VICTORIA – University of Victoria's Wallace Field welcomed six teams from around Canada West for the second stop of the Rugby 7s series on March 1st.

UBC jumped out to a 3-0 start after day one for the second-straight tournament, followed by Victoria, Lethbridge, and Trinity Western each posting 2-1 marks on the first day of action.

"I thought our game today was awesome, we talked about playing as a team," noted Thunderbirds head coach Darcy Patterson on her squad's performance. "It was great to see the teams come at it with intensity. It's always great competition."

The Thunderbirds' Skye Farish and Trinity Western's Ava Van Santen led the day's try-scoring efforts, each tallying four. Both recorded a hat trick in a match, with Farish scoring three against Calgary while Van Santen notched three tries against Alberta. The Pronghorns' Kayleigh Noel led all players in converts scored on day one with five, all coming against the Pandas.

UBC continued its undefeated streak to begin this year's Rugby 7s season, opening with a 40-5 win over Lethbridge followed by a 34-7 victory over Trinity Western. The 'Birds handed hosts Victoria their lone loss of the day, securing a 17-5 win in the final match of day one.



Elsewhere, Lethbridge recorded its first wins of the 2025 season. After defeating Alberta 35-19 to claim their first win of the year, a back-and-forth contest with Calgary ended in favour of the Pronghorns on a try from Sydney McDonald as time expired to give her team a 15-14 victory.

Trinity Western continued its strong season on day one, using tries from Van Santen and Danika Dool to claim a 10-5 win over Lethbridge, and had five different players register points in a 35-7 win over Alberta. The Spartans' lone loss of the day came to the host Vikes, 36-12.

All teams will cap off group play tomorrow, with Dinos and Spartans opening the second day of action at 11:00 a.m. PT. The final set of games will begin at 1:45 p.m. PT at Wallace Field.

 
RUGBY 7s TOURNAMENT STANDINGS – DAY 1

	TEAM	W	L	POINTS
1	UBC	3	0	12
2	Victoria	2	1	9
2	Lethbridge	2	1	9
2	Trinity Western	2	1	9
5	Calgary	0	3	3
5	Alberta	0	3	3

* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
 

ROUND 1
Game 1: Trinity Western (10) vs Lethbridge (5)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
TWU	5	5	10
LET	0	5	5

 
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
HALF
TWU try - #3 Danika Dool (convert missed) 10-0 TWU
LET try - #10 Zina Umeh (convert missed) 10-5 TWU
 
Game 2: UBC (36) vs Alberta (7)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC	19	17	36
ALB	0	7	7

 
UBC try - #1 Kiki Idowu (convert #14 Brooke Roddham) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #3 Rachel Smith (convert missed) 12-0 UBC
UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert #14 Brooke Roddham) 19-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 24-0 UBC
UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 31-0 UBC
ALB try - #11 Emerson Hanrahan (convert #12 Kate Alcock) 31-7 UBC
UBC try - #8 Mary Seiker (convert missed) 36-7 UBC
 
Game 3: Victoria (41) vs Calgary (5)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC	24	17	41
CGY	0	5	5

 
VIC try - #4 Ella O'Regan (convert #6 Vanessa Chiappetta) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #8 Emily Findlay (convert missed) 12-0 VIC
VIC try - #6 Vanessa Chiappetta (convert missed) 17-0 VIC
VIC try - #12 Larah Wright (convert #6 Vanessa Chiappetta) 24-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #12 Larah Wright (convert missed) 29-0 VIC
CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 29-5 VIC
VIC try - #14 Ivy Poetker (convert #13 Elle Douglas) 36-5 VIC
VIC try - #3 Regan Casey (convert missed) 41-5 VIC
 

ROUND 2
Game 4: Lethbridge (35) vs Alberta (19)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
LET	21	14	35
ALB	0	19	19

 
LET try - #6 Rebecca Powell (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 7-0 LET
LET try - #3 Mackenzie Hutten (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 14-0 LET
LET try - #11 Sydney McDonald (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 21-0 LET
HALF
ALB try - #15 Riley Reid (convert missed) 21-5 LET
LET try - #5 Molly Aellen (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 28-5 LET
LET try - #4 Jorja Salmon (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 35-5 LET
ALB try – #13 Halle Walters (convert #12 Kate Alcock) 35-12 LET
ALB try - #19 Shaely Moodie (convert #12 Kate Alcock) 35-19 LET
 
Game 5: UBC (36) vs Calgary (7)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC	22	14	36
CGY	0	7	7

 
UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
UBC try - #10 Tia Jordo (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 17-0 UBC
UBC try - #2 Jordan McLeod (convert missed) 22-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 29-0 UBC
UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 36-0 UBC
CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 36-7 UBC
 
Game 6: Victoria (36) vs Trinity Western (12)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC	10	26	36
TWU	12	0	12

 
VIC try - #12 Larah Wright (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 7-5 TWU
VIC try - #9 Justine Blatt-Janmaat (convert missed) 10-7 VIC
TWU try - #3 Danika Dool (convert missed) 12-10 TWU
HALF
VIC try - #9 Justine Blatt-Janmaat (convert missed) 15-12 VIC
VIC try - #6 Vanessa Chiappetta (convert #10 Summer Blackmore) 22-12 VIC
VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert #10 Summer Blackmore) 29-12 VIC
VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert #10 Summer Blackmore) 36-12 VIC
 

ROUND 3
Game 7: Lethbridge (15) vs Calgary (14)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
LET	5	10	15
CGY	7	7	14

 
LET try - #11 Sydney McDonald (convert missed) 5-0 LET
CGY try - #7 Makayla Joseph (convert #10 Macie Kitt) 7-5 CGY
HALF
LET try - #5 Molly Aellen (convert missed) 10-7 LET
CGY try - #11 Melody Kivia (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 14-10 CGY
LET try - #11 Sydney McDonald (convert missed) 15-10 LET
 
Game 8: Trinity Western (34), Alberta (7)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
TWU	14	20	34
ALB	0	7	7

 
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 7-0 TWU
TWU try - #15 Hailey Hibbs (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 14-0 TWU
HALF
TWU try - #15 Hailey Hibbs (convert missed) 19-0 TWU
TWU try -  #1 Rachel Wood (convert missed) 24-0 TWU
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 29-0 TWU
ALB try - #13 Halle Walters (convert #7 Keira Skrenek) 29-7 TWU
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 34-7 TWU
 
Game 9: UBC (17) vs Victoria (5)
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC	10	7	17
VIC	0	5	5

 
UBC try - #14 Brooke Roddham (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
HALF
VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert missed) 10-5 UBC
UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert #7 Skye Parish) 17-5 UBC