Irish Canadian Rugby Club II's 22 - Toronto Saracens II 31
29 / 05 / 04
League

The Irish Women 2^nd XV took to the field for the first time this season and walked off with an extremely disappointing 22-31 defeat to the hands of the Toronto Saracens.  The Irish marched out to dominating 22-0 halftime lead only to see a reversal of fortune in the 2^nd half.  In a game of two different halves, the Saracens scored 5 trys and 31 unanswered points to turn the tables on the Irish who were making their debut in club colours.

Perfect execution of the game plan led to Becky Lee, Barb Lamb and Kristin Konieczny touching down in the first half.  Cheryl Morris added two conversions and a penalty goal to round out the scoring.  Unfortunately the Irish lost their structure and composure and the huge comeback by the Saracens dominated the play in the second half.

“I am extremely disappointed with the final result, especially after such a dominating first half,” commented Head Coach Koko Lozada.  “The 2^nd team is a very young and inexperienced team and sometimes it is tough for them to keep their consistency over an 80 minute game.  This is not the end of the world and we will be there at the end of the season.”

The season gets into full swing next weekend as the 1^st XV takes on Waterloo County and the 2^nd XV face the Toronto Nomads both games at Fletcher’s Fields.