VANCOUVER - Saturday afternoon in Langley, the UBC Thunderbirds earned their third consecutive victory thanks to a 55-38 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans. The 'Birds were paced by a pair of tries from James Biss and a gutsy, collective come-from behind effort against their Lower Mainland foes.

Three big games this weekend! Our 1st's and 2nd's head to Trinity in important qualifying games for the University National Championship. Meanwhile, our 3rd's take on UC Davis at home. Should be a great weekend for Thunderbird Rugby! pic.twitter.com/UTWSmJVkdx

— UBC Men's Rugby (@UBCRugby) October 14, 2022

AS IT HAPPENED
The Thunderbirds were the first to make their statement, scoring a try in the opening five minutes of the match. The Spartans answered back quickly with a score of their own to tie the match.
 
UBC and TWU traded tries once more before the Spartans took off. The home side kept applying pressure and took a 35-19 lead into halftime. 

The second half was a different story though as Curry Hitchborn's club came flying out of the gates, and dominated possession in the second half.


 
UBC outscored the Spartans 36-3 in the second half, wrapping the match's score up at 55-38.

Up next for the 'Birds, a Saturday afternoon home clash with Pacific Pride at 2:30 p.m. from the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre.