Junior rugby
Grade 8 and 9 squads play for the first time
It marked a moment to remember.
Many of Shawnigan's junior athletes played their first-ever competitive rugby on Thursday, as the grade 8 and 9 teams visited SMUS.
The grade 9 team came out with a 15-10 victory, while the grade 8 squad fell 25-20.
Grade 8 coach Wes Plater says that his group played exceptionally well in the narrow defeat. "It was a great first game, with lots of exciting tries."
The grade 8s returned to action with a trip to Vancouver's Collingwood School on Friday.
*Photos courtesy Margo Smith.
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