Redmen spank Sherbrooke, extend win streak to 14
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(PHOTO OF JOSH REZNICK BY DEREK DRUMMOND)
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MONTREAL - Six different players scored tries as º«¹úÂãÎè skunked Sherbrooke 44-0 in men's university rugby action at Percival Molson Stadium, Sunday. The win extended º«¹úÂãÎè's win streak to 14 consecutive Quebec league and playoff games, dating back to October, 2008.
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Wingers Gideon Balloch of Ottawa and Brendan O'Sullivan of Toronto each had tallied a game-high seven points with a penalty goal and two conversions apiece.
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The Redmen led 15-0 at halftime on Balloch's penalty kick and conversion, in addition to tries by Joshua Blair and Liam Brown.
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Second-half tries came from Joshua Reznick, Cameron Perrin, Colin Gallacher and Mathieu Sidoti.
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º«¹úÂãÎè improved to 4-0 and earned a bonus point in the QURL standings for scoring more than four tries in the match, a new rule adopted from the international rugby federation. It marked the third time in four outings that the Redmen had earned a bonus point for offence. Teams earn four points for a win and can also be awarded an extra point for losing a game by seven points or less
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With two games remaining before playoffs, the Redmen lead the QURL with 19 points, a comfortable nine points ahead of second-place Concordia (2-1). º«¹úÂãÎè has outscored opponents by a lopsided 143-16 margin. Bishop's (1-2) sits third with five points, followed by winless Sherbrooke (0-4).
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The Redmen can virtually lock up first place with a win at Bishop's on Oct. 15 in a night game that is scheduled to be webcast live on SSN.
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SCORING SUMMARY
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FIRST HALF:
1.º«¹úÂãÎè: Gideon Balloch (penalty goal), 25:00 (McG 3-0)
2.º«¹úÂãÎè: Joshua Blair (try; converted by Gideon Balloch), 28:00 (McG 10-0)
3.º«¹úÂãÎè: Liam Brown (try; conversion missed), 35:00 (McG 15-0)
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SECOND HALF:
4.º«¹úÂãÎè: Joshua Reznick (try; converted by Brendan O'Sullivan), 43:00 (McG 22-0)
5.º«¹úÂãÎè: Brendan O'Sullivan (penalty goal), 46:00 (McG 25-0)
6.º«¹úÂãÎè: Cameron Perrin (try; converted by Gideon Balloch), 54:00 (McG 32-0)
7.º«¹úÂãÎè: Colin Gallacher (try; conversion missed), 65:00 (McG 37-0)
8.º«¹úÂãÎè: Mathieu Sidoti (try; converted by Brendan O'Sullivan), 70:00 Ìý(McG 44-0)
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
º«¹úÂãÎè Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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McGILL's 22-MAN LINEUP & SCORING HIGHLIGHTS:
| Nom | ɱç³Ü¾±±è±ð | Essai | Converti | Drop | ±Êé²Ô²¹±ô¾±³Ùé | PTS |
| Balloch, Gideon | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| O'Sullivan, Brendan | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Blair, Joshua | º«¹úÂãÎè | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brown, Liam | º«¹úÂãÎè | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gallacher, Colin | º«¹úÂãÎè | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perrin, Cameron | º«¹úÂãÎè | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reznick, Joshua | º«¹úÂãÎè | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sidoti, Mathieu | º«¹úÂãÎè | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Balloch, Joshua | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben-shach, Nitai | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman, Keelan | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friesen, Trevor | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory, Maxwell | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard, Devon | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirkman-Gagnon, Thomas | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee, Jong wook | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackenzie, Roderick | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minz, Jonathan | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nestel, Anthony | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Briain, Liam | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santos, Nick | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunell, Alexander | º«¹úÂãÎè | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | ɱç³Ü¾±±è±ð | MJ | V | D | N | PP | PC | Pts B. | TOTAL |
| 1 | º«¹úÂãÎè | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Concordia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 25 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Bishop's | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 71 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sherbrooke | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 0 | 0 |