Panthers top Falcons to clinch John Lewis Memorial title

The Panthers Rugby Club came out on top on Sunday evening, after a thrilling final against the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Falcons in the John Lewis Memorial Sevens tournament.
The tournament, in its second edition and organised by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), began on Saturday with four teams in the National Park, Georgetown.
In the final showdown between the Panthers and Police Falcons, the eventual champions got the better of the latter 19-12 in a close encounter.
The Falcons had three successful tries for 15 points, but missed out on one conversion, only adding a further 4 points to their tally for 19. Falcons, on the other hand, had two successful tries and a single conversion.
Meanwhile, in the third-place playoff, the tournament’s defending champions, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Rugby Club redeemed themselves to clinch the remaining podium position ahead of the Pepsi Hornets in a 17-7 game.
GDF scored three tries and a single conversion for their 17 points, while the Hornets converted their only try for 7 points.

Earlier in the afternoon, the Panthers whipped the Hornets 40-0, on their way to the coveted final. The Panthers’ mammoth total included 7 successful tries.
GDF defeated the Pepsi Hornets 24-7, compliments of four tries and two successful conversions, while the Hornets could only muster one try and one conversion.
In addition, the Panthers had previously defeated the Police Falcons 12-7. The Falcons were able to limit the lightning-fast Panthers to only two tries and a conversion, while Police produced a single try and conversion for themselves.
For individual prizes, GPF player Lionel Holder was recognized as the Most Valuable Player ( MVP) of the Tournament, while Panthers’ Godfrey Broomes received the award for MVP of the Finals.
The John Lewis Memorial Sevens tournament is hosted in memory of former GRFU and Pepsi Hornets President GDF reserve Colonel (Retired) John Percy Lewis who passed away back in 2020.