Premier Series 2009 Final Scores and Standings

The Premier Series was initiated in 1997 as a means by which the top school rugby programs could play each other on a formal basis. In 2000, the competition moved to a regional format (Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island) with all of the teams involved meeting for crossover games on a gala closing day known as ‘Super Saturday’. In 2008, the competition broadened further with schools also playing at the 2nd XV level.

At stake each year is the Derek Hyde-Lay Shield, dedicated to the memory of a man who taught and coached at Shawnigan Lake School for a period of forty-four years. His contribution to school rugby in the province is equalled by few. He was a coach committed to bringing out the best in his players in terms of development, a passion for the game, fair play and good sportsmanship.

1st XV
March 31 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 21 April 27	Ladysmith St. Michaels University St. Michaels University Shawnigan Lake Shawnigan Lake Brentwood College Brentwood College St. Michaels University Shawnigan Lake Oak Bay	34 24 12 50 34 48 47 60 50 30	Oak Bay G.P.Vanier Brentwood College Oak Bay St. Michaels University G.P. Vanier Oak Bay Ladysmith G.P. Vanier G.P. Vanier	24 12 7 6 13 10 7 3 0 19
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April 28	Brentwood College	30	Ladysmith	19
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April 30	G.P. Vanier	43	Ladysmith	0
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May 1	Shawnigan Lake	18	Brentwood College	16
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May 2	St. Michaels University	48	Oak Bay	15
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May 5	Shawnigan Lake	20	Ladysmith	0
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2nd XV
March 31 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 21	Oak Bay G. P. Vanier Brentwood College Shawnigan Lake G.P. Vanier Brentwood College Shawnigan Lake Brentwood College Cowichan Shawnigan Lake	22 17 21 22 27 24 29 20 19 36	Cowichan St. Michaels University St. Michaels University Oak Bay Cowichan G.P. Vanier St. Michaels University Oak Bay St. Michaels University G.P. Vanier	12 15 0 14 10 12 5 20 14 0
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April 27	Oak Bay	21	G.P. Vanier	17
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April 28	Brentwood College	27	Cowichan	19
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May 1	Shawnigan Lake	29	Brentwood College	22
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May 2	Oak Bay	29	St. Michaels University	10
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May 5	Cowichan	25	Shawnigan Lake	19
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Final Standing

1^st XV		2^nd XV
Shawnigan Lake	24	Shawnigan Lake	21
St. Michaels University	19	Brentwood College	18
Brentwood College	16	Oak Bay	16
Oak Bay	6	G.P.Vanier	10
G.P.Vanier	5	Cowichan	8
Ladysmith	5	St. Michaels University	2

Congratulations to

Shawnigan
Lake, Premier Series 2009 (Island Division) champions at both the 1st XV and 2nd XV levels and winners of the Derek Hyde-Lay Memorial Shield.