Glasgow Tigers Claim Scottish Crown
On Sunday 25th of June the Glasgow Tigers hosted the final Junior Kitted tournament of the season. It was excellent conditions for football and the tournament was well attended with 6 teams on show, Glasgow Tigers A, Glasgow Tigers B, Northern Wildcats, Highland Wildcats, Clyde Valley Falcons and the Paisley Panthers. Tigers A came into the tournament in a very strong position needing to finish in third place or above to secure the Scottish title. Their first opposition was the Northern Wildcats, who unfortunately had to forfeit the game due to injuries to key personnel mid-way into the first half. This meant victory over the Paisley Panthers would secure a spot in the final and the Scottish Championship for the Tigers. This was achieved in style with a 58 - 6 victory in which the Tigers defence contributed 14 points through 2 interception returns by Marc Donald and a safety by Andrew Baillie.
In the other group both Clyde Valley and the Highland Wildcats won their opening games against the Tiger’s B squad. This meant that the encounter between Clyde Valley and the Highland Wildcats was of great importance as it would determine which of the teams would join Tigers A in the tournament final, and more importantly who would finish second in the league, earning them a place at the British Finals. This was a hard fought game with both teams clearly giving their all. The Wildcats ran out eventual winners with a 35 - 22 victory, helped greatly by an excellent performance by Angus Mackintosh, who led by example on both offence and defence. In the final the Tigers started well, returning an interception for a touchdown on the Wildcat’s opening drive. Scott Macintosh scored the 2-point conversion to increase the lead. Both teams traded scores for the remainder of the half leaving the Tigers with a 2-point lead at the half. The game continued in the same manner in the second half with both teams scoring in turn. It was the Tigers superior ability to convert that gave them the edge in the game, completing 4 of 5, 2-point attempts compared to the Wildcat’s 1 of 5, that saw them end the game with a 38 – 32 victory. The Tournament MVP award was shared between Glasgow’s Jack Miller and Angus Mackintosh of the Highland Wildcats. Pics C/O Don Halfpenny Tournament Scores Group
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three touchdown performance from Tiger’s running back Jack Miller
earned him a well-deserved MVP award for the game.
