Rugby 7s: UBC goes 3-0 on Day One of Victoria Stop

Recap by Victoria Vikes Sports Information

Victoria, B.C. – University of Victoria’s Wallace Field welcomed six teams from around Canada West for the second stop of the Rugby 7s series, with day one action beginning on Saturday.

UBC jumped out to a 3-0 start after day one for the second-straight tournament, followed by Victoria, Lethbridge, and Trinity Western each posting 2-1 marks on the first day of action.

“I thought our game today was awesome, we talked about playing as a team,” noted Thunderbirds head coach Darcy Patterson on her team’s performance. “It was great to see the teams come at it with intensity. It’s always great competition.”

The Thunderbirds’ Skye Farish and Trinity Western’s Ava Van Santen led the day’s try-scoring efforts, each tallying four. Both recorded a hat trick of tries, with Farish scoring three against Calgary while Van Santen scored three tries against Alberta. The Pronghorns’ Kayleigh Noel led all players in converts scored on day one with five, all coming against the Pandas.

UBC continued its win streak over the first three games of the Victoria 7s stop, opening with a 40-5 win over Lethbridge followed by a 34-7 victory over Trinity Western. The ‘Birds handed hosts Victoria their lone loss of the day, securing a 17-5 win in the final match of day one.

Lethbridge recorded its first wins of the 2025 season on day one. After defeating Alberta, 35-19, to claim their first win of the year, a back-and-forth contest with Calgary was pushed in favour of the Pronghorns on a try from Sydney McDonald as time expired to give the Pronghorns their second win of the day, 15-14.

Trinity Western continued its strong season on day one, using tries from Van Santen and Danika Dool to claim a 10-5 win over Lethbridge, and had five different players register points in a 35-7 win over Alberta. The Spartans’ lone loss of the day came to the host Vikes, 36-12.

All teams will cap off group play tomorrow, with the Dinos and Spartans opening the second day of action at 11 a.m. PT. The final set of games will begin at 1:45 p.m. PT at Wallace Field.

RUGBY 7s TOURNAMENT #2 STANDINGS – DAY 1

* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points

ROUND 1

Game 1: Trinity Western (10) vs Lethbridge (5)

Scoring Summary:

TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 5-0 TWU

HALF

TWU try - #3 Danika Dool (convert missed) 10-0 TWU

LET try - #10 Zina Umeh (convert missed) 10-5 TWU

Game 2: UBC (36) vs Alberta (7)

Scoring Summary:

UBC try - #1 Kiki Idowu (convert #14 Brooke Roddham) 7-0 UBC

UBC try - #3 Rachel Smith (convert missed) 12-0 UBC

UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert #14 Brooke Roddham) 19-0 UBC

HALF

UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 24-0 UBC

UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 31-0 UBC

ALB try - #11 Emerson Hanrahan (convert #12 Kate Alcock) 31-7 UBC

UBC try - #8 Mary Seiker (convert missed) 36-7 UBC

Game 3: Victoria (41) vs Calgary (5)

Scoring Summary:

VIC try - #4 Ella O’Regan (convert #6 Vanessa Chiappetta) 7-0 VIC

VIC try - #8 Emily Findlay (convert missed) 12-0 VIC

VIC try - #6 Vanessa Chiappetta (convert missed) 17-0 VIC

VIC try - #12 Larah Wright (convert #6 Vanessa Chiappetta) 24-0 VIC

HALF

VIC try - #12 Larah Wright (convert missed) 29-0 VIC

CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 29-5 VIC

VIC try - #14 Ivy Poetker (convert #13 Elle Douglas) 36-5 VIC

VIC try - #3 Regan Casey (convert missed) 41-5 VIC

ROUND 2

Game 4: Lethbridge (35) vs Alberta (19)

Scoring Summary:

LET try - #6 Rebecca Powell (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 7-0 LET

LET try - #3 Mackenzie Hutten (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 14-0 LET

LET try - #11 Sydney McDonald (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 21-0 LET

HALF

ALB try - #15 Riley Reid (convert missed) 21-5 LET

LET try - #5 Molly Aellen (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 28-5 LET

LET try - #4 Jorja Salmon (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 35-5 LET

ALB try – #13 Halle Walters (convert #12 Kate Alcock) 35-12 LET

ALB try - #19 Shaely Moodie (convert #12 Kate Alcock) 35-19 LET

Game 5: UBC (36) vs Calgary (7)

Scoring Summary:

UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 5-0 UBC

UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 10-0 UBC

UBC try - #10 Tia Jordo (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 17-0 UBC

UBC try - #2 Jordan McLeod (convert missed) 22-0 UBC

HALF

UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 29-0 UBC

UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 36-0 UBC

CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 36-7 UBC

Game 6: Victoria (36) vs Trinity Western (12)

Scoring Summary:

VIC try - #12 Larah Wright (convert missed) 5-0 VIC

TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 7-5 TWU

VIC try - #9 Justine Blatt-Janmaat (convert missed) 10-7 VIC

TWU try - #3 Danika Dool (convert missed) 12-10 TWU

HALF

VIC try - #9 Justine Blatt-Janmaat (convert missed) 15-12 VIC

VIC try - #6 Vanessa Chiappetta (convert #10 Summer Blackmore) 22-12 VIC

VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert #10 Summer Blackmore) 29-12 VIC

VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert #10 Summer Blackmore) 36-12 VIC

ROUND 3

Game 7: Lethbridge (15) vs Calgary (14)

Scoring Summary:

LET try - #11 Sydney McDonald (convert missed) 5-0 LET

CGY try - #7 Makayla Joseph (convert #10 Macie Kitt) 7-5 CGY

HALF

LET try - #5 Molly Aellen (convert missed) 10-7 LET

CGY try - #11 Melody Kivia (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 14-10 CGY

LET try - #11 Sydney McDonald (convert missed) 15-10 LET

Game 8: Trinity Western (34), Alberta (7)

Scoring Summary:

TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 7-0 TWU

TWU try - #15 Hailey Hibbs (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 14-0 TWU

HALF

TWU try - #15 Hailey Hibbs (convert missed) 19-0 TWU

TWU try - ​ #1 Rachel Wood (convert missed) 24-0 TWU

TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 29-0 TWU

ALB try - #13 Halle Walters (convert #7 Keira Skrenek) 29-7 TWU

TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 34-7 TWU

Game 9: UBC (17) vs Victoria (5)

Scoring Summary:

UBC try - #14 Brooke Roddham (convert missed) 5-0 UBC

UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck (convert missed) 10-0 UBC

HALF

VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert missed) 10-5 UBC

UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert #7 Skye Parish) 17-5 UBC