Vancouver, B.C. – The University of Victoria men's rugby team claimed fifth place at the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championships with a 52-15 win over Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dec. 4 at Thunderbird Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half

• A pack push forward with Ryder Heaney-Corns carrying the ball resulted in the first try of the match for the Vikes. With a successful convert from Ethan Hager, the Vikes went ahead, 7-0, in the 12th minute.
• Finding the open man on the right wing, Ethan Smith ran the ball into the end zone to extend the Vikes' lead to 12-0 in the 18th minute.
• Back-to-back tries for Memorial in the 23rd and 28th minutes resulted in the Vikes' lead being reduced to two points, 12-10.
• Pushing through defenders following a lineout, Jenner Teufel managed to touch the ball down for the Vikes in the 30th minute. A successful convert from Hager made it a 19-10 game for Victoria at the half.

Second Half

• Wasting no time putting points on the board, Shane Rikley-Krindle wound through oncoming defenders to reach the end zone and make the score 24-10 for the Vikes in the 31st minute. Hager added two points via convert to make to the score 26-10 for UVic.
• A 60-yard run by Graeme Norris down the left side of the field resulted in a try in the 41st minute for the Vikes. Adding a Hager convert, the Vikes went ahead, 33-10.
• Memorial added a try in the 45th minute to bring the score to 33-15, still in favour of UVic.
• Engaging in a scrum five yards out from the end zone, the Vikes pushed Taine Clague over the line for the try in the 50th minute. Two more points from Hager on the convert brought the score to 40-15 for the Vikes.
• Marcus Lott intercepted a Memorial pass and returned it for a try in the 55th minute. Two more points from Hager made Victoria's lead 47-15.
• Rikley-Krindle notched his second try of the day in the 60th minute, finalizing the Vikes' win, 52-15.

WORTH NOTING

• Rikley-Krindle recorded a try in each of the Vikes' three matches at the CUMRCs.
• Hager finishes the tournament as the Vikes' leader in points scored, having recorded 36 over three matches. He notched 12 points from six converts in today's win.
• The 52 points are the most recorded in a single match by the Vikes this season.
• UVic saw seven different try-scorers on eight scores in the win.
• The Vikes finish the fall 2022 slate with a 7-5 record. 

UP NEXT
The Vikes will begin their spring 2023 schedule in the new year, facing Central Washington, Jan. 21.