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Vikes rugby men find win column in a big way on home turf in Saanich

UVicB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 60-5 win over Westshore RFC largest offensive outburst since 2021 nationals
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UVicB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Ethan Hager leaps to corral the ball in action against Westshore RFC at Wallace Field on March 12. (Photo courtesy University of Victoria varsity athletics)

The University of Victoria menB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s rugby team scored 50 unanswered points as they romped to their first win of the B.C. Premier League spring season, 60-5 over Westshore Rugby Football Club.

The March 12 match at SaanichB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Wallace Field started quickly for Vikes, who saw wing Ethan Hager score two tries in the first 10 minutes to give the home side a 10-0 lead. After Westshore cut the lead in half 15 minutes later with a try of their own, Hager went over for another try and kicked the gameB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s first convert in the final minute of the half, bringing the score to 17-5 by the break.

Tries from Paton Gibson, Owen Kokan and Christopher Gamage and Nicholas Carson, convert kicks from Ethan Smith and Lucas Okano and back-to-back tries from Denver Fatt rounded the Vikes score up to 60.

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The win evened off the VikesB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Premier League record to 1-1 and followed up a season-opening 43-15 loss to Castaway Wanderers. The 60-point output was the VikesB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ highest since their 72-0 shutout of Dalhousie at the Canadian University MenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Rugby Championship last fall.

The next match for the Vikes sees them host mainland rival University of British Columbia at Wallace Field on Saturday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m.


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