While the weather was frightful, the result was delightful.
Scrum half Peni Koroi scored an early try and all the points his team would need as the Coquitlam-based United Rugby Club locked up Langley 17-0 in a BCRU Div. 1 men's contest Saturday at rain-soaked Hume Park.
Koroi's try came after winger Joe Bukalase bolted down the sideline and off-loaded him the ball, and was followed by prop Gord Alikksaar smashing his way through a would-be Langley tackler across the try line near the end of the first half.
Strong tackling by centres Orisi Vukivana and Beau Yates, along with the leadership of veteran second rows Steve Levis and Matt Campell, kept Langley off the scoreboard before Levis himself closed out the scoring with a late try.
In Div. 2 men's action, two penalty boots by Curtis Griffin weren't enough as United let a 6-0 lead escape and fell 15-6 to Langley.
Props Rob Racine and Ted Matsumoto were early standouts for United, as were captain and stand-off Rory Fralick and winger Cole Schonofer.
Strong tackling by United's Damir Maylone and Josh Collen wasn't enough to keep Langley at bay in the second half, when the visitors scored three unanswered tries.
