EDMONTON – Protected from the elements, five teams from Canada West hit the field running for Day 1 of action on Saturday inside the Dome at Foote Field for the first of three Canada West Rugby 7s tournaments.
Following up their first Canada West 7s banner last season, the UBC Thunderbirds continued their winning ways going 2-0 on opening day, extending their win streak to 17 games following a perfect 15-0 record in 2023. Sarah Kuljuvee led all players with three trys and three converts to put 25 points on the board for the 'Birds.
Not to be outdone by their west coast rivals, the Victoria Vikes also put up two wins, defeating both the Alberta Pandas (29-0) and Lethbridge Pronghorns (31-5), allowing just a single try on the day, courtesy of Pronghorn Kenya Richards breakthrough 50-yard run.
Playing host for the weekend, the Pandas opened their tournament with a battle of Alberta, earning their single win of the day with a 31-12 win over the Dinos. Veteran Kate Manning put up three converts, while five different Pandas touched the ball down.
The Dinos bounced back later in the day with a 19-12 win over Lethbridge. The 'Horns took an early 5-0 lead, but back-to-back tries from
Makayla Joseph put Calgary ahead and rookie
Bomi Lawal finished off the win.
The Pronghorns will only have one opportunity to earn a victory when they take on the Pandas tomorrow afternoon, after, playing three games on Day 1, losing to the Thunderbirds (43-0), Vikes (31-5) and the Dinos (19-12) after an extra time chip kick resulted in a turnover and final whistle.
Following travel issues, the Trinity Western Spartans were unable to compete in Edmonton.
All teams will finish up group play tomorrow, with Vikes and Thunderbirds battling it out for the top spot in the final game of the weekend at 1:22 p.m. MST.
RUGBY 7s STANDINGS
|
TEAM |
W |
L |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| 3 |
Calgary |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 4 |
Alberta |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 5 |
Lethbridge |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
Trinity Western |
0 |
0 |
0 * |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
ROUND 1
Game 1: UBC Thunderbirds (43) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (0)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
24 |
19 |
43 |
| LET |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #1 Sara Kaljuvee (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #5 Savannah Bauder (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
UBC try - #7 Jorja Salmon (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert) 17-0 UBC
UBC try - #5 Savannah Bauder (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert) 24-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #1 Sara Kaljuvee (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert) 31-0 UBC
UBC try - #4 Tia Jordo (convert missed) 36-0 UBC
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 43-0 UBC
Game 2: Calgary Dinos (12) vs Alberta Pandas (31)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
5 |
7 |
12 |
| ALB |
12 |
19 |
31 |
ALB try - #3 Bea Herrera (convert missed) 5-0 ALB
CGY try - #9
Delaney Aikens (convert missed) 5-5
ALB try - #15 Michelle Gratton (#10 Kate Manning convert) 12-5 ALB
HALF
CGY try - #13
Makayla Joseph (#9
Delaney Aikens convert) 12-12
ALB try - #2 Maria Sawiak (#10 Kate Manning convert) 19-12 ALB
ALB try - #20 Fiona Borst (#10 Kate Manning convert) 26-12 ALB
ALB try - #12 Kate Alcock (convert missed) 31-12 ALB
ROUND 2
Game 3: Victoria Vikes (29) vs Alberta Pandas (0)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
24 |
5 |
29 |
| ALB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VIC try - #4 Lucie Romeo (#5 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #4 Lucie Romeo (convert missed) 12-0 VIC
VIC try - #7 Maelle Reed (#5 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 19-0 VIC
VIC try - #7 Maelle Reed (convert missed) 24-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #22 Justine Blatt-Janmaat (convert missed) 29-0 VIC
Game 4: Calgary Dinos (19) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (12)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
5 |
14 |
19 |
| LET |
5 |
7 |
12 |
LET try - #4 Samantha Ganske (convert missed) 5-0 LET
CGY try - #13
Makayla Joseph (convert missed) 5-5
HALF
CGY try - #13
Makayla Joseph (#5
Sofia Brussoni convert) 12-5 CGY
LET try - #11 Tory Clements (#13 Verity Fex convert) 12-12
CGY try - #14
Bomi Lawal (#9
Delaney Aikens convert) 19-12 CGY
ROUND 3
Game 5: Victoria Vikes (31) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (5)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
17 |
14 |
31 |
| LET |
0 |
5 |
5 |
VIC try - #4 Lucie Romeo (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
VIC try - #5 Maggie MacKinnon (#4 Lucie Romeo convert) 12-0 VIC
VIC try - #4 Lucie Romeo (convert missed) 17-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Lizzy Marshall (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert) 24-0 VIC
LET try - #9 Kenya Richards (convert missed) 24-5 VIC
VIC try - #5 Maggie MacKinnon (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert) 31-5 VIC
Game 6: Calgary Dinos (7) vs UBC Thunderbirds (41)
Scoring summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| UBC |
24 |
17 |
41 |
UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#1 Sarah Kaljuvee convert) 12-0 UBC
UBC try - #1 Sarah Kaljuvee (convert missed) 17-0 UBC
UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu (#1 Sarah Kaljuvee convert) 24-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #5 Savannah Bauder (convert missed) 29-0 UBC
CGY penalty try - 29-7 UBC
UBC try - #9 Sarah Macpherson (convert missed) 34-7 UBC
UBC try - #14 Delaney Woods (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 41-7 UBC
