Tale of the Weekend

VICTORIA – Fresh off picking up an important victory, the UVic Vikes men's rugby team will be trying to make it two wins in a row when they host one of the top teams in the league, Burnaby Lake, at Wallace Field on Saturday, Feb. 17.
 
Scheduled for 2:30 p.m., the match up will see the 4-9 Vikes take on 10-4 Burnaby Lake. UVic currently sits in eighth-place in the conference, where they are ten points back of James Bay who hold the sixth and final playoff spot. Burnaby Lake are further up the table, comfortably situated in third-place.
 
The Vikes lost the reverse fixture that took place in Burnaby on Nov. 25. Third-year Vike Gradyn Bowd scored all of the team's points in a 29-12 loss.
 
Last Time Out
 
James O'Neill scored three tries and Oliver Nott added two as the Vikes rolled to a 52-24 victory over the Nanaimo Hornets the last time they were in action. The team scored 35 points in the second half to pull away from a resilient Hornets squad.
 
Burnaby Lake took on the second-place UBC Old Boys Ravens last weekend and were bested 14-10 in  a tight contest.
 
By the Numbers
 
3: Burnaby has bested the Vikes the last three times that two teams have met.
 
2: Burnaby Lake made it all the way to the BC Premier League championship game last year but lost 29-17 to UBC.
 
Game Info
Saturday, Feb. 17 – 2:30 p.m. – vs. Burnaby Lake – Wallace Field – Tickets at govikesgo.com
 
Burnaby Lake (10-4)
Premier League Standings: 3rd
Bonus Points: 11
PF: 357
PA: 230
Streak: L 1