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Burnaby Lake Rugby Club wins women's treble

Burnaby Lake won the women's rugby treble.

Burnaby Lake won the women's rugby treble.

The premier division women snapped up their third piece of silverware this season, edging Bayside 6-0 in the Lower Mainland women's Tier 1 Anna Schnell Cup final at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-East on Saturday.

Schnell, a former Canadian national team standout and BLRC club member, retired from international rugby last year. She was the second highest scorer at the recent women's rugby World Cup. Schnell was also named the B.C. Rugby Union female athlete of the year in 2010.

Played under cold and wet conditions, Burnaby Lake kicked its way to victory in the cup final on penalty kicks by Becky Querido and Canadian international back Julia Sugawara.

Burnaby Lake advanced to the finals with a 19-5 win over Simon Fraser University.

Earlier this year, the Burnaby women clinched the provincial 15-a-sidw club title in May, while also taking first place overall iun the B.C. Sevens Series this summer.

Burnaby Lake also won the Tier 2 West Coast women's rugby association shield by default of the Brit-Lions.

Meraloma blanked Capilano 34-0 in the Tier 1 shield final, while Abbotsford more than doubled UBC 31-12 in the Tier 2 cup final.