VANCOUVER - A total of six provincial finals are scheduled for this Saturday across BC. Here are the head-to-head match ups for finals in the Women's Langara Fishing Adventures Division Two, the Women's Big Kahnua Division One and Tier Three Men's Province Leagues One and Two.
To read the full Tier Two Okanagan Spring Brewery League finals preview click here.
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Women's Langara Fishing Adventures Division Two
Ged Griffith's Cup Final
10:00am - Meraloma vs Burnaby Lake at Klahanie Park
Meraloma (4-4)
Semifinal: Meraloma 27, Ridge Meadows 10
Pts for Average: 14.5 ppg
Pts against: 25.75 ppg
Burnaby Lake (2-6)
Semifinal: Burnaby Lake 25, Brit Lions 22
Pts for Average: 17.88 ppg
Pts against: 28.13 ppg
Head-to-head
March 17: Meraloma 27, Burnaby Lake 26
April 14: Meraloma 36, Buranby Lake 21
Match notes: Meraloma (no. 3) and Burnaby Lake (no. 4) both upset the top-seeded teams in this year's semifinal rounds. This will be Burnaby's second straight appearance in the Ged Griffith's Cup final as they finished as runners-up in 2011, falling 17-3 to Nanaimo RFC.
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Tier 3: The Province League Two Final
1:00pm - Surrey vs Langley at Crush Crescent
Surrey (10-0)
Pts for Average: 34.5 ppg
Pts against: 8.6 ppg
Langley (7-2-1)
Pts for Average: 22.8 ppg
Pts against: 8.8 ppg
Head-to-head
March 10: Surrey 28, Langley 12
April 28: Surrey 33, Langley 3
Match Notes: This will be Surrey's second straight appearance in The Province League Two final as they finished runners-up last year in a 20-15 loss to United at Brockton Oval. Surrey led the league both offensively (34.5 ppg) and defensively (8.6 ppg). On two separate occasions Surrey held their opponents try-less in a 44-3 win over United on March 12th, and the 33-3 win over Langley on April 28th.
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Tier 3: The Province League One Final
2:30pm - Surrey vs Langley at Crush Crescent
Surrey (9-1)
Pts for Average: 37 ppg
Pts against: 13.10 ppg
Langley (6-4)
Pts for Average: 21.7 ppg
Pts against: 14.9
Head-to-head
April 21: Surrey 21, Langley 10
April 28: Surrey 35, Langley 18
Match notes: Both Surrey and Langley missed out on last year's cup final which saw United edge Port Alberni 12-8 at Brockton Oval. Surrey lost just once the entire season in League One competition, a 20-17 road loss to the Kelowna Crows back on March 24. Surrey have since gone 5-0 including back to back wins over Fraser Valley rivals Langley.
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Women's Big Kahuna Division One
Karen Moore Cup Final
1:00pm Cowichan vs Nanaimo at Cowichan Rugby Club
Cowichan (9-0)
Semifinal: Cowichan 39, Abbotsford 5
Pts for Average: 23 ppg
Pts against: 13.5
Nanaimo (5-3)
Semifinal: Nanaimo 27, Kamloops 15
Pts for Average: 13.5
Pts against: 14.5
Head-to-head
March: Cowichan 15, Nanaimo 7
April 21: Cowichan 26, Nanaimo 5
Match notes: Cowichan are undefeated this season and have twice beaten their Island rivals Nanaimo. Nanaimo are currently the reigning Women's Division Two champions, having beaten Burnaby Lake in 2011 by a score of 17-3. The current Karen Moore Cup champions Abbotsford RFC were knocked out of the playoffs by Cowichan in this year's semifinal when they fell 39-5 at Cowichan Rugby Club.
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