2nd Div Scrumhalf Steve Marce Moves the Ball out of the scrum.

2nd Div Lock Mike Bott is boosted to will the ball in the Langley Lineout.

Langley went into the second half with strong play and determined to close the 24-7 gap, Abbotsford scored first, but Langley was not discouraged coming back minutes later with Jason Warnick's second try generated from a Langley scrum on the 5 metre line. Langley continued to pressure the Abbotsford ruggers with Steve Marce setting up Matt Wood on the blindside, the winger was able to walk through the Abby defense unopposed. The try was converted by Ewasiuk. Unfortunately Langley hurt their own cause giving up another 6 points in penalty kicks and one more converted try from Abbotsford left Langley with precious little time to mount an offense. That did not stop them from trying, though, and managed to put up another 5 points with a try from Gary Ewasiuk. The final score on the day was 42-24 in favour of Abbotsford, but that score does not reflect the close feeling of the game and the strong play from Langley, who did well to keep the game within reach against an Abbotsford side that has posted 100+ point victories this season.

In first division play it looked like the Abbotsford side was coming out as strong as their second division team, scoring in the first 2 minutes of play on a 5 metre line out. The Abby try appeared to light a fire in the heart of the Langley ruggers, putting pressure on Abbotsford and keeping possession of the ball. Strong play resulted in a penalty successfully kicked for 3 points by Patrick Vaydo and a try by Kolby Brezden less than three minutes later, converted by Vaydo. Going into the second half with a 10-5 advantage victory looked to be within reach for the Langley side, but play collapsed in the pouring rain and Langley began to give up ground to Abbotsford with knocked on balls and missed tackles. Injuries caused Langley to make substitutions and reshuffle their back line and Abbotsford was able to put up 13 more points with a converted try and two successful penalty kicks. Applying great pressure on the Abbotsford defense in the last 10 minutes of play Langley was still held to no points in the second half, losing the match 18-10

L: 1st Div Taylor Connal carries the ball in the driving rain.

B: 1st Div Langley scrum pushes for the try line as scrumhalf Cody Rockson waits for the ball to come free.

This Saturday will be the final game of this half of the season before breaking for winter. Langley will face off against the Surrey Beavers at Sullivan Park starting at 1pm. The Langley Rugby Club will also be collecting donations for the Food Bank over the weekend; donations can be made at the game on Saturday or at the Langley Rugby Clubhouse on Sunday after 2pm during the Grey Cup.

Langley saw strong defensive play from Travis Rockson to keep the hard running Scribes from crossing the try line. The second half was a hard fought battle between the two sides as play became more organized and the pace quickened. Langley's Tim Costello made a hard run in for a try that was called back when it was knocked on in the end zone. Langley recovered quickly with great ball movement to Sean Messenger, in his first game back after 6 weeks abroad, setting up new player Ryan Angeltvedt, in the corner for the last score of the game. Gary Ewasiuk successfully kicked to convert two of the four trys for a Langley victory and a final score of 24-3.

2nd Div Matt Woods goes on a run with Scribes in hot pursuit

2nd Div Mike Berg receives the line out ball

In first division action Langley saw some changes in its roster with several players injured or away, but was still able to come away with the lead in the first half of play. Jon Bright opened the scoring touching the ball down for a try directly between the posts, successfully converted by Patrick Vaydo. The first half saw two more trys scored by Langley. Noel Maher, on left wing, put the ball down in the corner in a perfectly executed back play, the convert by Vaydo sliced barely wide of the posts. It was déjà vu for the Langley fans minutes later as Maher scored a nearly identical try, this time the convert by Vaydo was good. The Scribes fought hard and were able to push Langley back scoring one unconverted try before the half ended. The second half saw more back and forth play as the teams pressured each other for points until Langley broke away and again dominated the play. The Scribes were able to score one converted try, but it wasn't enough as Langley put up points with two successful penalty kicks by Vaydo and then a try by club president Stu Morrison along the left sidelines, which was converted by Vaydo. The final score was a 32-12 victory for Langley.

1st Div Flanker Thomas Hart and the Langley Scrum push back the Scribes to defend their try line

Both Langley teams were able to overcome play that was disorganized at times to claim hard fought victories, but this weekend they will need to be perfect from the start if they hope to beat the league leading undefeated Abbotsford RFC. Games kick off at Langley at 1pm on Saturday, November 21st.