Several North Shore players were in the mix as two provincial teams scored championship wins at the prestigious Las Vegas International Sevens rugby tournament held Feb. 12-14.
Rockridge student Mitchell Cameron, West Vancouver secondary's Liam Mahon, and Collingwood's Ryan Gray and Elias Ergas all suited up for the provincial U18 boys team that won the U19 Elite division at the tournament.
Approximately 10,000 fans packed into Sam Boyd Stadium to see Team BC take on the High School All Americans in the U19 final. B.C. raced to a 17-0 lead at halftime and kept the pressure on in the second half, running away with a 31-5 win. Cameron scored a pair of tries in the final while Ergas added another.
Team B.C. also took top spot in the U16 boys division with Sutherland's Henry Davitt and Sentinel's Jake Scott hitting the pitch. Scott provided the thrilling game-winning try on a high-stepping run in a tight 12-7 championship win over Atlantis, an Eastern American all-star team.
All of the North Shore players are members of the Capilano Rugby Club.