Warriors men's rugby were outplayed Saturday afternoon against the RMC Paladins and eventually lost the match 38-10. Kyle Kraemer (St. Clements) had the lone try for the Warriors while Sang Joon (Jason) Park (Mississauga) scored a convert and a penalty goal in the lopsided loss. Waterloo wraps up their season next Sunday on the road against the Queen's Gaels.
 
Field conditions were a small factor in this match which led to more-than-average number of turnovers and shorter runs. RMC opened the scoring in the 9^th minute when they made a powerful run on the outside of the pitch to score a try and make the score 5-0 after the convert was missed.
 
Waterloo would not waste any time getting back at the game when the Warriors made strong runs before being awarded a penalty on the 25 yard line. Park split the uprights and brought the score to 5-3.
 
The black and gold's defence would stand strong on an RMC surge, but would eventually be penetrated when Morgan Holdway punched in for the Paladins second try of the game. After a successful convert, the score was 12-3.
 
Waterloo's offensive powerhouse Kraemer would make a dominant run through the RMC back line to give the Warriors their first major of the game. Park would hit the convert and the score would be narrowed to 12-10.

That was the last offence the Warriors would see as RMC went on a commanding run, scoring 26 unanswered points. The Paladins' Jackson Severin made a few fake moves before scoring his first try of the game to go to 17-10. The convert was made and RMC went into the break with a 19-10 lead.
 
The Paladins would not let up on their relentless offence in the second half when #22 made a strong run leading to a try/convert which pushed the score to 26-10. Two more tries and a convert would be counted for RMC before finalizing the match with a 38-10 victory over the Warriors.
 
RMC received tries from Aaron Barry, Maxwell Williams, Morgan Holdway (2), Thomas Rosenkranz, and Jackson Severin, while Matthew Courtney had 4 successful converts.

The squad will travel to Queen's University next Saturday for a 1pm start. This will be the Warriors final game of the regular season.