The Capilano Rugby Club's elite men's team lost their semifinal matchup against their over-the-bridge rivals from Burnaby Lake Rugby Club Saturday, bringing an end to their 2013-14 campaign.
The Caps, ranked fourth heading into the playoffs, still hold the distinction as the only team to knock off No. 1-seeded Burnaby Lake this season - they beat them back in November - but couldn't muster a repeat performance Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, losing 30-17.
Burnaby jumped out to a 15-0 lead on tries from Cole McQueen and Admir Cejvanovic and a penalty from Geoff Ryan, before Capilano rallied back to make it 18-12 at halftime.
Substitute Matt Alexander scored for Burnaby in the second half and Cejvanovic added his second of the day to push the lead to 30-12.
Capilano again fought back with a fantastic try from Gareth Dyer on a long kickoff return making the score 30-17, but that's how it would end up.
The same two teams met two weeks earlier at Capilano's Klahanie Park with Burnaby claiming a 25-19 victory.
On the other side of the playoffs, second-seeded James Bay topped Castaway Wanderers 16-13 in a tight, all-Island battle to set up a rematch of the 2013 premier league final. James Bay beat Burnaby 18-10 to claim the Rounsefell Cup last year. Burnaby has never won the provincial premier title. They'll get their next shot at claiming the Cup on Saturday, May 10 at Klahanie Park, 4 p. m. kickoff.
Capilano is still alive in men's first division action.
The No. 2-ranked Caps will host the third-seeded UVic Norsemen in a playoff semifinal this Saturday starting at 2: 45 p. m. at Klahanie. The first division final is scheduled for May 10 at 2 p. m., also at Klahanie.
On the women's side fourth-seeded Capilano will travel to Victoria to take on the No. 1-ranked Velox Valkyries at Velox RFC in an Adidas Women's Premiership semifinal matchup Saturday starting at 1 p. m.
In men's third division action Capilano's Tier A team won their quarterfinal matchup against Scribes RFC Saturday 42-3 to advance to the provincial semifinals. The Caps will host Kelowna this Saturday starting at 11: 30 a. m. at Klahanie.
At the third division, Tier B level, Capilano also came away with a quarterfinal win Saturday, topping the Brit Lions 36-3. They'll host the Velox Valhallians Saturday at Klahanie, kickoff at 1 p. m.
