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Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship

Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship

 

 
 
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The 2017 Canadian University Men's Rugby Champion UBC Thunderbirds
 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

* All matches will take place at the University of Guelph's Alumni Stadium *

Thursday, November 16
12pm UBC Thunderbirds vs Concordia Stingers UBC wins 46-0 RECAP    Man of the Match: Michael Smith, UBC
2pm Guelph Gryphons vs UPEI Panthers Guelph wins 66-0 RECAP    Man of the Match: Erich Milne, Guelph


Friday, November 17
12pm Concordia Stingers vs McMaster Marauders Mac wins 38-11  RECAP     Man of the Match: Mike Smith, McMaster
2pm Victoria Vikes vs UPEI Panthers Victoria wins 95-0  RECAP     Man of the Match: Jackson Matthews, Victoria


Saturday, November 18
12pm UBC Thunderbirds vs McMaster Marauders UBC wins 38-6 RECAP    Man of the Match: Theo Sauder, UBC
2pm Guelph Gryphons vs Victoria Vikes Tie 11-11 RECAP    Men of the Match: James O'Neill (V), Kolby Francis (G)


Sunday, November 19
11:30am (Bronze) McMaster Marauders vs Guelph Gryphons Mac wins 28-3 RECAP      Man of the Match: Mitch Richardson, McMaster
1pm (Gold) Victoria Vikes vs UBC Thunderbirds UBC wins 37-12 RECAP      Man of the Match: James Carson, UBC
 
 
Tournament Dream Team

 
School Player
McMaster Mike Smith
McMaster Jack McRogers
UBC     Clint Lemkus
UBC James Carson
Guelph Blake Aram
UVIC James O'Neill
UBC Jake Ikeda
Guelph Kolby Francis
UBC Will McDougall-Percellier
UBC Theo Sauder
UVIC Aiden McMullan
UBC Nathan Rees
McMaster Mitch Richardson
UBC Cole Keffer
UBC Fraser Hurst
 

POOL "A"
UBC Thunderbirds (2-0)
McMaster Marauders (1-1)
Concordia Stingers (0-2)

POOL "B"
Guelph Gryphons (1-1)
Victoria Vikes (1-1)
UPEI Panthers (0-2)
 

FULL STANDINGS
 
TEAM GP W L T BNS PTS PF PA PD
UBC 2 2 0 0 2 10 84 6 78
CONCORDIA 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 84 -73
MCMASTER 2 1 1 0 1 5 44 49 -5
TEAM GP W L T BNS PTS PF PA PD
GUELPH 2 1 0 1 1 7 77 11 66
UVIC 2 1 0 1 1 7 106 11 95
 
 
  • ONT1 is the Guelph Gryphons, who not only will serve as tournament host, but who have also earned the title as the highest seeded OUA team after earning an OUA silver medal
     
  • ONT2 is OUA bronze medalists, the McMaster Marauders
     
  • WC1 is the UBC Thunderbirds, winners of the UBC/UVic British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) game which took place Sept. 23, 2017
     
  • WC2 is the UVic Vikes, winners of the Hindson Cup University Rugby Tournament. UVic won 72-0 over UBC-Okanagan on October 29, to book a spot in Guelph for the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship.
     
  • QUE1 is the RSEQ champion, the Concordia Stingers, who beat the ETS Piranhas 35-7 on Sunday, Nov. 12
     
  • MAR1 is the Maritime University Champion, the UPEI Panthers, who defeated St. FX on Nov. 11 to win the Maritime title. 
  

TOURNAMENT SCORING LEADERS
 
Player Name School Total Points Tries Conversions Drop Goals Penalty Kicks
Theo Sauder UBC 41 2 11 3
Will Kelly McMaster 37 1 4 8
Brennig Prevost Victoria 20 10
John Sheridan Guelph 21 6 3
Erich Milne Guelph 15 3
Clint Lemkus UBC 15 3
Nick Allen UBC 15 3
8 players tied 10 2