(Kingston, Ont.) – The Victoria Vikes built a 19-point second half lead and held on to beat the Guelph Gryphons 29-22 on Friday at Nixon Field to advance to the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship (CUMRC) Final.

The semifinal matchup was close through the first 20 minutes before Victoria built up a three-score lead early in the second half. The Gryphons staged a late comeback, scoring the game's last two tries, but it wasn't enough as the Vikes won by seven points to advance to the championship game.

Ben Newhook, Carter White, Jonas Robinson, Zarija Djurickovic, and Ethan Hager all scored tries for Victoria, while Chris Gamage recorded two tries.

Max Goodwin, Alex Williamson, Colin Smibert, and Luke McDonald scored tries for the Gryphons, with Colin Lynch adding a convert in the losing effort.

Gabe Casey was named Player of the Game for Victoria while Jacob Ince was named Player of the Game for Guelph.

With the win, the Vikes will take on the UBC Thunderbirds in the CUMRC Final on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 3:30 p.m. The Gryphons will take on the host Queen's Gaels in the Bronze Medal Game on Sunday at 1 p.m.