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Three crowns were claimed on home turf by Alberta teams at the Canadian Rugby Championship.

Alberta’s under-18 men and women and its under-16 men’s squad all captured titles at the Calgary Rugby Union. Another, the U-16 women grabbed the bronze medal.

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Ontario was able to defend their 2016 U-16 women’s title in a day of exciting action Sunday.

The U-18 men’s tournament saw a battle between 2016 champions, B.C. and Alberta, which had earned its place in the championship final after defeating top-seed Newfoundland in the previous round. In a captivating gold-medal match that went end to end, Alberta was crowned the eventual winner in a nail-biting 29-26 win over the Ontario Blues. Newfoundland was a dominant force in beating Quebec for the bronze medal with a commanding 20-5 win.

In the U-18 women’s competition, Alberta — the only undefeated side in the tournament — came up against the Nova Scotia Keltics in the gold-medal match. Alberta maintained its perfect record and stormed to a 43-10 victory to capture the title. Last year’s champion was able to claim the bronze medal, as the B.C. Bears put up 60 points to defeat the Blues 60-5.