SHERBROOKE, Que. – Bishop's Gaiters men's rugby captain Nicolas Charleton earned man of the match honours as the Gaiters defeated cross-town rival Sherbrooke 29-8 at Universite de Sherbrooke Wednesday night.  This came a day after the Gaiters golf squads wrapped up the 2014 season with their best finish since 2010.  The men tallied a sixth place finish and women ended up in fourth spot.
 
The men's rugby squad earned their second victory of the year over the Vert er Or, both in convincing fashion. The two foes opened the season on Coulter Field with Bishop's coming out on top 22-0, while a late Sherbrooke try made Wednesday's score 29-8. Charleton (Montreal) booted three converts and added a penalty kick making him responsible for 9 of the purple's points. Four different Gaiters scored tries earning them a bonus point in the standings along the way. The win propels Bishop's into first place in the RSEQ for the time being with 17 points and a 3-1-1 record.  Concordia sits in second in the standings at 3-1 (14 points), McGill is in third at 2-1-1 (12 points). The Stingers and Redmen play on Friday night.
 
Watch Gaiters coach Charles Goode's post-game comments here: http://youtu.be/TJUNGr6i_LA
 
The golf squad wrapped up their 2014 campaign at the RSEQ Championships held at prestigious Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Club.  The men's team finished the tournament in seventh place.  That result left them in sixth overall in the RSEQ standings, their best result since 2010 (also 6^th) and just the second time they have cracked the top half of the standings since the current format was adopted in 2004.  The Gaiters were once again led by Martin St-Pierre (Sherbrooke, Que.).  He fired rounds of 79-80-75 good for a 10^th place finish at the event and seventh place overall.
 
On the women's side the Gaiters finished in fourth place out of five teams.  They were led in the event by Shannon Lee Greenshields (Pincourt, Que.) who shot 83-89-90.  That put her in 10^th place for the tournament and 12^th place overall.  Lindsay Reid (Beaconsfield, Que.) was the low Gaiter on the year finishing in 10^th position.
 
The Gaiters golf team will now put the clubs away and brace for winter and off-season training while the men's rugby team will enjoy a nice break of their own.  Bishop's is not back on the pitch until Friday, Oct. 24 when they host Concordia at 7 p.m. on Coulter Field.
 
Follow all the Gaiters teams in action and stay up-to-date anytime at www.gaiters.ca.
 
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