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Malta Rugby Team Dominates Croatia Over The Weekend

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Malta’s national rugby team thrashed Croatia’s team in a home game that saw the Maltese players obtain an impressive 56 – 8 over their opponents. 

This incredible performance means that Malta is now ranked as 39th in the world, after picking up six-tenths of a rating point due to their win over Croatia in Rugby Europe’s Conference 1 South. 

They are now in top place of the Conference 1 South table.

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The Maltese team was in full force this weekend, with key players like scrum-half Thomas Holloway, full-back James O’Brien and winger Christopher Dudman showing their A game on the pitch in front of a 3,000 strong crowd. The game was held at the Hibernians Ground in Paola.

This win comes after Malta’s away domination of Bosnia & Herzegovina a couple of weeks ago, winning 52 – 20. 

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With a string of wins under the Maltese team’s belt, Malta is now ranked well above some other well-performing teams, such as Colombia, Tunisia or Paraguay. Croatia fell three places to 57th as a result of this defeat. 

Photos by George Zammit

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Johnathan is an award-winning Maltese journalist interested in social justice, politics, minority issues, music and food. Follow him at @supreofficialmt on Instagram, and send him news, food and music stories at [email protected]

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