Boys U18
Monday's Musings
Nine Try Barrage Unleashed by Hosts A weekend’s plethora of rugby was highlighted by the final match when CW’s Men laid the gauntlet to Westshore by a scoreline of 57 – 12. This completed the brace of Premier wins over the ‘Shore, following CW Women’s earlier 31 – 26 victory. The two games...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
SEVENS HEAVEN Also from last weekend…. Last weekend BCRU hosted two PRC 7’s Tournaments in conjunction with the RAN 7’s – Girl’s U15 & Boy’s U17. We have some news form the boy’s manager. VIRU TIDE lost one match in the Round Robin to Vancouver South and faced them again, later in the...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CW, ONE CLUB, ALL AGES; ALL ABILITIES WORDS OF WELCOME – FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK This is my first formal communication since assuming the role of President of Castaway-Wanderers RFC back in April. You can find information about me (yawn) on the web site. I’d rather use this space to...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul - A Mixed Bag
Today we share a couple of pictures provided by our Boy's Youth Director. The header is a shot of CW lads who played on the winning BC U18 team at the weekend's Western Canada Championships in Calgary. BC Boys won Gold in this one, as did their U16 counterparts, (pictured below), with a...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
(Photo - Credit, BCRU.) A LIBERAL SPRINKLING CW's Tricolours will be well represented this coming weekend by U16 & U18 Youth - Boys and Girls. at the Western Canada Championships to be held in Calgary. The BC U16 Girls will have Joey Schault and Sophie Hayes on board and the U18 Girls...
Canada Women Crush Wallaroos
(Credit WORLD RUGBY twitter feed.) The screenshot depicts Canadian scrum dominance on their way to a try late in the first half by winger, Sarah Lachance. There has been plenty of rugby news pertaining to Canadian teams during this past week, although, there is none that compares with...
BIG NAMES
MLR FINAL, credit - The Rugby Network Wednesday’s Ruck & Maul mentioned big named players contracted to the San Diego Legion (MLR). A local site follower reminded this writer of Michael Smith being high on the list of BIG-NAME players for the San Diego Legion in Saturday’s Final of the...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
To Be Envious Of It has always been an interesting issue to discuss, that being Seattle RFC’s inclusion in the BC Premier league! Coming up is the Annual Can Am 7’s Tournament on July 8th. This year’s host is Chuckanut Bay RFC on their amazing facility – the 17.5 acre, deWilde Fields, the...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CELEBRATING THE SEASON Last week, CW Youth Age Grade Girls and Boys celebrated their very successful seasons with their inaugural Banquet. Hosted by Oak Bay Rec and Catering, some seventy players and fifty parents, plus assorted coaches and alickadoos were present. The evening was Emceed...
A Feast of Finals
TOMORROW AT WINDSOR U14 boys are playing the VIRU Final against the Comox Rapids 12:15 at Windsor on the Rose Garden pitch. U16 girls will face Langley RFC @ 12:30 on the main pitch in the BC Final. U16 boys Provincial gold medal match will be against Bayside RFC @ 1:30 main pitch. U18 boys...
Monday's Musings
VIRU FINALS – A SATURDAY RECAP THIRD & FOURTH PLACE The opening game at Windsor on Saturday saw CW I play JBAA for third and fourth spots in the pre-Christmas League. CW opened with early pressure and James Bay pushed back with action fast and furious. An early break from CW’s #9,...
VIRU FINALS
CW II will face off against Nanaimo in the Island Women’s Premier Division Final on Saturday at the House of Windsor. After a close semifinal game last week when Nanaimo came out on top, CW will be eager to challenge the Hornets in what is sure to be a tough game. Teams will field 12-aside....
Monday's Musings
WOMEN SPLIT SEMIS - MEN DROP DUO It was a mixed bag of results for CW Women on Saturday. CW I faced a determined James Bay squad at Windsor. Led by captain Emily Samek, this CW squad had their work cut out for them. Applying early pressure, James Bay found gaps in the CW defense and notched...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
SEMI-FINAL SATURDAY & SUNDAY Plenty of action at Windsor this weekend. On Saturday CW Women wrap up their regular fall season with both teams going into the playoffs high in the standings. CW II is ranked in first place in the Island Women’s League, with 4 wins and 1 loss, and will take on...
Monday's Musings
Two perennially strong sides struggling in the Premiership to date, CWRFC (1 – 2) and Burnaby Lake (0 – 3), will lock horns at Windsor Park this Saturday. Last Saturday, Joshua failed to help the CW Visitors at Jericho Park when UBCOB Ravens racked up a host of points whilst the Lakers dropped...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Let's commence today by THANKING all of those parents and coaches who have given up their weekend, thankful for their kids - playing CW rugby. The crew will take nine teams of age grade Sevens to Kamloops to play in an event that is slowly earning iconic status. The locals put on a fantastic...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Boys Age Grade Visit Bayside Last Sunday CW took their U14, U16 & U18 Boys teams to visit Bayside RFC. CW opened the day with a good win in U14 action. The U16’s lost a close one, 22 – 26 in an exciting match. The U18 match saw a very tight first half. CW managed to edge ahead in...
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;...
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...
Reviewing the Season
Yesterday whilst gathered at Crappy’s Corner to raise a celebratory toast to the life of Ivor Hughes, a group of coaches of the Junior Men’s Age Grade program was espied. The chaps were reviewing the season and progress of their teams. I received this summary for posting to...
Monday's Musings
Another Sandison Breakout CW TAKES A PAIR With an 11:30 k.o., Comox must have left at dawn! More credit to them and thanks for that contribution. The woes on the pitch compounded the long day as limited numbers and injuries during the contest gutted their efforts. CW Captain,...
Monday's Musings
NORSEMEN FACE SEVERE TEST Noting that UVic will field two teams next Saturday, in both Coastal Cup and Barnard Cup, it is not their first rodeo in this spot, however, we have to go back fifty years before the precedent was set when UVic had both a Viking and Norseman team in the 1st...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
The spirit of rugby - a game for life! A couple of reports and pix trickle in today from what was obviously, a most enjoyable day of interclub rugby on Sunday last and the weekend before, being had by all – Age Grades – boys and girls. The smiles on the faces tell it all and love...