Burnaby Lake increased its lead atop the B.C. Rugby Union men's premier division to double figures with a shutout win over the Vancouver Rowing Club.
Burnaby currently leads second-place 9-4 James Bay by a dozen points following a 29-0 victory over the Rowers at home on Saturday.
With first place all locked up and a homefield advantage heading into the playoffs, Burnaby built up a 10-0 lead before scoring three more tries in the second half over the 5-8 Oarsmen.
"We weren't able to play the expansive style we like to play but I think we've shown throughout the year that we can play in pretty much anything," said Burnaby captain Anthony Luca in a B.C. Rugby press release.
Centre James Reekie scored the only try of the first half, darting through an opening in the backline late in the period. League top scorer Geoff Ryan added the conversion and game-opening penalty kick.
In the second half, Burnaby Lake ran in three more five-pointers from fullback Cole McQueen, winger Matt Alexander and back row forward Gurvinder Kalar, who rumbled into the end zone off a quick lineout for for the bonus-point score.
With the win, Burnaby Lake improved its season record to 12-1.
Next up for the double blue is Capilano, the only team to put a flaw in the club's near-perfect record this season.
"No one is thinking about the playoffs, yet," added Luca in the release. "We've still got a bit battle against Capilano and it's an important game to us because they're the only guys who beat us this year. They beat us in a big of a dog fight and we're looking forward to heading over there."
Last weekend, Capilano dropped its sixth game of the season, falling 34-7 to James Bay.
Burnaby Lake and Caps will meet in the league's regular season finale at Klahanie Park in West Vancouver on Saturday. Game time is 2:45 p.m.
