With some players doing double duty, the Belleville Bulldogs split a Toronto Rugby Union men’s doubleheader with the visiting Vaughan Yeomen Saturday at MAS Park Field 1.

Bulldogs opened the day with a decisive 42-14 romp over Yeomen II in the Second Team contest, then dropped a tough 39-27 decision to Vaughan in the men’s Division 1 encounter.

• Men II: 42-14

Three players — Curtis Shorey, Conrad Charlton and Ryan Proteau — enjoyed two-try outings for Belleville in the men’s II curtain-raiser. Chad Bain, just back from a training and development stint in England with the professional Rugby League expansion Toronto Wolfpack, scored a solo Bulldog try. Josh Chambers put the boots to a convert kick.

• Men I: 27-39

In a see-saw feature match, the TRU rivals traded the lead several times before the visitors put the hammer down in the final five minutes with consecutive tries to secure a 39-27 victory over the Bulldogs.

Wade Little, with a pair, Kyle Bernard and Aidan Bailey-McDade scored Belleville tries. In the kicking department, Ty Shemko toed a penalty and Devin McCann slotted two converts.

Bulldogs men II extended their undefeated record to 3-0; the men’s I side fell to .500 at 3-3.

ON DECK: Saturday, July 8 at Mississauga Blues.

• Junior girls

The Junior Bulldogs U16 girls pounded the Peterborough Junior Pagans 30-0 in their season opener, getting tries from six different players — Kate Richardson, Amy Dirks, Dayne Hynes, Olivia Garrett, Erin Mann and Tayler Moelker.

The U18 girls outlasted Peterborough, 20-19, with scoring details unavailable.