It wasn't pretty, saw a few bone shattering tackles, but with except for one long series of phases were passes and runs were crisp and clean, the game was lacklustre. It was close until one of the gang I was with told me the Eagles had to score a lot more points as it was a home and home total point contest and last week the Canadian s beat the US by a big margin. It took some of the suspense out of the game, as it was clear that, with the exception of a total collapse, Team Canada had it purdy much in the bag.
What I also learned at the game was during the half time break. The other Canadian tems have dine really well in the international scene;
Canada's Under-20 women's national team made history this past weekend when they became the first side other than England to hoist the U20 Nations Cup and BC's Jess Neilson was a standout during the tournament.
After falling to Argentina in the semi finals, the Canada Maple Leafs rallied to defeat France in the Bronze Medal Game at the World Games to finish third.
Canada has finished second in the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy after falling to Italy in the finals in Temuco, Chile..
The future is bright in this sport.
After being told that the club side was sold out, so our seats were on the east side it was noticed that the club side was only 60% occupied. I guess the giveaways weren't appreciated. The end zones were empty, but the camera angles made it look like the fans filed the seats. The East side was chuck full and rockin'.
