Falcons sweep at Abbotsford middle school rugby 7s tournament

Falcons sweep at Abbotsford middle school rugby 7s tournament

450 athletes hit the pitch in 95 games at annual event

Friday was rugby day in Abbotsford as 450 athletes competed in 95 games at the annual Abbotsford Rugby Football Club’s 7s middle school tournament.

The Fraser Falcons dominated the event, winning the Grade 8 and Grade 7 boys and girls divisions. The Grade 8 boys final saw Fraser defeat Stafford, while the Falcons beat Chief Dan George in the Grade 8 girls final. Fraser also took down Clayburn in the Grade 7 boys final, while the Falcons beat Yorkson Creek in the Grade 7 girls championship.

The following athletes were named their team’s most valuable players:

Grade 8 girls:

Reimer: Marisa Smit

Fraser 1: Cassie Hull

Fraser 2: Chantel Christensen

Yorkson: Harley Venaas

Betty Gilbert: Sarah Williscroft

Howe 1: Shy Egnell

Howe 2: Sukhmanjot Brar

Abby 1: Krisha Quinto

Abby 2: Sarah Willis

Clayburn 1: Avery Barker

Clayburn 2: Jane Lee

ATMS: Prabh Dhaliwal

Chief Dan: Mariam Ibrahim

Stafford 1: Sa Hay Paw

Stafford 2: Sanya Sekhon

Grade 7 girls:

Fraser Red: Lina Cha

Yorkson: Felicity Allen

Fraser Black: Jessica Colbert

Abby: Madison Shanks

Chief Dan: Amy Henley

Grade 8 boys:

Reimer 1: Gavin Garcha

Reimer 2: Jaskaran Singh

Yorkson: Luke Summerville

Howe: Seth Young

Abby 1: Jesse Davis

Abby 2: Ethan Beltran

Fraser 1: Graham Sward

Fraser 2: Shawn Duncan

Fraser 3: Colton MacDonald

Clayburn 1: Liam Hoogstraten

Clayburn 2: Joshua Olafsen

Chief Dan 1: Dhag Mora

Chief Dan 2: Thompson Calvery

Stafford 1: Eh Sa

Stafford 2: Kaiden Bly

Grade 7 boys

Yorkson: Keaghan Hurley

Clayburn: Mac Smith

Fraser Black: Tyne Haqq-Alexander

Fraser Red: Atias Phonsavathdy

Fraser Gold: Joel Jordan

Chief Dan: Kian Dobson

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