{"id":4186,"date":"2013-10-09T15:03:41","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T19:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=4186"},"modified":"2013-10-16T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T20:58:23","slug":"barbarians-cruise-in-second-round-of-mccormick-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/barbarians-cruise-in-second-round-of-mccormick-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbarians cruise in second round of McCormick Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

By John Reich<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Aurora Barbarians took on London St. George on Saturday in the second round of the McCormick Cup, Ontario\u2019s symbol of supremacy in Senior Men\u2019s rugby.<\/p>\n

Going into the game, the Aurora club worked extensively on a game plan to contain the hard running and clever kicking of London\u2019s outstanding flyhalf, Derek Daypuck, a recent performer with Canada\u2019s national team and current member of Ontario\u2019s provincial team \u2013 The Blues.<\/p>\n

The tactics proved very effective as Daypuck was held closely in check while the Barbarians took advantage of their scoring opportunities in running up a 33 -5 win to qualify for a semi-final berth in two weeks\u2019 time when they will host Stoney Creek Camels.<\/p>\n

The Barbarians scored first on a penalty kick from scrum half Bryn Davies \u2013 his first of four on the day, but fell behind 5-3 on a creative run for a try by London approximately ten minutes into the game. <\/p>\n

But that was all the scoring for London as the York Region Team responded with trys from Mike Neely, Matt Prevoe and Jesse Walker, all of which were also converted by Davies.<\/p>\n

After the game, coach Ian McLeod said, \u201c[it was] not our best effort offensively but the defence was tenacious and was exactly what we needed when facing a team we have not played in three years and came into the game after scoring 51 points a week earlier against Oakville Crusaders \u2013 widely known as a strong defensive team. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of our guys and I think this sets us up well for the next round against Stoney Creek.” <\/p>\n

Stoney Creek qualified for the semi-final with a 13-7 win over Balmy Beach. The other semi will see number 4 Markham Irish, winners over Waterloo County, at home to number 9 Brantford Harlequins, upset winners over first seed and league champions, Toronto Scottish.<\/p>\n

Aurora\u2019s second team was also a winner in the Gee Gage Cup competition, prevailing over Oakville Crusaders 27-3. They will face Markham Irish in two weeks\u2019 time in the second round of the tournament. Scoring for Aurora in the match was James Coombes, Nick Manoukas, James Hulbert and Connor Libby, each with a try. Hulbert added two converts to round out the scoring.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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