Blues Rugby

Mississauga:  Both of the Mississauga Blues Under 18 Rugby Teams have qualified for the Toronto Rugby Union play-offs this week.

 Sunday evening, 7^th August, 2011, the Mississauga Blues developmental squad defeated the Oakville Crusaders 2^nd team by 31 – 12 to finish second place in their division of the Red league by a single point to the Georgian Bay Titans.

  They will contest the TRU Red League Cup quarter finals against Toronto Saracens at Streetsville Secondary School at 7:30pm on Wednesday evening 10^th August. If they are successful, they will then play in the Toronto Rugby Union semi finals on Wednesday 24^th August, hoping to make the Finals at Fletchers fields on Sunday 28^th August 2011.

Glyn School from Epsom, England arrived in Mississauga on Friday night to take on the Blues U17 squad.  After a long day in Niagara riding Jet Boats and eating Cotton Candy the Glyn boys prepared to renew the friendly rivalry between the familiar foes.

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In the first-half the Blues took advantage of the tired English side.  The hot sun and long days clearly effected the powerhouse from south London as the Blues scored on their first possession.  The Kainoa Lloyd try was a glimpse into what was to follow.  Superior running lines, ball-handling and defensive organization gave the Blues a commanding 35-5 lead at the half.  Try scorers included Daniel Wright, Joey Difilippo, and David Phan.  Josh Maharaj contributed with 7 conversions.

The Mississauga Blues U18 boys are sitting in first place on top of both the Blue League and Red League.  The quality of play in this squad is a testament to the players hard-work and commitment to skill development says Blues Assistant Coach Alex McFarlane.  “The boys show up every Monday and Tuesday and work hard.  They have fun while developing their skills and it shows in their style of play.

The Blues Senior Women travelled to Lindsay on Saturday for a very important regular season clash with their rival Gryphons.  The Blues attacked early as they dominated possessions and set the tempo for the match.  Multiple phases and impressive ball handling by the Blues resulted in 31-5 victory.  Scoring for the Blues were Shari Stefaniuk with 2 tries and 2 converts, more tries were added by Amy Stefaniuk, Bonnie Parkinson, and Jordie DeBrincat.  Sarah Holmes added 2 converts.

The win clinches the Toronto Rugby ‘B’ Division title for the Blues.  They will now seek promotion to the TRU ‘A’ Division when they compete in the TRU Intermediate Cup in August.

Mississauga Blues Rugby Club’s Charli Mocon earned the Club’s first international honours, with her selection to the Canada Under 20 team to play South Africa on 17^th July 2011.

The match was historic, the first ever encounter between the two countries at Women’s Under 20 level, and Canada won the day 27 – 7. 

Charli acquitted herself well in a match that stayed close throughout the first 40 minutes, as the Canadians took a 5 – 0 lead into half-time. However, Canada broke loose with four second-half tries, to put the match away. Charli was replaced at 60 minutes. To view the game see, http://www.ustream.tv/usarugby