It was a decent 1st day of competition for the Utah teams in the Boys Open bracket of the Victoria International 7s Friday in Victoria, BC, Canada.
The Utah Lions made the semis after going 2-1, beating Thunder and White Rock, but losing a close one to BC Red 26-17. The Utah Cannibals met much the same fate. They won comfortable over the Tsunami, lost a one-try decision to the Celtic Barbarians, and then edged White Rock 15-12 to go 2-1.
The Cannibals will face BC Red at 10am in the Open Cup semis, and the Lions will face the Celtic Barbarians at 10:30am. The 3rd/4th game is at 3:10pm and the final at 3:30pm. Both Utah programs also fielded teams in the elite bracket, with the Cannibals going 0-3 in Pool A - they face BC White in the Plate semis - and the Lions going 1-2, tying two other teams and dropping to 4th on points difference. The Lions play Washington in the other Elite Plate Semi.
| Open Pool A | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | Pts |
| BC Red | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 27 | 40 | 9 |
| Utah Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 57 | 26 | 7 |
| Thunder | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 79 | -36 | 5 |
| White Rock | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 3 |
| Open Pool B | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd | Pts |
| Celtic Barbarians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19 | 60 | 9 |
| Utah Cannibals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 7 |
| Tsunami | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 62 | -28 | 5 |
| North Star | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 66 | -42 | 3 |
Boys Open Scores
| White Rock 5 – BC Red 19 |
| Utah Lions 40 – Thunder 12 |
| Utah Cannibals 24 – Tsunami 12 |
| North Star 0 – Celtic Barbarians 34 |
| White Rock 17 – Thunder 24 |
| Utah Lions 17 – BC Red 26 |
| Utah Cannibals 14 – Celtic Barbarians 19 |
| North Star 12 – Tsunami 17 |
| BC Red 22 – Thunder 5 |
| White Rock 19- Utah Lions 26 |
| Tsunami 5 – Celtic Barbarians 26 |
| North Star 12 – Utah Cannibals 15 |
