UPDATED: Bombers drop heartbreaker to DW Poppey at Rugby Championships
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The L.V. Rogers Bombers dropped a heartbreaker at the BC High School AA Boy’s Rugby Championships Thursday in Abbotsford.
D.W. Poppey of Langley scored the winning points in the final minutes of he game to edge the Bombers 13-7 in consolation round action.
The loss drops LVR into bottom half of the 16-team draw.
“We played amazing defence and beat them physically, but had our troubles getting our offence to click,” said Bomber coach Michael Joyce.
Chase Gilbertson gave the Bombers a 7-6 advantage with two minutes remaining in the game.
However, the Bomber defence cracked just enough to allow Poppey to score the winning points.
LVR now meets G.W. Graham of Chilliwack in consolation round action Saturday. The winner finishes 11th.
Lewis powers Bomber past Tupper at Rugby Championships
Ryan Lewis scored three tries to lead the L.V. Rogers Bombers to a 20-14 victory over Sir Charles Tupper of Vancouver in consolation round action at the BC High School AA Boy’s Rugby Championships Wednesday in Abbotsford.
Lewis was a one-man wrecking crew, scoring three times and converting a penalty to lead the Bombers scoring machine.
“This was a big win for us,” said Bomber head coach Michael Joyce from Abbotsford.
“We played well in the first half, but (Sir Charles Tupper) came back hard in the second.”
LVR opened the tournament Saturday in Kelowna, dropping a 31-5 decision to South Kamloops.
The Bombers, ranked 13th in the 16-team field, now advance down the consolation round trail playing the winner of DW Poppey of Langley and Smithers Thursday.
LVR advanced to the provincial tournament by blasting Stanley Humphries Rockers 43-0 in the Kootenay Final played earlier this month at the Lakeside Pitch.
