After falling to a lethal Saskatchewan Huskies side on Saturday, March 28, the UVic men’s soccer team was defeated by the UBC Thunderbirds in the annual Keg Spring Cup consolation final.

The UVic men’s rugby team needs a little luck to keep their playoff hopes alive this weekend.

While it may speak volumes about your program to have five players selected for National Sevens duty, it certainly doesn’t help when you are competing for a Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League playoff spot.

After going winless in three, the UVic men’s rugby team have put themselves in a tight spot as the Canadian Direct Insurance (CDI) Premier League nears the post season.

The Vikes definitely missed their enforcers Adam Kleeberger and Neil Meechan on Saturday, March 7, as they took on a powerful Meraloma side on Wallace Field.

It’s been an interesting first half of the season in the Canadian Direct Insurance (CDI) Premier League in B.C.

The eyes of the world will be on the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai, UAE on March 5, and several UVic rugby players will be representing Canada.

In 1974, Bob Lenarduzzi and Bruce Wilson laced up alongside one another to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Fast forward some 35 years later, and the two players are still dedicating themselves to the growth of soccer.

Playing sports on a Vikes’ team isn’t as easy as it seems. Now, there’s a way for athletes to share stories and tell their supporters the inside scoop that you might not get to see anywhere else — The Horn.

It’s pretty rare to see 200-plus pound forwards sprinting full-field towards the touch line in rugby.

Unknown to the local authorities last Sunday, Jan. 10, there was a full-fledged manhunt involving over 35 participants in Victoria’s downtown sector.

It’s no secret that soccer is on the move in Western Canada.

After watching our neighbors across the Georgia Straight capture the United Soccer League gold for the second time in three years, Victoria fans now have a club they can call their own.

It all comes down to one match.

On Saturday, Dec. 5, James Bay will host bitter rivals the Vikes in the Barnard Cup final to determine the Vancouver Island Rugby Union 2008 (VIRU) regular season champions.

It looked as though James Bay and UVic were fighting for a berth in the Barnard Cup final on Saturday, Nov. 22, as the two sides battled it out at Wallace Field.

The men’s rugby team hosted the Cowichan Piggies in a must-win match on Wallace Field, Saturday, Nov. 8.

The UVic men’s soccer domination of domestic opponents came to a grinding halt on Nov. 6 as they were stumped 3-0 by the York Lions in Ottawa.

Locally-based Lighthouse Brewery has launched a new pale ale in honour of their 10th anniversary.

The UVic men’s soccer team has proven once again that they are best in the Canada West division after defeating the Trinity Western Spartans, 4-1.

A lack-lustre performance by the UVic Vikes men’s rugby team resulted in James Bay topping the Vancouver Island Rugby Union (VIRU) standings with a game in hand last Saturday, Nov. 1. The young Vikes squad was held tryless for the first time this season, as the Bays side took the match by a score of 20-6.

A young UVic squad was extremely underestimated on Saturday, Oct. 25, as the battle of Gordon Head saw them face off against the Valhallians on Velox Field. The young squad of UVic call-ups was able to grind out a 29-10 victory in a fight for the VIRU second-place standing.