VICTORIA – The undefeated UVic Vikes men’s rugby team will look to capitalize on their home field advantage this Saturday against Burnaby Lake before taking their show on the road for their next five matches.
GAME INFORMATION
Sat. March 6th vs. Burnaby Lake (Wallace Field) – 2:45p.m.
SCOUTING THE VIKES (3-0)
The Vikes have gone 6-1 on their home turf during their 2009-10 campaign and are eyeing their seventh straight win. With a game in hand, they could potentially climb as high as second place in the Premier League standings this weekend. In just three outings, the young squad has punched in 22 tries notching a total of 165 points. Consistent kicking from Canadian internationals
David Spicer and
Nathan Hirayama have put 55 points on the board and a dominant forward pack has contributed ten tries. Spicer, the Vikes Captain and lead scorer has run in two tries and kicked 11 conversions, 2 penalties and 3 drop goals for a total of 47 points.
SCOUTING BURNABY (1-3)
After recording just two victories last season, Burnaby has something to prove in this year’s Premier League. Making their presence felt early on, the Lakers narrowly lost out to Cowichan 7-5 and followed up the performance by holding Ceili Cup Challenge finalists Rowers to a 19-10 score line. Last weekend Burnaby recorded their first win of the season edging the UBC Thunderbirds 12-6 with Sanna Dawai running in two tries and Tom Harris adding the conversion.
HEAD TO HEAD
Over the past four seasons, the Vikes have gone 2-2 against their mainland rivals. In their most recent meeting on January 24th, 2009, the Vikes escaped from Burnaby with a tight 5-0 win.