Yale Lions Win Senior Boys Rugby Bronze!!!

The Yale Lions capped their best-season ever for senior boys rugby by earning the AAA bronze at the BC high school provincial championships Saturday at Rotary Stadium.

Facing the Earl Marriott Mariners in a rematch of the Fraser Valley final, Yale tied the game at 22 in its final moments and, after a scoreless overtime, won on a tie-break with four tries to Earl Marriott’s three.

With two private schools battling for the top spot in the province, the game also crowned the B.C. public school champion.

The final moments of regulation saw a dramatic turn of events.

Lions head coach Doug Primrose described the game as “crazy,” which particularly applied to the final moments. READ MORE. . .