Premier Division-Onion Cup
Surrey Beavers 5 Bayside Sharks 59
The Bayside Sharks and Surrey Beavers good reacquainted with
each other on the rugby field for the first time in a number
of years, with a preseason game where they would vie for the
Onion Cup. The Onion cup is a long-standing trophy between
the two clubs, and is named after Paul Iannone (aka 'Onion') who had
played for both clubs and passed away. The two clubs top
teams had not met each other since the forming of the
Premier League and the two teams had taken different paths.
But now the two teams have vowed to make this a yearly
fixture.
Both teams were surprised to be greeted by unseasonably warm
weather, a field in perfect condition, and a very large
crowd, all things you don’t expect for a rugby game in
January. Both teams started off a bit slow, as this is the
first time they have been since fall.
Bayside opened the scoring in the 5th minute,
after a lineout 10 meters from the Surrey goal line, a nice
throw then a nice drive over the line, ended up with prop
Taylor Stogryn scoring, Eric Sugawara hit the conversion,
7-0 for Bayside
In the 14th minute, Bayside kept attacking deep
in the surrey territory, and some great work from the bigger
more experienced Sharks pack, allowed Hooker Levi Hansen
taking a great angle off and a nice pass, to score, Sugawara
converted 14-0 for Bayside.
Bayside kept the pressure on, and from a scrum 5 meters from
the Surrey goal line, Bayside #8 Cass Conkin picked the
ball, pulled the defence wide and put a perfect inside ball
to flanker Matt Miles to score, Sugawara missed the
conversion, 19-0 for Bayside, just 23 minutes into the game.
Surrey began to get their legs under them better and started
competing and defending, both teams taking their turns on
offense and defence, when the halftime whistle sounded, the
score was 19-0 for Bayside.
4 minutes into the second half, the ball ended up in the
hands of Bayside center Isimeli Sigarua, who sprinted
between the posts, Sugawara converted. 26-0 for Bayside.
5 minutes later, Sigarua added another try, after some long
runs from prop Shawn Pittman and winger Zach Thorpe, the
ball ended up in Sigarua’s hands who finished the movement,
Sugawara converted, 33-0 for Bayside.
Bayside continued the scoring in the second half with tries
from fullback Corey Wood at 43rd minute,
converted by Sugawara.
Surrey
scored their only points of the game in the 55th
minute, after some good pressure from their forwards,
conversion was missed.
60th minute with a try by Zach Thorpe, converted
by Sugawara, 75th minute, another try by Zach
Thorpe, Sugawara missed the conversion, and the final try of
the day from Bayside was a try in the final minute by
replacement fullback Murray Brookes, which was converted by
Sugawara.
Final score 59-5 for Bayside.
It was a great day for Bayside, ideal to get the rust, and
turkey out of the system after a 2 month layoff. Bayside
now has 2 weeks to prepare for the beginning of the CDI
Premier League, with a trip over to take on the UVIC Vikes.
Player of the Game: Matt Miles
First Division-Onion Cup
Surrey Beavers 12 Bayside Sharks 52
6 min Bayside try(Spencer Thorpe) Converted
Mike Pinfield 7-0
11th min Bayside try (Dave Wareing) Converted
Pinfield 14-0
17th min Surrey Try
Missed Conversion 14-5
29th min Bayside Try (Soko Kacj) Missed
Pinfield 19-5
39th min Surrey try
Conversion Hit 19-12
Halftime
45th min Bayside Try(Arthur Simpson) Converted
Pinfield 26-12
60th min Bayside Try(Arthur Simpson) Converted,
Dan Dixon 33-12
66th Min Bayside Try(Murray
Brookes) Converted, Dixon 40-12
79th Min Bayside Try (Murray Brookes)
Missed, Dixon 45-12
80th Min Bayside Try (Adam Roberts)
Converted, Dixon 52-12
The game was a tale of two halves, first half the Surrey
Beavers were close and were putting the Sharks under a lot
of pressure, with only a 5 point difference in the score at
half. In the second half, Bayside begun finding gaps in the
Surrey defence, and scored a number of tries.
Player of the Game: Trevor Giesbrecht
Second Division-Onion Cup
Surrey Beavers 5 Bayside Sharks 14
10th min Bayside Try (Dan Dixon)
Converted, Dixon 7-0
Halftime
50th min Bayside Try (Charles Riby-Williams)
Converted, Dixon 14-0
80th Min Surrey Try
Missed
14-5
This was obviously the closest game of the day, with Surrey
putting the Sharks under pressure for much of the game.
Bayside’s defence holding with only a penalty try at the
final whistle being the only time they crossed the line.
Player of the Game: Tom Corley-Smith
