It was a classic all-Island match-up as the Oak Bay Barbs toppled the defending champion Shawnigan Lake School Stags 24-13 in the B.C. boys’ high school Quad-A rugby championship game at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford.
Oak Bay won its first B.C. championship since 2003. The powerhouse Shawnigan Lake School program had won eight of the past nine provincial championships.
Grade 11 fly-half Jack Carson, part of the Barbs’ deep roster that includes his cousin and Grade 12 standout Nick Carson, got Oak Bay off to a quick start in Friday night’s game, scoring the first two tries.
Oak Bay, captained by Tom Abercrombie, led 17-5 at the half.
It was a reprise of the Island final, won 20-15 by coach Pete Atkinson’s Barbs over Tim Murdy’s Stags.
