Kuzi makes 'em woozy as Redmen ruggers swamp Sherbrooke
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SHERBROOKE - Kuzivakwashe Murwira, a chemical engineering sophomore from Zimbabwe, scored three tries as McGill swamped Sherbrooke 50-5 in men's university rugby, Sunday.
The victory improved the Redmen record to 2-0 on the season and ran their win streak against Quebec league opponents to four, including two playoff victories last season.
McGill, which led 33-0 at halftime, also had a two-try performance from Quentin Prader, a freshman centre from England. Other Redmen tries were scored by Trevor Clarke of West Vancouver, B.C., Eduardo Rossi, a nativer of England and Ottawa native Joshua Balloch, the twin brother of Gideon Balloch, who contributed four conversions.
Rounding out the scoring for McGill was Cameron Perrin, a sophomore from Vancouver, B.C., who converted the final try.
Cedric Fabi spoiled McGill's shutout bid, scoring an unconverted try with about 10 minutes remaining in the match.
"We executed very well in the first half," said McGill head coach Craig Beemer."We had great leadership from Alex Sunell, our captain, and our top 15 performed very well on all of their assignments.
"Sherbrooke picked up the tempo in the second half but we bounced back well and adjusted. I was very pleased with our effort, considering that it was only our second game."
Sherbrooke is 0-2 and will play at Bishop's next weekend. McGill will host their cross-town rival Concordia Stingers (1-0-1) in their next game, schedued for Sept. 25 at Molson Stadium (1 p.m.).
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SCORING SUMMARY
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FIRST HALF:
1. MCG: Quentin Pradere TRY (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 5:00, (McGill 7, Sherbrooke 0)
2. MCG: Kuzivakwashe Murwira (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 12:00, (McGill 14, Sherbrooke 0)
3. MCG: Quentin Pradere (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 22:00, (McGill 21, Sherbrooke 0)
4. MCG: Trevor Clarke (convert MADE by Gideon Balloch), 30:00, (McGill 28, Sherbrooke 0)
5. MCG: Kuzivakwashe Murwira (convert MISSED by Gideon Balloch), 40:00, (McGill 33, Sherbrooke 0)
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SECOND HALF:
6. MCG: Kuzivakwashe Murwira (convert MISSED by Joshua Balloch), 55:00, (McGill 38, Sherbrooke 0)
7. MCG: Eduardo Rossi (convert MADE by Cameron Perrin), 60:00, (McGill 45, Sherbrooke 0)
8. SHERB: Cedric Fabi (convert MISSED by unknown), 70:00, (McGill 45, Sherbrooke 5)
9. MCG: Joshua Balloch (convert MISSED by Cameron Perrin), 80+, (McGill 50, Sherbrooke 5)
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