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Gaels earn national bronze with 31-22 win over host Concordia

| By: Shawn MacDonald (Sports Information Officer)
MONTREAL (November 24, 2019) - The Ontario champion No.2 Queen's Gaels defeated the Quebec champion and hosts No.4 Concordia Stingers 31-22 in the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship (CUMRC) bronze medal match.

GAME FLOW
Looking to earn their second straight national medal after finishing with a silver in their first appearance in the CUMRC last year, the Gaels had a tall task taking on the host Concordia Stingers.

The two teams were evenly matched but the Gaels were the first to put points on the board as Liam Casey pushed forward for a try. A tough conversion attempt from OUA MVP Dylan Young went right between the posts and the Gaels held a 7-0 advantage.

Young continued to have a strong morning for Queen's as he scored a try off a fake pass and converted making the Gaels lead 14-0.

The Stingers would not be outdone however as they gained some offensive momentum getting big runs leading them to their first try. The conversion was no good so the Gaels lead held at 14-5 into halftime.

Early in the second Queen's controlled the pace and the forwards push the pack in over the try line, Young scored and converted once again for a 21-5 lead. The dynamic Gael would add another try and Queen's was up big 26-5.

With the medal up for grabs, the Stingers made a late charge cutting the lead to 26-10 and following up with another two tries, both from Michael Laplaine-Pereira, and a conversion to get to within nine.

The Stingers ran out of time as the Gaels lead was too much to overcome. Queen's finished with a 31-22 bronze medal victory.

MUST SEE
Young with a perfect kick Young fakes a pass and dives in
  BY THE NUMBERS
21 - Points for Young who was the Gaels man of the match
2 - Tries for Laplaine-Pereira of Concordia
2 - Losses in the time Dave Butcher has been head coach, the Gaels now have a national silver, bronze and three OUA titles in that span

UP NEXT
The Gaels are set to host the 2020 CUMRC championship at Queen's next year!

TOURNAMENT ALL-STAR TEAMS 

FIRST TEAM
1.    Guerscham Mukendi - Guelph 
2.    Michael Laplaine-Pereira - Concordia  
3.    Bryce Worden - UBC
4.    Michael Nwabufo - McGill  
5.    Benjamin Newhook - Victoria 
6.    Don Carson - UBC 
7.    James O'Neill -  Victoria
8.    Nick Allen - UBC 
9.    Dylan Young – Queen's 
10.    Logan Martin-Feek - Victoria 
11.    Thomas Goetz - Concordia 
12.    Aidan McMullan - Concordia  
13.    Mitchell Santilli - Brock
14.    Evan Underwood – Queen's 
15.    Colin Lynch – Guelph

SECOND TEAM
1.    Stefan Zuliani – Queen's
2.    Connor Sampson - UBC
3.    Spencer Cooper - Victoria 
4.    Frank Carson - UBC
5.    Mike Stewart - UNB
6.    Zacharias Zorbas - Brock
7.    Owain Ruttan - UBC
8.    Nicholas Carson - Victoria 
9.    Fraser Hurst - UBC
10.    Steven Commerford - Brock
11.    Darien Hewey - Guelph
12.    Flynn Heyes - UBC
13.    Colm Quirke – Queen's
14.    Victory Eichie - Brock
15.    Benjamin Russell - McGill
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