{"id":25183,"date":"2019-11-08T11:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=25183"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:57:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:57:03","slug":"barbarians-take-double-gold-at-provincial-under-17-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/barbarians-take-double-gold-at-provincial-under-17-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbarians take double gold at Provincial Under-17 Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fifteen months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is how long the Aurora Barbarians\nUnder-17 girls program has gone without the bitter taste of defeat, a streak\nthat spans a total of a whopping 35 games: and now, their second provincial\nchampionship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Under-17 sevens squad took to the\nfields in Barrie last weekend to compete in the sevens fall season finale at\nthe Rugby Ontario Provincial Championship, where they cruised to a gold medal\nover the Oshawa Vikings, after besting the Oakville Crusaders in the morning\nsemifinal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Played as a five-tournament weekend\nschedule through fall, it was a clean sweep for the Aurora squad: taking home\nthe top prize at the Brantford Q-Meta Cup, the Whit Sevens, the Belleville\nSevens, and the TIRF Sevens before capping off their historic season at\nprovincials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It came just months after the fifteens\nBarbs squad took home provincial gold, after posting their own 10 \u2013 0 record\nthroughout the summer program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Daniels, the head coach of both\nclubs, said \u201cexpectations were high\u201d heading into the fall sevens season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had a very strong team, with most\nhaving played provincially and a few selected for Canada U-18,\u201d said Daniels,\nmentioning the names of Chloe Daniels, Lara Jorgensen, and Eden Kilgour who all\nearned selections to Team Canada when they take on the USA in fifteens action\nin December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reese Morgan, Taylor McKnight, and\nVictoria Stanley were all named as reserves for the match as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniels praised the team\u2019s experience with\neach other as a key component to their success, with the majority competing in\nclub 15s, club 7s, Provincial 15s and 7s and RC Academy together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir ball skills, speed and game sense\nsets them apart from the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though provincially the season may be\nover, the team stampedes on against some New York competition in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boys Under-17 squad found similar\nsuccess in the provincial finale, besting the Oakville Crusaders 14 \u2013 10 to\nensure a double gold finish for the Barbarians, their first tournament victory\nof the sevens season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, 36 teams from across Ontario\ncame together to compete for the final title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank all the teams that participated in the Fall 7s Series this season,\u201d said Myles Spencer, CEO of Rugby Ontario. \u201cThe Provincial Junior Club 7s Championship was a wonderful way to wrap up the fall season. It was a fantastic display of skill and competition that showcased the future stars of Ontario rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>By Jake Courtepatte <\/strong><\/p>\n\r\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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25183&#038;t=Barbarians%20take%20double%20gold%20at%20Provincial%20Under-17%20Championship&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25183&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F11%2F2019-11-07-03.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Barbarians%20take%20double%20gold%20at%20Provincial%20Under-17%20Championship\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25183&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Barbarians%20take%20double%20gold%20at%20Provincial%20Under-17%20Championship&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25183\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen months. That is how long the Aurora Barbarians Under-17 girls program has gone without the bitter taste of defeat, a streak that spans a total of a whopping 35 games: and now, their second provincial championship. 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