EDMONTON - Shoshanah Seumanutafa scored one try and made three converts, to go along with three tries and one convert from Savannah Bauder, as the UBC Thunderbirds captured the UAlberta Rugby 7s tournament title with a 28-7 win over the Calgary Dinos. 

UBC led from the start, racing out to a 21-0 lead over the Dinos inside the Dome at Foote Field, capping off a perfect 5-0 tournament in Edmonton. It marks the first 7s tournament the Thunderbirds have won since they captured this same event in 2019. 

"It was great to get this tournament win, we have been training hard since the end of the 15s season in November," said Seumanutafa. "We had lots of new faces for 7s, so it was nice to have everyone play well together."

Seumanutafa — the 2022 Canada West Rugby 15s Player of the Year — finished the weekend with four tries and 11 converts, with Bauder adding nine tries and two converts. After going 3-0 on Saturday, UBC defeated the Victoria Vikes 26-7 in the second semifinal. Calgary defeated the host Alberta Pandas 19-0 in the first semifinal. 



"We really focused on keeping our width this weekend, as well as punching up the middle," continued Seumanutafa. "And I think we did a good job of resetting the play and recycling to the other side if nothing developed throughout all our matches." 

Following their semifinal loss to their provincial rivals, the Victoria Vikes rebounded with a 28-5 win over Alberta in the third-place game. Kira Peary scored two tries and made four converts for Victoria in the bronze match. 

After defeating Brandon 46-0 in the first consolation semifinal, Lethbridge cruised past Trinity Western 31-0 to finish fifth. 

Regina earned their first win of the weekend in the seventh-place game, edging Brandon 12-10 in arguably the game of the weekend. Myah Durperreault gave Regina a 12-10 lead in the second half, with the Cougars holding off the Brandon attack late to secure seventh place. 

The Victoria Vikes will host the next Rugby 7s tournament, February 11th and 12th. 

2023 UAlberta Tournament Standings
 

PLACE	TEAM	WIN	LOSS	POINTS
1	UBC	5	0	15
2	Calgary	4	1	12
3	Victoria	3	2	10
4	Alberta	2	3	8
5	Lethbridge	3	2	6
6	Trinity Western	2	3	4
7	Regina	1	4	2
8	Brandon	0	5	1

Canada West Rugby 7s Series:
Teams are awarded 15 points for a tournament win, 12 points for finishing 2nd, 10 points for finishing third, 8 points for finishing fourth, 6 points for finishing fifth, 4 points for finishing sixth, 2 points for finishing seventh, and 1 point for finishing eighth.
 
The University of Alberta (January 20/21) Victoria (February 11/12) and British Columbia (March 4/5) will host the three Rugby 7s tournaments in 2023.

SEMIFINAL ROUND
 
Consolation Semifinal 1: Lethbridge Pronghorns (46) vs Brandon Bobcats (0)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
LET:	24	22	46
BDN:	0	0	0

LET try - #2 Rebecca Powell (#13 Verity Fex convert) 7-0 LET
LET try - #2 Rebecca Powell (convert missed) 12-0 LET
LET try - #2 Rebecca Powell (#7 Ruby McRae convert) 19-0 LET
LET try - #10 Kenya Richards (convert missed) 24-0 LET
HALF
LET try - #9 Brooklyn Perry (convert missed) 29-0 LET
LET try - #9 Brooklyn Perry (#5 Eden Wilson convert) 36-0 LET
LET try - #2 Rebecca Powell (convert missed) 41-0 LET
LET try - #5 Eden Wilson (convert missed) 46-0 LET
 
Consolation Semifinal 2: Regina Cougars (0) vs Trinity Western Spartans (27)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
REG:	0	0	0
TWU:	10	17	27

TWU try - #2 Rachel Wood (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
TWU try -  #4 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 10-0 TWU
HALF
TWU try - #14 Hope Nystrom (convert missed) 15-0 TWU
TWU try - #3 Cheye Gustafson (convert missed) 20-0 TWU
TWU try - #14 Hope Nystrom (#5 Matisan Kelly convert) 27-0 TWU
  
Semifinal 1: Calgary Dinos (19) vs Alberta Pandas (0)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
CGY:	7	12	19
ALB:	0	0	0

CGY try - #8 Julia Omokhuale (#6 Katie Salverda convert) 7-0 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #5 Sofia Brussoni (#6 Katie Salverda convert) 14-0 CGY
CGY try - #8  Julia Omokhuale (convert missed) 19-0 CGY
 
Semifinal 2: Victoria Vikes (7) vs UBC Thunderbirds (26)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC:	0	7	7
REG:	19	7	26

UBC try - #5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #11 Rachel Smith (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) 14-0 UBC
UBC try - #6 Savannah Bauder (convert missed) 19-0 UBC
HALF
VIC try - #7 Maelle Reed (#14 Alexie Pusch convert) 19-7 UBC
UBC try - #7 Tia Jordo (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) 26-7 UBC
 
FINAL ROUND
 
7th Place Match: Regina Cougars (12) vs Brandon Bobcats (10)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
REG:	7	5	12
BDN:	5	5	10

BDN try - #9 Megan Harris (convert missed) 5-0 BDN
REG try - #1 Gracie Anderson (#8 Robyn Kirwan convert) 7-5 REG
HALF
BDN try - #6 Raegan Ricard (convert missed) 10-7 BDN
REG try - #11 Myah Durperreault (convert missed) 12-10 REG
 
5th Place Match: Lethbridge Pronghorns (31) vs Trinity Western Spartans (0)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
LET:	19	12	31
TWU:	0	0	0

LET try - #3 Jada Holtkamp (#3 Jada Holtkamp convert) 7-0 LET
LET try - #1 Molly Aellen (convert missed) 12-0 LET
LET try - #10 Kenya Richards (#3 Jada Holtkamp convert) 19-0 LET
HALF
LET try - #10 Kenya Richards (convert missed) 24-0 LET
LET try - #6 Sam Ganske (#7 Ruby McRae convert) 31-0 LET
 
3rd place match: Alberta Pandas (5) vs Victoria Vikes (28)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
ALB:	0	5	5
VIC:	14	14	28

VIC try - #5 Carissa Norsten (#1 Kira Peary convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #2 Emerald Maze (#1 Kira Peary convert) 14-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #1 Kira Peary (#1 Kira Peary convert) 21-0 VIC
VIC try - #1 Kira Peary (#1 Kira Peary convert) 28-0 VIC
ALB try - #15 Anna Brodeur (convert missed) 28-5 VIC
 
Final: UBC Thunderbirds (28) vs Calgary Dinos (7)
 
Scoring summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC:	21	7	28
CGY:	0	7	7

UBC try - #6 Savannah Bauder (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) 14-0 UBC
UBC try - #6 Savannah Bauder (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) 21-0 UBC
HALF
CGY try - #4 Delaney Aikens (#6 Katie Salverda convert) 21-7 UBC
UBC try -  #6 Savannah Bauder (#6 Savannah Bauder convert) 28-7 UBC