Talon McMullin passing the ball directly at the camera, the ball looking large and out of focus in the foreground as Talon appears to stare right into the lens
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T-Birds one win away from national title three-peat after dispatching Gryphons

LANGLEY, B.C. – Led by Sol Jaques, the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds defeated the No. 5 Guelph Gryphons 30-10 in the second semi-final match at the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship Friday evening at the Willoughby Community Park Stadium at the Langley Events Centre. The win advances the T-Birds to Sunday's national championship match.
 
Jaques with two tries, and Takoda McMullin with two penalty kicks and two conversions, led the way for UBC, with Jared Andrews Almack and Alastair Marshall each adding a try of their own. Kobe Faust with one try, and Tomas Dallan with a penalty kick and a conversion were the scorers for the Gryphons.
 

AS IT HAPPENED
Guelph's Faust got the first score of the contest with a converted try at 9:30 to give the Gryphons a 7-0 lead. Four minutes later, the Thunderbirds got on the board with a converted try by Jaques at 13:20 to tie the match at 7-7. UBC's McMullin added two penalty kicks, at 17:40 and 28:35, to the Thunderbirds' total to make the half-time score 13-7 for UBC.
 
The Gryphons got on the board first in the second half with a penalty kick by Dallan to cut the Thunderbirds' lead to three points, 13-10 at 34:20. But from that point on it was all UBC, as the 'Birds scored 17 unanswered points. Andrews Almack scored a try at 36:05, Marshall scored a try at 43:10, and Jaques had a converted try at 56:20 to finish of the 30-10 UBC victory.

Alastair Marshall roaring with joy as Stephen Webb comes over to celebrate with him
 
UP NEXT 
No. 1 UBC will now play No. 2 Victoria in the championship match at 5 p.m. (PT) on Sunday. No. 5 Guelph will play No. 6 Memorial in the bronze medal match at 2 p.m.
 
First Half
GUE – Try, 13 Kobe Faust, 9:30, 0-5
GUE – Con, 11 Tomas Dallan, 10:35, 0-7
UBC – Try, 6 Sol Jaques, 13:20, 5-7
UBC – Con, 13 Takoda McMullin, 14:20, 7-7
UBC – PK, 13 Takoda McMullin, 17:40, 10-7
UBC – PK, 13 Takoda McMullin, 28:35, 13-7
 
Second Half
GUE – PK, 11 Tomas Dallan, 34:20, 13-10
UBC – Try, 11 Jared Andrews Almack, 36:05, 18-10
UBC – Try, 14 Alastair Marshall, 43:10, 23-10
UBC – Try, 6 Sol Jaques, 56:20, 28-10
UBC – Con, 13 Takoda McMullin, 57:20, 30-10

Relmu Wilson-Valdes breaking away from a Guelph Gryphons tackler, two others pursue him
 
Final
Guelph – 10
UBC – 30
 
Players of the Match
Guelph: Kobe Faust
UBC: Jacob Bossi
 
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Jared Andrews Almack

Jared Andrews Almack

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Alastair Marshall

Alastair Marshall

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Players Mentioned

Jared Andrews Almack

Jared Andrews Almack

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Alastair Marshall

Alastair Marshall

6' 2"
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