Men's Rugby | 10/20/2017 11:23:00 PM

MONTREAL -- Rookie Elliot Esposito-Menard scored 11 points as McGill defeated Montreal 31-21 to wrap up the regular season of RSEQ men's rugby at Percival Molson Stadium on Friday.

The Redmen (3-4-0), who were winless through the first four games of the season but went undefeated through their final three contests, will rematch with Montreal (3-4-0) in the RSEQ quarter-final on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Terrain Vincent d'Indy.

Esposito-Menard, a 5-foot-10, 169-pound management freshman from Spain, earned his points by successfully converting all four Redmen tries and making a penalty kick.

The teams were knotted 14-14 at the intermission but McGill's Alex Pantis of Beaconfield, Que., scored a try just three minutes into the second half to give the hosts momentum. Sebastien Boyer of Town of Mt. Royal, Que., followed it up with another try in the 56th minute and Esposito-Menard made his penalty kick in the 66th.

Rhys McRae-McKee of Pte. Claire, Que., and Kyle Makischuk of Toronto scored first-half tries for McGill. McRae-McKee was named Game MVP for the hosts.

The Carabins' scoring came from Benjamin Hartley, who recorded 11 points, and Pierre Dupont, who had the other 10. Noah Sloot earned MVP status for Montreal.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Montreal 21, McGill 31
(@ Percival Molson Stadium)
 
FIRST HALF:
1. Montreal - Benjamin Hartley TRY (conversion by B. Hartley), 13:00 (Montreal 7-0)
2. McGill - Rhys McRae-McKee TRY (conversion by E. Esposito-Menard), 17:00 (7-7)
3. McGill - Kyle Makischuk TRY (conversion by E. Esposito-Menard), 22:00 (McGill 14-7)
4. Montreal - Pierre Dupont TRY (conversion by B. Hartley), 36:00 (14-14)
 
SECOND HALF:
5. McGill - Alex Pantis TRY (conversion by E. Esposito-Menard), 43:00 (McGill 21-14)
6. McGill - Sebastien Boyer TRY (conversion by E. Esposito-Menard), 56:00 (McGill 28-14)
7. McGill - Elliot Esposito-Menard PENALTY KICK, 66:00 (McGill 31-14)
8. Montreal - Pierre Dupont TRY (conversion by B. Hartley), 77:00 (McGill 31-21)

 

2017 RSEQ Men's Rugby Standings (FINAL) • Classement finale de la saison régulière RSEQ 2017

Pos	EAST DIVISION	MJ	V	D	N	PP	PC	PTS	Pts Bonis	PTS
1	ETS	7	3	3	1	127	151	14	3	17
2	Montréal	7	3	4	0	144	150	12	4	16
3	Sherbrooke	7	0	6	1	150	219	2	6	8

Pos	WEST DIVISION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS	Bonus Pts	PTS
1	Concordia	7	7	0	0	283	113	28	6	34
2	Bishop's	7	4	3	0	149	202	16	4	20
3	McGill	7	3	4	0	146	164	12	5	17

 

Playoff schedule • Calendrier des éliminatoires

	#		Date	Heure	Visiteur	Résultat	Receveur	Endroit		Web
Quart de finale	SM01	Dim	2017-10-29	14:15	Sherbrooke		Bishop's		Coulter Field	Web
Quart de finale	SM02	Dim	2017-10-29	14:00	McGill		Montréal		Terrain Vincent d'Indy
Demi-finale	SM03		À déterminer	À déterminer	Gagnant Q-F		ETS		Collège Notre-Dame	Web
Demi-finale	SM04		À déterminer	À déterminer	Gagnant Q-F		Concordia		Concordia Stadium
Finale	SM05		À déterminer	À déterminer	Gagnant D-F		Gagnant D-F		À déterminer