VICTORIA – The University of Calgary Dinos women's rugby team earned a pair of wins on the final day of the Victoria tournament, the second stop on the Canada West Rugby 7s circuit.
The host Victoria Vikes captures the tournament held at Wallace Field. The Vikes finished a perfect 5-0 on the weekend, capturing the Victoria tournament title for back-to-back Canada West Rugby 7s tournament wins this season. The UBC Thunderbirds finished second with a 4-1 mark, while Calgary and the Lethbridge Pronghorns each ended with a 3-2 record. The Alberta Pandas and Trinity Western Spartans finished the tournament at 2-3, while Victoria – Blue ended at 1-4 and the Fraser Valley Cascades 0-5.
Beginning the day with inter-pool play, the Dinos defeated the Victoria – Blue squad, 7-5, with
Taejah Thompson's conversion being the difference-maker to send the Dinos to the fifth-place game.
Calgary shutout Trinity Western, 41-0, to secure fifth place.
Leah Brunner,
Alison Kernick, and
Taylor Price each had two tries in the victory.
UBC's Savannah Bauder led the field with 10 tries over the tournament, while also adding four converts. Victoria's Krista Scurfield tallied seven tries, while the Thunderbirds' Piper Logan finished with six to round out the top three scorers.
The 2022 Canada West Rugby 7s series will make one final stop, heading to Vancouver, B.C. as the Thunderbirds host the final tournament of the season, Feb. 25-26.
Day 2 Results
Game 13: Calgary (7) vs Victoria - Blue (5)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY: |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| VIC-B: |
0 |
5 |
5 |
CGY try - #12
Alison Kernick (#9
Taejah Thompson convert good) 7-0 CGY
HALF
VIC-B try - #7 Courtney Gottselig (convert missed) 7-5 CGY
5th Place Match: Trinity Western (0) vs Calgary (41)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| CGY: |
19 |
22 |
41 |
CGY try - #15
Kachi Chinwuba (#9
Taejah Thompson convert) 7-0 CGY
CGY try - #8
Leah Brunner (#9
Taejah Thompson convert) 14-0 CGY
CGY try - #8
Leah Brunner (convert missed) 19-0 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #6
Taylor Price (convert missed) 24-0 CGY
CGY try - #12
Alison Kernick (convert missed) 29-0 CGY
CGY try - #12
Alison Kernick (convert missed) 34-0 CGY
CGY try - #6
Taylor Price (#14
Catrina Thompson convert) 41-0 CGY
Final Tournament Standings
| TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
TIES |
POINTS |
| VIC |
5 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| UBC |
4 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
| CGY |
3 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
| LET |
3 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
| ALB |
2 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
| TWU |
2 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
| VIC-B |
1 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| UFV |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
NOTE: Teams are awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss.
Teams are awarded 12 points for a tournament win, 10 points for finishing 2nd, 8 points for finishing third, 6 points for finishing fourth, 4 points for finishing fifth, 2 points for finishing sixth, and 1 points for finishing seventh.
