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Balloch boosts 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ ruggers to Covo Cup conquest over Crimson

Published: 27 March 2010

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(PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB)

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Gideon Balloch of Ottawa, scored a game-high 14 points as the visiting 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Redmen rugby team doubled Harvard 34-17 to capture the Covo Cup at Cumnock Field on the campus of Harvard University, Saturday.

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Balloch, a 6-foot, 185-pound mechanical engineering junior, scored one try and added a penalty kick to go along with three conversions as 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ captured the Covo Cup over the Crimson Red for the 17th time in 30 confrontations. The Cup, which was initiated in 1974 to mark the centennial of the first meeting between the two storied clubs in 1874, is named in memory of the late Peter Covo, a former multi-sport athlete at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ, who went on to become a professor and rugby coach at the University.

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Fly-half Mathieu Sidoti, a third-year civil engineering major from Beijing, tallied two tries for the Redmen.

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Rounding out the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ scoring with one try apiece was junior Mike Davis, a 6-foot-3, 212-pound winger from Mississauga, Ont., and senior Kyle Buckley, a speedy fly-half from Richmond Hill, Ont.

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McGILL SCORING HIGHLIGHTS

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ 34, Harvard 17

(Covo Cup @ Cumnock Field IV, Cambridge, Mass)

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Gideon Balloch (1 try; 1 penalty kick, 3 conversions; 14 pts)

Mathieu Sidoti (2 tries; 10 pts)

Mike Davis (1 try; 5 pts)

Kyle Buckley (1 try; 5 pts)

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McGILL-HARVARD COVO CUP CHAMPIONS:

1974: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 6-3

1975: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 13-12

1976: Harvard won 27-0

1977: Harvard won 24-10

1978: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 12-8

1979: Harvard won 19-0

1980: Harvard won 27-9

1981: Harvard won (score unavailable)

1982: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 15-3

1983: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 8-0

1984: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 28-7

1985: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 21-0

1986: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 49-3

1987: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 22-14

1988: Harvard won 9-7

1989: Harvard won (score unavailable)

1990: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 35-0

1991: Harvard won 16-9

1992: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 14-8

1993: Harvard won 14-9

1994: Harvard won 9-7

1995: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 30-7

1996: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 32-25

1997: Harvard won 17-14

1998: (not available)

1999: (no game)

2000: (no game)

2001: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 45-7

2002: Harvard won 17-0

2003: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 37-0

2004: (no game)

2005: (no game)

2006: (no game)

2007: Harvard won 22-7

2008: (no game)

2010: 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ won 34-17

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

Athletics & Recreation

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ

514-398-7012 (Tel.)

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