by Peter MacDonald
On a sunny day at Jericho the Ravens and their recent rival Burnaby renewed acquaintances after a two-year break in their relationship. After the Rippers came out on top in a hard-fought game against the perennially tough Lakers second squad 17-11, the premier players took the field not certain about the relative strength of their teams. It took till early in the second half to get some clarity on that matter.
Castaway Wanderers 43 v University Of Victoria 15 14:45
Referee: Cole Pedrick Referee 2: Carter Haddow
Venue: Windsor Park
We said CW by +8 but it was CW by +28. We also heard reported 47-15 and 45-15 but the BCRU site has it as 43-15. Needless to say a bonus point win for CW. CW go to 2nd in the table behind the Ravens, both 4-0 with Ravens claiming an extra bonus point. UVic drop to 9th at 0-3. Next week CW visit cross town rivals James Bay while UVic host Westshore.
from Capilano RFC
Premier Men by Steve Feenstra
The contest between the T-Birds and Caps turned out to be a thriller that had a bit of everything. Hard hits, shifty side line running, bad tempers, a thirty- or forty-minute delay in the first half and a deluge in the second half. Something for everybody.
Only 3 Premier matches this weekend with 2 on the Island. The Mainland game should be a good one, UBC host Capilano. Seattle come back into the schedule on March 12th, it will be interesting to see how they adjust the playoff picture with Seattle only playing 4 games, 2 home and 2 away.
It’s a bye weekend for most leagues, including the men’s Premier but there are some make up matches. The feature one being the women’s Premier Capilano v Westshore.
written by Steve Feenstra
2nd Division Women
Abbotsford 69 – 31 Capilano
1st Division Men
Burnaby 18 – 19 Capilano
Premier Men
Burnaby 21 – 19 Capilano
by Mike Devlin
A beautiful day for rugby at Burnaby Lake on Saturday saw 3 games played, The 2 mens games were as close as could be with each side claiming a W and the margin of victories being one and two points, while the women overwhelmed their opposition in a one sided affair to start the day. With such evenly matched clubs, the Mens winner on the day was to be decided by the post-game boat race but that ended in a tie.
by Peter MacDonald
Another nice day, another big squad rotation and another win for the Ravens though it was UVic that likely enjoyed their rugby the most and earned the greater admiration from the crowd on the day. But the Ravens got it done early and got it done late and held on at the end for another five points.
[ed. correction Lomas beat Rowers in Week 1, changes made below]
All the men’s BC Premier matches are at 2:30pm Saturday, the full BCRU schedule is here. The women’s CanWest 7s Round 2 is also on this weekend at UVic, the schedule is here. The Toronto Arrows host LA Giltinis Friday evening at Starlight Stadium.
from John de Goede
Two of British Columbias oldest sporting organizations will renew a rivalry that started in 1908 this Saturday, February 12th.