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Kuzi makes 'em woozy as Redmen ruggers swamp Sherbrooke

Published: 18 September 2011

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SHERBROOKE - Kuzivakwashe Murwira, a chemical engineering sophomore from Zimbabwe, scored three tries as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ swamped Sherbrooke 50-5 in men's university rugby, Sunday.

The victory improved the Redmen record to 2-0 on the season and ran their win streak against Quebec league opponents to four, including two playoff victories last season.

±«ÓãÖ±²¥, which led 33-0 at halftime, also had a two-try performance from Quentin Prader, a freshman centre from England. Other Redmen tries were scored by Trevor Clarke of West Vancouver, B.C., Eduardo Rossi, a nativer of England and Ottawa native Joshua Balloch, the twin brother of Gideon Balloch, who contributed four conversions.

Rounding out the scoring for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ was Cameron Perrin, a sophomore from Vancouver, B.C., who converted the final try.

Cedric Fabi spoiled ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s shutout bid, scoring an unconverted try with about 10 minutes remaining in the match.

"We executed very well in the first half," said ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ head coach Craig Beemer."We had great leadership from Alex Sunell, our captain, and our top 15 performed very well on all of their assignments.

"Sherbrooke picked up the tempo in the second half but we bounced back well and adjusted. I was very pleased with our effort, considering that it was only our second game."

Sherbrooke is 0-2 and will play at Bishop's next weekend. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ will host their cross-town rival Concordia Stingers (1-0-1) in their next game, schedued for Sept. 25 at Molson Stadium (1 p.m.).

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SCORING SUMMARY

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FIRST HALF:

1. MCG: Quentin Pradere TRY (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 5:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 7, Sherbrooke 0)

2. MCG: Kuzivakwashe Murwira (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 12:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 14, Sherbrooke 0)

3. MCG: Quentin Pradere (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 22:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 21, Sherbrooke 0)

4. MCG: Trevor Clarke (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 30:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 28, Sherbrooke 0)

5. MCG: Kuzivakwashe Murwira (convert MISSED by Gideon Balloch), 40:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 33, Sherbrooke 0)

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SECOND HALF:

6. MCG: Kuzivakwashe Murwira (convert MISSED by Joshua Balloch), 55:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 38, Sherbrooke 0)

7. MCG: Eduardo Rossi (convert MADE by Cameron Perrin), 60:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 45, Sherbrooke 0)

8. SHERB: Cedric Fabi (convert MISSED by unknown), 70:00, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 45, Sherbrooke 5)

9. MCG: Joshua Balloch (convert MISSED by Cameron Perrin), 80+, (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 50, Sherbrooke 5)

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