VICTORIA STOCKS BC BEARS

(ISN) — Victoria will provide nine of the 22 Canadian Direct Insurance British Columbia Bears players in the final match of the 2010 Canadian Rugby Championship season Saturday in Burlington, Ont.

They include captain Pat Riordan who is also from the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club, Cam Pierce, Sean Duke and Ryan Hamilton, UVIC Vikes RFC; Seamus Gay, Castaway Wanderers; Connor Braid, Mitch Gudgeon, Hugo Belanger and Sean White, James Bay Athletic Association.

After two losses the Bears will not have the opportunity to play for the National Championship.

However, a great deal of provincial pride will be on the line as British Columbia versus Ontario is a historic rivalry.

The young Cam Pierce of Vernon has showed well for the Bears this season and will start at the number 8 position. Seamus Gay will represent the Bears for the first time this CRC season and has been named as a starting flanker.

Another youngster and recent U20 international Adam Zaruba (Capilano RFC) is promoted from the reserves to claim the #4 jersey.

The 9 – 10 “Loma Connection” of Colin Brown and Eric Wilson will be at their creative best and provide sound leadership on the pitch along with Riordan.

Kick-off for the BC Bears versus Ontario Blues game  Saturday is set for 4:30 p.m. at Burlington Centaurs RFC in Ontario.

12 ISLANDERS WITH BC BEARS

The BC Bears have recruited 12 their 22-member squad from Vancouver Island to play in their first 2010 Canadian Rugby Championship fixture Saturday in Calgary against the Prairie Wolf Pack.

The CRC consists of The Rock (Atlantic Canada), the Prairie Wolf Pack, the Ontario Blues, and the 2009 Canadian Champions – the BC Bears.

Playing for the Canadian Direct Insurance British Columbia Bears are Cam Pierce, Sean Duke, Keaton Styles and Ryan Hamilton from the University of Victoria Vikes RFC; Ben Johnson, Tye de Goede, Sean White, Connor Braid, Hugo Belange, Dave Cameron, Mitch Gudgeon  and Callum Morrison  of the James Bay Athletic Association

8 ISLANDERS WITH BC Bears VS ENGLAND COUNTIES

(ISN)– Five players and three replacements from Vancouver Island will be on the BC Bears team for the game against RFU England Counties on Saturday in Vancouver.

BC Bears -  Starting XV versus RFU England Counties include:  Rob Down and Eric Lopatinsky, Velox RFC, Cam Pierce of the University of Victoria Vikes, Seamus Gay of the Castaway Wanderers RFC and  Callum Morrison, JBAA.

Replacements include Dave Cameron and Hugo Belanger, JBAA; and Jamie McKenzie, University of Victoria.

With the Churchill Cup and Sevens programs eliminating many players from selection, and with many Under 20 players involved in the National U20 Competition, the squad is a mixture of both youth and experience with Coach Mike James opting to give a number of players an opportunity to vie for places on the squad when it gets together in August for the CRC competition.

UBCOB Ravens lock Mike Burak will serve captain and is the lone International.

He is supported by five players who played for the Bears against Russia last season: Rhodri Hamner, Gay, Jake Hirst, Brock Nicholson and Taylor Dalziel are all named in the starting line-up.  

Dalziel, the UBC center, is one of five current or former Canada Under 20 players on the squad.

He is joined by McKenzie, Sevens returnee Connor Trainor and recent performers at the World Trophy in Russia – Kurtis Appeldorn and Adam Zaruba.

The Bears last game against Russia seems a distant memory but few will forget the impact of Vancouver Rowing Club’s Brock Nicholoson on the wing.

Nicholson will again be hoping to impress along with Pierce who made a big impression with the Provincial U18s in 2009 and had a great impact this season with the Canadian Direct Insurance League Provincial Champions, University of Victoria Vikes.

The North Shore will be represented well by both Zaruba and Brady Carpenter from Capilano, as well as Nicholson andBelanger, the James Bay flanker who learnt his trade at Windsor Secondary School.

Other players to watch will be former Blues scrum half Colin Brown and up-and-coming Velox lock Loatinski.

The team will practise together today at Klahanie and take on the Counties team that has won its opening two games of the Tour against the Rock and Blues on Saturday Afternoon.

At 1 p.m. there will be an U20 Men’s Vancouver Wave versus Vancouver Island Rising Tide fixture as a curtain raiser to the Bears game.

VIKES VS SHARKS SATURDAY

By Andrew Smith
The UVic Vikes men’s rugby team kicks off their 2010 Premier League campaign against the squad that edged them out of last year’s playoffs when they host the Bayside Sharks this Saturday.

GAME INFORMATION
Sat. Feb. 6th vs. Bayside Sharks (Wallace Field) – 2:45p.m.

VIKES PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY
2009 Record: 6-4-1 (7th Overall)
Last Title: 2003

SCOUTING THE VIKES
Two points were what separated the Vikes and a trip to the postseason in 2009 and this year Head Coach Doug Tate is accepting nothing less than a top-six finish amongst B.C.’s strongest clubs.

Unlike seasons of the past, the squad’s strength lies in the forwards as the Vikes look for consistency amongst national call-ups and blooding new players in their back line.  

“We will field the strongest tight five the Vikes have had in years,” Tate said of his starting lineup.  

The UVic trio of Andrew Tiedemann, Ryan Hamilton and Toby Peyton is the same B.C. Bears front row that thumped World Ranked no. 16 Russia 30-16 this past November. With Canadian national team captain Pat Riordan back in the mix, the point of engagement will be the least of the Vikes’ worries.

The engine room will be powered by 2009 Junior World Championship participants Brett Beukeboom and Toni Wodzicki with Jamal Allen adding a threat to the pack’s flanks.

The forwards played a key role in claiming the first leg of the Wightman Boot series two weeks ago as Wodzicki notched a hat trick of tries in a 50-15 rout of the UBC Thunderbirds.

Sevens stars Nathan Hirayama, Sean Duke, and Phil Mack headline an experienced back line but while they’re away on national duty it will be up to veterans Dave Spicer and Ben Grant to anchor the young guns.

During their fall campaign, 20 different Vikes punched in 32 tries as the Vikes averaged 26.8 points per game. Full back Thomas Brody led the team in scoring notching 68 points in nine matches.  

Each of their VIRU opponents will compete in the Premier League but the young squad will first have to get by Bayside this Saturday.

In their past four meetings the Vikes have split the series with both sides claiming victories at home. In their most recent meeting, the Vikes were dealt a 13-24 loss when they traveled to South Surrey Athletic park on March 21st, 2009.

IN THE WORLD OF VELOX

By Clancy McDonnell

Women: Valkyries 26 – UVIC 14

Velox put in a pretty strong performance against UVIC on Saturday, booking themselves a place in the final.

The game was dominated by forward play, with the Vikettes posing some solid questions for the Valkyries, who did well to come up with the answers.
Indeed the students have been the only other team willing to play full women’s rugby (read properly contested scrums etc) this fall.

While some ball was lost in the sets, some was won as well, demonstrating the ideal nature of competition for the ball.

Meanwhile, having set themselves a goal of developing multi-phase rugby, the Valkyries were stoked when exactly that was the lead-up to their first try.
Although the forwards shouldered the majority of the burden, new scrum-half Amanda Campbell was praised for her well placed kicks that brought the outside backs into the game.

3rds: Velox 20 – Port Alberni 17

Another typically enthusiastic affair closed out the first half for Paul Eby’s 3rd XV.

Official of the match was Cam Neish, who for once was actually meant to be refereeing.

Man of the match went to slimline Crotchy who arged and barged from fly-half.  Paul Eby welcomed another newbie to the squad, with Chad Vath donning a jersey for the first time this season.  I couldn’t discern whether he was playing front row, back row or wing.  Whichever, the stocks of the 3rd XV continue to rise.

Juniors

The U15s are pressing their case for flagship team of the club status.  They finished an undefeated Island Fall competition by once again putting 50 points on the opposition.

Kyle Bodarchuck, Patrick Reed, Chris Miles and Nolen Lah were all standouts on the day.

Teigan White is also part of this team.  Hopefully (assuredly) his old man Eric White will remain playing in the senior ranks long enough to play a few seasons with him as he continues to grow.

The team is coached by Front Row Club stalwart Scott Kehl.  They head over to Abbotsford next Sunday for the BC Finals with the best wishes of the club.

Both the U17s and the U19s are also finished their seasons, although neither side enjoyed quite the success of the younger lads.

Representative Honours

A number of senior players were called to higher levels in the fall.

For the Valkyries, Marlene Donaldson and Barbara Mervin continued their involvement with BC and Canada, culminating in the NSWT tour to France a couple of weeks ago, where both featured.

After threatening the squad for some time, Shannon Kane was also selected for her first cap in the historic win against the French.  No doubt she has great memories of the game.

From the Valhallians, a bunch played in the ARC.

Travis Robertson, Nick Blevins and Josh Schlebach played for the Wolf Pack.

Mike Pletch (and Dave Nielsen) represented the Ontario Blues in the Canadian final.  Clay Panga had a look in with the BC Bears, as did Eric Lopatinsky in the recent victory over the touring Russians.

Mike Pletch and Nick Blevins toured Japan with the NSMT recently, with the latter being awarded his first cap.  Bryn Keys, meanwhile, has moved onto a contract with Mosely and was also on the Japanese tour.

Grey Cup Chilli

Cam Neish took out the award for best chilli this year.  Despite having won in previous years, John Lyall somehow mis-read the instructions and showed up with chicken wings.

Coming Up

The Valkyries play Cowichan for the BC Rugby News Cup on Saturday.  The Valkyries are current holders of the cup.  I’m not sure where the game is, but presumably in Cowichan as they were minor premiers.

The U15s hope to be provincial champions and will have a crack at it on the mainland on Sunday, taking on either Surrey or Capilano.

BC BEARS WIN THE BATTLE OF THE BEARS

By Doug Crosse

The BC Bears, including 12 from Victoria, sent an early message to the visiting Russians. This could be a long tour to Canada.

The Bears got on the board in the first few minutes of the match, played in front of nearly 2,000 people at Bear Mountain Stadium in Langford.

The Bears dispatched the visitors with a clinical display, taking a 38-16 victory over Russia and making history in the process on a number of fronts.

The match was a first sanctioned international event in Canada played on Field Turf. And it is the first time Russia has visited Canada to play rugby.

David Spicer organized a chip through that was gathered in by a streaking Brock Nicholson who touched it down dramatically in goal, eliciting a throaty response from the pro- B.C. crowd.

Connor Braid and Matt Buckley accounted for a couple of the more

spectacular tries as BC built a 19-3 half time lead.

For Braid – who has already enjoyed international experience with the Canadian U20 team this past spring, is impressed with the fact that the Bears could dominate with relatively few training sessions in recent weeks.

“It was an amazing experience, for a group of us to come together with two 1.5hr sessions and score that many tries was pretty amazing,” said Braid enthusiastically.

“They played just like we thought they could – straight up the middle. We really pressured them with the high balls and caused turnovers. Our counterattack was strong and we swung it wide and put points on the board. ”

Coach Mike James was impressed by the work done by the team the majority of which came from Island rugby teams..

“There’s a lot of island based guys that (assistant coach) Tom Larisch and I  don’t get to see very often, but for them to have the opportunity to play a game like this at home, the guys were pretty excited and you can see what happened, ” said James.

In the second half, Sean Duke came onto the field, just a couple of days after returning from Japan, and had an immediate impact scoring a scorching try as the Russian scrum-half Alexnder Yanyushkin misplayed a ball that went in-goal.

The Capilanos Glen McKinnon also crossed before Russia began to ring the changes and this changed the shape of the game.

Capilanos player, and previously the Russian team liaison, Andrei Prochine scored from the inside centre spot to put his hand firmly up for a chance on the Russian national team as they attempt to qualify for the 2011 World Cup.

Playing fgrom Victoria were Connor Braid,Spencer Dalziel,Vince Herlaar and Ben Johnson, James Bay Athletic Association; Matt Buckley, Ed Fairhurst and Seamus Gay, Castaway Wanderers RFC; Toby Peyton, David Spicer, Andrew Tiedemann, and Hamilton, Ryan, University of Victoria; and Eric Lopatinsky, Velox Valhallians RFC.

Russia now take on Canada at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby – this Saturday – 3 PM Kick-off. — Rugby Canada

Scoring:
BC Bears
Tries: Brock Nicholson (2), Connor Braid, Matt Buckley, Sean Duke, Glen McKinnon
Conversions: Connor Braid (3), David Spicer

Russia
Tries: Karlo Maglakelidze, Andrei Prochine
Conversion: Igor Klyuchnikov
Penalties: Igor Klyuchnikov (2)

Russian Team to face BC Bears
1. Karlo Maglakelidze (Empire)
2. Vladislav Korshunov (VVA  Moscow)
3. Evgeny Pronenko (Yenisei-STM)
4. Alexander Voytov (VVA Moscow)
5. Artem Fatakhov (Yenisei-STM)
6. Victor Gresev (VVA Moscow)
7. Kirill Kushnarev (VVA Moscow)
8. Alexey Panasenko (VVA Moscow)
9. Alexnder Yanyushkin (VVA Moscow)
10. Alexey Korobeynikov (Yenisei-STM)
11. Pavel Novikov (Yenisei-STM)
12. Andrey Prochein (Capilano RFC)
13. Igor Galinovskiy (Krasnyar)
14. Vasily Artemyev (VVA Moscow)
15. Igor Klyuchnikov  (VVA Moscow)

Replacements
16. Serge Bazhenov (Yenisei-STM)
17. Vladimir Botvinnikov (Yenisei-STM)
18. Alexey Travkin  (VVA Moscow)
19. Andrey Garbuzov (Krasnyar)
20. Alexander Shakirov (VVA Moscow)
21. Yury Kushnarev (VVA Moscow)
22. Andrey Kuzin (VVA Moscow)
Blnk – Alexander Gvozdovskiy (Krasnyar)

BC Bears
1. Toby Peyton (U Vic Vikes)
2. Ryan Hamilton (U Vic Vikes)
3. Andrew Tiedemann (U Vic Vikes)
4. Eric Lopatinsky (Velox)
5. Glen McKinnon (Capilano RFC)
6. Ben Johnson (James Bay Athletic Association)
7. Seamus Gay (Castaway Wanderers)
8. Ben Jones (University of BC)
9. Ed Fairhurst c *( Castaway Wanderers)
10. Charlie Jones (University of BC)
11. Vince Herlaar (James Bay Athletic Association)
12. David Spicer (U Vic Vikes)
13. Matt Buckley (Castaway Wanderers)
14. Brock Nicholson (Vancouver Rowing Club RFC)
15. Connor Braid (James Bay Athletic Association)

Replacements
16. Rhodri Hanmer (Meraloma)
17. Jason Marshall (Capilano?)
18. Travis Robertson (Velox Valhllians)
19. Conner Christopher (Capilano RFC)
20. Scott Plummer (Burnaby Lake RFC)
21. Nick Waggott (University of BC)
22. Phil Mack (University of Victoria)
23. Sean Duke (University of Victoria)

VICTORIANS NAMED TO BC BEARS ROSTER FOR RUSSIA FIXTURE

The BC Bears 23-player roster will include 12 players from Victoria in their game against the National Russian Men’s Rugby Team.

The Bears will take to the pitch against an international side for the second time in a row Tuesday in Langford.

After winning the Canadian portion of the Americas Rugby Championship, the Bears lost to a powerful Argentinean side in the Americas championship game.  BC will have a chance to even their 2009 international record against the Russians who are currently ranked 18th in the world.

Head Coach Mike James said Canadian International veterans from the Victoria include Ed Fairhurst and David Spicer.

The Victorians include: Connor Braid, Spencer Dalziel, Vince Herlaar and Ben Johnson, James Bay Athletic Association;  Matt Buckley,  Ed Fairhurst and Seamus Gay, Castaway Wanderers RFC; Toby Peyton, David Spicer, Andrew Tiedemann and Ryan Hamilton,  University of Victoria; and Eric Lopatinsky, Velox Valhallians RFC.

VELOX OVERUN PIGGIES 32-17

By Clancy McDonnell

Cowichan Visited Gordon Head on Saturday.  The women played first, Cowichan forfeited the 1st Division game, and the Prems closed out the day.

Prems: Velox 32 – Cowichan 17

The game was a spirited affair with both teams scoring a few tries.  Velox was first on the board, and pulled away from Cowichan through the first 50 or 60 minutes before the visitors chipped away at the lead, although they never got too close.

Velox had several key performers in the backs.  Clay Panga saw a lot of ball in the midfield, both on phase ball and in broken play.

Cowichan didn’t want to tackle him and he repeatedly ran through several players, once making a mazy 40-metre run that ended with him crashing over the line out wide.

His inside-centre Josh Blucher did well, running strongly onto the ball, making a couple of breaks, and dishing a couple of sensible off-loads as well.

Dan White kicked a fair bit, communicated pretty well, and ran a couple of times, although the Cowichan defence was better here and generally had his measure.

Pita Savea was involved, fielding a couple of kicks and receiving a couple of balls out wide, though perhaps not with as much space as he would’ve liked.

Oli Scott played at full-back for some time.  He seems to have a formula when representing the top team: field a few kicks safely, drop one backwards but recover it well, have a sniff at gaps with purpose, and make a couple of timely last line of defence tackles when attackers seem to have time and options.

While the Velox backs had the upper hand over their opponents, Cowichan was more competitive in the forwards.

The scrum was varied.

At times Cowichan got a shove on, notably very early on and once or twice towards the end.  However Velox applied some clever pressure themselves, lead from the front by Travis Robertson, with Cowichan unable to hold one side or the other firm a few times.

Velox was again able to rely on the lineout, with Joe Sheldon continuing his decent form.  He showed up in the loose a couple of times as well, as expected of a hooker.

Eric Lopatinsky was his normal self, astutely calling the line-out and lowering his frame in contact.  It remains to be seen how serious his shoulder injury, suffered mid-way through the second half, will prove to be.

He has been scheduled to get an opportunity with the BC Bears against Russia next week.

In general play the breakdown was a bit messy, as the ball was consistently turned over.  At times Velox players perhaps ran a little too far from their support, but equally the support was sometimes a bit light on as people expected a couple of bodies to do the job.

In contact the ball carriers probably didn’t fight hard enough to place the ball back out of harm’s way.

Counter-rucking was well employed in some situations, although at times one felt that players were being allowed in from the side.  The situation as a whole serves as a reminder to both teams that rucks don’t win themselves.

What else . . . a standout player for Cowichan was Robin MacDowell, playing fullback.  He cleverly put a grubber kick-through out wide for a winger to score, and ran towards the gap well several times.

The Piggies fly half had a strong kicking game, turning the Velox forwards around several times and finding touch a couple of times.

John Lyall muscled his way onto the field for the final quarter.  Several of Dan White’s kicks went high and gave opportunity for any of a number of people to take them on the full, but more than a couple of times the ball was let bounce by members of both teams.

Velox got several youngsters in for the latter part of the second half, notably Tua Va’a and Luke Baker, both of whom did well and probably learned a bit about the potential pace of the game.

Manager Jon Hume commended the Velox pack for rectifying the scrum after the first two went backwards.  He also liked scrum-half John Ogilvy’s game, suggesting that his “two well placed kicks from the base show that he’s gaining confidence.”

Women: Valkyries 0 – Cowichan 24

This game was a tough one for Velox, missing a few players to tour and a few to illness.

There was a lot of forward play for Velox, as they willingly took the ball up.

Irene Borecky took three scrums against the head in a strong performance that guaranteed Velox would get their chances with the ball in hand.

Alas, the backs weren’t super effective against the visitors though.

The Piglettes fielded an exceptional fullback who was fast and scored three of their four tries.  Despite missing players, the Valkyries were happy to introduce some younger players to their set-up, all of whom did well.

The Valkyries have a week off and will then rally for a big game against UVIC on the 28th.

3rds: Velox 34 – Powell River 14

Powell River made the trip down on Sunday, only to watch Paul Eby put on a tight-five running exhibition on Sunday.

Several times he spotted gaps and darted through them, then looking for support he was able to fool defenders.  Lunk ought to view the game tape.

The Leduc contingent showed good form, both of them out-pacing opponents several times.  The Langford combatants were in fine form, Messrs Dark and

Pickup playing with their usual mixture of decent technique and pluckiness.
Juniors

The U15s continued their strong form, with a solid victory over Port Alberni.

The U17s didn’t fare so well, going down to a stronger James Bay team.

The U19s lost a close one to the Bays, going down 19-22.

Coming Up

The Valhallians close out the first half of their season at Windsor Park against a motivated Castaways team, while the Beavers play the Norseman at home, looking for a spot in the 1st Division Playoffs.

Saturday night sees the club host a Barn Dance.  Put on your best shit-kickers. http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=196915907655&ref=ts

BC BEARS TO PLAY RUSSIA IN LANGFORD

The BC Bears will take on Russia in a historic rugby match in Langford.

Originally scheduled for Tuesday in Vancouvert, the game will now be played at 7 p.m. Nov. 24 under the lights at the new Langford Stadium.

Coach of the reigning Senior Men’s National Champions and ARC Finalists, Mike James, will soon announce his roster to take on the 16th ranked Russians.

Eight of the starting 22 on the Canadian championship team were from Victoria.

They include Tighthead Francis Yoon, Fullback Sean White and Blindside Ben Johnson of the James Bay Athletic Association; Scrumhalf Ed Fairhurst of the Castaway Wanderers; and Outside Half Nathan Hirayama, Wing Sean Duke, Front Row Ryan Hamilton and Openside Neil Meechan from the University of Victoria.

This is a first ever match approved on Field Turf by the IRB in Canada.

ARGENTINA JAGUARS WIN INAUGURAL ARC CHAMPIONSHIP

By Meghan Mutrie

Jose Romelo Lagman

Playing the Argentina Jaguars at full strength is a task, but two cards in the

second half and relentless Jaguar defense spelled the end for the BC Bears in the ARC Championship final as the succumbed to Argentina 35 – 11.

The Jaguars would touch down first but the converted try was immediately countered by a Nate Hirayama penalty; the quick exchange of points was indicative of the run of play in the first half.

Instead of working around the Jaguars’ known strengths, the Bears bravely opted to meet them head on in the forwards and by kicking, and it seemed to work for the first 40 as the two teams traded territory and possession.

BC’s head coach Mike James did not intentionally plan on playing to the Jaguars’ strengths, but he says it is hard to avoid when the opposition is so skilled.

“Argentina met our expectations in their style of play. We knew they were going to be tough in the scrums and have organized defense. We actually kicked less than last week, but our choices in where to kick were better, but the Jaguars are so good they force you to take them on in their strong points.”

Wisely finding Sean White’s hands with a well-weighted cross-field kick, Hirayama eventually crossed for the try on the next phase. A second Hirayama penalty would give the Bears an 11 – 7 lead but was erased right before half by a soft Jaguars try.

For the second match in a row, fly-half Nate Hirayama scored all of BC’s points, and they only trailed by a deluding three points at half.

The Bears were impressive around the point of contact, led by the scrappy play of flanker Ben Johnson, but obstinate defense by the Jaguars created their chances all game, often translating into points.

The second half was played almost entirely behind the Bears’ 40m line, as the combination of BC penalties and good Argentine line speed eventually materialized into another three Jaguar tries.

The Bears’ defensive line held for the first 20 minutes of the second half, but a red card given to Adam Van Staveren by referee Dave Smortchevsky widened the cracks, as defending the Jaguars a man short proved too much for BC. A yellow card to Brian Erichsen in the last few minutes for a repeated infraction at the breakdown was an afterthought to the scoreline.

James was pleased with the Bears efforts throughout the match and the entire ARC competition.

“The boys kept a great combative spirit through the entire match today. We went 4 – 1 and our only lost came to a better team. The ARC tournament is so promising for rugby in North America.

“For us Argentina is a model of excellence. Whenever we play a side from Argentina it is a good reality check for rugby in Canada and a great example of where we need to and can get to as a country.”

Mark Egan, the Head of Development and Performance for the IRB, was on hand for both ARC final matches and said he was very encouraged by the growth he has seen in the Americas.

“I thought it was a fantastic event and definitely a level above NA4 competition that has been held in the past. I was impressed with the Canadian provinces, particularly the players’ fitness. Obviously the Jaguars were worthy winners today. Hopefully this can be a tournament we build on in the future.”

The Argentina Jaguars take home the inaugural ARC Championship trophy.
Earlier in the day, the Ontario Blues beat the USA Select XV to claim the consolation prize. The IRB plans to expand the ARC tournament to include other Americas nations, including Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

The Argentina Jaguars will play against a Canada Select side on Wednesday in Chatham.

FT: Argentina Jaguars 35 – 11 BC Bears
HT: Argentina Jaguars 14 – 11 BC Bears

BC Scoring
Tries: Nate Hirayama
Pens: Nate Hirayama

Argentina Scoring
Tries: Joaquin Tuculet, Benjamin Macome, Agustin Creevy, Martin Bustos Moyano, Esteban Bustillo
Cons: Benjamin Urdapilleta (5)

BC Bears ARC Championship Roster vs. Argentina Jaguars
1. Rhodri Hanmer        Meraloma RFC
2. Pat Riordan            University of Victoria
3. Francis Yoon        James Bay Athletic Association
4. Brian Erichsen        Meraloma RFC
5. Mike Burak            UBCOB Ravens
6. Ben Johnson            James Bay Athletic Association
7. Neil Meechan        University of Victoria
8. Adam Van Staveren        Bayside Sharks RFC
9. Ed Fairhurst            Castaway Wanderers
10. Nate Hirayama        University of Victoria
11. Sean White        James Bay Athletic Association
12. Taylor Dalziel        UBC
13. Sam Jenkins        Meraloma RFC
14. Sean Duke            University of Victoria
15. Harry Jones        UBC
16. Ryan Hamilton        University of Victoria
17. Peter Houlihan        Vancouver Rowing Club
18. Luke Cudmore        Capilano
19. Jason Marshall        Capilano
20. Colin McKenzie        BLRC
21. Charlie Jones        Capilano
22. Shawn Mercier        Meraloma RFC

Canada’s head coach Kieran Crowley has kept a watchful eye on the ARC competition and will name an ‘A’ side Oct. 21to face the Argentina Jaguars in a mid-week match in Chatham. A number of the Bears have made a case to exchange their Blue and Gold jersey for a Black and Red one.

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