BURNABY DROUGHT BROKEN   The curtain-raiser at Windsor saw two evenly matched sides trade two very different halves of rugby.  Five minutes in, the hosts welcomed their visitors with a rather "soft" try.  Burnaby showed this was no fluke when they added to their total after good looping support.  A third try was added at the thirty minute mark and CW found themselves down  17 - 0 at the interval.   In the second half, aided by a plethora of penalties, CW team captain, Hodgey followed the "old school" adage of actions speaking louder than words and single-handedly lifted his squad.  Scoring a personal brace of tallies, Hodgie led from the front and the score inched along 7 -17; 12 - 17; 12 - 22; 19 - 22; 24 - 22, for a deserved, bonus point win.   For Burnaby, Ryan Nueufeld played very well and along with the rest of his pack, earned a two point bonus loss. Although disappointing for BL, it had been well-earned.   After being pipped at the post for last two starts, Burnaby appeared to be resolute in the early going of the main game.  This start proved to be ominous as the contest progressed. The Mike James' coached squad, led by an outstanding performance from Ryan Banks and punctuated with enthusiastic spontaneity from Robin 'Suitcase' Mc Dowell (seen today in his fourth uni in four seasons - one of which was CW's colors), will need to be respected by all opposition.   An early tight-head scrum saw Burnaby apply pressure. Alas, fortuitously for the hosts, CW's Kevin Larsen stepped in to pinch a pass and outscoot McDowell and others in a 80m sprint under the posts, stunning players and fans alike.  Resolve and poise was the response and it was at set #3 when Dowhy and cohorts had their counterpart front row "skywalking".  This set the pattern for approx 90% of set scrummage ball for CW, seeing them constantly starting on the back foot. (Smithy did take pride in a late-going tight head.)  From 15m out, an offside penalty was awarded to Burnaby, a good forward drive ended when Mick Larsen probed the blind side and scooted over in response, for what some described as, a "soft" try.   To this stage, CW had not provided any visible passion to the fray, hopefully not as a result of underestimating their opponents who were soon on the rampage again, capitalizing on another CW error, (of which there were far too many on this day).  Plummer picked up a dropped ball and made a huge 60m run which finished off with quick ball to McDowell who read the "fill" well, running a pacey line to pay dirt.  To add insult to injury, he added the convert from the sideline.   CW continued to put as much pressure on themselves as the opposition did with handling errors and poor passing..  Superiority of the tight five and a well-organized defensive line, saw CW scrambling yet again.  From a 22, CW dropout, the ball went directly to McDowell, who chipped and chased with speed and as CW appeared to "watch" the bounce, the little man lept high to gather and go over untouched!  19 - 7 to Burnaby at the half.   After the re-start, CW appeared to have heeded whatever advice may have been given at the break.  Hearn started to find ways to get into the attack and Sinclair continued to go hard as the "hit-up" man.  What a pity there were very few others who seemed strong enough to share the task of gaining ground. (Worthy mention again to Chris Smith for efforts in the late going).  Eventually Banks was forced to stop an almost certain try with a high tackle on Goodland after a deceptive run.  From the resultant tap penalty, Sinclair drove hard to be rewarded with a try.   Play became somewhat nondescript as the temperature and the tempo plummeted.  CW managed to work play towards Burnaby's line when PASS #1 occurred and a ball was knocked on with the try line begging.  Burnaby countered this chance with a speedy foray, highlighted by some dazzling footwork from Mc Dowell - obviously a player who trains at his sprinting to supplement natural talent..........all somewhat reminiscent to the old-timers assembled of a Don Burgess story, sidestepping the trees at Queen's Park!  Desperate defense was not enough to curb the support and Mick Larsen dived over to earn his brace.   Throughout the half, a parade of replacements occurred and for CW, Lui made some good bursts, punctuated by PASS #2 - a pass thrown to touch with a try on.  Reward eventually came, when from a quick penalty, Hearn scored an easy try, ending the scoring at 26 - 17, a deserved bonus-point, first victory for the visitors.   Despite being generally outplayed, CW came arguably, within two passes of pinching victory.  It was frustrating for fans and players to see basic skills from kicking, handling and passing being causal to the loss.  The "loosies" had a huge tackle count.  Goodland looked the goods in his first eighty minutes for some time and he is integral to any further CW success.  Sinclair's power, fearlessness and ball retention were very visible.  CW backs looked disjointed.  In fairness to the boys, it is to be noted that half the team was riddled with the flu but it is not about seeking excuses for a disappointing loss, rather, that there is much needing fixing before next week's local Derby vs Velox.   For Burnaby, joyous after the victory, it was all about the tight five where the platform was well built for the win.  Dowhy and Perizollo looked to be able to scrummage with and outscrummage most, in this League.  With the wily and fit Banks marauding all over the pitch, halves who were no slouches and pace to finish, clubs might consider themselves lucky for having pinched four points from this team.   The game was interesting/frustrating from a spectator's point of view - depending on one's glasses.  Well done, referee De Goede who kept both teams honest and facilitated play as best the players allowed him.   To all the faithful - this Saturday vs Velox is our last Home game and as you know, the Velox crew are always baying when these two teams meet - let's see plentty of support for this one. Macca