Great rugby, great weather, cold beer [complete with a RCMP sniffing station after the game!]; all occured at UBC in the Premier Mens’ final.

Great rugby, great weather, cold beer [complete with a RCMP sniffing station after the game!]; all occured at UBC in the Premier Mens’ final.

by Jeremy Dalton

April 26, 2004

The final score Capilanos 17 Old Boys Ravens 12 of itself told a lot. the 2 teams played each other 3 times during the year, and the scoring difference was 10 points. Capilanos won all 3, so a BC title was deserved, but not easy!

The Caps dominated the start, but a goal post (penalty kick) and penalties against near the Ravens’ line denied any points. The Old Boys had a 3-0 lead at the half.

Capilanos crossed the line twice in the second half, and try scorer Tom Larisch (fullback John Granander got the other) added 2 conversions and a penalty. The trusty Troy MacDonald hit 3 penalties, and a drop goal rounded out the Ravens’ total.

The last 10 minutes saw a Old Boys march from their 22 to the Caps’ goal line. Not a kick in the entire effort, and it was the trademark Caps’ defence that made the difference. Cristof Strubin, a Canada 7s international, showed why he is on that team, with his search and destroy open field tackling.

A Ravens’ penalty near the Caps’ try line ended the relentless march, and Hyde-Lay [his last game] blew up full time.

The Capilanos annual awards dinner that evening was very special. Forty nine years betwen North Shore wins is a longtime!

The top two club sides in the BCRU Premier League regular season standings, Capilano Curtis Lumber and the UBCOB Ravens, have advanced to the “Rounsefell Cup” BC Club Championship final Saturday April 17, 2004

At Klahanie Park, in West Vancouver, Capilano Curtis Lumber won out 19 – 15 over the Bayside Sharks. Capilano Curtis Lumber moved ahead 19 – 9 after the half time break, a break which saw both sides enter the mid point of the match tied at 9 – 9. The Bayside Sharks fought back to 19 – 15, but, tenacious defence by Capilano Curtis Lumber saw the home side hold off the visitors on their goal line, in the final minutes of play. The absolutely packed stands at Klahanie Park erupted with a standing ovation in appreciation of the tense encounter played out before them.

At Jericho Park, in Vancouver, the UBCOB Ravens defeated the visiting Castaway-Wanderers from Victoria 34 – 20 to claim the other spot in the Rounsefell Cup final to be played next Saturday.

In the BC 1st Division semi-final, which also doubled as the VRU 1st Division Final, the Meraloma 1st Division claimed a 24 – 17 victory over UBC to advance to next Saturday’s BC 1st Division Final against Abbotsford, at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium.

Abbotsford 1st Division, being the highest seeded team after the BC 1st Division Quarter-Finals, received a bye through the semi’s into next Saturday’s BC 1st Division Final.

In the “Bell-Irving Cup”, VRU 2nd Division Final, played earlier at Klahanie Park the Vancouver Rowing Club 2nd Division claimed a 29 – 9 victory over the Capilano RFC 2nd Division.

The Vancouver Rowing Club 2nd Division advance to next Saturday’s “Province Cup” BC 2nd Division Final against Kelowna, also to be played next Saturday at the BC Rugby Men’s Club Championships, at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium.

In the VRU 3rd Division Final, played at Klahanie Park in West Vancouver, the top seeded UCC-Kamloops team came away winners over the Capilano 3rd Division by a score of 26 – 3, to claim the Hump-Payne Trophy. Both the UCC-Kamloops 3rd Division side and the Capilano 3rd Division side will represent the VRU in the upcoming Sarotoga Cup BC 3rd Division Championships, to be held May 8th & 9th 2004, in Kamloops.