the Turks and Caicos Islands. With two losses, the British Virgin Islands is out of contention for the Trophy.
For T&T Selects to win the title, the team will need the Turks and Caicos Islands to secure a shock win over Bermuda (2 pm kick off), while the local team seals a bonus point win over the British Virgin Islands. The second match will kick off at 4 pm.
Last evening, teams in the Cup competition challenged for a place in tomorrow's title match. T&T took on Mexico from 7 pm in Pool B action. The host country was required to win by 12 points in order to qualify for the Championship match. Only one team, Barbados, which won its two Pool A matches has sealed a spot in tomorrow's final. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica played yesterday to determine which team entered the third/forth play-off and the fifth/sixth play-off.
Nacra Trophy Round Robin
Teams Pld W D L F A Bonus Pts
Bermuda 2 2 0 0 48 14 1 9
Turks/Caicos 2 1 0 1 49 37 1 5
T&T Selects 2 1 0 1 30 29 1 5
British VI 2 0 0 2 21 68 0 0
Fixtures
Today
Nacra Trophy - Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo
British Virgin Islands v T&T Club Select, 2 pm
Bermuda v Turks and Caicos Islands, 4 pm
Saturday
Nacra Cup - Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain
Fifth/sixth playoff- Third Pool A v Third Pool B, 2 pm
Third/fourth playoff- Second Pool A v Second Pool B, 4 pm
Championship match- First Pool A (Barbados) v First Pool B, 6 pm