JAMAICA praised Canada for travelling to Kingston for a males’s rugby league worldwide lower than a month after a hurricane devastated the island.
At the least 45 individuals have been killed by Hurricane Melissa whereas the bodily harm to Jamaica has been estimated at US$8.8 billion (£6.7bn).
The Reggae Warriors ran out 34-12 winners on Saturday as a part of a double-header which additionally included the 2 nations’ under-19 sides.
“I want to thank Canada Rugby League for sending two groups, particularly at a time that our nation goes via a lot after the hurricane right here,” stated Jamaica coach Roy Calvert. “It has been an actual morale enhance.
“We had a really tough, interrupted preparation however we caught to it, the blokes did what they have been requested to, gave 80 minutes effort, and that pulled us over the road.”
A largely domestic-based line-up was supplemented by York Knights star Ben Jones-Bishop and his brother Aaron.
Nevertheless it was centre Tahj-Jay Lynch who shone with a hat-trick, whereas there have been additionally tries by Jenson Morris, Kyronn Fairclough, Ricardo Richards and Joseph Daley. Chevaughn Bailey transformed two, and Aaron Jones-Bishop one.
Canada’s factors got here by way of two Chuck Curran tries and one from Oliver Lenahan.
“It was a pleasure for us to come back to Jamaica,” stated Wolverines head coach Aaron Zimmerle.
“I do know the nation is hurting after struggling via the hurricane and for our gamers to see how theirs have rallied round that, there are issues extra essential than the end result.”
Jamaica gained the youth worldwide too, 42-24.
There was additionally worldwide motion on Sunday in Africa, the place honours have been shared throughout a double header between Ghana and Nigeria.
In Accra, the hosts have been triumphant 36-24 within the males’s match, however Nigeria’s ladies earned a dominant 42-8 victory.
Ghana males’s head coach Andy Gilvary stated: “We’ve come a good distance within the final six years within the issues we would have liked to work on – physicality and the way in which we handle the sport.
“The boys put all of it collectively and the efficiency programme is beginning to have an impact. It was an awesome advert for rugby league in Africa.”
