Canada Rugby
Thursday's Ruck & Maul
Red sky over Glasgee Toon, thanks to Debbie Moonlight.......according to all reports the boys are ready and rearin' for tomorrow. Best of luck to the whole Krew. Canada vs Japan at 11:36 local (6:36am ET/3:36am PT) Canada begin their Glasgow campaign against a team full of confidence...
Local Rugby Stars
We start by recognizing the achievements of CW and Canada's, Gareth Rees and his selection to the National Sports Hall of Fame. The photo displayed here is the jubilant Rees after his successful conversion to defeat Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. Gareth's achievements for Canadian Rugby are many...
Can Am Women's Cup To Canada
Hats off to our NSWT who manufactured a HUGE come from behind win today over arch rivals, U.S.A. Bolstered by some players and insight to Canada's tactics for this series, the U.S. came came out flying and soon had Canada under the gun. Their forwards were very visible in the early...
National Women's Team Take The Victoria Stage
We have been void around our CW site this week but open today's posting with a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our NSWT on their lop-sided, midweek victory over the U.S. by a score of 51 - 7. This eclectic summary of play (credit to Mark Bryant of BCRN), gives the viewer an insight as to what...
Tuesday's Ruck & Maul
NSWT IN ACTION Canada's Women play U.S.A. today at 3:30 at John Leckie Field, Shawnigan Lake School.....FREE!! CANADA U20 MEN Vs JAPAN Canadian U20's play Japan this coming Thursday to save some face in what has been a disappointing Junior World Championship, with no hope...
One More Step - Albeit, A Shaky One!
KEENAN HORTON CROSSES FOR #11 & RUNNER UP FOR TALLY TOPPER This week, we revert to an excellent report from the B.C.R.U. communications man, Andrew Smith, who saw the match. Unfortunately, (maybe, fortunately, for CW players, the club was unable to have a scribe at this one.) Watching...
CW's Ciaran Hearn Selected As NSMT XV's Player Of The Year
CW congratulates all of Rugby Canada's Award Winners, announced on Thursday at the Annual Awards Dinner, held this year at the Royal B.C. Museum. Without recognizing each individual, we give special mention to NSWT 7's P-O-Y, Jen Kish; NSWT 15's P-O-Y, Kelly Russell; NSMT 7's P-O-Y, John...
Welsh Rugby Demi-God Visits Victoria
Welsh Rugby Union's Board member and more famed Welsh National team and British Lions player, Gerald Davies, is visiting Victoria as key note speaker to the Rugby Canada AGM at Bear Mountain Westin Hotel over the next three days. Davies will also have the company of the CEO of...
Deserved Recognition
CW congratulates Dave Docherty and Bruce Howe who were recently recognised by U.Vic by being inducted into the Unviversity's Hall Of Fame. Apart from the long list of achievements and service to UVic and Canadian rugby as players, coaches, psychologists, exercise therapists etc., etc., the two...
Monday's Ruck & Maul
Retina Ready We apologise to those supporters who view our site via Apple mediums, smart phone or IPads. Sometimes our photos will be “pixelated” due to a feature of Apple related to photo size that is not automatically a corrective feature of web sites, in lay terms, that is my best shot at...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul".
Standings coming out of last Saturday, sees CW having gained one point on Caps. As has been said, "a step at a time". This coming Saturday, Caps visit MacDonald Park whilst Lomas visit the House of Windsor. Focus on the game at hand will be the order of the day. CW's D.J. Sears...
We Are Fam-i-lee!
Noticed recently, after a Mighty Thurds contest, the above father/son duo – Kyle and Greg Armstrong. It piqued our interest about this young man from Ontario, Kyle Armstrong. We nabbed Kyle for a brief interview. Kyle started playing back in Grade 9. He moved to Victoria as one of the...
Another Elite Eight Finish
Vs Australia. Only two minutes in when Mack stole ball and fed Trainor for the first score, (unconverted). The first half was ALL Canada. Early in the second stanza, a Canadian knock on provided the scoring reply for Oz, (converted). The half continued with advantage Canada. O'Toole came...
Canada 7's In Quarters Again
This reporter is certainly coming across as far from the sharpest tack in the box for Sevens news! Apologies to Nate Hirayama...AFTER viewing our own utube clip, we note that not only is he playing, he is playing with his customary acumen and point-scoring importance. Enough on this point! ...
Men Kick Off H.K. With A Win
Yak over the line! The men opened their Hong Kong campaign with a solid 35 - 7 victory over Portugal. Other singles were added by Trainor and White, with Moonlight getting a brace. Mack is back on duty, although it appears that Hearn and Hiriyama may be on the injured list. Next up...
Women Show The Way!
They've done it again! Kudos to Canada's Womens Sevens team on their victory in Hong Kong. The ladies defeated the Hosts, 19 - 5; Kazakhstan, 33-0; Japan, 38 - 0; and France, in the Final, 24 -0. Now that's an impressive record. Bouquets all round. (Ed. - We love Rick Bourne's...
Ruck & Maul
B.C. ELITE SEVENS The Thompson/Tate Troupe – BC Elite Youth Sevens (men), have arrived and shaken off the cobwebs in Hong Kong. This is a select U18 team and it will be their third visit to play concurrently, with the IRB Men’s Circuit Comp, in the Chartered Bank International Youth...
Tough Time In Tokyo
Apologies to followers of this site for an International Time boner! Canada had some great highs at Tokyo and some frustrating lows, not the least being injuries to Dala, Hearn and Hiriyama, a yellow card to Harry Jones and a disallowed try to John Moonlight. This writer unfortunately, only...
Women's Sevens
We loved this article noted on RC's website and because we know you read CW FIRST, have reprinted it here. Not only does it profile a special player, Maria Samson, it gives a great update on the Womens program and status. You go, Girls! Playing rugby at the international level is not a...
A Feast of 'Footie'
Saturday brings a feast of rugby to CW fans, At 1:00 p.m. at The Park, The Ones k.o. Vs high-flying Caps I's. At best, Ceedub can play a spoiler role as the chances of a final four berth are almost mathematically off the cards. Prems should be a beaut as two fairly equal squads match up in...
Canada Mens Sevens On The Road Again
Chauncey ("Waldo") O'Toole put in a brief cameo two weeks back with The Tricolor Vs Rowers and we assessed him being "short of a trot". Turns out Chaunce had been under the gun with sprint training all week at Westhills! He's back in football after a layoff to focus on studies. His last...
Congratulations Due.
Hosts, UVic Vikes avenged their loss to UBC at the Vegas Sevens when they nipped The Birds 24 - 19 in last Sunday's Finale of the National University Championship held at Westhills. Team Captain, Pat Kay, was adjudged the Player of the Tournament and CW grad, Beau Parker played a big role in...
Womens Brazil Sevens
Canadian Women finished in third place in the Tournament completed in Brazil yesterday. They defeated England 26 - 0 and now lie in a clear third place overall. The good news is that the Wallarettes defeated the Silver Ferns in the Final, a task considered nigh on impossible. Good news,...
The Raven Tests The Young Guns
UBCOB's Premier team waited til later in the day to perform. They took on Mike Shelley's U20 group at Westhills. It was a well attended event with proceeds from funds raised, going to the Judah Campbell Foundation. The Ravens came away, 29 - 24 winners. It was pleasing to watch four...
Outstanding Result From Superhuman Effort!
This site will not pontificate at any length about today's two matches. The UTube highlights tell the tale. Suffice to say, the effort was unreal and in the battle for third, when Canada looked gassed in the first half and had the very worst start imaginable, giving up a tally after the k.o...