Montreal, QC – The University of Victoria men's rugby team defeated Queen's University 36-7 in the quarterfinals of the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championships on Nov. 12.
 
Victoria struck first

• Early in the first half, the Vikes got the scoring started with the opening try of the Championships. The Vikes grabbed the first lead, 5-0, early in the semifinal match.

 
The Gaels counterattack

• In the 30^th minute, the Gaels broke into the clear and rushed down to the Vikes ' meter line.  The Vikes fought the Gaels' attack, but they found their way into the try zone to take a 7-5 lead.

 
The Vikes came out strong in the second half.

• Early in the first half, Victoria executed a maul to perfection with Brendan Kim carrying the ball over the try line to push the Vikes back in front. Michael Oughtred completed the conversion to extend the Vikes' lead to 12-7.

 
The Vikes added on more.

• The Vikes continued to push as they had the ball on the brink of the Gaels' try zone. Adam Doane finished off the long offensive drive with his first try of the game. Michael Oughtred converted his second straight conversion for a 19-7 Vikes' lead.
• Victoria stayed on the attack. In the 22^nd minute, Reece Thompson executed a perfect fake pass to open a running lane. He cruised to the try zone for his first try of the tournament. Oughtred added another kick to extend the lead to 26-7.  

Vikes added a fifth try and a penalty goal.

• The offence was relentless, breaking off yet another long run as Jordy Auger burst into the try zone. Auger's score in the 24^th minute, with a successful conversion, added seven to the Vikes' score.
• In the 60^th minute with time set to expire, Victoria added a penalty goal and secured the Vikes' 36-7 win.

 
Notables:

• Adam Doane earned player of the game honours for his strong offensive performance.

 
The Vikes will return to the field to play in the Championship Semifinal, Nov. 14, with a game time and opponent yet to be announced.