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Rugby teams crush opponents

Mike Hayakawa
Published on Jul 26, 2008

The Markham Rugby Football Club men’s firsts and seconds swept their Ontario Rugby Union matches last Saturday against Lindsay at Austin Park.

Alex Koppel booted three penalty goals and a convert and Scott Deacon added a try to lead the Markham first to a 16-12 win.

The seconds received two tries from Tony Felix and one from Ian Sapford along with a try and convert from Jimmy Leech in a 22-7 victory.

The firsts and seconds resume league play today in London.

In a women’s match, Anne Capra scored a try and convert while Ashleigh White, Rose Labreche and Michelle Eisner each had a try to lead Markham to a 22-7 win over Belleville.

The Markham women host Belleville today at Austin Park in a playoff match. Game time wasn’t available at press time.

Check out www.markhamrugbyclub.com for more information.