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Monday's Musings
ANNUAL CLUB AWARDS At the recent Dinner, several men and women were recognised for their efforts this season. The club’s most prestigious award – the Johnny Shepherd Award, representative of that player who “best serves the club in sportsmanship, duty and honour”, and voted on by solely...
Monday's Musings
Klahanie Park. 2011. BC Final. Identical weather! CW 20 MERALOMAS 3 2023 BC Quarter Final. MERALOMAS 43 CW 13. (Aplogies for lack of a match photo.) Not Quite The Hoped For Results! It was a tough finish to the season for the Tricolours on Saturday. CW...
Hail The President!
CWRFC is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl Klashinsky to the Presidency as a result of our recent AGM. As described in; https://cwrugby.com/blogs/post/wednesdays-ruck-maul1675226275, Klash has been a man for all seasons and brings a wealth of Club and Provincial experience and...
PLAYOFF PICTURES
TRY! CWRFC will be involved in FOUR Provincial Playoffs this Saturday. Our Senior Women’s Div.1 team will travel to Kamloops in a game where #6 (Ceedub) will play #3. The challenge, given the travel schedule will be monumental however, the experience will be invaluable. We wish the ladies,...
A Precursor To Easter
Yesterday, CW U14 & U15 lads were exposed to "International rugby" when they faced Kenilworth School from England. Although the scoreboard showed quite a disparity, the exercise was invaluable. CW's VP, Dave Hill, welcomed the guests and talked about the value of...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
JUNIOR BOYS PREPARE FOR INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTER Tomorrow afternoon, CW U14 & U15 Boys will play against Kenilworth School from England. First kickoff will be 3:30 for the U14 squad followed by the U15 game. Kenilworth is bringing a total of 48 players. They have just come off wins against...
Mission/s Accomplished - No April Foolin'
CW Premier Women were up bright and early to catch the 7:00 a.m. ferry for their playoff match against Capilanos on Saturday. The early rise was to avoid any potential ferry cancellation! A rather good reason to ensure the values of home-field advantage. Some players remained at home to suit...
Playoffs Begin As Season Winds Down
This Saturday, CW Women’s Prems find themselves back at Klahanie where they will need to reverse a decision of two week’s back when they lost 38 – 42 in a blistering finish, with the Hosts hanging on. Despite a plethora of injuries, the women bolstered their confidence with a multi-try...
Monday's Musings
(Photo credit - John Richardson) Tackle techniques or not, with sternum-high experimentation by RFU? VITAL BONUS POINTS IN THE BANK Tricolour Men’s & Women’s teams achieved their goals last Saturday with a pair of bonus point victories. The Men opened their account in the fourth minute...
CRITICAL OUTCOMES
Tomorrow, The Tricolours take on Seattle in two matches where the outcome will be critical in terms of playoff positioning. The Women’s Premier team sits in fifth spot after last week’s two bonus points and Seattle are in sixth. Injuries and the absence of Schell with the Nats will sorely test...
ALUMNI DAY - SATURDAY
WOMEN'S & MEN'S PREMS Vs SEATTLE R.C....
Monday's Musings
DIVVIES RULE THE ROOST Last Saturday, CW’s Mens Prem Reserves led their Capilano hosts 22 – 8 at the half and went on win this one, 32 – 16 and open a space in fourth place on the points ladders, ahead of UVic Norsemen and only a single point behind Ravens in third spot. Although this pundit...
WEEKEND ROAD WARRIORS
The CW women are back on the road this weekend, with the Premier Women taking on Capilano RFC, and the Div. 1 Women meeting Kamloops RFC halfway, at Abbotsford's Exhibition Park. For the Div 1 women, this will be their first game against Kamloops. In the current standings, CW sits at 7th...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Today’s blog is a rewrite of an earlier post for which this writer offers an apology to any “early morning” readers for what could have been deemed to be demeaning innuendo. The intent was to purvey a sense of humour which unfortunately could have been taken in poor taste. Hopefully this site...
Monday's Musings
Divvies Get It Done BIG DAY, BIG SCORES @ UBC Men’s Premier Reserves Fifteen minutes of ferry legs occurred before Stove hit a deep penalty for touch for Ceedub. Further penalties ensued from set scrum dominance and CW’s Hickman was over for first blood, 7 – 0. CW came alive and...
BAD WEEK FOR BLOGS!
One Club; Four Teams to Point Grey After composing and uploading a titillating blog about CW men taking on UBCOB Ravens, I received a text almost immediately informing "that was a great write up, only difference is we are playing UBC!" This is a hurried rewrite Vs arguably, an even...
OFF & ON AGAIN - MIDWEEK RUGBY
TUESDAY, 7TH. 7:00p.m. KICKOFF. Juan de Fuca Park. WOMEN'S PREMIER RUGBY. CW Vs WRFC CWRFC's selection remains similar to that mentioned in last week's blog with Eriksson and Samek leading the side. It will be a rare "under the lites" for the ladies and no doubt both teams will...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Vancouver, Sevens – Vancouver Island, fun rugby. With the HSBC Sevens on show for men and women this weekend, there will be no competition rugby taking place in the BCRU Leagues. Not everyone can get there and The Don in his wisdom, has organised an exhibition game with the Hornets on...
WEEKEND MAY DRAW A BLANK!
Watch this site for confirmation - OR NOT, of games on Saturday. As we stand today, Westhore is out and Windsor very dubious. Stay...
WEEKEND WARRIORS
This site apologizes for the incorrect match venue posted yesterday for Women’s Premier Vs Westshore on Saturday. Both women’s games will be at Windsor Park. The Div 1 Women's team will be taking on Abbotsford RFC at 11:30 am, with the Premier Women facing off against Westshore at 12:45 pm. ...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Back On The Field Today, we have a teaser to the weekend’s games. More details regarding the selections will follow. Meanwhile, as conditions chill, CW’s teams prepare to meet crosstown rival, Westshore RFC on Saturday. It will be a BIG day! The Div.1 Women will play Abbotsford at Windsor...
And Now For The Rest Of The Story!
CW FUNDRAISER A few other aspects to the night to heighten the bang for your buck! Late-breaking news. Sophie de Goede, Canada's Women World Cup team Captain, will be joining us for the dinner and will have a few comments about the World Cup and her Captaincy experiences. She will also...
You're Only As Good As Your Last Game
Today we offer a mid-season reflection of men's progress. It is interesting watching this interview and hearing 'around the Park', "we can do better"! There will be plenty of opportunity to prove this line starting with a game against Westshore next Saturday, thence across the pond Vs...
ADDENDUM - IN MEMORIAM - DERWEN PHILLIPS
Further to yesterday's Vale, an old FRF team mate of Derwen's spotted the post and dropped the editor a further note and photos, capturing the man in full regale and top form, which is deemed well worthy of posting! "Derwen was passionate about rugby, a sport he considered a part of his...
WOMENS WEEKEND RESULTS
Today, we bring readers this belated report with apologies to reporter, Francesca Fraser for technological hiccups! The Women’s Div.1 team faced a tough opponent this past weekend, losing to Cowichan Rugby Club. Cowichan brought their best (including 3 Nationally capped players), but despite...