The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club went two-for-two in West Vancouver on a rainy Saturday when the First Division men lifted the Ceili's Cup and the women's Premiership side completed and undefeated season and took home the Harris Memorial Cup.
The women had a thrilling 17-13 win over the Velox Valkyries that was punctuated by Melissa Miyazaki scoring an intercept try in the dying seconds for the winning margin over the third-ranked Valkyries.
Burnaby Lake finished 10-0 for the season and got out to a strong start in a torrential rainstorm at Klahanie Park.
Burnaby led 10-3 at the half, on tries by Maria Gallo and Lindsay Bernrot. Jane Cruttenden kicked a penalty for Velox's only first half points.
In the second half, Cruttenden notched a try, conversion and a penalty to give Velox a 13-10 lead into the dying minutes of the match.
Burnaby, with visions of its undefeated season going up in smoke, was attacking in full force and their efforts eventually were rewarded when Miyazaki scored the game-winning try.
The conversion was kicked by Becky Querido for the final 17-13 score line.
The provincial title was Burnaby's first since last lifting the Harris Memorial Cup in 2009.
The Burnaby first division men then followed up in the Ceili's Cup Final with a
10-8 win over Jame Bay AA of Victoria.
Like their female counterparts, the Burnaby men had to come from behind to win their championship.
James Bay had an 8-3 lead heading into the final minutes with a try from Jim De Goede and a penalty from Kyle Laberge. Burnaby had been trailing, with their only three points courtesy of a penalty kick from Carlos Periera.
As the clock approached 80 minutes, Burnaby's Brad McHugh barrelled through a line of defenders to tie the game at 8-8. Nolan Shelley then stepped up to the plate and converted to give Burnaby a 10-8 victory and deny James Bay their third straight provincial First Division championship.
In the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League final, Oak Bay's Castaway Wanderers downed Meraloma Rugby Club 20-3 to lift their first Rounsefell Cup since 2002.
In two other championships played at Brockton Oval at Stanley Park, New Westminster and Coquitlam based United RFC won the men's league 1 final 12-8 over Port Alberni, while also beating Surrey 20-15 in the men's league 2 final.
In the league 1 final, United nursed a 7-3 halftime lead before notching a crucial second half try for the 12-8 win over the Port Alberni Black Sheep.
In the league 2 final, United fended off a resilient Surrey Beavers side. Man of the match Curtis Giffin had all three United tries, while tries from Surrey's Brian Smart and Aaron Viola almost reversed a 10-3 half time score.
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