The Dauphin Mavericks ended their season with an exhibition game against the Brandon Barbarians, Saturday in Dauphin, in the annual King of the Hill.

The game is usually played in the spring, but circumstances did not allowed it to be played then, so it was scheduled for Saturday, with the Barbarians taking home a 29-15 win.

Wilson Van Alstyne, Sam Marshall and Riley Keith had Dauphin’s tries.

With Brandon playing in Rugby Manitoba’s premiere league and the Mavericks in the M League, the two teams never play each other, so the King of the Hill contest was established to maintain relations between the two clubs.

“It’s a chance to see where we rank against a Div. 1 team. These two clubs are really great together. We always support each other,” he said.

Harrigan feels the Mavericks played well, but they were missing key players.

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