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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Oak Bay Barbarian Conor McDiarmid is tackled by St. Michael’s University School’s Mark Kiggundu with Dawit Workie in support during the Boot game at Oak Bay High School last week. Michael’s won 10-5. Sharon Tiffin News staff
St. Mikes boot Barbs St. Mikes win Boot trophy Travis Paterson News staff
The St. Michaels University School Blue Jaguars
brought the Gareth Rees Boot Game trophy home with a 10-5 win over the Oak Bay Barbarians in high school rugby play last week. The close-scoring game was played at Oak Bay with high winds making for an unpredictable kicking game.
Flanker Zach Khan scored the try for St. Mikes. Dowit Workie converted the try and also notched a penalty goal. Oak Bay's Matt Carson scored his team's only try. The win is a bit of an upset for St. Mikes. Oak Bay is
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much bigger, and is led by a core of provincial level players, Tyler McDiarmid, Conor McDiarmid, Jack Nyren and Morgan Tate (scrum half) in the backs and Evan Cambridge in the back row of the scrum. Which goes to show St. Mikes is also going to be a force among boys rugby high school teams this year. But instead of running with the bigger schools at the AAA level, St. Mikes has chosen to play within their numbers at the AA level, though they'll play crossover games with AAA teams in the city's high school rugby league. It should give St. Mikes a fighting chance when it comes time for provincials. The decision to play at the AA level is due to St. Mikes’ lack of physical size more than its lack of numbers, coach Ian Hyde-Lay said. “This year’s team is tiny, they more than punched over their weight class (Wednesday). “It will wear on them, we have eight games coming up, and it’s going to be an issue keeping them ready. “We have some guys who are at the provincial level in terms of talent, but are in different situations.” The boot game was St. Mikes’ second win of the season, having earlier defeated the Claremont Spartans 28-5. sports@vicnews.com
St. Mikes, Oak Bay qualify for rugby sevens provincials Travis Paterson News staff
The renowned Shawnigan Lake Stags rugby program reared reclaimed its dominant form winning the Vancouver Island Seven Aside Rugby Championships at UVic’s Centennial Stadium on Sunday (April 14). The Stags won the Radu Shield in the final, 31-7 over the St. Michaels University School Blue Jaguars. Saanich Police sponsored the tournament, as the Shield is named for Saanich Police officer Roy Radu, a former captain of Canada’s 15s team. The Oak Bay Barbarians finished third, defeating G.P. Vanier 19-15 in the third-place game. The top four teams, Shawnigan, St. Mikes, Oak Bay and Vanier all qualify for the high school boys rugby sevens provincials at the University of B.C., April 27 and 28. Brentwood finished fifth, Cowichan was sixth, Shawnigan Lake’s B squad was seventh and Ladysmith was seventh. The Glenlyon Norfolk School Gryphons took down the Pacific Christian School Pacers 24-12 for ninth place.
Over 1,200 visit for Scrum Fest Schools from far and near scrummed down in the Spartan Scrum Fest earlier last week, from Thursday to Saturday at Claremont secondary. The fifth annual Scrum Fest featured 30 high school teams in the senior and junior boys divisions. The event drew approximatley 1,200 visiting players, coaches and parents said organzier Phil Ohl, coach of the Claremont Spartans. This year’s tourney included a middle and elementary school clinic and jamboree with instruction from UVic Vikes coach Doug Tate and B.C. Sevens youth coach Shane Thompson. A high schoo. players clinic was put on by members of Rugby Canada’s men’s team. sports@vicnews.com
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