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Gryphons defeat Blues to earn playoff spot


Oct. 23: Guelph 24 - Toronto 10 
  TORONTO - The men's rugby team defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 24-10 on Saturday at Toronto's Scarborough Campus.

With the win the Gryphons finish their 2010 regular season campaign with a 3-4-1 record and in sixth and earn a spot in the post season.

In the contest, the Gryphons took an early 10-0 lead but the Blues battled back with a try and a penalty goal and convert to tie the game 10-10 at the half. Toronto struggled to capitalize early in the second half and Guelph finally took advantage, scoring two tries in the final 20 minutes to earn the 14-point victory.

Thomas Sobotka led the Gryphons with one try and two converts, while Nathan Lippert, Robin White, and Mark Dinsmore scored a try each in the win.

The Gryphons now travel to Kingston to play the Queens Gaels in the OUA quarterfinals.  The game is slated for Saturday (Oct. 30) at 2:30 p.m. Queens finished the season third in the OUA standings with a 6-2-0 regular season record. 
 
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