CRC Day 1 Recap

July 17, 2018

Canadian Rugby Championship Day 1 Recap

(SASKATOON, SK) The Ontario Blues U20 Women and U19 Men were both in action Monday afternoon in Saskatoon as they were both beginning their Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC) campaigns.

The U20 Women’s team kicked off the 2018 CRC on a winning note, handling the BC Bears by a score of 69-5. Ontario sustained some early pressure before rattling off 11 unanswered tries to ensure a decisive victory. Celia Martensson led the way for Ontario with three tries, while Taylour Hurd and Leah Pedis each had a pair. Annabelle Clement, Camille Irvine, Cassandra Tuffnail and Maddison Wood all contributed single tries. Hurd added to her two tries with seven conversions, giving her 24 points on the day.

Remaining Schedule

Game 2 – Blues vs. Quebec – July 18 at 4:00pm ET
Game 3 – Blues vs. Nova Scotia Keltics – July 20 at 6:00pm ET
Game 4 – Blues vs. Prairie Wolfpack – July 21 at 6:00pm ET

For more details on the U20 Woman including schedules, scores and stats, go to: https://goo.gl/k75UEd

The U19 Men unfortunately fell short to the Atlantic Rock in their CRC opener by a score of 35-19. The U19 Men got off to a slow start going down 10-0 early in the first half. The Blues men managed to battle back and retake the lead, but the Atlantic Rock eventually pulled away in the second half securing the win. The Blues U19 Men are looking to bounce back against the Prairie Blizzard in their second game on Tuesday.

Try Scorers: Talen De St. Croix, Josh Ho and Jack Shaw

Conversion: Tyler Webb (1)

Remaining Schedule

Game 2 – Blues vs. Prairie Blizzard – July 17 at 6:00pm ET
Semi-Finals – July 20 at 4:00pm ET
Finals – July 22 at 2:00pm ET

For more details on the U-19 Men including schedules, scores and stats, go to: https://goo.gl/kD17kZ

ABOUT THE ONTARIO BLUES

The Ontario Blues program is the high performance representative program for male and female rugby players in Ontario. Rugby Ontario is represented at the provincial level by the Ontario Blues. The program includes representative teams from Under-15 to Senior in both Women’s and Men’s Fifteens and Under-18 Men's and Women's Sevens. Specifically, the program is designed to develop and showcase rugby players for Canadian representative national teams.

ABOUT RUGBY ONTARIO

Rugby Ontario is the provincial sports governing body responsible for the organization of rugby in Ontario. Our mission is to establish a stronger identity for rugby in Ontario by promoting the sport’s core values and by fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence on and off the field of play.

To learn more, visit https://www.rugbyontario.com/