LANGLEY, B.C. – The UBC Thunderbirds have swept their home-and-home with the Trinity Western Spartans, winning the second leg of the series 45-12 at the Langley Rugby Club Sports Field on Saturday.
The two teams exchanged tries early in the first half, with only a convert giving the T-Birds a 14-12 lead through the first 25 minutes.
That's when the 'Birds took flight, with
Max McGavern and
James Mahaffy scoring before half-time to open up a big lead, which ballooned to a 45-12 blowout with three more unanswered tries in the second half.
After the match, UBC head coach
Didier Banse said he felt that, among several standout performances,
Liam James was the team's best back and
Liam Kinghorn the team's best forward.
The T-Birds now come back home for three straight matches at the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre, before heading to Montreal for the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship in mid-November. Next up is a Premier League match with Westshore RFC on Saturday, October 18
th at 2:30 p.m. (PT).
SCORING SUMMARY
6' – UBC Try –
Liam Turnbull - 7-0 UBC
15' – TWU Try – Joe Goroza – 7-5 UBC
18' – UBC Try –
Liam Kinghorn - 14-5 UBC
23' – TWU Try – Liam Olafsen - 14-12 UBC
28' – UBC Try –
Max McGavern - 21-12 UBC
35' – UBC Try –
James Mahaffy - 28-12 UBC
58' – UBC Try – Callum Arneson - 35-12 UBC
73' – UBC Try –
Alastair Marshall - 40-12 UBC
80' – UBC Try –
Joe McNulty - 45-12 UBC
