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Monday's Musings
Sarries Douse Playoff Hopes It was never going to be easy however, when the dust had settled, the one difference had gone Seattle’s way in an entertaining, 40 – 31 match. Embedded in this blog is the game video (compliments of Seattle R.F.C. videographer). Sunny skies and shirtless fans...
Monday's Musings
CW adds our condolences to the Hadley family following the death of their son, Norm in Japan over the weekend. "Stormin Norman" will be fondly remembered by many players at CW as they played with him at OBHS. Norm was introduced to the game by Gary Johnston and he played for James Bay and...
Volunteers Needed
Every summer a large number of CW players are selected for representative youth rugby. The very successful, Crimson Tide Organisation is seeking volunteers for the following posiitons. Not all positions require tecnical rugby skill sets and it isd a great opportunity for parents to be...
R.I.P. John Cannon
It is with sadness today that we offer condolences to the family of John Cannon. John passed away over the weekend after suffering a heart attack. A powerful inside centre, Cannon played for Canada at junior level (U17, U19 and U23), before making his senior debut aged 20, in 2001 vs. the USA...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Vegas Sevens – NSMT The Burners are back! Duke and Douglas are healthy and one can add them to the mercurial cadre of play-makers; Hirayama, Mack and Jones; the athleticism and pace of a healthy Trainor, Fuli, Hammond and Kay, the “peaking” of White; and round it out with the big men,...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
UNSUNG HERO – ON THE FIELD This week it is time to re-visit our Unsung Hero feature. We give credit to newcomer, Jason Allen and find out a little about him. CW: Jason, you have come to CW from Velox. We suspect it may have had something to do with your personal goals of playing Premier...
Monday's Musings
MINI RUGBY RESUMES. CW Sunday Minis has resumed and will continue for some six weeks or so for the “second half”. This coincides with a “season” that is beginning in our Elementary Schools for Grade 4 & 5 girls and boys. The Greater Victoria Schools Program is in its 44th year, having...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CW’s Mike Fuli and Luke McClosky, all smiles after a stellar Sunday in Sydney! Fun Facts! On the same day there was much ado about eight on the pitch in the N.Z./Australia Final. As the screen shot shows, eight on the pitch as the Kiwis managed to tie it up in “dead time” and go on to win 27...
Monday's Musings
"Going, going, gone!" CW's Dinner is rapidly approaching and is 70% sold out. Today we bring you a few of the many auction items available on the evening. Last week, we outlined ALL of the terrific features of the Langara Lodge Fishing Adventure. Two night's stay at Middle Beach Lodge is...
Put Yourself in this Picture
Fun(d)raiser Auction Item - all inclusive, 4-day trip for two to Langara Lodge (Haida Gwai) Heading out for the early bite. For 30 years, Langara Fishing Adventures has built its reputation on providing the greatest fishing and wildlife adventures in the world. At Langara Fishing Lodge,...
Monday's Musings
Giving Back. A huge thanks to Doug Woolridge, Ray Barkwill and Hubert Buydens for donating jerseys earned after games in the 2015 RWC. Wooly's jersey was from Eddy Ben Arous from France, Bark's was from Ireland's Rory Best and Hubie's from Italy's, Lorenzo Cittadini. They have been mounted...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Official Club Photographer It takes numerous volunteers to keep a rugby club on the go. Ron Willems, our club photographer, was raised to the role of “official” when a local ref demanded his presence “outside the ropes”. We thought we would give Ron “official” status with his...
Monday's Musings
The Chaplain brings news of a good outing by The Mighty Thurds in the Hub City this past Sabbath. It was loss #2 but a close battle. Perhaps poor handling was a causal factor but plenty of positives from the exercise. With the “Saskatoonies” (Siz and Coop) and Queenie making their season...
Monday's Musings
"Rule changes will rob the game of its heroic qualities!" Website Video Feature. One of a number of new improvements on our new site is the video feature. This can be found by going under the “More” link on the menu bar or personal device “slug”. When you click on that, a drop down will...
Saturday is a Rugby Day
The “second half” opens this weekend when CW Women travel to Cowichan on Saturday. The last time these two teams met, a real contrast of styles, based on team strengths was on display. CW used their speed advantage to record the W. Since that match, Cowichan has chalked up a win...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
The year in review to date has been quite successful for CW, with some outstanding Junior Boys results. Our U14’s won the B.C. title; U16’s placed third and U18’s also won the crown. Our U18 girls played in a 2nd successive BC final vs a strong Abby team only losing 22-5. Our newly...
2016 Kicks Off
And a Happy New Year to all ruggers and rugby fans, especially to the CW Family. CW is pleased to hear of deserved Season Honors for our own, Spencer Robinson who has been announced by Rugby Canada as the NSMT Maple Leafs Sevens coach for their upcoming tour of Argentina and Chile. ...
Xmas Tree Chipping Schedule over the Holiday Period
CASTAWAY WANDERERS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE CHIPPING SERVICE For over fifteen years, the Castaway Wanderers Rugby Football Club has welcomed members of the community seeking a convenient place to dispose of their Christmas trees while also contributing – via donation for the tree...
Monday's Musings
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Hats off to a group of CW volunteers that assisted with the Victoria Christmas Truck Parade and its tour through the Oak Bay village. That’s the CW way folk and a Merry Christmas to you. CW’s Dylan ‘Diesel’ Jones is once again having some major health issues and...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
MAPLE LEAF WOMEN’S XV The women lost a tight game to England yesterday, 29 – 37. Canada led 17 – 15 at the half and pulled away to a 29 – 20 gap with not a lot of ticks on the clock. One could not tell from the Twitter feed what might have happened but the team allowed seventeen points in...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Last Sunday not only were the Junior Boys in action, the U18 Girls were also on the park at Westshore. CW girls had a good contingent of players and racked up a bunch of tallies. As well, the U14 Girls were in action at Cowichan. The numbers were not as plentiful but on the day with these...
Hats Off to Hydes
When Simon Ibell, suffering from a rare medical condition, was bullied in Grade 8, three people came to his aid at St. Michaels University School. They were Grade 12 basketball stars Steve Nash and Milan Uzelac, and coach Ian Hyde-Lay. Ibell and his family never forgot. In fact, Simon...
Monday's Musings
Do you believe in magic? ..... in a young boy's eyes?? Classic, first class action by N.Z.’s Sonny Bill Williams…maybe this is why the All Blacks are World Champs.Took in some boys U18 action yesterday to check out just how good they might have become following their Tour to the U.K. ...
R-E-S-PE-C-T
Where else but rugby? This photo has been all-over but we show it, just in case you have not seen it. There are very few other sports where two opponents have given their all in a crucial game and one, SBW, can console his opposite number, Jesse Kriel, after the NZ defeat of RSA last...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CW Boy’s Youth teams were in action this past weekend. The U16’s defeated an old nemesis from Vancouver, Bayside and the U18’s had a good 40 - 22 win, over Abbotsford. A good start to your season, lads. Irish International, Shannon Houston (with Anna Wray and Meagan Gibbs), recently...