St. Albert’s undefeated U17 and U19 men’s rugby teams scrum down tonight in the Edmonton Rugby Union.
The U17 match against the Nor’Westers (1-4) kicks off at 7 p.m. at Ellerslie Rugby Park.
The U17s improved to 6-0 in Saturday’s 32-5 victory over the winless Edson Axmen at Ellerslie.
Drew Grant ran in five tries and Austen McDonald scored one try and kicked a conversion against a gritty Edson side that needed some players from St. Albert to field a full side.
Last year the U17s finished 4-4 after losing the ERU final 24-3 to the Nor’Westers.
Earlier this season the U17s thumped the Nor’Westers 58-15.
At 8 p.m. the U19s tackle the Clansmen Blue (3-0) at Airways Park.
The U19s are 4-0 after going 5-1-1 last year, including the 29-14 loss to the Clan B team in the ERU final.
Meanwhile, the St. Albert ladies were 2-2 in the U17-U19 division prior to Tuesday’s contest against the Clanswomen (3-3). The score was unavailable at press time.
The St. Albert Stars finished their inaugural Alberta Football League regular season tied for third place at 3-3 after Sunday’s 17-12 loss to the undefeated Calgary Gators.
The defensive battle was a nail-bitter that went down to the wire in Calgary.
In the opening playoff round the Stars play the Lloydminster Vandals (1-5) Saturday at Clarke Park. Kickoff time was unavailable at press time.
In league play the Stars crushed the 2012 AFL and national champion Vandals 79-3.
The deadline for online registrations for the 24th annual St. Albert Triathlon is Aug. 5.
Visit www.starrt.com to enter the Aug. 11 event at Fountain Park Recreation Centre.
As of Monday, 142 competitors had registered for the sprint distance (750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and five-km run) and try-a-tri (250m swim, 10-km bike and 2.5-km run). Relay teams can also participate.
The triathlon starts at 7 a.m. and the awards ceremony is approximately 11 a.m.
Last year’s winner was Kris Loshack of the Edmonton Triathlon Academy in 56 minutes and 13 seconds.
Chantell Widney, and elite-level racer from Edmonton, was the fastest female at 1:00:28 for sixth place overall.
The St. Albert Road Runners and Triathlon Club is hosting the Triathlon Alberta-sanctioned race.
