WATERLOO, Ont. - Two weeks since capturing an OUA silver medal and their best single-season result, Laurier's men's rugby team is ready to keep making history in Vancouver at the 2022 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship.

Hosted by UBC for the first time in the event's five-year history, this year's matches will take place at Thunderbird Stadium beginning Wednesday, November 30 through Sunday, December 4. This will be Laurier's first ever appearance in the tournament.

Along with the Golden Hawks, seven other teams will participate in the 12-game competition looking to raise the Spence McTavish Trophy, named after the UBC alum and Canadian national team rugby captain. They include the University of Victoria, UBC Thunderbirds from British Columbia, the University of Calgary, the University of Guelph, McGill University, Memorial University, and wild card entry Trinity Western University.

The team rankings for the tournament are as follows:

1. UVIC

2. Guelph

3. UBC

4. Laurier

5. McGill

6. Calgary

7. Memorial

8. TWU
 

Schedule

Laurier will open the tournament with a quarter-final match-up against the #5 McGill Redbirds. McGill enters the game as RSEQ Champions for the first time in seven years after defeating Ottawa in their conference title game.

The Redbirds are led by team captain Monty Weatherall. In seven regular season games, the flyhalf tied for the league's scoring title with 63 points. The squad also boasts the 2022 RSEQ Rookie of the Year Alexandre Laurendeau, a 6'1, 215lb winger from Ormstown, Quebec. The 21-year-old freshman scored four tries in five regular season games and added a pair of tallies, including the game-winner, in the RSEQ final. 

Gametime is 7:30 pm PST (10:30 pm EST). As the official broadcast partner of the CUMRC, all 12 matches will be available free, live, and on-demand on the Rugby Network. To watch all the action, simply visit TheRugbyNetwork.com/join and sign up for a free account.  

Laurier Alumni in the Greater Vancouver Area are invited to gather for a pre-game social at BierCraft Wesbrook at UBC. Tickets are still available for purchase online.
 

Full Schedule (all times listed as Pacific Standard Time):

Wednesday, November 30th

11:00 Quarter Final 1 - UVIC vs Trinity Western

14:00 Quarter Final 2 - Guelph vs Memorial

17:00 Quarter Final 3- UBC vs Calgary

19:30 Quarter Final 4 - Laurier vs McGill
 

Friday, December 2nd

11:00 Consolation Semi-Final 1

14:00 Consolation Semi-Final 2

17:00 Championship Semi-Final 1

19:30 Championship Semi-Final 2
 

Sunday, December 4th

 9:00 Consolation Final (7&8)

11:00 Consolation Final (5&6)

13:00 Bronze Medal Game

15:30 Gold Medal Game

Follow @WLUAthletics on Twitter and Instagram as well as our website for all tournament updates and results.