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OAK BAYNEWS Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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Oak Bay loses battle for the boot Annual Boot Game draws hundreds of rugby fans Arnold Lim News staff
Oak Bay High gave St. Michaels University School the boot, but it wasn’t the outcome they were looking for. Despite a hearty effort in the final 10 minutes, Oak Bay High’s senior boys rugby team fell to SMUS in the 20th annual Boot Game. The team was unable to complete a comeback, falling 23-14 in front of vibrant crowd under the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium lights. “I think it was a matter of who could impose which team’s will in the game,” said Oak Bay coach Gary Johnston. “Today they imposed their will on us. Credit to SMUS for playing the game the way they wanted it.” Johnston, who helped kickstart the boot game 20 years ago with an actual bronzed boot from Canadian rugby standout Gareth Rees, saw his squad take the loss and tip the competitive series 10-9-1 in SMUS’s favour in front of hundreds of PlEASE SEE: There’s always next year, Page A12
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St. Michaels University School’s Mitch Newman gets dragged to the turf by Oak Bay Barbarian Braonain Masterton in the Boot Game at Centennial Stadium where Oak Bay fell to SMUS by a score of 23-14.
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