Sports posted Apr 25, 2016 @ 05:55pm by By KelownaNow Staff

Kelowna Crows back to defend provincial rugby championship

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The Kelowna Crows and Westshore of Victoria will meet on Saturday for the B.C. Rugby Union Division 3 men’s championship in Victoria.

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<who>Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNow </who>Rick Schouten on his way to scoring the first Kelowna Crows try against the SFU Highlanders on Saturday. The Crows earned the right to defend their third division title by defeating the visiting Simon Fraser University Highlanders 45-3 at Parkinson Sportsfields on Saturday. Westshore (formerly the Velox) advanced to their second straight BCRU final by defeating the Brit Lions RFC 7-3.

A dominant force leading up to Saturday’s semi, the Crows won all eight regular-season games, averaging 58 points per game and allowing just five points per game.

<who>Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNow </who>The Crows' Wes Black looks for a hole in the Simon Fraser defence in the first half of Saturday's BCRU Div. 3 semifinal. The Crows advanced to Saturday’s semifinal against SFU by trouncing Kamloops 72-3 in quarter-final play a week earlier, while SFU defeated Capilano 20-6 for the right to travel to Kelowna.

Meanwhile, in women’s Division 1 rugby, the fourth-place Kelowna Crows fell 53-0 to first-place United (12-1) on Saturday in semifinal play.

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<who>Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNow </who>The Kelowna Crows' Jared Curry becomes a wishbone between two Simon Fraser defenders.

<who>Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNow </who>Ryse Evans of the Crows looks for room to manoeuvre against the Highlanders in the second half of another lopsided victory.

<who>Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNow </who>Jon Bati of the Crows gets his hands on an SFU Highlander before bringing him down hard in the first half.

<who>Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNow </who>Jeff Lohse of the Crows with a full head of steam in the first half against Simon Fraser University.

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