MONTREAL --
Will Stone of Toronto scored eight points, including the game-winning penalty kick in the dying seconds as McGill rallied for a dramatic 13-12 victory over École de technologie supériore in RSEQ men's rugby at rain-soaked Percival Molson Stadium, Friday.
Tom Saurin scored all 12 points for the Piranhas, nailing four penalty kicks. But he also incurred a costly red card in the 80th minute after receiving his second yellow, for unsportsmanlike conduct, which led to McGill's winning kick.
Saurin had given ETS a 3-0 lead in the 20th minute but five minutes later, Stone, a 6-foot, 190-pound civil engineering junior, added a try to put the Redmen on top 5-3.
Saurin replied by nailing his second penalty in the 35th minute to put ETS back on top at 6-5 heading into halftime.
Eleven minutes into the second half,
Michael Modaferri, a mechanical engineering student from Laval, Que., scored an uncoverted try to put the Redmen ahead 10-6. Saurin then added two more penalties, in the 72nd and 77th minutes, to put the Piranhas in front 12-10 with just three minutes remaining. Then disaster befelled them.
The low-scoring affair was a far cry from the first meeting of the season between the cross-town rivals, a 43-3 McGill victory on Sept. 18. The Redmen have won all five meetings against the Piranhas, who joined the league last season. McGill completes their regular season schedule with an impressive 6-1 record and a bye to the conference semi-finals.
The season wraps up on Sunday with the undefeated Montreal Carabins (6-0) playing at Bishop's (3-2-1). McGill, which earned a first-round playoff bye, awaits the victors of next week's quarter-final matches to learn who they'll face in the semi, which is tentatively slated for Nov. 4 at Molson Stadium.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 13, ETS 12
FIRST HALF:
1. ETS -
Tom Saurin PENALTY GOAL, 20:00 (ETS 3-0)
2. McG -
Will Stone TRY (conversion missed), 25:00 (McGill 5-3)
3. ETS-
Tom Saurin PENALTY GOAL, 35:00 (ETS 6-5)
SECOND HALF:
4. McG -
Michael Modaferri TRY (conversion missed), 51:00 (McGill 10-6)
5. ETS -
Tom Saurin PENALTY GOAL, 72:00 (McGill 10-9)
6. ETS -
Tom Saurin PENALTY GOAL, 77:00 (ETS 12-10)
7. McG -
Will Stone PENALTY GOAL, 80:00 (McGill 13-12)
PENALTY CARDS:
1. ETS
Tom Saurin (yellow), 48:00
2. ETS
Tom Saurin (yellow), 80:00
3. ETS
Tom Saurin (red), 80:00
| 2016 RSEQ Men's Rugby Standings (FINAL) • Classement de la saison régulière RSEQ |
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|
| 1 |
McGill |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
213 |
64 |
24 |
5 |
29 |
| 2 |
ETS |
7 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
111 |
201 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
| 3 |
Concordia |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
85 |
243 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
NOTE:
Win/Victoire = 4 points
Tie / Nulle = 2 points
One bonus poit awarded for scoring 4 or more tries in a game /1 point boni pour une équipe qui marque 4 essaies et
One Bonus point awarded for teams that lose by seven points or less / 1 point boni pour l'équipe qui perd par 7 points ou -
SOURCE:
Kirsten Whelan &
Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
(514) 398-7012
