Day 5 Results

U18 Men

Saskatchewan 24 - 20 PEI (9th Place Final)
Nova Scotia 22 - 19 New Brunswick (7th Place Final)
Ontario III 34 - 6 Newfoundland (Plate Final)
Ontario II 22 - 7 Alberta
BC II 35 - 10 Quebec

Excitement was high coming into the final day of National Festival with all teams playing for a title. 

Having both beaten Manitoba, Saskatchewan and PEI went to battle for 9th place. In a contest full of hard hits and big runs, Saskatchewan squeaked out a tight 24-20 victory.

In an equally close and exciting match, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick met for 7th position. The two very even teams went back and forth all game but it was ultimately Nova Scotia who would celebrate at the final whistle.

The Plate Final featured two teams who had just come off very narrow victories, Ontario III having beaten Nova Scotia by a single point and Newfoundland having only won by 3. The men of Eastern Ontario played one of their best games of the tournament, comfortably dispatching of Newfoundland by a score of 34-6.

A highly passionate Alberta side came into their game looking for a win in front of the home crowd but Ontario II had other plans. Both teams came out firing on all cylinders but it was Ontario II who would cross the whitewash most. Alberta, despite their energy, just could not quite find their way over the goal-line. 

In one of the most anticipated games of the day, British Columbia and Quebec would battle it out in the Calgary sunshine. Despite it being an excellent match played by both sides, it was British Columbia who would reign supreme. Following the footsteps of the U18 Women and U16 Men before them, the U18 Men rose to the event and came out flying. Quebec tackling was formidable but couldn't stop the widespread and fast paced British Columbia offence. 


U18 Women

Saskatchewan 29 - 8 Nova Scotia (Bowl Final)
Alberta 29 - 10 Quebec (3rd Place Game)
British Columbia 10 - 7 Ontario (Cup Final)

Saskatchewan's U18 Women were the first team of the division to claim a title when they dispatched of Nova Scotia. Despite a tenacious effort by Nova Scotia, they just couldn't stop the powerful rolling Saskatchewan offense. 

In front of a wild home crowd Alberta went to work and got the result they were looking for. Much to the delite of fans and parents Alberta played fast, exciting rugby that pushed Quebec from one side of the field to the other. 

Much like the games that preceded it, the U18 Women's Cup Final was fast-paced and intense. Ferocious tackling by both sides kept the score low and the suspense high. Both teams had an excellent tournament, but ultimately it was British Columbia once again who would leave as champions. 

U16 Men

Ontario 17 - 12 BCII (Bronze Medal Game)
BC 26 - 0 Alberta (Cup Final)
Newfoundland 31 - 24 New Brunswick (7th Place Game)
Quebec 17 - 10 Ontario II (Bowl Final)

British Columbia would continue their 2014 National Championship Festival dominance as they would win their third title of the day, this time thanks to the U16 Men. Despite an enthusiastic Team Alberta effort, the British Columbians proved to be too much to handle. 

Ontario would find their way onto the podium by just barely beating British Columbia's seconds team. Determined tackling kept both teams scores low despite hard running and smart offensive lines. 

U16 Women

Ontario 31 - 7 British Columbia

The U16 Women's division was entirely round-robin because there were only three teams participating. Ontario narrowly edged out British Columbia earlier in the week by a score of 19-5, which would give BC the opportunity to be champions should they win with a bonus point. In what was a beautiful game of rugby, Ontario found a way translate their efforts into points and win the designation as Canada's best U16 Women's team.