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2010 National Championship Festival Day Two
by Bryan Kelly - rugbycanada.ca
posted Aug 14 2010
The skies finally opened up for the second day of the National Championship Festival at the Calgary Rugby Park. Today was a more jam-packed day of rugby with 16 games being played along with a CRC Match-up of the Prairie Wolf Pack vs. the BC Bears. Here’s what’s happened today:
8:30-
U-18 Men- Ontario 50 – Alberta 6
Ontario once again proved their dominance in the U-18 Men’s division with a 50-6 routing of Alberta. The home nation played with a lot of determination but unfortunately Ontario’s backline found too many gap’s in the Albertan armour. Ontario fly half Conor Mccann likes his team’s attitude in the tournament so far.
“Everybody on our team has the right mind set and we all want to win this tournament very badly,” said Mccann. “We have a couple guys who won it last year and want to do the repeat, it’s been a while since Ontario has repeated National Championships and that’s the mentality that we have.”
U-18 Men- British Columbia 43 - Newfoundland 0
Newfoundland played with a lot of passion and strong defence all around the field but eventually the holes opened and BC ran away with a 43-0 victory. Mike Fuailefau led BC with two tries and numerous line breaks and thinks this win should give his team confidence after yesterday’s loss to Ontario.
“We took the loss pretty hard and we talked as a team and said not to dwell on it and hopefully get another shot against Ontario in the finals,” said Fuailefau.
U-19 Women- British Columbia 22 – Manitoba 10
It is well known that Manitoban’s are very passionate sport fans and this was showcased today for the Manitoba women’s game. The crowd was cheering proudly and waving their flags with honour and their team responded with a lot of energy but they unfortunately could not handle BC’s skill. British Columbia coach Stephanie Murphy thought this win was a good start to the second day.
“I think it was key for our confidence for the rest of the tournament and the way the schedule works we need to win two games today to make it to the semi’s,” said Murphy. “Our team is coming together well and I think they will be quick to come together as a unit.”
9:30-
U-19 Women-Alberta 5 - Ontario (2) 10
One of the more exciting games of the tournament with Alberta taking a 5-0 lead into half time before Ontario responded with two tries in the second half to win 10-0. Hannah Wilson of Ontario scored the winning try and thinks her team is coming together nicely.
“We were really anxious and nervous to play this game because we’re the younger team and when they scored on us we knew what we had to do,” said Wilson. “Our team is having a lot of fun coming together nicely and we are hoping to peak on Tuesday at the championship.”
U-16 Men- Newfoundland 3 – Alberta 12
This was also an exciting back-and-forth game with both teams showing solid defence by not allowing any tries throughout the match. Newfoundland played hard but came up short as Adam McQueen kicked nine of the 12 points for the victory.
“It wasn’t the cleanest game we’ve played, but the effort was there. When we were pinned on our goal line we pulled it out which was good for our guys,” said McQueen. “It’s great having the festival in our home province because a lot of these guys have never played this level in front of their friends and family and having their support is an advantage.”
U-16 Men-British Columbia (2) 30 vs. Saskatchewan 0
Jeff Williams’ team is looking very organized and dominant in this tournament so far with potential of making it to the finals on Tuesday. Saskatchewan was no match for BC as gave up a 30-0 blanking.
10:45-
U-16 Men- British Columbia (1) 28 - Ontario 29
This was the most exciting game of rugby I have seen since Canada defeated France ‘A’ in the Churchill Cup. It’s always a good game when BC play’s Ontario and both teams with intensity and drive. BC jumped out early led by fly half Fergus Hall and dominated the first half and was up 18-7 at halftime. Ontario was down 28-15 in the second half and climbed back on the shoulders of fly half Mike Perilli’s two try’s, the latter at the final whistle to win 29-28; a great game of rugby by both sides.
“We came out playing hard with very few mental errors and we knew what we had to do,” said Perilli. “When we were down in the second half we told ourselves that we needed to play smarter and get going to win.”
U-19 Women-Quebec 5 – Ontario 48
Quebec was fresh off their 24-12 victory over BC yesterday but could not handle the pressure that Ontario threw at them. Ontario scored eight tries throughout the match and this is yet another division where Ontario is looking dominant.
12:30-
U-18 Men-Ontario 31 - Newfoundland 16
Don’t let the score of this game fool you; Ontario has dominated this tournament so far and Newfoundland pushed them right to the edge. Newfoundland led 13-7 at halftime and were down 19-16 making a late charge on Ontario’s goal line before a few costly errors turned this game around. When you give a team like Ontario an inch, they will take a mile (and by a mile I mean 20 points).
U-19 Women-British Columbia 20 - Newfoundland 0
B.C. secured a spot in the semi final with a 20-0 victory over Newfoundland in their second game of the day. B.C. scored 3 tries in the first ten minutes and one to start the second and used their strong defence to hold on for the win.
U-18 Men-Saskatchewan 10 – Alberta 35
The battle of the prairies continued on and Alberta took control early on as Winger Taylor Hayes scored 2 of his four tries in the first 12 minutes. Saskatchewan kept the game close with two tries from Joe Franey but Alberta’s offence was too much and they went on to win 34-17.
2:00-
U-16 Men- Newfoundland 17 – Saskatchewan 26
A very evenly matched game with both teams looking for their first win of the Festival. Saskatchewan led 7-3 at half time but Newfoundland put on a lot of pressure in the second half to keep the game close before Saskatchewan scored a few tries for the win. Saskatchewan Captain Clayton Kohle scored a try and is excited about his team’s win.
“I thought we played great and rucked hard and won the ball in the lineout and drove as hard as we could. Our inside and outside centers made a few good runs and we are getting better as a team as we go on,” said Kohle.
U-16 Men-Alberta 0 - British Columbia (2) 27
British Columbia continued to dominate their opponents by blanking the home province Alberta 27-0.
U-19 Women-Alberta 25 – Saskatchewan 0
Alberta still had a bad taste in their mouth after their close 10-5 loss to Ontario (2) earlier today and took it out on their neighbours to the East. Alberta were led by full back Alanna Fittes’ two tries and coach Simon Chi thinks his girls are developing well.
“It was definitely an improvement our earlier games and that’s what a tournament like this is all about, the development,” said Chi. “This is one of the tightest groups I’ve ever worked with, they have known each other for a while and I think it’s starting to show.”
4:30PM-
U-18 Men-British Columbia 68 - Saskatchewan 0
U-19 Women- Manitoba 36 - Newfoundland 10
2010 National Championship Festival Day One Results: BC Doing Well in U16 - Struggling in U18 and Women's U19
[ed. In U18 the BC team took a bit of a pummeling at the hands of Ontario rivals 29-0 on Day 1. Ontario won the 2009 Summer Games at U18 last year 24-15 but BC has traditionally dominated at this age level. In 2008 BC defeated Ontario 45-0.]
by Bryan Kelly - National Championships website
August 14 2010
Day one of the National Championship Festival was underway at the Calgary Rugby Park today with less than desirable conditions. 19 Teams from across the country were battling fierce prairie winds and intense showers along with their opponents. Here is what happened today:
9:00AM-
U-18 Men
Ontario 48 – Saskatchewan 0
Ontario are going to be the team to beat in the U-18 division after easily handling Saskatchewan 48-0 in their opener. Ade Ojo had three tries in the game and thought his guys battled the conditions and played well.
“Our forwards played well with the sloppy conditions and I was just fortunate enough to have two good centers,” said Ojo. “Each game you can see that we’re improving and getting better.”
Ont Try:Jon West X2,Jacob Rumball,Rob Finch,Ade Ojo X3,Eric Andrews
Conversions:Jon West X2,Connor McCann X2
British Columbia 15 – Alberta 0
BC was pinned in their own half early on but Alberta could not convert the pressure before BC took control of the game and scored 2 tries and kicked 1 penalty for the victory. BC fullback Kapreilli Vataiki scored a beautiful 85m try and thought his guy’s came together well under coach John MacMillan’s systems.
“For our first game I think we did a good job against the conditions,” said Vataiki. “Our tries were all generated from the support around the breakdowns and the strategy given to us by our coach (John MacMillan).”
BC Try:Kapi Vataiki, Pat Shields
BC Penalty:James Steeves
BC Conversions:James Steeves
U-19 Women
Manitoba 42 – Saskatchewan 5
Centre Brenna Walker got Manitoba on the board early before Saskatchewan forwards responded and halftime had a score of 12-5. Manitoba took control in the second half and ran away with a 42-5 victory. Head Coach Brian Yon thought this start will be good for his team for the rest of the Festival.
“We knew that this was a ranking game for us but the focus for us was to come in and make sure we have some structure to our game especially on the defensive side of the ball,” said Yon. “I am pleased with my team’s effort today but if we want to get up to the medal round we are going to have to be better tomorrow.”
MB Tries:Brynna Walker,Amanda Thornborough X2,Taylor Post X3,Katherine Procyshyn X2
Conversions:Taylor Post X4
10:15AM-
U-16 Men
BC(1) 27 – Newfoundland 0
BC and Newfoundland exchanged control in the first half and BC went into half time with a 5-0 lead. In the second half BC was led by outside center Daniel Tsang who scored 2 tries in the 27-0 victory. Tsang was excited about his teams start to the festival.
“We were all excited to start the festival off right and the team is coming together well considering most of us haven’t played together before. Ontario should be a tough game for us but I think we can be ready,” said Tsang.
Ontario 7 – Alberta 5
Both teams were affected by the weather and didn’t score until late in the first when Ontario flanker Chris Woodhead scored to take a 7-0 lead. The second half went back and forth and Alberta scored a late try by winger Nigel Wilkes in the far left corner which left Alberta fly half Adam McQueen with a tough kick against the wind for the tie. The kick was struck well and was on target until Mother Nature pulled it left leaving Ontario victorious. Head Coach Tyler is impressed with his team’s effort despite the low scoring.
“Ya despite the weather I think the guys played well, a few times we could have tightened it up a bit.It was a good test for us to play Alberta because they played with a lot of heart and very physical but were getting better each week and it was a good start to the tournament.”
Tries: Ont-Chris Woodhead Alb-Nigel Wilkes
Conversions: Ont-Bobby Grant
BC (2) 29 – Saskatchewan 0
BC (2) took control early on from tries by the center’s James Mckenzie and Cody Mastin-Pitman and eight-man Jeff Nishima-Miller and ran away with a 29-0 victory. Head Coach Morgan Williams was happy with his team’s defence.
“Really happy being up 17-0 at half and the guys stuck to the game plan which worked in their favour,” said Williams. “Our guys’ defended really well and we worked on that a lot in our last few practices so I was really happy to see that they put it into the game.”
BC Try:Jeff Nishima-Miller,Cody Mastin-Pitman,James Mackenzie X3
Conversions:Quinton Willms X2
11:30 AM-
U-19 Women
Quebec 24 - British Columbia 12
“Les Blues” defeated British Columbia in an exciting contest that was hard fought between both teams. Quebec was led by winger Bianca Farella’s three tries and Coach Bill McNeil spoke of Farella’s dominance.
“We were a bit worried about playing a bigger team like BC into the wind and we managed to finish the first half with the lead and use the wind to our advantage in the second half,” said McNeil. “There’s an old saying that speed kills and with the speed from our girls, like Bianca Farella’s three tries, we can play with anybody.”
Tries: Que- Bianca Farella X3, Dominique Laliberte. BC-Jen Cousineau,Demi Stamatakis
Conversions:Que-Brianna Miller X2. BC-Jen Cousineau
Ontario (1) 37 - Alberta 5
Ontario’s backline was too much for the host province as they scored 7 tries in the 37-5 victory. The Ontario coach was quoted in saying;
“We were very pleased with the first half, it set the tone for the game but it got a little sloppy in the second half so it will give us something to work on.”
Tries:Ont-Katie Faust X2,Lori Josephson,Arielle Dubissette Borrice X3,Tyson Beukeboom. Alb-Nancy Tran
Conversions:Ont-Rachel Brown
Ontario (2) 64 - Newfoundland 0
Ontario two easily handed the Newfoundland Rock girls 64-0 on pitch three.
Ont Try:Emily Barber,Mackenzie Fane,Shannon White,Abby Tross,Morgan Houde-Pearce X2,Kat Elvidge, Sheriffa Hammond X2,Brittany Reid X2,
Conversions:Alexis Boltsis X2
1:30PM-
U-18 Mens
Ontario 29 - British Columbia 0
Ontario received long awaited redemption against BC after the finals of last year’s National Championship Festival with a 29-0 victory. BC kept the game close with strong defence and positional play but Ontario was too strong and scored four tries for a 29-0 victory. Stephen Seccareccia thought his team’s hard work in preparation paid off.
“We’ve worked really hard and have been training all year for this game and this victory was pretty big for us,” said Seccareccia.
Ont Tries:Jon West,Geoff Warburton,Jonathan Laplaca X2
Ont Conversions:Andrew Ferguson,Connor McCann,Jon West
Penalties:Jon West
Newfoundland 21 - Saskatchewan 0
The Newfoundland Rock won their first match of the Festival defeating Saskatchewan 21-0. Rock fly half Mathew O’Reilly was happy with his team’s effort but knows that they need to come out with a better effort tomorrow.
“We weren’t as consistent as we should have been but overall we played well and I was really impressed with our forward play,” said O’Reilly. “We need to work on getting the ball wide fast and on our set pieces.”
Nfld Tries:Matt O'Reilly,Seth Hickey,(One more)
Nfld Conversions:Patrick McNicholas X3
3:15PM
U-16 Mens
Saskatchewan 6 - Alberta 20
The battle of the prairies was one of the more exciting matches of the day with the game going back and forth throughout before the home team took control.
Alb Try:Adam McQueen,Peter Hillman,Brendon Harrison
Alb Conversions:Adam McQueen
Penalties:Alb-Adam McQueen. Sask-Cole Jack X2
BC(2) 42 - Newfoundland 0
BC (2) were fresh off their 29-0 blanking of Saskatchewan used that momentum to roll over Newfoundland 42-0. Newfoundland kept the game close early on, but a few costly errors let the game slip away from the Rock.
BC Tries: Riley Macpherson,Jeremy Gardner X2,Owen Perley,James Mackenzie X3,Lyndon Duncan
Conversions:Quinton Willms
6:00PM
U-16 Mens
Newfoundland 8 - 5
The skies finally opened for the final match of the day as the Host Province Alberta took on the very determined and physical team from the Rock. It was a close game but Newfoundland silenced the home crowd as they held on to win a low-scoring but nevertheless, exciting final game of the day 8-5.
Try:Nfld-Mike Collins Alb-Wylie Karpinski
Penalty:Nfld-Patrick McNicholas
BC Teams Announced for Women's U19 and U17 and Men's U16
BCRU Press Release
posted July 29 2009
The British Columbia Rugby Union is proud to announce the rosters for the three provincial squads who will represent BC at the 2009 National Championship Festival. While the Under 14 Boys return from Toronto, the Senior Women reflect on their National Women's League campaign, the Senior Men ramp up for the IRB America's Rugby Championship and the Under 18 Men prepare for the Canada Summer Games in PEI, it is the Under 19 Women, Under 17 Women and Under 16 Men who will depart for Toronto next week to compete in the Festival. The annual event will take place August 8 to August 12 at Fletcher's Fields in Markham, Ontario.
That athletes and management teams representing British Columbia in Markham are as follows:
Under 19 Women
Beth McNeill / Capilano / Carson Graham
Casey Jones / Bayside / Earl Marriott
Christina Brewer / Abbotsford / ACSS
Courtney Goulet / / UVic
Devon Luca
Erin Ryan / Kamloops / Sa-Hali
Jacqueline Tanner / Smithers
Jacqueline Laidler / United
Jen Cousineau / Gleneagle
Kayla Moleschi / Williams Lake
Kendra Reeves / Abbotsford / Bateman
Kevenza Murphy / Burnaby Lake / Moscrop
Laura Murphy-Burke / Univ. Lethbridge / Semiahmoo
Lauren Tagg / Burnaby Lake / Heritage Woods
Lisa Grant / SFU / Johnston Height
Meagan Chambers / Abbotsford / Heritage Park
Melissa Le Blanc / Williams Lake / Columneetza
Michelle Moore / Cowichan
Randall Hunter / UVic / ACSS
Sade Smith / Bayside / Semiahmoo
Sandra Rijken / Bayside / Semiahmoo
Stacey Hake / Capilano RFC / Carson Graham
Steffany Hoffman / Cowichan / U of Alberta
Tia Croteau / Bayside
Management Team
Jason Young / Abbotsford / Head Coach
Stephanie Murphy / Coquitlam / Assistant Coach
Jim Ryan / Langley / Manager
Kim Cormack / Quadra Island / Therapist
Under 17 Women
Alexis Latimre / United RFC / Gleneagle
Alexis Myhre / Stags Rugby / Williams lake
Casandra Stevens / Cowichan RFC / Cowichan
Ciara Malone / Meraloma / Magee
Danielle Scott-Polson / Cowichan RFC / Cowichan
Demitra Stamatakis / SFU / Killarney
Elyssa Phillipson / Abbotsford Club / Aldergrove Community
Erica Pfleiderer / Stags Rugby / Williams Lake
Hailea Hatcher / Cowichan RFC / Cowichan
Ivory Johnson / United RFC / Gleneagle
Karli Macfarlane /Port Alberni RFC / Alberni District
Kolbi Roper / Capilano RFC / Carson Graham
Lauren Jessup / Cowichan RFC /Ladysmith
Madilynne Cummings / Robert Bateman
Mary Ryan / Sa-hali
Nevene Hammound / Carson Graham
Nicola Jones / Capilano RFC / Carson Graham
Paniz Pahlavanlu / United RFC / Port Moody
Radhika Sikhakhane / Semiahmoo
Robyn Broekhuizen / Cowichan
Ruth Dyck / Stags Rugby / Williams Lake
Samantha Kreeger / Vanier
Shannon Criag / United RFC / Gleneagle
Shannon Kelly / Shawnigan Lake
Tara Skwarok / Aldergrove Community
Management Team
Brad Baker / North Vancouver / Head Coach
Rick Pimlott / North Vancouver / Assistant Coach
Asuka Kusano / North Vancouver / Manager
Monique Charbonneau / Vancouver / Therapist
BC Under 16 Men
Aden Jack / Castaway Wanderers / Oak Bay
Brody Quirk / Abbotsford / Yale
Callum Busfield / Rowing Club / St. George's
Christian Styles / Abbotsford / Yale
Conner Bouchard / Bayside / Earl Marriott
Connor Willis / Kickers / Lake Trail
Daemon Cline Yeti / Salmon Arm
Darren Levasseur / Abbotsford / Heritage Park
Jesse Richardson / Capilano / Rockridge
Jordan Bowcott / Cowichan / Shawnigan Lake
Jordan Reid-Harvey / Carson Graham
Jorden Best / Abbotsford / Robert Bateman
Joseph Furness / Castaway Wanderers / St. Michaels University
Justin Douglas / Abbotsford / Robert Bateman
Kieran Bjornson / Bayside / Elgin Park
Kody Penner / Salmon Arm
Liam Murphy-Burke / Bayside / Semiahmoo
Michael Bouchard / Bayside / Earl Marriott
Michael Dalsin / Castaway Wanderers / Oak Bay
Patrick Kay / Cowichan / Cowichan
Ryan March Abbotsford / Robert Bateman
Sean Kjaer-Kinsella / Castaway Wanderers / Oak Bay
Takeshi Barnes / Shawnigan Lake
Tyler Barons / Abbotsford / Yale
Tyson Appeldoorn / Abbotsford / W.J. Mouat
Management Team
Brian Lynch / Manager / North Vancouver
Stephen Rowell / Head Coach / Langley
David Marfleet / Assistant Coach / Westbank
Alvin Tseng / Physiotherapist / Vancouver
Match Reports by Dave Brown: Two Golds and Two Silvers for Team BC at the 2008 Nationals
by Dave Brown
posted Aug 25 2008
BC U16 Men 28 – Ontario 5
The morning began for Team BC with the U16 Men taking on Ontario. BC began to exert some early pressure and was unlucky not to take the lead when full back David Turner made a sparkling 70 meter return on the counter attack. From a line out in the Ontario 22, Ontario secured possession and started a driving maul from which Marc Webster emerged with the ball and passed off to scrum half Lucien Nel who dived across for the opening try, converted by Clayton Meeres.
BC then added to its 7-0 lead when Ontario was penalized for not retreating following a quick tap penalty. Meeers slotted the penalty to extend the gap to 10-0. At the 20 minute mark, Ontario won a line out in the BC 22, and spread the ball wide to the right for the winger to go over for an unconverted try at the corner. Minutes later the same winger looked certain to score again before he was tracked down by flanker Chase Kelliher. The score at the half was 10-5 for BC.
Playing with the breeze in the second half, BC got the start it needed. Constant pressure from the inside three had troubled Ontario most of the game and when Ontario misexecuted in mid-field, Meeres was on hand to push the ball forward with his foot, collect and ground; 15-5 to BC. Miinutes later, when Ontario infringed at a ruck, Meeres stepped up to stroke over another penalty and stretch the lead to 18-5. The game was then sealed when Ontario once again turned the ball over in BCs 22 and David Turner ran the ball back 80 meters to score under the posts. With Meeres converting once again, the scoreboard read 25-5. Meeres had the final word when his late penalty made the final score 28-5 and gave BC the first Gold of the day.
U16 Men Scoring Summary after Day 5
Played 5: Won 5 – Lost 0
Points For 128 – Against 46
Tries: Kapi Vataiki (3), Wes Black (2), Allan Dicks (2), David Turner (2), Clayton Meeres (2), Alex Wimmer, Marc McCutcheon, Marc Webster , Michael Fuailefau, Henry Recinos, Steven Bouchard, Mike Neufeld, Lucien Nel (2).
Cons: Clayton Meeres (7)
Pens: Clayton Meeres (3)
BC U17 Women 8 – Ontario 10
Immediately following this game came the U17 Women against Ontario. BC had beaten Ontario 12-0 in its final pool game and took the game to Ontario in the opening minutes. This early pressure was converted to points when Tiffany Freeborn converted a penalty to give BC a 3-0 lead. With the teams feeling each other out over the next 10 minutes, there were no real scoring opportunities until a poor line-out by Ontario was punished by flanker Christina Brewer, extending the margin to 8-0 for BC. Ontario was next to profit from a turnover when BC was isolated at a tackle in its own 22 and Ontario recovered the ball quickly and scored in the right corner. The half ended with BC leading 8-5.
The late score seemed to energise Ontario and in the second half the home team put enormous pressure on BC. Defending heroically, it seemed like BC might just manage to steal the game. But with 5 minutes remaining Ontario prospered from a poor clearance kick and went over in the left corner to seal a 10-8 victory and leave BC with Silver.
U17 Women Scoring Summary after Day 5
Played 6: Won 4 – Lost 2
Points For 113 – Against 39
Tries: Kiera Chicquen (3), Cassy Stevens(3), Christina Brewer (3), Madeline Harden (2), Mackenzie Edwards(2), Tiffany Freeborn, Jessica Bingham, Catie Ryan, Kobi Rope, Kelci Roperr
Cons: Tiffany Freeborn (6), Madeline Harden
Pen: Tiffany Freeborn (2)
BC U18 Men 45 – Ontario 0
The match between BC and Ontario U18 followed with BC having produced the best rugby of the tournament and with Ontario desperate to upset the winning sequence. Ontario started off with confidence and kept the ball away from BC for almost 4 minutes. Then from a turn-over, BC struck instantly, Liam Murray broke the first line of the defense and offloaded to a charging Jeff Mckinnon. Shane Bates carried the movement down to the Ontario line where Andrew Crow crossed from the back of the ruck. Kayne Tapiki converted and BC lead 7-0.
Ontario continued to deny BC the possession that had made them some dangerous throughout the tournament until Tapiki’s long clearance kick was chased down by Bates and forced Ontario to concede a line-out in its own 22. From the Line-out, flanker Murray again made the initial break. It was carried on by full back Sean Ferguson to the Ontario line where Crow once again provided the killer blow; 12-0 for BC. With half time looming, it looked as though Ontario had weathered the half. Then from a quick ruck following a Ferguson break on the right, the Ontario midfield opened up and Sahne Bates accepted the invitation, striding 40 meters and round the fullback to score under the posts. Tapiki duly converted and BC led 19-0.
Any hope of an Ontario come back with the breeze at its back, was snuffed out early when following a counter attack on th right by Crow, the ball was shifted quickly to the left for Mackenzie Poole to power over and then for Tapiki to convert, extending BC’s lead to 26-0. BC Captain Andrew Crow then capped off a magnificent performance by crossing for his hatrick. Tapiki added the extras once more to take BC clear at 33-0. Full back Ferguson was next to score following a blistering break by Braid. The conversion under the post for Tapiki was a formality. With time running down and BC getting in its bench, the final score of the day came from Spencer Thorpe who, with his first touch, powered 40 meters to the line for an unconverted try and a 45-0 BC Gold victory.
U18 Men Scoring Summary after Day 5
Played 7: Won 7 – Lost 0
Points For 399 – Against 14
Tries: Andrew Crow (10), Sean Ferguson (8), Connor Braid (6), Spencer Thorpe (6), Liam Murray (5), Matt Yanegiya (4), Dan Dibadj (3), Mackenzie Poole(4),Ben Mittlestaed (3), Shane Bates (3), Keaton Styles (2), Alex Kam (2), Josh Pilkinghorne, Pat Fraser, Kayne Tapiki, Pete Johnson, Gareth Dyer, Kurtis Appeldorn, Chris Chalmers, Rob Manning
Cons: Connor Braid (14), Kayne Tapiki (20), Rob Manning (3), Keaton Styles,
BC U19 Women 10 – Ontario 22
The final game of the day saw BC U19 Women take on its Ontario counterparts. Ontario, buoyed by the home crowd, began to take the game to BC from the onset. and spent almost 15 minutes trying to break down a staunch BC defense. It appeared that BC had weathered the storm when it finally began to make inroads into the Ontario half. A series of BC attacks was eventually rewarded when Ontario infringed at a breakdown in its own 22. Randi Hunter stepped forward to kick the resultant penalty from the 22 and give BC a 3-0 lead.
Undeterred, Ontario came back again and added two unconverted tries before the break to turn around with the breeze at its backs up 10-3. This lead stretched to 15-3 early in the second half and despite valiant efforts by BC to get to close the gap, a further converted try stretched the home province lead to 22-5. BC finally crossed the Ontario line when the outstanding Meagan Hamm scored and Tia Croteau converted. The game finished at 22-10 for Ontario and gave BC a Silver upgrade from its 2007 Bronze.
U19 Women Scoring Summary after Day 5
Played 6: Won 5 – Lost 1
Points For 192 – Against 32
Tries: Kayla Moleschi (4), Tia Croteau (4), Marissa Bachand (3), Paige Norgaard (3), Jaqui Tanner (2),Jacquie Laidlaw (2), Kendra Reeves (2), Sarah Logan (2), Krystle Carpenter (2), Meagan Hamm (2), Trixie Pacis, Michelle Moore, Jesse Olynyk, Sandra Rijken, Chelsey Minter,
Cons: Laura Murphy-Burke (4), Randi Hunter (4),Tia Croteau (4)
Pens: Laura Murphy-Burke, Randi Hunter
BC Men Dominate: Ontario Women Dominate at Nationals
[ed. comments below]
posted Aug 24 2008
BC Men won Gold in both divisions, U16 and U18. While the BC Women had to settle for Silver with losses to Ontario. The BC U18 Men were dominant crushing their Ontario rivals 45-0, and the U16 equally impressive with a 28-5 victory over Ontario.
In Women’s play the U19 team came up short on the losing end of a 28-3 score to Ontario while the U17 played it close before falling 10-8 to Ontario.
Hopefully more game reports to come from Dave Brown.
BC vs Ontario Final in All Divisions: UPDATE Game Reports from Dave Brown
[ed. comments below]
posted Aug 23 2008
It's BC versus Ontario in all divisions tomorrow for Gold. U16 Men's semi-final results were BC 20 - Newfoundand 10 and Ontario 25 - Alberta 5. U18 Men semis were BC 71 - Alberta 8 and Ontario 25 - Newfoundland 10. Women's U17 results were BC 10 - Alberta 5 and Ontario 29 - NS 0 while Women's U19 results were BC 24 - Alberta 10 and Ontario 36 - NS 0.
Good luck to all BC teams in tomorrow's finals.
[from Dave Brown]
Team BC to compete for Gold with Team Ontario at the Nationals
The first team up on semi-final Saturday was the U17 Women. BC started brightly and missed an opportunity to take the lead when Tiffany Freeborn missed an early penalty attempt. Alberta responded by using the breeze to pin BC back and exert consistent pressure. This seemed to have paid off before the half when its left wing went 50 meters and looked set to score near the posts. However, a valiant chase and tackle by Casssy Stevens saved the day by forcing a knock on in the in goal area. BC cleared and the teams were scoreless at the half. Albert struck early at the restart when its right wing accomplished what the left wing could not. Down 5-0, BC worked tirelessly to get back into the game and was finally rewarded when Cassy Stevens added a try to go along with her try saving tackle. The game ended at 5-5 and sudden death overtime came into effect. Playing into the breeze, BC forced a line out on the Alberta ten meter line. A catch and drive worked perfectly and Kelci Roper forced the ball over for the winning score to see BC adavance to the Final for a second consecutive year.
BC U17 Women 10 – Alberta 5
Up next came the U18 Men with another astonishing display of Total Rugby. All action flanker Liam Murray went over after just two minutes and his unconverted try was followed by one from captain Andrew Crow from a scrum. 10-0 immediately went to 17-0 when hooker Ben Mittlestead scored following a dynamic break by Sean Ferguson and great link work from Jeff McKinnon and Shea Wakefield and a Kayne Tapiki convert. Ferguson was next up after Murray and centre Shane Bates exploited further holes in the Alberta defense. Tapiki converted once more to take the score to 24-0. From the kick off Ferguson again found himself in space. He fed his wing Mackenzie Poole who returned the favour for Ferguson to cross untouched and Tapiki to convert. 31-0 became 38-0 when Bates powered over and Tapiki added the extras. Alberta finally got on the board with a penalty to make it 38-3 before Ferguson had the last word of the half by completing his hatrick and taking the score to 43-0. The second half continued in a similar fashion, with BC perhaps having an eye on the final. Andrew Crow added a brace to complete his hatrick, while winger Rob Manning and Murray also scored. Tapiki and Connor Braid (2) added converts. And with Alberta becoming the first team to cross BC’s line, the final score ended at 69-8.
BC U18 Men 69 – Alberta 8
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