Five Lower Mainland teams will advance to the B.C. Championships, one at the new AAAA level, and four more in the AAA level in either Tier 1 or Tier 2.Ìý
Kitsilano has the most at stake since a loss will mean an end to their season. The Blue Demons play Argyle May 17 at Prince of Wales secondary to determin the fifth-place finisher and the final Lower Mainland berth at provincials.Ìý
Coming off a 16-15 city championship win over Lord Byng, Kits opened the regional tournament with a 12-33 loss to West Vancouver, playing at St. George's secondary May 10. They advanced through the repecharge semi-final May 12 because Prince of Wales had previously dropped out before a quarter-final meeting against Saints.Ìý
The quarter-finals were hosted by St. George's on a warm Tuesday afternoon. The next round was held May 12 at North Vancouver's Klahanie Field.
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Lord Byng lost 46-13 to Carson Graham in the quarter-finals. The host Saints advanced past Prince of Wales without breaking a sweat and defeated West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»62-12 to set up a Lower Mainland title bout against Carson Graham for the NZ Shield at Brockton Oval May 19.Ìý
The Lower Mainland champion will represent the region at the AAAA B.C. Championship, which is a new tiering structure indtroduced this year to address disparity in senior boys rugby.
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