B.C. Rugby
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
BOOK THIS DATE Alumni Day this season sees a quartet of matches being played. The Women’s Divvies will take on Comox and the Prems face Abbotsford. The Men’s Divvies will also play Comox, and the Prems will tangle with the Pride. TOP TEN BCRU CLUBS for TOTAL REGISTRATIONS CWRFC...
Monday's Musings
LET THE GAMES BEGIN Two sets of eyes were needed in the early going on Saturday, however, as predicted, on Field #2 CW’s men’s Divvies earned a winning record at 5 – 4 with a 25 – 14 victory over the Rippers – the Aussie vernacular not achieved on this day! I did catch glimpses and it...
Quadruple Slate for Saturday
11:15 CW Colts Vs United (Field #2) 12:45 CW Premier Women Vs Ravens (Main Field) 1:00 CW Div 1 Men Vs Ravens (Field #2) 2:30 CW Premier Men Vs Ravens (Main Field) ONE...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Tough Opponent Initiates Second Half. CW men will begin their “second half” on Saturday when both teams will face the visiting Ravens. UBCOB are somewhat of an enigma this year with their Div. 1 team, a perennial finalist, winless to date! It is hard to fathom how a club’s Premier team can...
Monday's Musings
Credit - Rugby Canada NSMT 7’s Earn Promotion to Tier 2 Heartiest congratulations from CW rugby to the men’s team who pulled off the title at Dubai yesterday. The final day’s two matches were very eventful with the victory over Hong Kong in overtime in the semifinal being epic. ...
Monday's Musings
RUGBY RETURNSRugby kicks off the second half at the House of Windsor this Saturday when the VIRU Crimson Tide Senior Women will take to the pitch against Vancouver Thunderbirds at 1:00 pm. CW's Caitie Mc Nally & Ed Knaggs will constitute some of...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
(Credit - Canada Press) 2025 in Review JANUARY A record Tree Recycling program. Passing of stalwart supporter and scorekeeper, Hugh Creighton. Straith’s Fine Clothing on...
Monday's Musings
It Takes Two to Tango! We offered rejoicing for our Boys U18 BC Champs last blog. Today we would like to honor all the BC Age Grade Finalists. It is interesting to note James Bay Girls, and Abbotsford Girls playing in both the U16 and U18 Finals and CW Boys playing in the U16 and U18...
SEASON's HALF TIME HUDDLE
(photo credit - Shelly.) IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A TEAM It being the mid-point of a season that has not produced a great deal in the way of winning results for our senior men, I have gone looking for positive outcomes, of which there are many. Let me begin by stating that our...
Monday's Musings
Jordan Tait had a good outing. "A Great Afternoon of Rugby" As predicted pre-game, so it came to pass. It was a great afternoon if you were one of the fans of a graduating Viking rugby player. A good note to go out on! Even this pundit who played in the days when size did not matter,...
LINEUPS
Gavin on the go!Teams have been announced for tomorrow's contest at UVic. CW has the pleasure of introducing Mason Pederson, a prop who has played a half-century of MLS matches. With a Belmont Shores youth background and University of Arizona...
Crosstown Rivalry Renews
Easson & Gamage Vs Sutherland and Bowd. The last meeting between the Vikings and CW was last season, resulting in a CW victory, 38 – 21. Matters are not as clear cut this year, with the Tricolors experiencing tough going. UVic barely has their nose ahead on the table, so there will be...
Monday's Musings
There was the first half…CW Vs CAPILANO The match started with some real promise for CW, despite Caps opening the scoring about eight minutes in. CW responded after an alert tap penalty and Gavin Kratz bulled his way over, roughly midway through the half. Caps notched a penalty in the...
Weekend Docket
CW Premier men will travel to the North Shore to play Capilano.This is a rare scheduling, to have a mainland and Island team play away and home games in the first half of the season. In fact, I cannot recall such an occurence and wonder just what the BCRU intent was. Neither club has had...
Monday's Musings
SPARSE CROWD WITNESSES WINS A Pair for Prems- Home Cooking Does the Trick! The table was set with the women’s team. Burnaby and CW brought two very different approaches to determine the outcome in a most entertaining match. The outcome had the fans biting their nails. The Lakers focused...
Premiers at the Park
Circa 2017. How opportune to come across this picture, featuring one of two honored guests at last night’s Gala Supreme, in action against Burnaby. Our premier women go against the Lakers today @ 12:15 at the House of Windsor. Both teams are tied on the ladder, with Burnaby having a game...
Monday's Musings
CLUB LIGHTHOUSE TEAMS POST SPLIT Saturday was a full day of rugby at Windsor. The men’s Colts, mixed and mingled with the ‘Rising Tide’ – a pre over 40 group of prospective Ebb Tide guys. The final score resulted in CW’s favor, but the hit out was enjoyed by all in the spirit...
Despite Desparate Days for Men
Five Senior Teams Posted CW senior men and women have a full slate of games tomorrow, commencing at 11:15. Women’s Premier action kicks off agains the visiting Meralomas at 12:15 and the Premier Men play Burnaby at 2:30. The women will test Lomas who are proving to be the real deal with...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Although the only senior game last weekend was against Comox for Div 1, there was action aplenty on Sunday at the House for Age Grade boys and girls when James Bay came crosstown. The U14 girls took to the pitch against very strong opposition and succumbed in a tough showing. The U 16 girls...
Monday's Musings
Beny-Sur-Mer Cemetery, northern France. NEVER FORGET! Today, I quote from the Sunday Telegraph (UK). “Canada’s purely voluntary contribution to the cause of freedom was perhaps the greatest of any democracy. Almost 10% of Canada’s entire population of 7,000,000 served in the armed...
Monday's Musings
(Photo, credit, Shun, Japanese student, attending UVic English Program) "Leadership in Dark Days - Captain Finnie at work!" Tough Times for CW Teams Saturday saw three CW teams on the road. The Women’s Div.1, buoyed by their victory last week, travelled to Port Alberni, a neutral location,...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
Saturday, a Rugby Day. OFF THE PITCHSome forty plus sponsors and 20 Club members met for lunch on Saturday to celebrate the continued success of CW rugby. Over 150 mini players registered, and a further 350 age...
WEEKEND KICKOFF
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY of OAK BAY REC CENTRE Long-term vision and community involvement were two outcomes from a thoughtful speech given by Chris Hyde-Lay, recognizing Brent Johnston’s induction to the Community Wall of Fame today. The words expressed how important our rugby club is in...
Late Breaking - Rugby After All!
BC CHAMPS, 2024/25 There will be rubgy this weekend, news has come after dates and times have been settled upon at a late stage. Better yet, the rubgy will be taking place at the House of Windsor. Last season's Ontario club Champs, Oakville Crusaders will be on the docket, bringing teams...
Johno Gala Dinner and Auction Fundraiser
• Door Prize - Trip for Two to London, England• All Food and Drinks Included (5:30 pm - 11 pm)• 100% of Proceeds to Club-Related Initiatives EVENT REGISTRATION - HERE After an astonishing pre-release to sponsors we are pleased to release 200 tickets NOW for CW’s annual Johno Fun(d)raiser...