Competing in their first-ever tournament since Trinity Western reestablished its men鈥檚 rugby program, the 91原创-based Spartans won the University of Western Washington鈥檚 鈥淰iking 10s鈥� tournament, beating the home side 22-10 in the final.

The Spartans top team went a perfect 4-0 on the day, winning its two pool play matches before beating TWU鈥檚 second team in the semifinal to set up their championship date with the host WWU.

In the final, TWU held a 10-5 edge at halftime, before WWU evened the score 10-10 early in the second half. However, the Spartans responded with Caleb Gerth (91原创, B.C.) and Jacob Sousa scoring (91原创) second-half tries to seal the win.

The Spartans second team also put together a strong performance, going 2-2 in its four games.

The tournament featured teams from the University of Washington, WWU and TWU.

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TWU Head Coach Andy Evans said the highlight was defence.

鈥淲e had really aggressive tackling and some bone-crushing tackles that Spartan fans will love to see,鈥� Evans said.

鈥淲e had a lot of great performances today. Nate (Schroeder) had incredibly vicious tackles, driving the other teams backwards and had a tremendous work rate and outstanding outside speed. Jacob Sousa was also very impressive throughout the day.鈥�

Spartan Oliver Feagin commented that 鈥渋t was great to play with our brothers.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檝e been practicing really hard and it was awesome to get on the field and show what we鈥檝e been working on,鈥� Feagin noted.

鈥淚 think the biggest takeaway is just how much more we can improve and how hard we鈥檙e going to work to reach the next levels.鈥�

Next up, Spartans compete in the West Coast 7s Treasure Island in San Francisco Oct. 19-20 when TWU will face some of the very best NCAA competition.

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