SAB BEACHCOMBERS WIN INAUGURAL FRQ BEACH RUGBY TOURNEY

by Jessie Matiaszuk               11th August 2009

 

After a fantastic day in the sun ( even if there were some clouds , but definitely no rain), our Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC Beachcomber Team ended up as victors at the inaugural FRQ Beach Rugby tournament. 

 

 

We played 5 preliminary games and remained undefeated, despite some real obstacles: There were times when we had to play without without substitutions; half of our games were played by our all-female team, playing against all-male teams; Anita had to leave before the end of the tournament; and then, we lost "Animal" in the first game due to a broken toe; finally, two of our original players had to pull out that same morning, so we were desperate to find some additional help. Fortunately we found some good help. Jazz and Guv sprang into the breach and answered our calls for help!

 

When we went into the last game of the preliminaries we hoped that we might be able to continue our undefeated streak ... However,  the Folklor team (RCM) had other things in mind.  They played a good game and capitalized on many of our mistakes.  Even Pascal Foucault managed to cross our try line with a lovely play.  The final score was a disappointing 6-2.

 

But, knowing that we were in the finals against them just 20 minutes later, we saved the best for last!  That's when we we played some incredible defense and won 2-0, with a cherry-on-the-top try on a dummy move by Jessie.

 

For all of us, it was a memorable day and we hope to encourage more Ste-Anne's teams to participate next year (as well as more participation by Montreal clubs).  The whole tournament was very well run and moved along smoothly. It was a great way to share our love and passion for Rugby with new found friends. .