Grizzlies Fall to Lords in Gold Medal Rematch

OSHAWA, ON – The Durham Lords defeated the Georgian Grizzlies 45-14 in a rematch of last year’s OCAA men’s rugby championship game.

Georgian jumped out to an early 9-8 lead behind three penalty kicks from Kade Rennie (Collingwood, ON), but Durham responded with two scores and went into half-time with a 20-9 lead.

Durham came out strong in the strong half, scoring three tries before the Grizzlies responded when Nick O’Brien (Alcona, ON) scored his first career try.

The Grizzlies drop to 1-1 on the season and will host the Algonquin Wolves on Saturday, September 30^th at J.C. Massie field. Kick-off is set for 1:00 p.m.