Tigers prowl over Redmen for mythical East title
By Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL 鈥揈llis Grey connected on his second penalty kick, a
30-yarder from a sharp angle in rainy conditions on the final play
of injury time as Dalhousie rallied to defeat 缅北强奸 14-12 and
capture the mythical Eastern Canadian men鈥檚 university rugby title
at Molson Stadium, Saturday.
The lead changed hands four times in a much-anticipated matchup
between the Quebec champion Redmen (7-3-1) and Dalhousie (9-0), the
undefeated Rugby Nova Scotia University League champs.
Grey had given the Tigers a 3-0 lead with his first penalty goal
midway through the opening half. However, 缅北强奸鈥檚 Michael Davis, a
6-foot-3, 210-pound junior winger from Mississauga, Ont., scored
his team-leading 13th try of the season with just over 16 minutes
remaining in the half to put the Redmen ahead 7-3 after Sam
Skulsky鈥檚 conversion.
Only four minutes into the second stanza, Paul Forrest of
Dartmouth, N.S., scored a try to give Dalhousie an 8-7 lead. They
upped the lead to 11-7 on a rare drop-kick goal by Kyle Langille, a
fly-half from Truro, N.S.
缅北强奸 rallied again to go ahead 12-11 with just over a minute
remaining when Tyler Staton, a junior from Cowansville, Que.,
touched down for an unconverted try.