CRC Day 2 Recap

July 18, 2018

Canadian Rugby Championship Day 2 Recap

(Saskatoon SK) After a disappointing opener, the Ontario Blues U19 Blues hit their stride against the Prairie Blizzard, running in 10 tries against a highly motivated host team. The victory puts the U19 Blues into good shape for a berth into the semi final, though their seed will depend on the result of today’s matchup between the Blizzard and the Rock. A balanced attack saw tries coming through Dominic Johnson (2), Kevin Oh, Aaron Pacha, Jack Shaw, Braden Bruce, Talen De St. Croix, Mason Flesch, Liam Geddes & Max Goodwin, while Ty Webb hit three conversions and Johnson one.

Remaining Schedule

Semi-Finals – July 20 at 4:00pm ET

Finals – July 22 at 2:00pm ET

For more details on the U19 Men including schedules, scores and stats, go to: https://goo.gl/kD17kZ

The Ontario Blues Senior Women unfortunately lost to Rugby Quebec in their Canadian Rugby Championship opener by a score of 36-22. The Senior Women went back and forth with Quebec for most of the match. The game was extremely physical, and the pace of play was quite fast. The forwards got it done in the scoring department with Colleen Irowa, Veronica Harrigan and Lauren Walkden all scoring. Lauren McEwen hit two conversions and Irene Patrinos slotted a penalty. The Senior Women are looking to have a different result in their next match with the Prairie Wolfpack on Thursday.

Remaining Schedule

Senior Women vs Prairie Wolfpack – July 19^th at 3:00pm ET

Senior Women vs BC Rugby – July 21^st at 8:00pm ET

Senior Women vs NS Keltic’s – July 22^nd at 4:00pm

For more details on the Senior Women including schedules, scores and stats, go to: https://goo.gl/78zqfP

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/