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Burnaby rallies to beat SFU in rugby Mainland Div. 3 final

Some solid footwork proved to be the key as the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club edged Simon Fraser University 13-6 in the men’s 3rd Division Mainland Cup final on Saturday.
Mike Goodall
Burnaby Lake Rugby's Mike Goodall marches forward in the premier Mainland final, which was won 10 days ago by UBC.

Some solid footwork proved to be the key as the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club edged Simon Fraser University 13-6 in the men’s 3rd Division Mainland Cup final on Saturday.
All the scoring came in the second half, with BLRC taking a lead when Jarett Richardson touched down for the opening try. SFU, which won the previous encounter 27-22, got a pair of penalty kicks from Marty Lockyer to go ahead 6-5, before Richardson restored Burnaby’s lead with a penalty kick with 10 minutes to play.
The game ended after Brad McHugh completed the scoring, putting over a try to lock up Burnaby’s second Mainland title of the month.

Standouts in the game, for Burnaby, included fullback Sean McKeown, forward Kelly Hirakida, and centres Francois Botes and Kyle Geach, and for SFU, flankers Sidney Berglund and Sean Longmire and fullback Kieren Danovaro.