Rain­bow Sports and Cul­tu­ru­al Club will host its an­nu­al 7s rug­by tour­na­ment on Sun­day on the Mara­bel­la Recre­ation Grounds, from 10 am. The Mara­bel­la-Train Line-Com­mu­ni­ty Or­gan­i­sa­tion will be us­ing the oc­ca­sion to cel­e­brate an­oth­er suc­cess­ful rug­by sea­son for the club. Rain­bow is the de­fend­ing tour­na­ment cham­pi­on and will be at full strength with all its na­tion­al play­ers avail­able. With all the lo­cal rug­by clubs fix­tured to par­tic­i­pate, an ex­cit­ing day of 7s rug­by is ex­pect­ed.

Club pres­i­dent Rudolph Jack said the aim of the 7s is to raise the pos­i­tive pro­file of rug­by in the Mara­bel­la Com­mu­ni­ty. "The youths get an op­por­tu­ni­ty to see the best play­ers in the coun­try. It is a fam­i­ly day. We pro­vide en­ter­tain­ment, ac­tiv­i­ties for all ages and the sale of tasty food. It is a chance for South Trinidad, and Mara­bel­la, to in­ter­act pos­i­tive­ly with the sport of rug­by."

Jack, how­ev­er, is still look­ing for spon­sor­ship for his club's 7s, but is op­ti­mistic that a bene­fac­tor will be found. "We lost our ma­jor spon­sor two years ago. But I am not wor­ried. Twen­ty five years. That is how long we have strug­gled to lead the Train Line youths down the right road. "It is not easy. I know that the econ­o­my is not too good. Now more than ever Rain­bow must re­main loy­al to the cause. I don't even want to think about fail­ure.The 7s is an im­por­tant event for the club and com­mu­ni­ty. Help will come," said Jack.