RWC
Monday's Musings
Breakout by Morra in Paris …..and why does this headline not surprise CW fans? Windsor Park has seen Josiah’s mercurial magic and enthusiastic exuberance over the past three seasons, patrons scratching their heads; “How did he do that?” He has been included with a number of Canadian...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
To the Victors go the Spoils CWRFC would like to congratulate ALL of last Saturday’s Provincial Finalists in the many grades of men and women. The winners achieved their success through hard work and we offer our best wishes to them. It was notable to see teams from all over the...
Monday's Musings
Bill Visits Victoria The William Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup is coming to Victoria tomorrow. It will be at the Parliament Building at 12 noon. You can have your photo taken with the trophy, currently held by N.Z. For young children there will be Rookie Rugby activities on the lawns of...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
"Takin' Care of Business" Tal Bachman is currently absent from the pitch as he travels with his dad, Randy, on his current; ‘Every Song Tells a Story’ Tour. In talking about the tour, Randy, (Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive) describes it as….”Basically my story and the intertwining...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
One of the joys of being the main writer on this site is the fact that there are heaps of stories pertaining to our own players that can populate the site. Unfortunately, oftimes there is simply not the time available to bring readers all of the unique nuances provided by our own players....
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Through One Player’s Eyes We recently met up with Ray Barkwill and hit him up with some questions about pro rugby in North America. Ray has often been featured with one story or another on our site and we are very proud that he chose to wear CW colours when he first came west from...
Monday's Musings
HUBERT HITS HALF CENTURY Today we bring readers a couple of human interest stories, going back into our archives for content for one and pilfering a great story from Rugby Canada’s website for the other. Last Saturday in Marseille, Hubert Buydens suited up in a Canadian jersey for the...
BANG!
On behalf of CW Rugby I offer the club’s heartfelt congratulations and thanks to the players and staff (including those who did not make it to Marseille but were involved in the build-up), on achieving their goal of qualifying for the 20th RWC in Japan next year. They have been a wonderful...
Three 'Dubs' For Ceedub!
It was all CW on Saturday - Men's Premier Action. Saturday saw a hat-trick of home wins for CW rugby. Action began on this glorious sunny day with the Premier Women at 11 a.m.! The ladies fielded a very strong group against what seemed like a fledgling Comox club. Comox continued to...
Monday's Musings
CW traversed the Malahat and wended to The Pigpen on Herd Road, with two senior teams this past weekend. The Premier Women provided the curtain-raiser against the locals as the skies opened and the winds blew. The weather proved to not be a detriment to the rugby. Cowichan has had a...
Mini Rugby - Turn Back Your Clocks!
CW Action, Saturday - Herd Rd., Cowichan Piggies RFC. Premier Women 11:15 a.m. Island Fall League. CW at 3 - 2 take on the always tough Cowichan ladies at 2 - 4. CW had a great tussle with Westshore Women last Saturday, losing by a mere two points, so we can expect this match to be...
Monday's Musings
Lots to be thankful for…………….CW parents rock it with their youngsters yesterday. Former International prop, Jeff Hayes, stretches it out! NSMT Vs Uruguay. Only caught three minutes of action in this one – the three minutes prior to half time. Canada led 7 – 6 however three sets at the...
The Boys Are Back in Town
Blogs have been absent from this site for two weeks due to the writer’s testing the efficacy of the VIHA medical system and its vagaries. During this time “heaps” has happened on the National and local scene. Probably the biggest issue concerns our National Men’s Sevens players...
Rugby Aplenty!
Jamie was not even on the park! Canada’s Senior Men’s team dropped their second preparation match in France earlier today to Clermont-Ferrand, 54 – 15 after leading 40 – 8 at the break. It is difficult to opine much out of these two French encounters with quality sides, sides which would...
Monday's Musings
Canada's U20 Women lost their weekend match to England, 22 - 36. England opened with a flurry and went ahead, 19 - 0. From then on it was all Canada. There will be a replay on Saturday and this effort will boost belief that a win is attainable. Meanwhile, Canada's Senior Men lost to...
AROUND CEEDUB
CW’s President has released the following presser, relating to club coaching for the coming season; VICTORIA – Castaway Wanderers Rugby President Matt Gordon is pleased to announce Ken Goodland is returning to the club as the Senior Men’s Assistant Head Coach and the club's forwards coach. Ken...
Monday's Musings
Canada women dot down another one! Plenty of action there was over the weekend. We’ll start with the Sevens RWC in San Francisco. A spectacle at A.T & T Stadium with great crowds and very solid TV coverage to gain further inroads for rugby in the U.S.A. World Rugby would have been licking...
Monday's Musings
City By the Bay Hosts World Cup Sevens BCRU PRC’s Update Finale From CW’s Ed Knaggs, (Coach V.I. South U14 Girls – 2ND place), CW members; Anna Palmer, Gwynnie Fry, Jesse Knaggs, Arianna Lloyd, Jorja Cook, Marley Robinson, Kalen Timothy, Marissa Shumka, Petra Lord, Sophie Bossi and...
Monday's Musings
MVP CW congratulates Oak Bay H.S. and CW U18 player, Nick Carson on being selected as the first recipient of the Don Burgess Memorial Award for the Most Valuable High School Player in Victoria for this past season. The Award was presented following yet, another memorable match between SMUS...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CW congratulates Sandro Fiorino on the recent announcement of his selection as Head Coach of our NSWT’s XV’s program. There will be an upcoming trial game between East and West as he starts to compile a “long list” of talent. Our CW female program would like to congratulate the CW...
Authors of Our Own Demise?
Those darn Vikings! A word of THANKS, from the Captain. “Last Saturday it was bums in seats, this Saturday it was boots on ground.” Captain, Nathan Stewart has responded graciously on behalf of the club’s players for the generosity of CW’s patrons. Yesterday, our two men’s...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
The recent announcement by R.C. of its approach to RWC qualification has become a hullabaloo of controversy amongst B.C. rugby fans. Samantha Shorter, President of BCRU, recently replied with an open letter to RC, a letter which articulately expressed a B.C. viewpoint, a position which...
Path to the Playoffs
Loopy Celebrates the Hardware! CW’s path to the playoffs received a speed bump these past few days with the public announcement by Rugby Canada and personal note to affected clubs that it has selected a group of Centralized Players, solely dedicated to winning the repecharge and inclusion in...
Sevens Back on the Continent
Vegas Sevens last weekend was certainly exciting with an all-American Final. U.S. Sevens were the Talk of the Town after they walloped Argentina 28 – 0 in the Championship Final. U.S. Rugby has convinced any of the Doubting Thomas’s that they have more than arrived on the Sevens scene. There...
2017 IN REVIEW
It would be most inaccurate and unfair of CW to lay any more claim than that of choice to Julia Zussman and Ray Barkwill. Both players learned the game elsewhere however, having been chosen as the most recent club for them to hang their hats, we are totally proud of their honours earned...