The University of North Carolina defeated Wake Forest 20-17 today in the semifinals of the premiere division of the North Carolina Rugby Union Tournament. Wake's forwards dominated play for most of the match, scoring two tries while controlling the breakdown, but a late game charge sparked by the defense of UNC's All-American flanker Alex Lee allowed the talented Tar Heels to score two tries in the waning minutes and advance to tomorrow's championship game. UNC will face off against rivals North Carolina State, who easily defeated defending champions East Carolina 33-3 in the other semifinal. Wake will play ECU for 3rd place tomorrow at 12:30pm. The Pirates have won 6 straight against Wake and both teams will be looking to avoid being moved down to the second division for next year's tournament.
Wake Lineup vs UNC
1. Nick Conte, So. (Devin Henry, Jr. @ 8)
2. Jeff Millar, So.
3. Kenton Forte, Sr.
4. Christian Jewett, Sr.
5. Ross Hilton, Sr.
6. Justen Robinett, So. (Kip Lewis, So. @60, Billy Caster, Fr. @ 68)
7. Mike Duffy, Sr.
8. Trent Justice, Sr.
9. Will Hank, So.
10. Brendan Shea, So.
11. Tyler Vanston, So.
12. David Sage, Sr.
13. Perry Salvagne, Sr.
14. Brandon Turner, So.
15. Johnny McMurray, Fr.
Tries: Christian Jewett, Kenton Forte
Pen: Johnny McMurray
Conv: McMurray (2)
The Wake Forest reserves took on the UNC-Greensboro reserves in a friendly scrimmage later in the day. First year players Barret Corrigan and James Jeffrey scored 5 tries from their positions on the wing as Wake ran out 59-5 winners.
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