Sunday, July 15, 2012

Cowrie RFC maintain unbeaten run



The first half of the on going 2012 “Friends of Rugby” Lagos Rugby Union League have being concluded with the fifth week league matches played at the Main Bowl of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos from 12 noon through to 6:30pm.

Defending Champions Cowrie Rugby Football Club maintained their unbeaten run with an overwhelming defeat of 74 points to nil over a highly depleted Young Lions Rugby Football squad in the second match of the day by 2:15pm.

Meanwhile, Lagos Rugby Football Club jumped to 3rd position displacing Ilorin Rugby Football Club as they defeated Gosar Rugby Football Club by 15 points to nil in a crunchy opening encounter at 12:30pm.

The Police Rugby team maintained their second position on the table with their forth win of the season when they defeated a hard fighting Ilorin Rugby football team by 17 points to nil in the last & star match of the day at 4:15pm.

With the last match of the first half of the Lagos Rugby League played, Defending Champions Cowrie Rugby Football Club is still toping the table with 28 points. Police Rugby Football Club closely follows them with 20 points, while Lagos Rugby Football Club jumped to 3rd position with 17 points. Ilorin Rugby Football Club is in 4th position with 12 points while Gosar Rugby Football Club is in Fifth position with 5 points. Young Lions Rugby Football club is yet to secure a point on the table, but are very hopeful in the second half of the 2012 Lagos Rugby Union League program.


RESULTS OF FORTH WEEK

LAGOS – 15 Vs 0 – GOSAR
COWRIE - 74 Vs 0 - YOUNG LIONS
POLICE – 17 Vs 0 - ILORIN

·               TABLE

·               TEAMS       P      W     D    L   PF   PA   PD    PTS
·               COWRIE     5       5      -    -    187    21   166    28
·               POLICE       5       4      -    1    85    18     67     20
·               LAGOS       5       3      -    2    74     34     40    17
·               ILORIN        5       2      -    3    75     58     17    12 
·               GOSAR        5       1      -    4    29   102  (-73)  05
·               Y. LIONS      5      -       -     5     0    188 (-188)   -  


HIGHEST POINTS SCORER
A total of 106 points was scored in the fifth matches of the ongoing 2012 Lagos Rugby Union League program played over the weekend, being above double of the total points scored in the forth weeks encounter.

HIGHEST POINT SCORER

The highest points table in the ongoing Lagos Rugby Union League have changed with Azezz Ladipo of Cowrie RFC jumping up to first position with 31 points. Ilorin Rugby Football Club Ibitaye Ifeoluwa is closely following in second position with 29 points. He is followed by John Sylvanus of Cowrie RFC with 20 points, whilst five others namely Tunji Odutan & John Olawale of Cowrie RFC &, Habib Ishola of Police, and Solomon Cockere of Lagos RFC are all on 15 points respectively.  Policeman Sulymon Oyebola has 13 points. The duo of Yahaya Samson of Police & Stephen James of Lagos Rugby FC are having 12 points each, while 11 other players have 10 points each.

Meanwhile a total of 46 players have scored some points in the first half of the ongoing 2012 Lagos Rugby Union League as listed below.


HIGHEST POINTS SCORER TABLE

NAMES -                                   CLUB -             POINTS

1. AZEEZ LADIPO                -  COWRIE   = 31 POINTS
2. IBITAYE IFEOLUWA        -  ILORIN     = 29 POINTS
3. JOHN SYLVANUS           – COWRIE   = 20 POINTS
4. HABIB ISHOLA                – POLICE     = 15 POINTS
5. TUNJI ODUTAN                -  COWRIE  =  15 POINTS
6. SOLOMON COCKERE       - LAGOS    =  15 POINTS
7. JOHN OLAWALE              - COWRIE   =  15 POINTS
8. SIMON JOSEPH               – COWRIE   = 15 POINTS
9. SULAIMON OYEBOLA      - POLICE    = 13 POINTS
10. CLEMENT DENIS             - COWRIE  =   13 POINTS
11. YAHAHYA SAMSON        -POLICE     = 12 POINTS *
12. STEVEN JAMES               -  LAGOS    =  12 POINTS *
13. COKER MORAKINYO       – LAGOS    =  10 POINTS
14. WASIU AYANGBEMI       –  COWRIE   = 10 POINTS
15. ABUBAKAR TAHIRU        - POLICE     = 10 POINTS
16. FRANK ADEDEJI              - COWRIE    =  10 POINTS 
17. STEPHEN ADEYEMI         – ILORIN     = 10 POINTS
18. TUNJI FASIMOYE             - COWRIE  = 10 POINTS
19. CHUKA                               - GOSAR   = 10 POINTS
20. HAFIS ANYILA                    - COWRIE  = 10 POINTS *
21. ADEBOMBO ADEREMI    – COWRIE   = 10 POINTS
22. OLAWALE DIPO                 - COWRIE   =  10 POINTS
23. JOJO JAFAR                      - COWRIE   =   10 POINTS
24. AKPAM                              – LAGOS     =   7 POINTS
25. MUYIDEEN MUBARAQ     - ILORIN     =   7 POINTS
26. LANRE FAMIMI                  - ILORIN     =   6 POINTS
27. BIODUN                              - COWRIE  =   5 POINTS
28.OLA MUYIWA                     - POLICE     =   5 POINTS
29. AKIN BIODUN                   – LAGOS     =   5 POINTS
30. TALEEB ADEYEMI           – LAGOS      =  5 POINTS
31. STEVEN AKPANWA         - POLICE     =   5 POINTS *
32. ADETUNJI DANIEL            - ILORIN     =   5 POINTS
33. HABEEB ISSIAKA              - ILORIN    =   5 POINTS
34. EMMANUEL AYEWE         -  PLOICE   =   5 POINTS
35. JOHN KURA                       -  LAGOS    =  5 POINTS
36. EMEKA AJONYE                - GOSAR    =   5 POINTS
37. CHRISTIAN OKOJI              -ILORIN       =  5 POINTS
38. FELIX SALAMI                    - GOSAR      =  5 POINTS
39. ADEBAYO T.                      – POLICE      =  5 POINTS
40. ISAAC BAYAKIDA              - LAGOS       =  5 POINTS
41. SODIK AKANMI                   - GOSAR      = 5 POINTS
42. ISMAILA JIMOH                   - ILORIN       = 5 POINTS
43. HUHAMED SALISU             - LAGOS       = 5 POINTS *
44. MOSES THOMOS                -COWRIE      = 5 POINTS
45. SAMSON OKORO                - GOSAR      = 2 POINTS
46. PATRICK MBAMARA           - GOSAR     = 2 POINTS

The Lagos Rugby Union League will go on a short break to resume the second half in a month’s time, at the main bowl of the national stadium, Surulere, lagos from 12 noon through to 6 pm with three matches at the same venue.
Admission is free. 

Courtesy Ntiensi Williams

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