Calgary, Alta: The 2011 National Festival semifinals wrapped on Saturday afternoon with three BC squads advancing to the championship finals. The BC U18 Men, BC U18 Women and BC-1 U16 Men will all compete in the gold medal finals tomorrow at Calgary Rugby Park.
The BC U18 Men posted an impressive 85-5 win over Alberta to advance to the Gold Medal final on Sunday against Ontario. The U18 Women will also face off against Ontario-1 in tomorrow's championship game, after producing a 61-10 semifinal victory over Quebec.
The BC-1 (Gold) and BC-2 (Blue) squads went head-to-head in the semis with the BC-1 side producing a 29-17 victory. BC-1 advances to the title match against Newfoundland with BC-2 set to play Ontario-2 for bronze.
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More to follow (check back to www.bcrugby.com for more coach's comments)...
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B.C. Men's U18 Team Results
Wed. August 17: BC [ 41 - 0 ] Quebec
Wed. August 17: BC [56 - 0 ] Manitoba
Thurs. August 18: BC [ 31 - 0 ] Alberta
Thurs. August 18: BC [ 12 - 7 ] Ontario
Sat. August 20: SEMIFINALS: BC [ 85 - 5] Alberta
Sun. August 21: GOLD FINAL: BC vs Ontario-1
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B.C. Women's U18 Team Results
Wed. August 17: BC [ 20 - 0 ] Quebec
Wed. August 17: BC [ 19 - 8] Nova Scotia
Thurs. August 18: BC [ 12 - 12 ] Ontario-2
Thurs. August 18: BC [ 58 - 0] Newfoundland
Sat. August 20: SEMIFINALS: BC [61 -10] Quebec
Sun. August 21: GOLD FINAL: BC vs Ontario-1
Coach's Quotes - Brad Baker
"The BC U18 girls came out in the semifinal today against Quebec with all cylinders firing. From the opening kick off, our girls were ready to play and scored in the first minute. The coaching staff are pleased with the focus of our team. Preparation has now started for our final tomorrow against Ontario-1."
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Men's U16
BC-1 (Gold) has advanced to the gold medal final on Sunday versus Newfoundland after downing BC-2 (Blue) in a hard fought 29-17 semifinal contest. Wing Connor Mcrae scored a pair of first half tries to build a 19-5 BC-1 lead.
In the second half, Harjun Gill added another try along with a late penalty from Guiseppe Du Toit for the win. The BC-2 team got second half scores from Jack Nyren and flanker Kyle Bordnarchuck.
The game also featured twins Alex and Brandon Ho - playing flanker head to head on opposite sides of the ball.
Men's U16 BC-1(Gold) Team Results
Wed. August 17: BC-1 [31 - 0] Alberta
Wed. August 17: BC-1 [29 - 0] Saskatchewan
Thurs. August 18: BC-1 [ 19 - 7] Ontario-1
Thurs. August 18: BC-1 [ 35 -5 ] Ontario-2
Sat. August 20: SEMIFINALS: BC-1 [ 29 - 17 ] BC-2
Sat. August 20: SEMIFINALS: Newfoundland [ 18 - 17 ] Ontario-2
Sun. August 21: GOLD FINAL: BC-1 vs Newfoundland
Coach's Quotes - Stephen Rowell
"I'm happy to see our team in the final, but we had way too many giveaways in that match. Our Ontario-2 game was a much more complete performance and we need to focus on what we did right in that game. Newfoundland will be a tough opponent, one that we haven't played yet in this tournament."
Men's U16 BC-2(Blue) Team Results
Wed. August 17: BC-2 [7 - 31] Ontario-1
Wed. August 17: BC-2 [54 - 0] New Brunswick
Thurs. August 18: BC-2 [ 20 - 3 ] Alberta
Thurs. August 18: BC-2 [ 19 - 17 ] Newfoundland
Sat. August 20: SEMIFINALS: BC-1 [ 29 - 17 ] BC-2
Sat. August 20: SEMIFINALS: Newfoundland [ 18 - 17 ] Ontario-2
Sun. August 21: BRONZE FINAL: BC-2 vs Ontario-2
Coach's Quotes - Dave Brown
"No one kept it that close against the BC-1 team except for Ontario, and we are extremely pleased with our team's performance today. Now we have the bronze medal to look forward to."
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