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Mixed bag of results for rugby squads

The Salmon Arm Secondary senior boys rugby team went to Penticton and ended up even with their opponents

The Salmon Arm Secondary senior boys rugby team went to Penticton and ended up even with their opponents.

Try scorer was Colton McCarthy, who made a valiant run from breaking out of the ruck and dodging two players to score the try.

Solid effort in tackling and ball possession was by Brandt Adams, the toughest player pound for pound playing outside centre. The Golds great gain player was Jagr Chesney, who played great on the wing.

Final score was 5-5.

The Senior Golds’ next game is against Norkam with both teams fighting for a shot at the Okanagan Championship and a place at Provincials.

Junior boys

The junior boys had to wait two days to earn payback from one of their Vernon rivals, after losing to another Vernon squad earlier that week.

On Tuesday, April 22, the juniors played Fulton and lost 38-7 but on Friday played Kalamalka and came up big with a solid 26-0 win.

A lot was learned from the Fulton game and there was time to rest some bruises.

Kalamalka came out strong in the first half and almost capitalized on a few missed tackles, but wingers Gareth Marsh and Nathan Hampton made some try-saving tackles to prevent Kal from scoring.

Cameron Hansen and Derek Beer played well in the second row with a mighty push in the scrum, stealing four put ins.

The tries by the Golds were from Cody Jordan for three and Noah Dies for one while playing outside centre. There was strong running off the rucks by Josh Cline, Adam Fiebelkorn and Ryder Fortes.

The next game is against Fulton and then on May 9, the team will be at home against Kalamalka for the Okanagan playoffs.

Manthers

The Manthers Rugby team had their first league game at home against the Vernon Jackals with an impressive lineup of veteran and younger players.

The Manthers came out strong and were within three points, but Jeff Miller missed the penalty kick. Jackals fought back and, with extreme pressure, they kicked the ball through only to be scooped up by Brad Shields, who counterattacked with a kick into the Jackals’ end. Cody Stubbins on wing chased down the kick and made the tackle.

Shortly afterward, the Jackals received another penalty and Sterling Gathergood took the penalty tap, dropped his shoulder and ran two Jackals over to score.

Ben Pellet and Andy Brock had great games, while Man of the Match was James Cookson.

Final score was 22-10 for the Jackals.