Coastal Cup Results: Pride, Tide and Thunderbirds Prevail in Opening Week of Action
Pacific Pride 36 – Van East 24
Note: Match photos (37) at nationalrugbynews.com
This was a game of two halves and the fitness of the Rugby Canada Academy side was a big factor. Van East went up by 4 tries and it looked as if they would ride their forward power to a decisive win. The Pride however upped their tempo in the second half and Van East had nothing left in the tank by the last 20. The Pride ran in 5 tries, a couple of them jogged in on the outside when Van East ran out of defenders. It was a powerful reminder that full time players are usually a notch ahead in fitness and it shows in the last 20.