AROUND OUA: Mac scores 20 unanswered points to down RMC 23-5

SCOREBOARD

RMC 5 @ McMaster 23

Laurier 5 @ Queen's 67

Guelph 67 @ Brock 5

Western 29 @ Toronto 9

Mac scores 20 unanswered points to down RMC 23-5

What a difference a few minutes and a couple of encouraging words can make. Trailing the RMC Paladins 5-3 at the break, the Marauders scored 20 unanswered points in the second half Saturday to emerge from a rainy Back 10 Field with a 23-5 win.

With their program celebrating its Alumni Day around them, McMaster moved to 3-0 on the season and provided a fitting cap to the celebration.

The Marauders got tries from Mike Smith and Mitch Richardson, while rookie fly half Will Kelly continued to do Mac's number 10 jersey proud, scoring 13 points on two penalty goals, a drop goal and two converts.

Blake Sullivan provided the lone try for the visitors in a losing effort.

In a hard-nosed half of rugby which suited the weather around them, the two teams spent much of the first 40 minutes of the afternoon battling inconclusively for position, with hits landing where points could not.

Kelly's first penalty of the afternoon opened the scoring, but the Paladins answered quickly, pushing a scrum to the try line before Sullivan managed the final foray to pay dirt.

Unfazed by their lack of offensive punch in the first half, the Marauders made an immediate improvement to begin the second.

An extended offensive drive ended with the full seven points awarded, as Smith bruised his way across the try line and under the posts, making easy work of the convert for Kelly, who drilled it for 10-5.

Keeping the pressure squarely on the visitors, McMaster added to their lead when Kelly made good on his second penalty of the day. His kicking prowess was on full display minutes later, when the fly half tucked in the middle of a Mac drive and booted a drop goal flush from open play for 16-5.

Richardson put the game beyond doubt in the late stages, scooping up a loose ball and using his breakaway speed to slash through the RMC line, running untouched to the house, and giving Kelly an ideal spot to remain perfect in his kicking game.

Source: McMaster Marauders

Queen's wins big at home against Laurier

Kingston, Ont. (September 17, 2016) - The Gaels handed Laurier their first loss of the regular season in a 67-5 game on Nixon Field Saturday afternoon.

GAME FLOW
Nicholas DeLallo (Ottawa) got Queen's off to a quick start with his first of three tries only four minutes into the game. His teammates soon followed suit, as Tristan Ruse (Campbellville, Ont.), Evan Underwood (Toronto), Doug Scully, and Ben Bethune (West Vancouver) added their own tries to the Gaels score in the first half. Will McArthur (Brantford, Ont.) added three conversions to give Queen's 36 points at halftime. Laurier managed their only score of the game when Kieran Glover scored a try just before halftime.

It was more of the same from the Gaels in the second half, with tries from Kainoa Lloyd (Mississauga, Ont.), David Williams (Toronto), and Jonathan Ezer (Toronto)

Lloyd took over the kicking duties for the second half to end the day with 14 points on a pair of tries and a pair of conversions. Mason Dingwall (Ottawa) also hit one conversion.

BY THE NUMBERS
39 - Kainoa Lloyd has 37 points to lead the Gaels
3 - Nicholas DeLallo finished the game with three tries
2 - Queen's has scored 60+ points against Laurier in their last two meetings

UP NEXT
Queen's hosts a strong McMaster Marauders team next Saturday at 1pm on Nixon Field.

Source: Queen's Gaels

Gryphons improve to 3-0 with 67-5 road win over Badgers

ST. CATHARINES, ON - Saturday afternoon in St. Catharines the Gryphons men's rugby team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 67-5 win over the Brock Badgers.

The Gryphons scored early and often against the Badgers with three tries ciming in the opening 13 minutes of play as the Gryphons jumped out to a 15-0 lead. The Gryphons continued to apply pressure in both attack and defence, resulting in multiple line breaks. When the first half came to a close, the Gryphons held a comfortable 41-0 lead and would cruise to a 67-5 victory.

Eight different Gryphon players scored tries, with Jordan Hofstra finishing with a team-high three tries, followed by fifth year prop Ryan Brethour who had two. Cody Weese-Burton had six converts.

Up next for the Gryphons, a Friday night matchup with the Toronto Varsity Blues

Source: Guelph Gryphons

Mustangs defeat Toronto for second consecutive win

TORONTO – Four different players scored tries while Federico Cisneros Sanchez connected on two penalty goals and a convert to lead the Western Mustangs to a 28-9 win over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday night at Varsity Centre.
 
Cisneros topped the scoresheet for Western on Saturday, racking up eight points in the win. Four other Mustangs also recorded points, with Jayden Norcross, Vaughn Keeble, Justin Foy, and Cole Sopik all scoring a try each.
 
Western took control of the scoreboard early in the match, with Cisneros completing his first penalty goal only three minutes into the contest.
 
The purple and white extended that lead just under five minutes later thanks to a try from Foy.
 
The remainder of the scoring in the first half came off of penalties, with the Varsity Blues getting on the board with a pair of kicks from Scott Maguire, while Western responded with Cisneros' second penalty goal of the game to give Western an 11-6 lead at halftime.
 
Toronto pulled to within two points at the start of the second half thanks to another successful kick from Maguire, but Western was quick to respond with a try from Norcross that made it 16-9 for the Mustangs midway through the final 40.
 
Western kept up the momentum by scoring two more tries by Sopik and Keeble, while Cisneros' convert wrapped up the scoring and gave the Mustangs a 28-9 win.
 
Western will be on the road again next week as they travel to Trent on Saturday, September 24. Game time is set for 3 p.m.

Source: Western Mustangs