BRAMPTON WOMEN DEFEAT STONEY CREEK by
Brian Kelly 12th August 2008
(Photographs by Thomas Kirby)
This past Tuesday 12th August was
a game that has been five years in the making. Brampton
Women's team defeated Stoney Creek RFC by 12 - 5. It was a
game that the Brampton Beavers Women's team has been working
on hard for five seasons.
For those who were unable to
attend on Tuesday night, the women’s team hosted Stoney Creek
in a promotion game. Stoney Creek are the Niagara Rugby Union
champions and Brampton Beavers are the Toronto Rugby Union
champions. These two sides set out to play what ended up as a
fantastic game for the right to be promoted in 2009.
Without a doubt, Stoney Creek
were by far Brampton Women's toughest competitors this year.
Although they were extremely strong in the back line, our back
line was more than equal to the challenge. Meanwhile, the
Brampton forwards proved to be just too strong for the
opposition with some great runs by Jenna Livingston and some
outstanding tackles ad defence, as always, from Paige Gregson.
This Brampton team really came
out and played "15 as 1" Rugby for 80 full minutes. Tries were
scored by captain Darlene Downey and fullback Sarah Jess,
together with a conversion by Paige Gregson. The match was a
pay off for all the hard work the team has put in over the
entire season.
With this victory, the Brampton
Women have earned the right to move back up to the
Ontario
Women’s League, the premier league in Ontario. However, our
work is not finished, and we still have one last game. The
finals of the TRU will be held on Saturday August 23rd
at Fletcher’s Field where we will take on Oshawa.
The Oshawa
team is the only team that has managed to solve us this
season. With a 1-1 record against them this year, we will
certainly have our hands full, and we must remain focused as
we continue to play our team game for 80 minutes.
I would
like to take a moment as we come to the end of the season to
thank all of our supporters, friends, family and fellow
Beavers. Their support goes a long way. It is always nice to
have you, the 16th player, cheering us on. With
this being said, it’s a short drive to Markham, so come and
enjoy a beautiful day and more great Rugby. Come on out and
support your sisters, daughters, friends and teammates. Go the
Beavers!! Brampton Pride!!
