Today’s tripleheader at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club kicks off at 1 p.m. when the winless St. Albert premier women’s team tackles the second-place Lep/Tigers.
Last month the Lep/Tigers (3-1-1) downed St. Albert 57-0 in harsh weather conditions at Ellerslie Rugby Park. In the second half the women’s first 15 gave up only one try. They are averaging 77 points against while scoring 18 points overall in five losses.
The men’s Alberta Cup match between fourth-place St. Albert (3-1) and the fifth-place Red Deer Titans (3-3) goes at 3 p.m.
At 5 p.m. fourth-place St. Albert (3-3) and the sixth-place Norwesters (1-4-1) hook up in the men’s second division. The seconds are coming off their third-straight come-from-behind victory and are two points out of second spot in the Edmonton Rugby Union.
Also scheduled today is the men’s third division match between ninth-place St. Albert (1-5) and the fifth-place Clansmen (3-2) at 1 p.m. at Airways Park.
Meanwhile, in the women’s second division, winless St. Albert was shut out 80-0 by the Pirates (3-3) Wednesday at the Pirates Rugby Club. St. Albert’s line-up included strong high school representation, with four players from the Bellerose Bulldogs and a pair from the Paul Kane Blues. Brooke Meunier of the Bulldogs was player of the game and Kristen Porter of the Blues showed promise in her women’s debut. Sabrina Kelly of the Blues also made an appearance and she will see playing time today with the premier team.
The women’s second 15 has averaged 64.8 points against in five losses while only scoring two converted tries all season.
The Alberta Age Class Provincial Championships are underway at Fowler Athletic Park for 580 athletes.
The host St. Albert Track and Field Club is represented by 60 athletes in the peewee, bantam, midgets and youth divisions.
Athletes from the Northwest Territories and Manitoba are also participating.
The two-day event is also the selection meet for the Legion Canadian Youth Athletics Championships and Midget Western Championships.
Admission to Fowler park is free.
The meet schedule is available at www.stalberttrackandfieldclub.com
This weekend at Riel Park the St. Albert Soccer Association hosts its annual Tournament of Champions, plus a Mini World Cup.
The St. Albert community league teams in U12 boys and girls and U14 girls compete for medals in the season wind-up.
At the same time, St. Albert teams in U14 boys, U16 boys and girls and U18 girls in the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association will play exhibition games against other St. Albert squads.
On Sunday, the St. Albert U10 development teams will compete in the Mini World Cup. Players go three versus three or four versus four wearing T-shirts representing countries in the World Cup.
For more information, visit www.stalbertsoccer.com.
