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SMUS, Oak Bay rugby teams battle for the boot tonight

Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. at UVicB次元官网网址檚 Wallace Field
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The 2014 battle of the boot. (Black Press file)

Longtime rivals Oak Bay and St. Michaels University School battle for the boot tonight.

B次元官网网址淭his game is always big on our schedule as these two programs (Oak Bay and SMUS) have consistently produced good teams that are well matched,B次元官网网址 says Peter Atkinson, one of the Oak Bay coaches. B次元官网网址淭he games have been going on for over 20 years and right now the overall record is 11 wins each and one year we tied.B次元官网网址

SMUS and the Barbarians face off for the 24th Rees Boot Game at the University of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Wallace Field.

B次元官网网址淢ore than 10 players that have played in these games have gone on to represent Canada at the senior level,B次元官网网址 Atkinson says. B次元官网网址淭his yearB次元官网网址檚 game is no different, two solid teams each with strong players. the outcome is not certain, we are hopeful but SMUS is always full of surprises.B次元官网网址

Kickoff is Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. to see who will keep the bronzed trophy of Gareth ReesB次元官网网址 boot for the next year.

Rees played for St. Mikes in the 1980s and went on to become CanadaB次元官网网址檚 greatest fly half, and holds the Canadian record for test points with 487. Many of the points came off his boots, of which a pair was bronzed and is played for each year between St. Mikes and the Barbs.


 
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