Grizzlies Shine At Friday Night Lights
BARRIE, ON – The Georgian Grizzlies men's rugby team picked up a hard-earned 17-12 victory over the visiting Conestoga Condors in front of over 600 fans under the lights on Friday evening at J.C. Massie Field.
Conestoga opened up the scoring at the 31-minute mark when Tarik Pacha scored to give Conestoga a 5-0 lead.
The Grizzlies responded five minutes later, when Grizzlies' Matt Turco (Stouffville, ON) scored his first of two tries on the evening to tie the game up just before the halftime whistle.
Turco's second try of the night came early in the second half to give the Grizzlies a 10-5 lead. With just under five minutes left, Georgian's Kade Rennie (Collingwood ON) added a try and convert to provide Georgian with a 17-5 advantage.
The Condors added a late score and convert, but it was not enough as Georgian's picked up the season opening victory to the delight of the capacity crowd.
Next up for the Grizzlies is a trip to Oshawa on Sunday, September 24th to take on the Durham Lords. Kick-off is set for 3:30 pm at Thompson Rugby Park.
