Sunday, July 27, 2014 - Submitted by Philip Round - Echo Staff
Three of Vanier School's provincial championship-winning rugby team are going from strength to strength.
Not only have they just helped lift another BC trophy, but provincial selectors have picked them to take part in the upcoming National Championships.
The trio - Madi Gold, Georgia Bellamy and Lauren Sargent - were on the Vancouver Island North U18 Tsunami Rugby Academy team that has just been crowned Provincial Champions. They went undefeated in this month's tournament and only conceded one try. Such an achievement by any team has been a long time coming, as Fraser Valley has held the title for the past five years.
Following the tournament, all three Vanier students received calls informing them they had been selected to be part of the U18 British Columbia Women's Rugby Team.
Gold, Bellamy and Sargent all say they are very excited to be representing the province at Rugby Canada's National Championship Festival to be held in Calgary, Alberta, from August 4-10.
To keep them in shape, and prior to competing at the Nationals, the three will also be part of a rugby 7's team representing Vancouver Island at the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo this coming weekend.
With success comes the expense of competing at a higher level, including travel, so the three are hoping to attract a number of $100 sponsorships to help defray the cost.
Any company or individual interested in offering support is asked to email Lauren's mom for more details - Debi.sargent@hotmail.com -
