The rivalry between athletes from UVic and UBC is nothing new, but the Legends Cup, a new competition launched Tuesday marks the first year one of the schools will walk away with the official bragging rights the two universities have been taunting one another with for decades.
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The Legends Cup will be awarded annually to either UVic or UBC based on a season-long series of competitions between teams in basketball, cross country, field hockey, rugby sevens, rowing and soccer.
The winning school will be awarded the cup by the athletic director of the losing school.
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Laura Dowling, a former UBC womenB次元官网网址檚 field hockey player, said when it came time to choose a school to pursue her athletic career there were really only two choices B次元官网网址� UVic or UBC, two schools with the best athletic programs in the country.
She remembers clearly the first time she faced UVic at nationals in Oakville in 2003, when she scored the game-winning goal.
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Because many of the athletes grow up playing with and against one another before reaching university-level play, there is a familiarity and energy that drives the rivalry, said Tracy David, head coach of the Vikes womenB次元官网网址檚 soccer team.
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The series is intended to both honour and inspire current and former athletes, Hamilton said.
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The Legends Cup Series kicks off this Saturday (Sept. 1) at 2 p.m., when the Vikes womenB次元官网网址檚 soccer team plays host to UBC at Centennial Stadium.
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