Nakisa Levale, the captain of the Panthers, scores a try against crosstown rival Robert Bateman during league action last week.

Nakisa Levale, the captain of the Panthers, scores a try against crosstown rival Robert Bateman during league action last week.

Panthers sr. girls earn silver at provincial 7s championships

Abbotsford falls to Vancouver Island school Brentwood in the final

  • Apr. 20, 2015 11:00 a.m.

The Abbotsford Panthers senior girls rugby team earned silver at the BC High School Girls 7s Championships on Saturday.

The Panthers defeated GP Vanier 14-10 in the quarterfinals to set up a showdown with Brentwood for the title.

Brentwood, who had defeated Yale 19-5 in its quarterfinal game, defeated Abby 15-7 in the hard-fought championship game.

The game was played in front of 3,000 rugby fans at the Canada Sevens in Langford.

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