WHITE Hart Marauders' trio of British Lions spelt out a ''we're after your crown message'' to Warblers in the opening day of the Carlsberg 10-a-side tournament before a boisterous crowd at Football Club yesterday.
England scrum-half Dewi Morris scored two tries in their final group game against Caboolture Snakes with teammate Jeremy Guscott and Wales flanker Richard Webster adding one apiece during the 55-0 victory.
Guscott had the spectators on their feet earlier as he ran in a hat-trick of tries in the 63-0 win over ISCI. Panaga also felt the full force of the Marauders, going down 52-0.
''We've got a couple more quick men this year and if everything comes together we should win it,'' said Morris, who was in the Marauders team which went down 25-16 to Warblers in last year's final.
Warblers, winners for the past two years, also won all their matches yesterday but while Marauders kept a clean sheet the Bill Calcraft-led international side, sporting old favourites Mark Ella and Gareth Davies, had 25 points scored against them in theirwins over Hongkong Football Club, Sydney Schooners and Acorn.
The Warblers do seem to have the edge in the forwards, though, and Morris admitted that the ball would have to be won for Marauders to make use of their speedsters if the two teams meet in the final.
