Weekend Results: Lakers Outlast Vikes; CW Sink Rowers; Bays Ground Ravens; Caps Top Lomas: FULL BC RESULTS
posted Feb 28 2014
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UVic Vikes 26 @ Burnaby Lake 27 – Burnaby Lake
A lot closer than I expected and a positive showing by the Vikes. The last score I saw was 27-5 for Burnaby and they looked like they were going to put a whoopin on the visitors. Vikes finished with a flurry and scored three times to gain two bonus points. If the Vikes can figure out how to bottle that last 20 minutes there still could be playoff hopes for the program that hasn’t won since November. It doesn’t get easier for them however as next weekend they have two teams entered into the University 7s PLUS a game against James Bay. Burnaby will be worrying about how they lost their focus in a game that looked a comfortable win. Look forward to the match report on this one.
PREGAME
The Vikes haven’t won a game since November 23rd and it doesn’t get easier with a trip to league leading Burnaby. These teams met two weeks ago at UVic with Burnaby prevailing 35-13. If the Vikes lose this one they will lose sole possession of 4th place and the final playoff berth. With the Canada U20 team getting ready for their April Junior World Trophy tournament and taking with them a number of Vikes, it’s not a pretty picture for the University side. If they don’t win this game I’m getting ready to count them out of the playoff race. The problem is they don’t have the iconic senior forward that has been there in the good years. Someone like Pat Riordan for example to stiffen up the forward pack. They have plenty of youth and pace in the backs. Burnaby are a machine, except for the stumble against the forward oriented Capilano team. They keep winning, good rugby, solid lineup 1 through 15. They should control the game through the forwards and come out on top. Prediction: Burnaby by 8.
BURNABY LAKE
1 Ryan Ackerman
2 Anthony Luca – Capt
3 Scott Mackay
4 Gurvinder Kalar
5 Mike Gough
6 Steve Batie
7 Scott Plummer
8 Admir Cejvanovic
9 Cody Rockson
10 Geoff Ryan
11 Evan Thomas
12 Jeke Gotegote
13 Joe Dolesau
14 Brian Murphy
15 Cole Mcqueen
VIKES
1 Clayton Thornber
2 Casey Reed
3 Dan Hrycyk
4 Shea Wakefield
5 Lucas Balkovec
6 Nathan Stewart
7 Ollie Nott
8 Luke Campbell
9 James Pitblado
10 Patrick Kay
11 Nathan Yanagiya
12 Doug Fraser
13 Remi Anctil
14 Kane Wyatt
15 Sean Duke
16 Robbie Anderson
17 Joe Erlic
18 Reid Tucker
19 Casey Reed
20 Sawyer Herron
21 Willem du Plessis
22 Liam Chisholm
Vancouver Rowing Club 8 @ Castaway Wanderers 44 – Windsor Park
Most people will be surprised by the size of the victory but not the victory itself. CW keep adding national team players to the roster and keep getting stronger, the latest addition is Chauncey O’Toole who is getting back in shape to make a run at a spot on the national 7s and XVs squad after being on sabbatical for a while. CW now have a firm hold of 5th place and trail UVic by one point for the last playoff spot. An epic matchup coming next weekend when the new and improved, fortified with national team players, CW squad travels to league leading Burnaby. I’m not sure who to pick in that one, depends entirely on the CW roster on the day. Ciaran Hearn is playing very well and contributed 24 points to CW’s tally. The Rowers likely won’t be in contention for a playoff spot but still are well clear of the relegation zone. They host Capilano next weekend and if they could pull off the upset, there might still be hope of taking fourth.
PREGAME
This is a game with a lot at stake. The winner will likely tie the Vikes for 4th spot and will be my pick to claim the final playoff spot, with the Ravens still in the hunt. If CW can put together the same tight five they had against the Bays: Tiedemann, Ilnicki, Buydens, Phelan, Braddock then I give them the edge. If they’re missing a player or two from that combination, it’s a game changer. You know that saying, it’s not so much what you know but who you know, well in this case it’s not so much how you play but who you play. The Rowers have had a very good season, kudos to them regardless of whether they make the playoffs, if they do, an amazing accomplishment. They’ve turned their program around over the last few years and are staying up in the Premiership for sure. I’ll have to assume CW are keeping their lineup from last weekend so… Prediction: CW by 7.
James Bay 33 @ UBCOB Ravens 19 – Jericho Park
Not quite as emphatic a win as last meeting but considering it was a road victory and a bonus point, it’s everything the Bays needed. They retain that important 2nd place position that secures a home semi-final. They face a weakened UVic squad next weekend that has players committed to the University 7s tournament. The Ravens are still in the hunt for a playoff spot and face the winless Lomas next weekend, so an opportunity to move up from their 6th spot.
PREGAME
These teams met 2 weeks ago and the Bays had their way with the Ravens 41-5. That was with the Yanks in the lineup, two big forwards who helped maul over 5 tries. Not sure if they’re back for this game, it’s a game changer. Without the beef in the forwards the Bays were exposed last weekend when they met CW who had all the Canadian beef. The Ravens are a pretty good team, they may even have Conor Trainor back in the lineup, wait and see on that one. The Bays’ backs must be smarting from the game last weekend, they have the talent but didn’t click. If they get some go forward ball they could be devastating. Lineup just in and the Yanks are there so that just improved the JBAA rating. Another chance for Pat Parfrey to find his groove at #10, I actually didn’t notice him last weekend in the CW match, so wondering whether he started or just had a real quiet game. This might be similar to the game two weeks ago. Prediction Bays by 12.
JAMES BAY
1. Nick Wallace [I]
2. Sterling Vidalin
3. Noah Barker
4. Jim de Goede
5. Graham Harriman [I]
6. Vince Herlaar
7. Rain Slavica
8. Jack Smith [card]
9. Spence Dalziel
10. Pat Parfrey [card]
11. Charles Debove
12. Nick Blevins
13. Connor Braid
14. Jordan Wilson-Ross
15. Sean White
Meraloma 0 @ Capilano 22 – Klahanie Park
The Caps strong defensive game came to the fore again as they shut down the Lomas on attack. Caps maintain their 3rd spot and are within striking distance of the Bays, should they falter. The Lomas are now winless in 9 games, 13 points behind the Rowers with only 5 weekends left. The Caps face the Rowers next weekend while the Lomas take on the Ravens.
PREGAME
I think the Lomas are playing for pride now, not sure if there are enough potential upsets left in the schedule for them to avoid relegation. The Caps have all the motivation to keep winning to secure their 3rd place standing and potentially a trip to the Island to face JBAA in the semis. A little early to think of playoff matchups perhaps but a 4th place finish and cross town trip to Burnaby to face a team they’ve beaten already may suit them better. We’ll see how that plays out but for today, this should be a secure home field victory. Their big centre unit Adam Zaruba is out with a shoulder injury but they have plenty of depth in their club to fill the spot. Prediction: Caps by 14.
CAPILANO
1. Jesse Ryan
2. Clayton Hunter-James
3. Evan Marshall
4. Sam Lanigan
5. Taylor Clark (i)
6. Jeff McKinnon
7. Gareth Dyer
8. Glen McKinnon (C)
9. Chris Robinson
10. Charlie Jones A(C)
11. Matt Yanagiya
12. Stephen Jones
13. Brady Carpenter
14. Bruce Bowman
15. Matt Sims (i)
16. Shaun Wilson
17. Evan Mallory
18. Robbie McCall
19. Joel Hulett(i)
MERALOMA
1-Ardy Farhangdoost
2-Scott McGinley
3-Tim Derksen
4- Josh Clarke
5- Justin Fanselow
6- Shae McEachrane
7- Phil Jones
8- Alex Boyd
9- Ross Langhill
10- Mike Hall ©
11- Torin ORegan Latarius
12- Steffan Evans
13- Joel Nystrom
14- Dan Halloway
15- Scott Larson
AROUND THE LEAGUE
On the Island the two top teams Cowichan and Velox battled to a 12 all draw. Cowichan looked a little more dangerous on attack and had a couple of late chances to win the game with the boot but failed. These two teams will likely battle it out for the Island title in April. The Velox Academy picked up their first win of the season with a comprehensive 84-0 win over Comox. Nanaimo defeated Port Alberni to take over 3rd spot in the Island league.
On the mainland, Seattle again proved they are a contender for the Div 1 title this year as they won comfortably over 3rd place Richmond, 46-12.
In Women’s Premier Burnaby and Velox again verified their 1-2 ranking and remain undefeated. Burnaby destroying Bayside 102-0 and Velox hammering Seattle 65-13.
PREGAME
In Div 1 a big Island clash to determine first place as Cowichan travels to Velox. John James has written up more on that in a separate article. On the Mainland there have been so many cancellations in recent weeks, hopefully a full slate of games will get off this week. Top placed UBC aren’t in action but the 2nd and 3rd place teams face off in Seattle with Richmond making the trip south. Seattle had 6 players at the USA Eagles camp so their performance depends a lot on whether they are back on Saturday. If Richmond lose then Bayside may take over 3rd spot, the last playoff spot, as they host Kamloops.
In women’s Premier Velox host Seattle, one of three games at Velox that day. Burnaby host Bayside and hope to keep their unbeaten record intact. Caps visit SFU and Abby visits United.
FULL BC RESULTS
MEN’S LEAGUES
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League – Sat. March 1st:
UVic Vikes 26(+2) – 27(+1) Burnaby Lake
James Bay AA 33(+1) – 19 UBCOB Ravens
Meraloma 0 – 22(+1) Capilano RFC
Vancouver Rowing Club 8 – 44(+1) Castaway Wanderes RFC
Ceili’s Cup (First Divisiion) League – Sat. March 1st:
UVic Norsemen 29(+2) – 31(+1) Burnaby Lake
James Bay AA 48(+1) – 7 UBCOB Ravens Rippers
Meraloma 5 – 41(+1) Capilano RFC
Vancouver Rowing Club 17(+1) – 24(+1) Castaway Wanderes RFC
Okanagan Spring Brewery League One – Sat. March 1st:
United Rugby Club 5 – 64(+1) Abbotsford RFC
Surrey Beavers 20 – 10 Langley RFC
Richmond RFC 12 – 46(+1) Seattle RFC
Kamloops Rugby Club at Bayside AA POSTPONED – WEATHER
Okanagan Spring Brewery League Two – Sat. March 1st:
United Rugby Club 0 – 60(+1) Abbotsford RFC
Surrey Beavers 29(+1) – 5 Langley RFC
Richmond RFC 7 – 39(+1) Seattle RFC
Kamloops Rugby Club at Bayside AA POSTPONED – WEATHER
Lower Mainland Third Division – Sat. March 1st:
POOL A: Kats RFC 14 – 13(+1) Burnaby Lake
POOL A: Kelowna at Brit Lions-A POSTPONED
POOL A: Scribes RFC 11 – 42(+1) Capilano-A
POOL A: SFU 7 – 38(+1) Vancouver Rowing Club
POOL B: Ridge Meadows 36(+1) – 34(+2) Abbotsford RFC
POOL B: Richmond RFC at Brit Lions-B POSTPONED
POOL B: Surrey Beavers 5 – 42(+1) Capilano-B
Vancouver Island First Division – Sat. March 1st:
Port Alberni 13 – 32(+1) Nanaimo Hornets
Comox Kickers 10 – 84(+1) Velox Academy
Cowichan 12 – 12 Velox Valhallians
Vancouver Island Third Division:
Cowichan 22 – 22 UVic Saxons
WOMEN’S LEAGUES
Women’s Adidas Premiership – Sat. March 1st:
Bayside AA 0 – 102(+1) Burnaby Lake
Capilano RFC 47(+1) – 14 SFU
Abbotsford RFC 0 – 34(+1) United Rugby Club
Seattle RFC 13 – 65(+1) Velox Valkyries
Women’s Division 1/2 – Sat. March 1st:
Meraloma at Cowichan POSTPONED
Ridge Meadows 26 – 17 Brit Lions
United 15 – 39 Nanaimo
FULL SCHEDULE
MEN’S LEAGUES
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League – Sat. March 1st:
UVic Vikes at Burnaby Lake (Burnaby Lake Sports Complex) 2:45pm
James Bay AA at UBCOB Ravens (Jericho Park) 2:45pm
Meraloma at Capilano RFC (Klahanie Park) 2:45pm
Vancouver Rowing Club at Castaway Wanderes RFC (Windsor Park) 2:45pm
Ceili’s Cup (First Divisiion) League – Sat. March 1st:
UVic Norsemen at Burnaby Lake (Burnaby Lake Sports Complex) 1:00pm
James Bay AA at UBCOB Ravens Rippers (Jericho Park) 1:00pm
Meraloma at Capilano RFC (Klahanie Park) 1:00pm
Vancouver Rowing Club at Castaway Wanderes RFC (Windsor Park) 1:00pm
Okanagan Spring Brewery League One – Sat. March 1st:
United Rugby Club at Abbotsford RFC (CFV Exhibition) 2:30pm
Surrey Beavers at Langley RFC (Crush Crescent) 2:30pm
Richmond RFC at Seattle RFC (Magnuson Park) 2:30pm
Kamloops Rugby Club at Bayside AA (South Surrey Athl Complex) 2:30pm
Okanagan Spring Brewery League Two – Sat. March 1st:
United Rugby Club at Abbotsford RFC (CFV Exhibition) 1:00pm
Surrey Beavers at Langley RFC (Crush Crescent) 1:00pm
Richmond RFC at Seattle RFC (Magnuson Park) 1:00pm
Kamloops Rugby Club at Bayside AA (South Surrey Athl Complex) 1:00pm
Lower Mainland Third Division – Sat. March 1st:
POOL A: Kats RFC at Burnaby Lake (Burnaby Lake Sports Complex) 11:30am
POOL A: Kelowna at Brit Lions-A (John Oliver Park) 11:30am
POOL A: Scribes RFC at Capilano-A (Klahanie Park) 11:30am
POOL A: Vancouver Rowing Club at SFU (Banting Middle School) 1:00pm
POOL B: Ridge Meadows at Abbotsford RFC (CFV Exhibition) 11:30am
POOL B: Richmond RFC at Brit Lions-B (John Oliver Park) 1:00pm
POOL B: Surrey Beavers at Capilano-B (Klahanie Park) 1:00pm
Vancouver Island First Division – Sat. March 1st:
Port Alberni at Nanaimo Hornets (May Bennett) 1:00pm
Comox Kickers at Velox Academy (Velox RFC) 1:30pm
Cowichan at Velox Valhallians (Velox RFC) 3:00pm
Vancouver Island Third Division:
Sat. March 1: Cowichan at UVic Saxons (Wallace Field) 1:00pm
Sun. March 2: James Bay at Castaway Wanderers (Windsor Park) 1:00pm
WOMEN’S LEAGUES
Women’s Adidas Premiership – Sat. March 1st:
Bayside AA at Burnaby Lake (Burnaby Lake Sports Complex) 11:30am
Capilano RFC at SFU (SFU) 11:30am
Abbotsford RFC at United Rugby Club (Hume Park) 11:30am
Seattle RFC at Velox Valkyries (Velox RFC) 12:00pm
Women’s Division 1/2 – Sat. March 1st:
Meraloma at Cowichan (Cowichan Rugby Club) 11:30am
Ridge Meadows at Brit Lions (John Oliver Park) 11:30am
Nanaimo Hornets at United-2 (Hume Park) 1:00pm
AGE GRADE LEAGUES
Lower Mainland U16 Men – Sun. March 2nd:
Richmond at Burnaby Lake (Burnaby Lake Sports Complex) 12:15pm
Capilano-1 at Chuckanut (Chuckanut) POSTPONED- WEATHER
Vancouver Rowing Club at UBCOB Ravens (Jericho Park) 12:15pm
Lower Mainland U14 Boys – Sun. March 2nd:
Capilano-Black at Vancouver Rowing Club (Brockton Oval) 11:15am
Meraloma-Burnaby at Chuckanut-Brit Lions POSTPONED – WEATHER
Lower Mainland U13 Boys – Sun. March 2nd:
Capilano at Abbotsford (CFV Exhibition) 11:15am
Bayside at Meraloma (Connaught Park) 11:15am
Vancouver Island U14 Boys – Sun. March 2nd:
PLAYOFFS – Schedule TBC