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Monday's Musings
NSWT Rugby League World Cup CW congratulates, Maddy Adberg on her selection to this November event. We do not hear too much about rugby league for women in Canada so can make no comment. This is not the first RWC for the Leagies – CW’s Karen Paquin, Gabby Senft, Mandy Marchuk, and Olivia...
A Tough Day At The Office
M-o-M, Steve Pyke, breaks out. There was plenty of scoring, but Saturday was a tough day for the hosts. The curtain-raiser to the curtain-raiser saw the Comox Kickers take the laurels. It was great to see Comox with a full roster, a sign of health of the code in the Upper Island. They...
OPENING DAY
CW Men's Rugby is managing to dress 53 players for three games today at Windsor Park. The Premier Men will feature some returnees and a few new faces. The pack, although reshuffled a little, has a good crew of experienced players with big lock, Nat Dring added to the mix. This was a...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
OPENING DAY TRIPLE HEADER CW Men’s rugby will open their season with three games @ the House of Windsor this Saturday. Resources will be pushed to the max early in the season and could well forebode what matters might look like for the rest of the show. Matches start at 11:30 a.m. when...
Monday's Musings
ACHIEVING GOALS - WITH JULIA SCHELL Julia, It is a privilege to be able to ask you a few questions about your young rugby career. Your recent eighty minutes against Italy raised many eyebrows in only your second test for NSWT. From a diminutive 5’4” player, we at CW have been fortunate to...
NATIONAL TO LOCAL
Weekend news starts today with a hearty congratulations to ALL players selected to the NSWT’s XV’s – off to challenge for the RWC. A local paper gave a great write-up to the young Captain, Sophie De Goede, during the week. Sophie started her rugby journey at Windsor Park around the age of six...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
BELATED CELEBRATIONS It was brought to our attention by a 'regular' that the recent Westshore Sevens Senior Men's Division was won by the Thunder, a team consisting of indigenous heritage guys and liberally sprinkled with CW present and alum. Thunder d. hosts,Westshore RFC in the final. ...
SATURDAY - A RUGBY DAY
PATHWAY PLAYERS Today’s photo includes a wonderful group of players who have stayed with the game from a young age. Sophie de Goede, NSWT Captain, led her ladies to a 31 – 3 victory over Wales today in their final game of preparation prior to the RWC; Jack Carson – NSMT 7’s and UBC Varsity;...
Support Canada, Support Your Club, Have Fun.
BRING A FRIEND THIS SATURDAY - AT THE TEMPLE CANADA plays its final curtain-raiser before the Rugby World Cup. A reminder to DRINK...
RULES of COMPETITION
Ken Goodland - CW's pensive Director of Rugby Some time back we promised to try to catch up with the club's, very busy Director of Rugby to tease out his thoughts on the newly minted Competitions Committee, Rules of Competition for the 2022 - 23 season. Here we go..... Ken, our first...
REGISTRATION IS LIVE!
CW is pleased to announce that REGISTRATION for the coming season is up and running. Age Grade returnees will note that divisions for this season are U14, U16, U18/19. Junior Coaches Update Meeting – Wed., 31st August, Windsor Park Pavilion Boys and Girls Youth Camp Day – Sat.,...
Monday's Musings
A Memory For All Time Photo with thanks to ESPN Twitter. Australian Wallaby flanker, Jed Holloway took time long after the final whistle in Mendoza to celebrate and ponder the memory of his debut and Wallaby win last weekend. What a joy to see such pure ecstacy and reflection on hard work...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
BC AGE GRADE TEAMS CLEAN UP AT WESTERN CANADA CHAMPIONSHIPS Pictured are the Girls and Boys winning U18 teams at the BC Day long weekend Championships held in Kelowna. BC Day long weekend turned out to be fitting for the Age Grade teams that played in the Western Canada...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
SOPHIE SURVEYS THE SCENE! NATS GOOD VALUE FOR WIN Today’s blog opens with a massive apology to both Sophie De Goede and Courtney Holtkamp for a photo identification error in last week’s blog. Not simply summer ennui, a careless error. Sorry, ladies, hopefully today’s photo does justice. ...
WORLD CUP PRELIMINARY
Captain Canada, Sophie De Goede – all concentration. Today we wish to offer our support for the Canadian NSWT XV for their match against Italy on Sunday. CW fans should enjoy watching ladies who have worn club colours in recent years, highlighted by the leadership of Sophie. Sophie has...
It Being The Sabbath
With no sacrilege intended to shame, this is a rollicking good rugby read. Today’s read comes with due credit to the Sydney Morning Herald. The author, Peter Fitzsimmons, is a past Wallaby, turned Journo. Fitzy, as a player, never shirked from the battle and has a waggish sense of humor. ...
Rugby? It's all about golf!
Rather hard to drag oneself away from The Open at R & A but with one week to go to a rather 'big' Women's International upcoming, here goes! Since last posting we have seen two Men's Internationals played "at home". Firstly, there was Belgium when some tries went a-begging in the first...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
With the recent celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Rugby Canada ran this great oped about "CW's", Gabby Senft. Gabby started in an "all CW" backrow of DeGoede, Buisa and Senft in the recent victory by our NSWT XV's over Australia. Gabby has hung her hat with Ceedub...
Monday's Musings
SATURDAY, A RUGBY DAY ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Photo - Rugby Canada) SUPER RUGBY finished another campaign in the Antipodes with a clinical Crusaders side defeating a hopeful Auckland Blues team, 21 – 7. It was elsewhere in NZ where Canadian eyes were focussed, with our NSWT VX’s taking on...
Monday's Musings
DIFFERENT SILKS, SAME THOROUGHBREDS! In 100 deg. heat on Saturday, UBCOB Ravens defeated top Uruguayan club side, Penarol in the first match of the Challenge Cup of the Americas held at the Home of US Rugby, Glendale, Colorado. In the other match the Argentinian Jaguares defeated the...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Photo credit - Rugby Canada. BORN TO LEAD CW is ever so proud to recognise today, its role in the rugby ‘upbringing’ of Captain Canada, Sophie De Goede. In the same vein, we appreciate Soph’s recognition of her “club” in all her promos and press. Sophie was awarded W-o-M in last...
Grady Leads Backs
CW’s, Grady Bowd could take a huge step today towards pushing his case for selection for Canada’s NSMT XV’s summer tests, as he starts at #10 for Canada West Selects today against their Atlantic counterparts. Bowd caught the eye of many knowledgeable rugby fans with his Premier league campaign...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Better Odds Than Derby Winner! Rich Strike’s recent Kentucky win at 80/1 segues into the final days of CW’s 50/50 Raffle. The pot is currently over $6000. To my calculation, I buy $100 worth of tickets and the chances of Striking it Rich are slightly over 30/1, pretty good odds. Let’s see if...
Monday's Musings
What Makes A Rugby Club? No matter the outcome, the commonality of the game produces respect and life-long friendship! Firstly it needs players. Hopefully, players who want to get better by working hard and then there are those that just wish to play for the love of the game....
Monday's Musings
Maddy Kicks Off Push For The Line CW would like to thank ALL of those who contributed to our recent On-Line Auction Fundraiser, the first of two MAJOR fundraising events in lieu of our former Annual Dinner. There were those who donated the 40 – 50 items – THANK YOU. Then there were those...