Vancouver, BC: The Burnaby Lake Lighthouse Sevens programs have repeated as BC Sevens Series champions with both their men's and women's teams laying claim to their second straight provincial titles.
FINAL Series Standings (.pdf download)BLRC Lighthouse take men's 2011 Sevens SeriesBurnaby Lake Lighthouse finished on top of the BC Sevens Series standings with 46 points, 18 ahead of second place Bayside Selects. The Lighthouse squad competed in five of the six tournaments on the circuit, winning the Burnaby Lighthouse Sevens. The Lighthouse men's squad finished as runners-up at both the SFU Sevens as well as the James Bay Buccaneer Rugby Sevens in Esquimalt. The squad also advanced to the Plate Final of the largest stop on the BC Series, the Abbotsford International Rugby Sevens.
BLRC Lighthouse women capture all five Sevens titlesThe Women's Burnaby Lake Lighthouse were unstoppable during the 2011 BC Sevens Series, winning each of the five women's tournaments. In June, the Lighthouse opened the season with a 12-5 Cup Final victory over Velox at the Buccaneer Sevens and then went on to defeat the Washington-based Emerald City Mudhens 27-10 in the Cup Final of the Vancouver Rugby Sevens. Up next was the SFU tournament where the Lighthouse defeated Meraloma 34-0 in the Cup Final. The Lighthouse were convincing winners on home soil during the 2011 Burnaby Lake Lighthouse Rugby Sevens tournament, again defeating the Meralomas, this time by a 36-7 victory. Their fifth and final victory saw the Lighthouse defeat Capilano 22-12 in the Cup Final of the Abbotsford International Rugby Sevens.
Bayside Summer Rugby Sevens RecapHaving already clinched the men's and women's provincial titles, neither of the Burnaby Lake squads were in action at Bayside Summer Rugby Sevens, the final stop of the 2011 BC Sevens Series. The Bayside Selects won the men's eight-team tournament, posting a 24-14 Cup Final victory over the Ocean Park Easy Breezers 24-14. With the win, the Selects added 16 points to their total point haul, finishing in second in the Series standings. The Bayside Tigersharks took home the Plate with a 28-5 victory over Abbotsford RFC. The Bayside tournament did not feature a women's division.
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