LOYALIST CLAIMS SECOND STRAIGHT OCAA MEN’S RUGBY BANNER

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The Loyalist Lancers successfully defended its OCAA Division II men’s rugby championship on home turf on Wednesday, defeating the Georgian Grizzlies 28-12.

First-year player Luke Shillington (Belleville, Ont.) scored a pair of tries for Loyalist in the victory. Fellow first-year player and man of the match Bryan Cole (Trenton, Ont.) added a try, a convert and two penalty goals for a game-high 13 points, while second-year student-athlete Jesse Gunter (Trenton, Ont.) contributed a try.

League scoring champion Jared Dejong (Lucan, Ont.) and second-year inside centre Robin Calamatta (Acton, Ont.) scored tries for Georgian in a losing effort. First-year scrum half Sam Buschbeck (Markdale, Ont.) added a convert.

Georgian grabbed the initial lead in the match on a try, but Loyalist responded immediately and never looked back en route to the title.

Both teams met on the same field in last season’s title game, with Loyalist winning 29-5.

It was the third meeting of the season between these clubs. The teams battled to a 19-19 draw at Georgian on Sept. 25, while Loyalist won at home in the second game 23-10 on Oct. 23.

Loyalist finishes the season undefeated with five wins and two ties.

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