"An ugly win," but a win nonetheless is how Wes Cates summed up the Saskatchewan Roughrider s first regular season performance against the Edmonton Elks on June 11.
Brett Lauther kicked three field goals as the Saskatchewan Roughriders opened the CFL regular season with an unlikely 17-13 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Sunday.
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The defence did most of the heavy lifting to give the Saskatchewan Roughriders a win over the Edmonton Elks to start the season. Brett Lauther kicked three field goals as the Roughriders opened the CFL regular season with an unlikely 17-13 victory over the Elks on Sunday. The Roughriders’ defence came up huge late in.