The T-Birds pose with their national championship banner after winning the CUMRC for the third straight year
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Thunderbirds roll to third straight National Championship

LANGLEY, B.C. – The No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds used a dominating performance to outmatch the No. 2 Victoria Vikes on their way to an impressive 41-7 victory for their third straight Gold Medal at the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship Sunday evening at the Willoughby Community Park Stadium at the Langley Events Centre.
 
Scoring for UBC were Alastair Marshall and Hillyard Carson with two tries each, while Callum Arnesen, Jacob Bossi, and Niko Andrianos with a try each. Takoda McMullin added three conversions for the T-Birds. Brendan Kim with a try and Alex Gamage with the conversion were the point scorers for the Vikes.
 

AS IT HAPPENED
The 'Birds took quick control of the evening's match with tries in the fifth minute by Arnesen and the 10th minute by Marshall to put UBC up 14-0. Victoria had opportunities to respond but were hurt by turnovers in the UBC end of the field. The Thunderbirds scored two more unconverted tries from Bossi in the 17th minute and Carson in the 24th minute, to finish the half up 24-0.
 
UBC continued their control of the match to start the second half. The Thunderbirds had a converted try from Carson in the 37th minute and an unconverted try from McMullin in the 47th minute to take a 36-0 lead. UBC's Andrianos concluded the scoring for the T-Birds with a try in the 56 minute to put them up 41-0. Victoria's Brendan Kim got the Vikes on the board in the 59th minute, with Alex Gamage hitting the conversion to make the final 41-7 for UBC.
 

First Half
UBC – Try, 7 Callum Arnesen, 4:45, 5-0
UBC – Con, 13 Takoda McMullin, 6:00, 7-0
UBC – Try, 14 Alastair Marshall, 9:25, 12-0
UBC – Con, 13 Takoda McMullin, 10:30, 14-0
UBC – Try, 2 Jacob Bossi, 16:00, 19-0
UBC – Try, 4 Hillyard Carson, 23:25, 24-0
 
Second Half
UBC – Try, 4 Hillyard Carson, 36:40, 29-0
UBC – Con, 13 Takoda McMullin, 38:05, 31-0
UBC – Try, 14 Alastair Marshall, 45:40, 36-0
UBC – Try, 24 Niko Andrianos, 55:00, 41-0
VIC – Try, 5 Brendan Kim, 58:00, 41-5
VIC – Con, 15 Alex Gamage, 59:16, 41-7
 
Final
Victoria – 7
UBC – 41

Happy Thunderbirds celebrating the championship, one player grabs another by the shoulders, both grinning
 
Players of the Match
Victoria: 2 Jordy Auger
UBC: 3 Payton Teneycke
 
Tournament Awards
Spirit of Rugby – Memorial Sea-Hawks
Geddes – UBC: Relmu Wilson-Valdez

Three T-Birds pose with two other men, showing off their championship banner and medals
 
Tournament All-stars
 First Team
1:  Owen Kokan – UBC
2:  Jacob Bossi – UBC
3:  Payton Teynekw – UBC
4: Hillyard Carlson – UBC
5: Owen Stirling – Guelph
6: Sol Jacques – UBC
7: Sam Tsoi – TWU
8: Relmu Wilson-Valdes – UBC
9: Stephen Webb – UBC
10: Brandon Black – Guelph
11: Morgan DiNardo – VIC
12: Talon McMullin – UBC
13: Takoda McMullin – UBC
14: Jack McCarthy – Memorial
15: Matthew Willemse – TWU
 
Second Team
1:  Connor Williams - Ottawa
2:  Jordy Auger - VIC
3:  Evan Roy - Ottawa
4: Merlin McLeod - VIC
5: Finbar Brown - Memorial
6: Kyle Saywood - Calgary
7: Seamus Goodyear - Memorial
8: Dan Svoboda – Queen's
9: Adam Doyle - Queens
10: James Biss - UBC
11: Alastair Marshall - UBC
12: Jacob Ince - Guelph
13: Kobe Faust - Guelph
14: Lynden Duggan - TWU
15: Benjamin Beauchamp – UBC
 
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Players Mentioned

James Biss

James Biss

Fly Half
5' 10"
3rd
Alastair Marshall

Alastair Marshall

Wing
6' 2"
3rd
Benjamin Beauchamp

Benjamin Beauchamp

Fullback/Fly Half/Centre
6' 2"
1st
Stephen Webb

Stephen Webb

Scrum Half
5' 10"
1st

Players Mentioned

James Biss

James Biss

5' 10"
3rd
Fly Half
Alastair Marshall

Alastair Marshall

6' 2"
3rd
Wing
Benjamin Beauchamp

Benjamin Beauchamp

6' 2"
1st
Fullback/Fly Half/Centre
Stephen Webb

Stephen Webb

5' 10"
1st
Scrum Half