After failing to get a win in its inaugural junior season last year, the Clearwater Secondary School Senior Boys rugby team beat St. Ann’s Friday afternoon 41-7.
Jairus Bromley scored four tries for Clearwater, Aidan Sim scored two, and Karter Romeo scored one try and kicked three converts.
“The boys started a bit slow and were scored on early,” said coach Gabe Francis. “This was not unexpected, given that all but one of our Grade 12s were playing their first game.
“Once they increased their intensity and improved their support play, they started to dominate and didn’t ease off.” Francis added. “They played a great game as a team, with all players contributing strong tackling and hard running.”
The local rugby side’s next game was on Tuesday in Kamloops against a strong Merritt team. Look for results in a future issue of the Times.
Their first and only scheduled home game will be against Westsyde on Friday, April 25 after school. Exact time has not been announced.
Last year the rugby team was playing against much larger Triple-A schools. This year they compete against schools in the same Single A category that CSS belongs to.
