WATERLOO, Ont. (September 12, 2010) - The Queen's Gaels men's rugby team started their season off in Waterloo to take on the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and emerged the winners by a 54-8 margin.

The Gaels received an all around team effort as six different players put up points. Queen's was led by Matt Kelly of Toronto who had two tries, and Dan Moor also of Toronto who added a try of his own and scored seven converts. The Gaels also had tries scored by Burke MacDonald of Cornwall, Ont., Shane Baddeley of Peterborough, Ont., Myles Dingwall of Ottawa, Graham Turner of Oakville, Ont., and Mike Wong of Barrie, Ont.

This was a very solid team victory with eight players making their OUA debuts. The Gaels have now won four straight against Laurier and twice in the last two seasons after last year's 74-8 victory at Kingston Field over the Golden Hawks.

The Gaels will play again next Sunday at the University of Toronto before their home opener on September 25 against the Western Mustangs in a rematch of last season's OUA Championship at Kingston Field.