Gryphon rugby women run away from Varsity Blues
GUELPH – The fourth-ranked Guelph Gryphons did plenty to add confidence to their scorers Saturday on Gryphon Rugby Day as they clobbered the Toronto Varsity Blues 110-0 in OUA women’s rugby play at Varsity Field.
The Gryphs scored their first try three minutes into the game and led 60-0 at halftime.
Guelph Gryphons 110 Toronto Varsity Blues 0
“First 10 minutes we made the decisions harder, but once they started moving the ball and letting the ball do the hard work and actually putting people into space, our game plan worked a lot better and our attack looked a lot smoother,” Gryphon head coach Colette McAuley said.
Substitutions throughout the game did little to stop the Gryphon steamroller. All substitutions in the game were made by the Gryphs as the Varsity Blues arrived from Toronto without any extra players due to injuries.
“We were able to dump the bench early,” McAuley said. “U of T kept fighting, which is great, but our numbers are really good this year. Execution offset piece, I was really happy with.”
The Gryphs received tries from 12 players. Kennedy Feasby led with three tries while Abby Auger, Karenna Ottywill, Halle Woodcock and Maddy Ryan had two apiece. Getting one each were Lara Jorgensen, Brianna Martey, Maddie Hobson, Natalie Armatage, Taylor McKnight, Emily Clark and Gerry Atkins.
Three players kicked converts with Grace Jacklyn connecting on eight of them and Tausani Levale and Ottywill both kicked one.
The win was the third in as many league outings for the Gryphs as they reach the midway point of the season at 3-0.
Their next two matches are against ranked teams as they’re to play the second-ranked Queen’s Gaels (3-0) at Kingston Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and host the eighth-ranked Western Mustangs (2-1) at Varsity Field Oct. 1 at 1 p.m.
“We’ve got to fight every game and we need to make sure we improve on our defence structure and our attack execution” McAuley said. “That’s our goal, just to be better rugby players all around. Hopefully we’ll be able to execute over the next two weeks.”
- Guelph Sports Journal
Gryphon rugby women run away from Varsity Blues
GUELPH – The fourth-ranked Guelph Gryphons did plenty to add confidence to their scorers Saturday on Gryphon Rugby Day as they clobbered the Toronto Varsity Blues 110-0 in OUA women’s rugby play at Varsity Field.
The Gryphs scored their first try three minutes into the game and led 60-0 at halftime.
Guelph Gryphons 110
Toronto Varsity Blues 0
“First 10 minutes we made the decisions harder, but once they started moving the ball and letting the ball do the hard work and actually putting people into space, our game plan worked a lot better and our attack looked a lot smoother,” Gryphon head coach Colette McAuley said.
Substitutions throughout the game did little to stop the Gryphon steamroller. All substitutions in the game were made by the Gryphs as the Varsity Blues arrived from Toronto without any extra players due to injuries.
“We were able to dump the bench early,” McAuley said. “U of T kept fighting, which is great, but our numbers are really good this year. Execution offset piece, I was really happy with.”
The Gryphs received tries from 12 players. Kennedy Feasby led with three tries while Abby Auger, Karenna Ottywill, Halle Woodcock and Maddy Ryan had two apiece. Getting one each were Lara Jorgensen, Brianna Martey, Maddie Hobson, Natalie Armatage, Taylor McKnight, Emily Clark and Gerry Atkins.
Three players kicked converts with Grace Jacklyn connecting on eight of them and Tausani Levale and Ottywill both kicked one.
The win was the third in as many league outings for the Gryphs as they reach the midway point of the season at 3-0.
Their next two matches are against ranked teams as they’re to play the second-ranked Queen’s Gaels (3-0) at Kingston Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and host the eighth-ranked Western Mustangs (2-1) at Varsity Field Oct. 1 at 1 p.m.
“We’ve got to fight every game and we need to make sure we improve on our defence structure and our attack execution” McAuley said. “That’s our goal, just to be better rugby players all around. Hopefully we’ll be able to execute over the next two weeks.”
- Guelph Sports Journal