Burnaby Lake Wins Rowers Invitational Sevens

Saturday June 20th marked the begining of the exciting BC Summer Sevens Series.
The Vancouver Rowing Club hosted six teams at Brocton Oval to kick off the sevens season. The day started off on a wet note, with the rain softening up the field before the tournament started. The sun came through when the Pacific Islanders and Scribes kicked off.
Then it was the Burnaby Lake Lighthouse against the Wizards.
Sanaila Dawai opened the scoring for the Lighthouse and they went on to win the game comfortably. The second game - against hot favourites Lionheart Selects, which had big sevens name in BC on their squad did not go well as the boys were left playing with only 5 players a few minutes in. This was after a little bit of 'How's Your Father' went on among the players, which resulted in one of the twins on the Team given his marching orders and the other half given a yellow for his indescretion. Needless to say the boys lost!!
They had to beat Scribes - again under controversial circumstances, to get back into the main competition. The match official(he reffed the 'RED CARD' game as well)declared Scribes had won it. Lighthouse's coach said his team won by two points and he has the Video to prove it. After calculating his scribbles, the ref said it was a tie game and they need to play 'sudden death'
Twenty seconds in, Iokimi Vunituraga, the taller and skinnier half of the Towers Twin,touched down after a receiving a well timed pass from Sanaila Dawai, who was all over the field during the tournament. This meant that they will again face the Lionheart Selects in the Finals. After what happened in Pool Play, this was a final not to be missed as the boys in black & white were eager to make ammends.
Sanaila Dawai started the scoring again and when it was all over, Lighthouse had come out on top 31-19 to take the title and a sweet revenge.
This tournament was also an opportunity for the team to show what they had been learning during the last five weeks of training. A few of them showed up and did really well: Sanaila scored a lot and often, Bruce led by example and was always encouraging the new boys. His leadership kept the boys calm under pressure. Corey Turkington gelled really well with whomever he had on the field and he can be a good leader if given the opportunity. But the find of the tournament for BLRC Lighthouse had to be AARON GODDARD. He did not play much but when he did, he took it to the opposition!! And boy did he ram those Lionhearts at will!! The try of the tournament belonged to him when he sold the biggest dummy of the day to score close to the post. To top it off.....he has a ton of KAUKAUWA
A good win for the Burnaby Lake Lighthouse and they look forward to the next one in two weeks. SFU Sevens in calling - July 4th.
K A U K A U W A!!