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5/02/09 - Langley vs. Kelowna - Semi playoffs

04/20/09 Langley Undefeated in Kelowna - by Katy Vaydo
This past Saturday Langley Rugby Club's 1st and 2nd Division men were on the road in Kelowna for the final game of the regular season. This trip was pivotal to secure playoff positions for both teams, but unfortunately they only got half of the results that they were looking for. The seconds started strong right from the first whistle with Mike Bott scoring a try within the first 2 minutes of play, which was converted by Andrew Vaydo. Langley kept the pressure on, repeatedly breaking through gaps in the Kelowna defense to score three more times in the first half. Trys were scored by Robbie Kanazawa, Ryan Brown and James Morrison with one more conversion coming from the foot of Andrew Vaydo. Kelowna managed to score once in the first half, but Langley came right back with a try of their own to halt any momentum Kelowna was starting to build.

L to R Jason Warnick, Nate Coleman and Wade Dickinson fight to dig out the ball as (L to R) Thomas Hart, Mike Bott, Brendan Kiloh and Brad Madu look on.

Mike Bott gets boosted higher than his opponent to win the ball.

With a score of 24 - 7 at half time Langley came out even stronger in the second half of play with Gary Ewasiuk scoring in the first minute; Andrew Vaydo was good for the conversion. James Morrison was denied his second try of the day when the ball was knocked loose in the end zone, but his determination was evident when he came back within moments to successfully touch down the ball for his second try, converted for 2 more points by Andrew Vaydo. Langley lost several players to injury in the first 15 minutes of the second half, but they had enough depth waiting on the sidelines that they were able to continue their strong play scoring two more trys. Chris Moore and Wade Dickinson rounded out the scoring for the day with one try each and another good kick from Andrew Vaydo. The final score was 48-7 for Langley, but unfortunately it wasn't enough to secure them a playoff position, as they also needed several teams seeded higher than them to lose their last regular game of the year. Langley's 2nd Division side has seen lots of growth this season and is no longer plagued by a shortage of players; they hope to build on their progress with even more success next year.

Langley's 1st Division Men came out flat in the start of the match and were knocked back repeatedly by Kelowna's size and speed. Kelowna immediately took advantage scoring a penalty kick and two trys before Langley came back to put points on the board with a try from Richard Pearce that was successfully converted by Patrick Vaydo. Kelowna scored once more to finish the first half with a 22 - 7 lead.

Jonathan Bright narrowly misses the ball as he is boosted by Robbie Hayes.

Scrum Half Cody Rockson looks on as the Langley scrum prepares to push.

Langley came out stronger in the 2nd half and scored twice, both trys from club president Stu Morrison before Kelowna was able to post more points on the board with another try. Langley seemed to find their determination to put up enough points to secure first place in their division and a bye into the semi-final round of playoff action with another try from Stu Morrison and extra points kicked by Patrick Vaydo. The last 20 minutes were dominated by Langley in Kelowna's end battering away at the defense in desperation to get one more try touched down. Langley finally found success in the last 10 minutes and collected 5 of 7 possible points when Patrick Vaydo broke through a gap to gain yards in Kelowna's end and in the resulting second phase of play the ball moved from Stu Morrison to Robbie Hayes and then out to winger Noel Maher who went in for the try, unfortunately Patrick Vaydo's kick for the extra points went just wide of the posts leaving the score tied at 29 - 29.

The tie was enough to ensure Langley first place in their division and a bye into the semi-final round of the playoffs which will be played at Langley's Crush Crescent field on May 2nd. If Langley is able to advance from the semi-final they will play in the BC Finals on May 9th, with their successful season adding to the club's 40th anniversary celebrations this spring. The Langley Rugby Club will celebrate their 40th anniversary with an awards banquet and dance at West Langley Hall on May 9th. More information is available at www.langleyrugby.com or contact events@langleyrugby.com or 604-832-9415 to reserve tickets as they expect to sell out soon.

2/28/09 - LRC Div 1 vs. Abbotsford

Photos by Karen Reynolds