You've just got to hand it to him. He's an in-between guy and he's done a great job being a fill-in when Lester's not been there.

It's a huge difference this year than it has been the last couple years. I feel like there is no letdown, there is no time my game is slowing down. I can keep the same level throughout the whole 40 minutes, and that's one of the key aspects of my performance.

Bringing aboard a huge, globally recognized brand like Barclays is a tremendous step forward for Canadian rugby.

He came in here a little fired up trying to get us going. He knew they were giving it to us on the glass and scoring transition points. We knew if we got back on defense, they couldn't get that many good looks and that really helped us out.

It is something to sit back, look at and feel good about it for a bit, but you can't sit down and pat yourself on the back. It shows people know us nationally and people recognize how well we've been playing and how well we've been playing together. It's really helped us nationally, and I think it will help us in recruiting.

We haven't been in the Top 25, hopefully this will help us get there.

We've come a long way. We've had our ups and downs since I've been here. The program is back on the map, that's what we were trying to accomplish since we've been here.

He was phenomenal. Without him, we wouldn't have been anywhere near them. Tonight, he had it right from the start.