The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club were denied in both the elite men's and women's finals at the Lighthouse 7s rugby tournament last week.
The premier men's team fell to Canada's developmental 7s team - the Maple Leafs - 12-7 in the fourth annual championship final, while the premier women also lost 33-7 to the San Diego Surfers - a team loaded with national U.S. representative players.
"We met our match on Saturday," said BLRC sevens manager Roko Kapaiwai.
In the men's final, Burnaby trailed by a slim 7-5 margin heading into the second half before Connor Braid scored the pivotal try on a 70-metre run for the national hopefuls.
The Burnaby women trailed the current regional champs by just a converted try before the Americans scored a further 19 points to win in a romp.
Despite the losses, Burnaby Lake continues to lead the overall B.C. Sevens series in both the men's and women's divisions.
The final two tournaments in the four-part Rugby B.C.'s summer series take place in Abbotsford this Saturday and the following weekend in Surrey hosted by Bayside on Aug. 10.
In the social division, the Youngbucks and the Untouchables vied for the title the two teams have sparred over for the past three seasons.
The Untouchables, Lighthouse winners in 2011, wrestled the title away from last year's defending champs 19-17 in the championship game.
