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GALLERY: Saints clip Redhawks in Fraser Valley playoff senior boys rugby match-up

Tuesday afternoon game at LSS came down to the final moments
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D.W. Poppy Redhawks ball carrier Nathanial Kimberley ran between a pair of ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Saints tacklers during Tuesday afternoon’s high school senior boys rugby playoff game at ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Secondary. The Saints edged the Redhawks 21-20. Troy Landreville ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Times

It was a thriller of a senior boys AA rugby game Tuesday afternoon at ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Secondary School.

In the end, the host ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Saints edged the visiting D.W. Poppy Redhawks 21-20 in a Fraser Valley Secondary Schools Rugby Union (FVSSRU) match-up that decided third and fourth place in the conference.

Both teams did advance to the BC high school provincial championships, which begin May 31 in Abbotsford.

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D.W. Poppy Redhawks’ Gabriel Anderson and ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Saints’ James Walton vied for the ball during a lineout Tuesday afternoon at ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Secondary. The hosts Saints edged the Redhawks 21-20 in high school senior boys rugby action. Troy Landreville ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Times
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