Try scorers soon find their touch
THE first night of the Ernst & Young Touch Summer League saw 117 tries being scored by the 36 teams taking part.
THE first night of the Ernst & Young Touch Summer League saw 117 tries being scored by the 36 teams taking part.
The start of the 12-week league also saw the biggest ever win recorded since the start of Touch in Guernsey in 2004 with Source Sorcerers winning their game 14-0.
A 12-0 win for Mercator and a 9-0 win for Touchy Feely contributed towards the first night's three-figure try total.
'It was a fantastic night and there were players of every level, which was extremely encouraging. It was also amazing to see some of the more experienced teams, who were playing new teams, displaying some great sportsmanship to ensure that everyone enjoyed their time on the field,' said Guernsey Touch chairman Andrew Hutton.
'If the first night was an indication of the how the rest of the season is going to progress, then there is no doubt that it will be Guernsey Touch's best one yet.'
The 18 mixed teams have been randomly drawn into three pools of six with each team playing a round robin for the first five weeks.
Depending on their pool position, the teams will then be divided into leagues for the second half of the season culminating in a finals night on 6 August.
Three teams in Mixed One have three points after their wins.
Argyll Investments just take the lead on try difference after their 6-0 win over newcomers Lloyds Touch Spring Box.
Brotown are in second after their 5-0 win over PwC Mixed and Ogier Mixed are in third after a close fought battle with Panthers Mixed which ended 6-5.
In Mixed Two, the 12-0 win by Mercator Muppets over Healthspan sees them take top spot on try difference with last year's Mixed winners CISX Untouchables in second after their 9-1 win over Partners Group.
Specsavers Squirrels, one of four teams from the optical group taking part in the league, are in third after a 2-1 win over One Touch (Ozannes).
Last year's runners-up Source Sorcerers scored on average a try at least once every two minutes during their game against Deloitte and Touch, which ended 14-0.
They top Mixed Three with Specsavers Sharks in second after their 6-0 win over Generali. Martel-Dunn Recruits Mixed winning their game against Cool As Day 7-2 to take third.
In Men's One Specsavers Stags are leading on try difference after 4-0 win against TBC with Deloitte and Touch in second place after their 2-0 win over Ogier Men.
Following the loss of a number of key players Isabels and Leftovers, two of last year's men's teams, have merged for the 2008 season to create Leftabels.
Their first match was against CISX Untouchables, which is predominantly the island's rugby team, and it ended in a 2-1 victory for Untouchables who are in third place.
Clubhouse Casuals are leading Men's Two on try difference after their 6-2 win over Bobs Cycleworld.
Martel-Dunn Recruits' 5-2 win over Panthers gives them second place with Green Armee in third after a 2-0 win against PwC Mens.
In the only women's league it was experience that proved the winner.
Last year's runners-up Touchy Feely are leading on try difference after their 9-0 win over newcomers Girls Aloud (Ozannes).
Having won the league last year GPG/A Women's Touch are in second after a 4-0 victory over Specsavers Sirens and CISX Untouchables are in third after a 2-1 win over Martel-Dunn Recruits.
