Blues suffer loss in CRC opener to the Atlantic Rock in Quebec

January 01, 1970

Blues suffer loss in CRC opener to the Atlantic Rock in Quebec; Photo Credit Mike Schroeder (2017)

The Ontario Blues Senior Men's team opened up their Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC) campaign against the Atlantic Rock at Concordia University in Montreal on Saturday. Though the Blues and Rock traded tries early in the match, set piece and ball handling errors proved to be the Achilles heel for Ontario. In the end, the Rock won the match by a score of 34-22.

The Blues will look for redemption when they host the Rock in Burlington. The second match of the Blues’ home-and-home series will return to Burlington Centaurs Rugby Football Club (Sherwood Forest Park) in Burlington – the scene of the Blues’ monumental defeat of the Glendale Raptors in May of last year. The match will be taking place on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at 6:45pm ET and admission is $10 per person at the gate. The second match will be streamed live on Rugby Ontario’s YouTube, thanks to eThereLive.

For more information on the Ontario Blues Senior Men’s program, go to https://www.rugbyontario.com/blues-senior-men/.

BLUES SCORING

Tries: Ferguson, Sheppard, Lloyd

Conversions: Ferguson x2

Penalties: Ferguson

Ontario Blues Senior Men’s Starting XV vs. Atlantic Rock - August 4, 2018

1. Djustice Sears-Duru, Crusaders

2. Andrew Quattrin, Aurora Barbarians/Ontario Arrows

3. Rob Brouwer, Lindsay RFC/Ontario Arrows (Capt.)

4. Paul Ciulini, Aurora Barbarians/Ontario Arrows

5. Mike Sheppard, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows

6. Peter Milazzo, Toronto Scottish/Ontario Arrows

7. Lucas Rumball, Balmy Beach

8. Kolby Francis, Brantford Harlequins/Ontario Arrows

9. Andrew Ferguson, Crusaders/Ontario Arrows

10. Shawn Windsor, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows (Vice Capt.)

11. Kyle Lagasca, Guelph Redcoats/Ontario Arrows

12. Jamie Leveridge, Crusaders/Ontario Arrows

13. Mitch Richardson, Stoney Creek Camels/Ontario Arrows

23. Kainoa Lloyd, Mississauga Blues/Ontario Arrows

15. Jesse Lofthouse, Markham Irish

Reserves

16. Eric Howard, Brantford Harlequins/New Orleans Gold

17. Emerson Prior, Peterborough Pagans/Trent Excalibur

18. Mo Yusuf, Peterborough Pagans/Trent Excalibur

20. Marcello Wainwright, Toronto Scottish/Ontario Arrows

21. Riley Dinardo, Toronto Scottish

24. Nate Boeyenga, Brantford Harlequins

25. D'Shawn Bowen, Kingston Panthers

Coaching Staff

Head Coach-Chris Silverthorn

Assistant Coach-Cory Hector

Assistant Coach-Aaron Carpenter

Manager-Mark Winokur

Performance Analyst-Rodin Lozada

Ontario Blues Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championship Schedule

GAME 1: Blues vs. Atlantic Rock – August 4, 2018 – Concordia University, Montreal QC

GAME 2: Atlantic Rock vs. Blues – August 7, 2018 – Burlington ON 6:45pm ET ($10 at gate)

SEMI FINAL: August 23, 2018 – Calgary, AB (Calgary Rugby Park)

GOLD/BRONZE: August 26, 2018 – Calgary, AB (Calgary Rugby Park)

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/