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Redmen ruggers score 40 unanswered points, smother Sherbrooke in semifinal

Published: 28 October 2011

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(Nicolas Lefrancois-Santo tallied two tries in playoff win over Sherbrooke. photo by Derek Drummond)

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MONTREAL - Gideon Balloch of Ottawa, scored 13 points and Nicolas Lefrancois-Santo of St. Lambert, Que., added 10 points on a pair of tries as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ smothered Sherbrooke 43-5 in a RSEQ university men's rugby semifinal playoff at Molson Stadium, Friday.

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The Redmen improved their lifetime record against Sherbrooke to 34-1 overall and it was the ninth straight victory for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, the division champs, who will now host Concordia in the league championship game on Sunday, Nov. 6. The Stingers, who finished third, advanced after upsetting second-place Bishop's 13-10 at Coulter Field in Lennoxville, Que.

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The Redmen also got tries from Keelan Chapman from Beijing, Joshua Blair of Franklin Centre, Que., Devon Howard of Toronto and Quentin Pradere, a native of London, England.

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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ took an early 3-0 lead on a penalty goal by Balloch but fell behind 5-3 after a try by Louis-Philippe Dauphin of Joliette, Que., in the seventh minute of play. The Redmen then scored 40 unanswered points en route to their 25th straight win over the Vert & Or.

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Despite the lopsided score, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ struggled in the opening half and took a slim 10-5 lead into the intermission.

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"We had trouble retaining possession because of handling errors and lack of physicality around the breakdown," said Balloch, who added five conversions. "But we rebounded after a powerful run by Keelan Chapman to touch down to put us ahead 10-5 and came out in the second half with renewed energy and creativity.

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"We had two sparkplugs who ignited us today -- Nic Santo came off the bench and stunned Sherbrooke with two dashing tries and (my twin brother) Joshua orchestrated a second-half rampage with his creative play-making and precise kicking game. ÌýHe assisted on two tries, and organized us as we left a sub-par first half to score five tries in the second half."

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SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST HALF:

1.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Gideon Balloch PENALTY GOAL, 5:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 3-0)

2.ÌýÌýÌý Sherbrooke: Louis-Philippe Dauphin TRY (conversion missed), 7:00 (Sherbrooke 5-3)

3.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Keelan Chapman (conversion by Gideon Balloch), 15:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 10-5)

SECOND HALF:

4.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Quentin Pradere TRY (conversion missed), 55:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 15-5)

5.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Nicolas Lefrancois-Santo TRY (conversion by Gideon Balloch), 50:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 22-5)

6.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Nicolas Lefrancois-Santo TRY (conversion by Gideon Balloch), 60:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 29-5)

7.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Joshua Blair TRY (conversion by Gideon Balloch), 72:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 36-5)

8.ÌýÌýÌý ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Devon Howard TRY (conversion by Gideon Balloch), 80:00 (±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 43-5)

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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012

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NAME TEAM TRIES Converts Drop Goals
Pen.Goals PTS
Balloch, Gideon ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 5 1 0 13
Lefrançois-Santo, Nicolas ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2 0 0 0 10
Blair, Joshua ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1 0 0 0 5
Chapman, Keelan ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1 0 0 0 5
Howard, Devon ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1 0 0 0 5
Pradere, Quentin ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1 0 0 0 5
Albers, Stephen ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Balloch, Joshua ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Ben-Shach, Nitai ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Bourdeau, Michael ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Carvalho-Campos, Ian ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Charlton, Nicolas ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Clarke, Trevor ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Friesen, Trevor ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Gallacher, Colin ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Kirkman-Gagnon, Thomas ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Lee, Jong-Wook ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Levin, Daniel ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Mackenzie, Roderick ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Minz, Jonathan ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Perrin, Cameron ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Skulsky, Sam ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Stephens, Andrew ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Sunell, Alexander ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0
Webster, Marc ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 0 0 0 0

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Nom ɱç³Ü¾±±è±ð Essai Converti Drop ±Êé²Ô²¹±ô¾±³Ùé PTS
Dauphin, Louis-Philippe Sherbrooke 1 0 0 0 5
Arguin, Gabriel Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Chiasson, Nicola Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Cochet, Antoine Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Coulombe, Patrice Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Dodde, Alexandre Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Dumas, Mathieu Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Duquette, Ludovic Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Fabi-Tétrault, Cédric Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Floquet, Jimmy Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Grondin, Sébastien Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Jobin, Olivier Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Karahasanovic, Adnan Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Lescal, Damien Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Lespérance, Mathieu Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Maignan, Simon Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Mailhot, Yanick Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Moronvalle, Quentin Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Picard, Émile Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Rainville, Julien Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Roy, Olivier Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0
Samoisette-Fournier, Georges Sherbrooke 0 0 0 0 0

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