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Cyprus Rugby
Team Triumph in Beirut!
Cyprus was
invited to participate in the Inaugural Beirut
International Ten a Side Rugby Union Tournament held on 11th
and 12th of June at the Jamhour stadium in Beirut.
This was the first time that Cyprus had sent a rugby team
abroad, and in a thrilling final beat the host team and
pre-tournament favorites, the Beirut Phoenicians, by just one
point to retain their unbeaten run in the tournament and
return to Cyprus with the Cible de Pierre Fabre Trophy,
awarded to them by the Lebanese Minister of Sport.
Altogether
six teams qualified for the tournament; Cairo, Jordan, Cyprus
and three teams from the Lebanon. Each team playing each other
in a round robin format and then a series of three finals
between 1st and 2nd for the Cible
de Pierre Fabre Trophy, 3rd and 4th for
the Degremont Trophy, and 5th and 6th
for the Notre Dame Jamhour Trophy. Each team therefore, faced
a demanding schedule of five group games and a final over the
two days of the tournament.
| Cyprus |
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V |
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Cairo
Jordan
Beirut
Barbarians
Jamhour
Beirut (final) |
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36 - 5
17 - 5
12 - 10
36 - 0
36 - 0
13 - 12 |
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2004 International Beirut 10's
Tournament