With Island rugby clubs James Bay, Castaway Wanderers and the UVic Vikes contributing heavily to sa国际传媒鈥檚 sevens program 鈥� currently training in Langford for the Hong Kong Sevens 鈥� roster depth for sa国际传媒 Premier play becomes crucial.
While it may be great to boast of your club鈥檚 connection to Rio 2016, where sevens will make its Summer Olympics debut, it does make it a challenge in other ways.
James Bay coach Pete Rushton said he often hears fans and rugby people mention how deep his roster runs, but admitted even he has to make things stretch.
They extended well enough Saturday as his Bays scored a 27-10 victory over the host Castaway Wanderers (2-5-1) in an Island derby at Windsor Park in Oak Bay.
James Bay moved to 6-2 ahead of next week鈥檚 showdown against defending champion Capilano, also 6-2.
At Wallace Field, host UVic moved to .500 at 4-4 with a decisive 43-24 victory over the Bayside Sharks from Surrey (2-6).
On the Mainland, Capilano defeated Meralomas (5-3) in a battle of heavyweights, while the UCOB Ravens (1-5-1) were downed 18-12 by Burnaby Lake (4-3).
Meanwhile, the James Bay win over Castaway Wanderers counted for the Barnard Cup tables, which tally only the sa国际传媒 Premier head-to-head games between Island teams. In that chase, James Bay moved to 2-1 while CW and UVic are both 2-2.
The 100th Barnard Cup championship will be decided when James Bay meets UVic in their sa国际传媒 Premier fixture on April 20.
