The U18 Castaway Wanderers celebrate a golden cap to a dedicated season with a provincial win this weekend.

The diverse team made up of players from Oak Bay, St. Michaels, GNS, Claremont and Mt. Doug secondary schools, travelled to Vancouver to challenge the Bayside Sharks in the final showdown at Thunderbird Stadium.

The 29-5 final score belies the battle fought.

Congratulations to for winning the BC Rugby U18 Boys Final 29-5 and commiserations to , a great game full of tension and excitement. More photos and write up to follow.

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The team lead 10-5 at half.

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Even then they came from a surprise area of the field. The forwards scored all five tries (Adam Jay, Nick Carson, Conor Hills, Alex Hutchinson, Tom Abercrombie) while Zarija Djurickvic put the result of the game beyond doubt. Gareth Sandner scored a couple conversions.

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Rugby in these parts is too strong to take a provincial showing for granted. And the team this year worked hard to get there.

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The team faced a challenge in the success of some of its players.

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Conor Hill of Oak Bay was just back off an injury, Tom Abercrombie (OBH), and Claremont athletes Gareth Sandner and Adam Jay had outstanding games, he says.

They lived up to the CW legacy; the team has only lost one game in the last three seasons, and two in the past five.