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Photos of the UBC Thunderbirds' shutout over the RMC Paladins in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship at Nixon Field, Kingston, ON on November 24, 2021.
All photos on this site are Copyright © Jeff Chan, and may be used for personal non-commercial applications including by UBC, RMCV, Queen's University, and CUMRC, so long as photo credits are shown or the photos are otherwise attributed to Jeff Chan.
Jeff is founder and Chair of the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship being held on November 24-28, 2021 at Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
All other rights, including for all corporate and media use, are strictly reserved.
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UBC 66, RMC 0
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UBC OPENS CANADIAN UNIVERSITY MEN'S RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A BIG WIN OVER RMC
Queen's Sports Information
The UBC Thunderbirds opened the 2021 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship (CUMRC) with a big 66-0 win over the RMC Paladins in the first quarterfinal of day at Nixon Field in Kingston, Ont.
UBC opened the scoring with a try from Connor Byron in the first minute and never looked back. The Thunderbirds were led by Max Abercrombie, who finished with a game-high 16 points off eight converts. Ethan Berry and Evan Norris scored a game-high two tries each for UBC in the win.
Other scorers for the Thunderbirds included Jacob Bourne, Relmu Wilson-Valdez, Joshua Downes, Connor O'Flaherty, and Ryan Leskiw, all with one try each.
Alfie Scopes was named Player of the Game for UBC. Greg Thomas was named Player of the Game for RMC.
With the win, UBC advanced to the CUMRC Championship Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 26 when they will take on the winner of Quarterfinal 3 later Wednesday between the host Queen's Gaels and Concordia Stingers. RMC will compete in the CUMRC Consolation Semifinals on Friday, against the loser of Quarterfinal 3.
Read MoreAll photos on this site are Copyright © Jeff Chan, and may be used for personal non-commercial applications including by UBC, RMCV, Queen's University, and CUMRC, so long as photo credits are shown or the photos are otherwise attributed to Jeff Chan.
Jeff is founder and Chair of the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship being held on November 24-28, 2021 at Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
All other rights, including for all corporate and media use, are strictly reserved.
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UBC 66, RMC 0
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UBC OPENS CANADIAN UNIVERSITY MEN'S RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A BIG WIN OVER RMC
Queen's Sports Information
The UBC Thunderbirds opened the 2021 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship (CUMRC) with a big 66-0 win over the RMC Paladins in the first quarterfinal of day at Nixon Field in Kingston, Ont.
UBC opened the scoring with a try from Connor Byron in the first minute and never looked back. The Thunderbirds were led by Max Abercrombie, who finished with a game-high 16 points off eight converts. Ethan Berry and Evan Norris scored a game-high two tries each for UBC in the win.
Other scorers for the Thunderbirds included Jacob Bourne, Relmu Wilson-Valdez, Joshua Downes, Connor O'Flaherty, and Ryan Leskiw, all with one try each.
Alfie Scopes was named Player of the Game for UBC. Greg Thomas was named Player of the Game for RMC.
With the win, UBC advanced to the CUMRC Championship Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 26 when they will take on the winner of Quarterfinal 3 later Wednesday between the host Queen's Gaels and Concordia Stingers. RMC will compete in the CUMRC Consolation Semifinals on Friday, against the loser of Quarterfinal 3.
