It's Burnaby Lake against the rest in premier B.C. Rugby finals this weekend.
The women's premier XV and the men's Division 1 sides both joined the men's premier team in the championship finals this Saturday with solid wins in their respective divisions.
The Burnaby women advanced to their fourth consecutive provincial final following a 32-15 victory over rival United Rugby Club in a semifinal clash at home on Saturday.
Burnaby Lake's men's second team also moved on, doubling James Bay Athletic Club 29-14 in the Div. 1 semi.
"You have to give credit to our forwards. United's strength is in their backs and they couldn't get enough possession to make anything happen," Burnaby Lake head coach Walt Brandl said in a B.C. Rugby press release. "We stuck to our game plan."
Burnaby trailed 10-5 at the interval on a first-half try from winger Ciara Malone, with her first of a pair of five-pointers.
United's Jenn Cousineau gave the visitors the first-half advantage, scoring the first of three tries for United.
But Burnaby took back the momentum in the second half with three straight scores from Nancy Radman, Laura Harmse and fullback Emily Young, on a long 50-metre run, to put Burnaby Lake ahead 27-10.
With the win, Burnaby Lake will advance to to the Gordan Harris Memorial Cup final for a fourth straight season against Vancouver Island's Velox.
Burnaby holds the advantage in the finals, winning the cup last season and in 2011, while Velox took the B.C. title in 2012.
The two teams will square off in the premier women's final at Klahanie Park at noon on Saturday, May 10.
Last week, the Burnaby Lake men earned a berth into the provincial premier final against James Bay following a 30-17 win over Capilano in the semifinals.
The Div. 1 Burnaby men will meet the University of Victoria Norsemen in a repeat of last season's final. UVic defeated the Burnaby second team 35-25 in the 2013 Ceili's Cup final.
