STE-ANNES WOMEN IN FINALS: Men's Premier Team Defeats RCM  18th August 2009

They're in the Finals.  The SABRFC Senior Women's squad has made it, yet again,  to the Quebec Rugby  finals. It wasn't an easy task by any means, as their semi-finals opponents  mounted a spectacular comeback to pull within 2 points ( 27-25 ). TMR missed the points to tie up the game on a kickable conversion.

 

 

       

In addition to  roaring back and almost take the game at the end, TMR women led for much of the  match, going up 3-0 on a penalty kick early on, then pulling ahead 13 - 10 
before Ste-Anne's scored three tries in the second half.

 

 

         

 

Still TMR  wasn't going to be easily denied and they scored  twice more to come perilously close. And, what is often overlooked in the excitement of knock-out matches in Cup play is the fine Rugby that was played by  both teams. Both of these women's squads showed some inspired and brilliant play.

 

 

 

 

One of TMR's scores came from spreading the ball wide to score on the wing, while in the  second half SAB moved the ball up the field almost 40 metres on one series of tight forward passes.

 

Now, the SAB women have a week to refocus on how they can defeat first place Quebec City in the FRQ Women's Rugby finals in  Ormstown next week. It will be an exciting day for the entire club and one that will highlight our energetic and exceptional women's  program. The Ste-Anne's women's team is one of the longest  running and most successful Women's Rugby organizations in the  world.

 

Rgardless of the result in the Finals, our women players have put  in hours of hard work and this just underlines what a banner year it has been for the Ste-Anne's Rugby Club as a whole. The terrific turnout of junior players is a case in point, but also the 
tremendous participation at practices and fundraising events. The  appearance of some of the junior girls at senior women's training this week must surely  have motivated the senior players and we are looking forward to seeing all Club members .. .juniors, seniors and social on the supporters' bus that will travel out to Ormstown to cheer on the Senior women's team.

 

 

          

 

Meanwhile, in Men's action, the premier team played a makeup game against RCM. From the whistle,  the Bluese spun the ball wide and the resulting Rugby was very 
entertaining and enjoyable for those fans gathered at Ecole St-Georges.

 

 

           

 

 

 Later in the day  came the word that the Irish had beaten our nemesis the Montreal Wanderers. The results just show how competitive the Quebec Men's league is this year and the Club hopes that all players will be out to training and working hard this week.

 

 

            

 

 After  beers at the field, many Club members gathered at Graham Jamieson's house for  his once very popular demonstrations of negative financing. His money  losing fundraisers brought back memories of other similar money-losing  ventures, among them, the infamous "backwards kick."

The week was highlighted by a team meal on Friday night. The special  Club practice on Friday was due to a short supporters' tour to Appleby College in Oakville  to cheer on Gillian Florence. She played a terrific game against  South Africa and for those Club members attending, this will be an event  they will always remember. Many thanks to Val Minnett for the loan of her  van.

 

 

              

 

 

             

 

Please remember to check this web site regularly for updates on next weekend as  the scheduled plan is to go to the Women's finals in Ormstown on Saturday and  then travel by bus to Quebec City on Sunday. However, our fixtures secretary will be  working hard to modify and conform these arrangements, so stay tuned.