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Balloch named ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï - Ye Olde Orchard athlete of the week

Published: 2 April 2012

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MONTREAL - Gideon Balloch, a native of Hong Kong, is the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï athlete of the week, sponsored by Ye Olde Orchard Pub & Grill, for the period ending April 1, 2012.

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Balloch, a 6-foot, 185-pound winger on the men's rugby team, was named "man of the match" after scoring 16 points in his final game as ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï rallied from a 13-point deficit to defeat Harvard 41-30 and capture the 33rd ÌýCovo Cup game in Cambridge, Mass., Saturday.

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The 22-year-old mechanical engineering senior tallied a pair of tries and added three conversions. Born in Ottawa, Balloch moved to Hong Kong in his youth and enrolled at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï in 2007 out of the International School of Beijing.

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He will receive a gift certificate from Ye Olde Orchard Pub.

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

Athletics & Recreation

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514-398-7012 (Tel.)

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