Dinning Cup continues resurgence with 15th running

Kincardine tops Madill in memorial rugby tournament final, April 26

May 3, 2023 @ 2:01 pmSports, Wingham Advance Times

The Kincardine District Secondary School Knights won the 15th annual Matthew Dinning Memorial Cup on April 26, hosted by F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham. KDSS’s junior boys rugby squad topped Madill in the final of the seven-team tournament, held annually in honour of former Mustang rugby standout Matthew Dinning, who was killed serving in Afghanistan in 2006. With the score tied 0-0 after regulation in the championship match, KDSS needed sudden death penalty kicks to put away the Mustangs. Pictured: Madill’s Hunter deBoer prepares to release the ball into a scrum versus Waterloo-Oxford. (Dan McNee photo)

WINGHAM – In the spring of 2022, as high school sports squads struggled to restart in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, three teams took part in the 14th running of the Matthew Dinning Memorial Cup rugby tournament. Things look much differently one year later. Last week, seven area high school junior boys clubs put…

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