THE West Vancouver Highlanders led a trio of North Shore teams with a fifth place finish at the AAA rugby provincial championships held last weekend in Abbotsford.
West Van, ranked seventh coming in, defeated No. 10 G.P. Vanier 39-7 to open the tournament before falling 275 to the eventual champions from Shawnigan Lake. They bounced back with a pair of wins over Robert Bateman and Kelowna to lock up fifth spot with a 3-1 record.
West Van's Johnny Franklin was named to the Commissioner's 15 tournament all-star team.
Argyle finished 10th at the tournament, dropping their final match 36-10 to Semiahmoo to end with a 2-2 record. Carson Graham rounded out the North Shore contingent with a 13th-place showing, defeating Cowichan in their final game to also end with a 2-2 record.
Argyle's Kevin Labou and Carson's Acie Moore were named as their teams' representatives on the Commissioner's 15 team.
