Boys U18
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Photo credits - Bold Photos by Shelley. CW wishes to thank photographer, Shelley Fey, a Vancouver Sports photographer who was contracted by BCRU to shoot at the recent Age Grade Championships. Shelley has very kindly permitted us to use two of her photos for a banner and Facebook cover page....
Deux Decades of Christmas Luncheons
Heartfelt thanks to begin the festive season. As is the custom, attendees at the full-house Annual Guido Luncheon shared an event from their lives this past year for which they were thankful. This is a very solemn part of a very joyous occasion. Although this writer was unable to attend,...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
The Thrill of Victory - Euphoric, CW's U18 BC Champs! The brotherhood that is rugby. U16 foes show respect. This photo depicts the respect that the game of rugby teaches. Abbotsford and CW lads battled to a hard-fought victory for the visitors in last Sunday’s...
Monday's Musings
WE R THE CHAMPIONS It was a tough conflict for this pundit on Sunday. On the one hand, the joys the game brings after battles on the pitch – everlasting friendships! On the other hand, live action which was the start of forming such friendships. I succumbed to the former and offer...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CW ON THE GROW Today we bring news to our readers about changes at the House of Windsor. In cooperation with Oak Bay Municipality a new storage shed has been completed to meet expanded equipment needs for our burgeoning programs. At the same time foundations of an expanded lighting system...
Monday's Musings
STUDENTS SCHOOL CEEDUB AND THEN THE SUN SHONE The UVic Vikings have finally opened their 2023/24 Premier campaign after a win over CW. It was an excellent setting for the occasion on Friday evening. The grandstand was eight parts full, including a good sprinkling of The Faithful,...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
NOT CW’s FIRST RODEO Friday’s ‘Under the Lights’ will be the hattrick of such matches between UVic and CW. The first was eight years ago (2016-11-12) and The Tricolors had a 35 – 24 victory. It was two years later (2018-11-11) when CW won the second such match 12 – 7 on an ethereal night...
The GOOD, the BAD and the MONDAY!
THE GOOD Amazing! Boys’ youth rugby was on display at Windsor on Sunday. The action was in the VIRU semi-finals. CW was the victor in U14, U16, and U18 action. U14 BOYS It was CW with a healthy total vs a Comox team that battled bravely to score three second half tries. This was a...
Every Picture Tells a Story!
Photo - John Richardson Last week this site offered a reward for the Photo-of-the-Day. Unfortunately, entries were not forthcoming but the excellent work of John Richardson, with his permission, is being offered to show a couple of his shots from the day. John’s photos do have a price to...
Monday's Musings
A GOOD WEEKEND FOR CW EVERYWHERE - BUT NOT ON ALL SCOREBOARDS! CW’s senior men’s and women’s teams were in action against Burnaby last Saturday. CW men opened their account early from a Bowd chip and a Tardiff close. Burnaby responded with quick hands from turnover ball, and the score...
A FULL WEEKEND SLATE
CW men and women are on the road tomorrow with both Premier sides facing Burnaby Lakers. For the men, it has only been some six months since they finished the season against each other at Windsor. On that day, CW won a close encounter 24 - 14. The boys certainly looked under-done and...
Saturday's Matches
WOMEN - Both matches at the House of Windsor 11:00 a.m. Ist Div Vs Meralomas 12:45 Prems Vs UBC 2 MEN - UVic Wallace Field 12:45 p.m. 1st Div Vs Norsemen SUNDAY - JUNIOR BOYS All Jr. Boys Age Grade teams are 2-0 at the moment. Westshore RFC wil be...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Abbotsford Come With Numbers. Last weekend our Age Grade Boys had a great interclub visit with Abbotsford RFC. Big thanks to our guests for making the trek and "growing the game". A fun day for all. This Sunday sees our U16 Girls host a North Island team, followed by a Pumpkin...
Errata - Saturday's Card
DINNER VENUE - PAVILION, 6:30 7:00 CANADA vs ENGLAND on the BIG screen HAPPY...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
BIG RUGBY DAY SATURDAY AT THE HOUSE This Saturday Abbotsford RFC visits Windsor for a day of Age Grade Boys rugby. This event was cancelled last year due to inclement weather. Abbotsford will be bringing 2XU18 teams, 2XU16 teams and an U14 team. CW will have 2XU18 teams with a little help...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Last weekend saw the return of rugby to CW. Coach Ken Goodland took his senior men to MacDonald Park on Saturday where the two clubs, (JBAA) had a good run out. The afternoon started with two thirty-minute periods of full contact. This was followed by specific opposed work with separated...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
LEARN MORE IN THE NEWS CW lads selected to attend tryouts for BC U18 team, from l. to r., Robert Reid, Declan Stove, Michael Oughtred, Sam Johnston, Elijah Pavol & Jackson Powell. Pippa - CW U14 player delivering the community news! CW Shoutout to NSMT...
Castaway Wanderers congratulates the National Senior Womens Olympic Silver medalists
Castaway Wanderers would like to congratulate their pathway product, Caroline Crossley, and the National Senior Women's 7s team on their incredible run at the Paris Olympics culminating in a Silver medal. It is a new level for a program that was reset just after the Tokyo Olympics and...
Monday's Musings
Medal Bound - Photo, Rugby Canada PATHWAY TO THE TOP ECHELON TRANSATLANTIC U20 QUAD SERIES Today we applaud the success of the NSWT U20’s who recently completed a sweep against the USA (23 – 10), England (36 – 33), and Wales (53 – 17). This is in stark contrast to the recent efforts of...
Monday's Musings
JOY IN MUDVILLE – NSMT’s MOMENTOUS WIN (Photo - Rugby Canada) It’s been a long time between drinks but total credit to the NSMT on their very solid victory over higher ranked, Romania on Friday evening. This group has been under tremendous pressure to breach a drought of losses, so there...
Monday's Musings
Photo - Rugby Canada A fifty-point second half performance by a visiting second/third string Scottish team provokes today’s point of conjecture, that being, just how are Canada’s fixtures scheduled? Nothing is learned from a sixty-point shellacking. We can be as supportive all we...
UNSUNG HERO - ON THE FIELD
GAVIN KRATZ Meet Gavin Kratz, the consummate ‘Hard Hat’. Gavin is a man who has spent 15+ years on the fields of Windsor Park. He is the epitome of “CW Family”. He also epitomizes the club’s commitment to players, facilitating a pathway for their rugby development and joy of the game. He...
CW Age Grade Shine at Sevens
Coach Denver & his U16 Boys - 1st Place ONE WEEK AGO Last weekend the Vancouver Sevens was preceded by Sevens competition for U15, U16 and U18 boys and girls on Thursday & Friday. Thirty teams from as far afield as Edmonton, Washington and Nova Scotia participated! South Island – VI Tide...
Monday's Musings
CHRISTMAS SEASON - A TIME FOR THANKS While we move into the Christmas seasons it is a time for gratitude and reflection. Castaway Wanderers Rugby club would like to take this time to thank all of the hard-working volunteers who have pitched in to make CW the premier rugby club in Canada. ...
Monday's Musings
“We Are the Champions” Three teams representing the club at the BC Finals left Victoria early yesterday morning to test themselves against the best of the mainland. Can the reader imagine fifteen-year-old boys having to drag themselves out of bed at 5:00 a.m. to ride for two hours to play a...