Sept. 11 vs Concordia

The Bishop’s men’s rugby team took to Coulter Field for their highly anticipated home opener against the Stingers. The stadium was packed on Sunday afternoon as Captain, Jack Shaw, helped the Gaiters take the lead by scoring a try in the first minute of the game. 

Sophomore, Marshall Mather, scored the second try towards the end of the first half, giving the Gaiters a significant lead. Early in the second half of the game, Jack Shaw impressed the excited crowd by scoring another try.

Rookie Owen McDonnell was a significant help in leading the Gaiters throughout the game. To wrap it all up, Finley Macdonald scored a try for a victorious 33-17 win.

Sept. 16 @ Sherbrooke

The team then travelled the short distance to play against the local Université de Sherbrooke team.

The Gaiters had an outstanding game with seven players scoring a try. Kyle Corrigan was on fire, scoring three tries while Axel Montogomery got five conversion kicks.

The Gaiters happily walked away with a terrific 63-7 win and are now preparing for their next away game against the University of Ottawa on Sept. 24.

After that, they will be kicking off Bishop’s homecoming weekend by hosting the École de Technologie Supérieure on Sept. 30 on Coulter Field at 8 p.m.