Thursday 14th February 2013  4:30 PM

Nassau U19 v Joan of Arc

This Weekend at Winton

Quite a lot happening this week, especially for the youth.
Joan of Arc youth RFC are in town from Toronto.
Here's the weekend's schedule:

Thursday, 14th
4:30pm - Nassau U19 v Joan of Arc
Can you think of a better way of spending Valentine's Day?

Saturday, 16th

2:00pm - Bahamas U19 Select v Joan of Arc
Freeport are sending their Youth down for this one

4:00pm - Cuckoos v Buccaneers - Heineken Cup

Sunday, 17th

3:00pm - Youth 10s Tournament
More of a social for the Bahamian & Canadian kids.
A little rugby, a little food, a little music.
All are welcome.

True Story
Fourteen-year-old Connor McGrath caught a boy of his age and a girl of six after their mother lowered them and dropped them 10ft into his arms from an upstairs bedroom window after their home was hit by a gas explosion.
Connor, a rugby player for Lancashire and also the British under-16 wrestling champion, said, 'I am a rugby player so I've got quite good hands; I knew that I just had to catch them. I am a strong lad for my age and the rugby definitely helped.'

The accident happened after Connor had returned home from a jog in Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, England with his dad on Monday morning. Both ran across the road to the semi-detached house and saw the woman screaming for help as smoke engulfed the bedroom.

'I just sprinted around and heard her screaming,' he added. 'I was shouting up at her, asking if she had a mattress so they could jump. They dangled the boy down first and I caught him, then I caught the girl. I could see the flames and I did not want to go into the house. All the windows had been blown out and it was a good job they had or else they would have been trapped upstairs. My heart was racing and there was a lot of adrenalin. I could see the fear in their eyes but there was nothing else to do other than help.'
Unfortunately nobody caught the mother, a rather large lady, who suffered a broken leg when she jumped.