{"id":18138,"date":"2017-08-23T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T16:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18138"},"modified":"2017-08-23T12:15:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T16:15:26","slug":"barbarians-fall-in-owl-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/barbarians-fall-in-owl-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbarians fall in OWL final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Saracens earned their revenge one year in the making on the Aurora Barbarians Saturday in the Ontario Women\u2019s League rugby championship.<br \/>\nA streak of two straight Aurora OWL championships was snapped at Fletcher\u2019s Field when the Saracens defeated the Barbarians 44 \u2013 26 to claim the provincial title, the third time in three years the teams have clashed in the final.<br \/>\nIt was the cherry on the top of a perfect season for the Saracens, who opened the match with a quick penalty conversion just a few minutes in. They took a 10 \u2013 0 lead on a converted try in the twelfth minute, doubling their lead just ten minutes later.<br \/>\nAurora began to mount a comeback with a pair of tries to bring the deficit back to six points, before a flurry of Toronto scores made it a 37 \u2013 14 game heading into the half.<br \/>\nToronto held onto the lead until the final whistle.<br \/>\nThe women reached the finals after a 27 \u2013 19 win over the Toronto Scottish at Fletcher\u2019s Field last weekend.<br \/>\nAurora was also pitted against the Saracens in the OWL 2 championship, pitting the secondary squads against each other on the same day. A back-and-forth effort had the teams score a try each early on, before a late Saracens try game them a 14 \u2013 7 lead at the half.<br \/>\nBoth sides swapped a few more scores in the final forty minutes, though Aurora could not make up the deficit and fell by a score of 24 \u2013 12.<br \/>\nThe men\u2019s sides continue their regular season with a visit to Lindsay RFC this Saturday.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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