Rugby fans are in for a quadruple-header festival this Saturday, with Burnaby Lake bringing four of their sides to face off against their Capilano RFC counterparts at Klahanie Field.

First up at 11:30 a.m. will be the premier women's teams. This is the first game of the season for the Caps women, starting their campaign to repeat as provincial champions.

The Div. 3 men play next, followed by the Div. 1 men at 1 p.m., who will be out to build on their 2-0 record so far this spring.

"We're a good mix of youth and experienced guys," said Chris Robinson, a club captain and Div. 1 skipper. "We have a lot of local guys and we've all been together for a long time. Pretty much everyone on our team is from the North Shore."

But despite seeing off the highly regarding Castaway Wanderers 31-12 and the Bayside Sharks 33-19 the following weekend, Robinson says Capilano isn't yet firing on all cylinders.

"I'd admit we haven't been playing our best yet, but it's slowly coming together and we're 2-0," he said. "You can't argue with wins. We're getting used to playing with everyone and our defence needs some work -- maybe a little miscommunication -- and our first-up tackling hasn't been quite what we want yet, but it's getting there."

Robinson singled out returning UBC flanker Nick Daniels for powerful running and big tackles, and also 18-year-old James Finlay.

"He's like an 18-year-old kid who's been leading the team on defence. He's been the one exception (among young players). He plays tough, really tough for a fairly little guy. He's fun to watch, that guy."

Perhaps the most suspense in the afternoon will come from the premier men's contest at 2:45 p.m. Capilano is currently holding down the fourth and final spot to advance out of their pool into Tier 1 with a 1-1 record, but right behind them, in fifth spot, is Burnaby Lake. So expect a motivated visiting side to bring the battle to the young Capilano squad.

"This is a big game for them," said Robinson, who is an alternate for the premier team. "They desperately need a win. They're going to be hungry and they did well in the fall season, better than we did, and I don't think their results have really reflected their play so far."

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