CW Rugby
Castaway Wanderers Kickoff Weekend - Saturday, September 13
Oak Bay – The BC Premiership Rugby season kicks off Saturday, September 13th including a hometown match-up between two teams with a lot to prove. Premiership Division regulars, Castaway Wanderers are putting last season’s semi-final exit vs. James Bay Athletic Association behind them...
Mini Coaches Have a Run !
Former "greats" and now mini coaches Ed Knaggs, Aaron Cook, Matt Gordon and Lee Wakely helped CW go 3-0 at the Ebb tide season opening 10-a-side tourney. Proving that you are never too old to put on the boots, CW mini coaches and other over 40s players (I am as good as I never was...
Registration Update
Bad news - Good news........schools are not in session, good news.........CW has decided to delay early bird registration specials for all ages until midnight, September 11th, owing to inconveniences of recruitment via schools not being open. Youth players, if you have a friend who is...
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
CWRFC is announcing registration for Fall programs - mini rugby, junior boys and girls and senior men, with discounts if you register before August 31st. You can register by going HERE. ...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul"
All's quiet on the rugby front this week. We remind everyone that Sunday, September 7th is a BIG day @ Windsor Park with Minis kicking off at 10:00 a.m. Registration for girls and junior boys will be available from 10:00 onwards and if you have not registered already (you may have...
Monday Musings - Profile, Pritch
CW offers special congratulations to Canada’s, James Pritchard who is being feted by his club, the Bedford Blues with the honor of the upcoming season being a Testimonial one for him. The coming campaign will be Pritch's 11th at Goldington Road and the year ahead holds some very special events...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Another High Achievement for Women. Canada’s U20 Women won a second, high profile silver medal yesterday when they finished runner-up to Australia at the Youth Olympics at Nanjing, China. Perhaps the journey was more important than the destination. In Pool play, Canada lost to China, 24 –...
The Eagle Has Landed!
A Club for all ages, eight to eighty-one! Friday provides an opportunity to gather at The Temple to welcome back the Gay family, banter with some Bears and watch the video of their successful triumph over Uruguay on the big screen. It's all happening at Happy Hour at Discovery...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
A New Season Dawns IMPORTANT NOTE TO PLAYERS To all senior players age 19 and above, (Thirds, Firsts, Prems)! Please complete this two minute survey to help us assess our numbers for the fall. If you know anyone THINKING of playing CW, please have them complete this survey also. Survey...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Lucas Hammond - An Opportnity! Lucas Hammond has hung his Eastern Canada hat on CW's peg for some three seasons however for the past two seasons this young man has moved from Windsor Park to U.Vic to Kiwiland, appearing on one or two occasions with the Sevens Krew, he has now been called upon...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul".
CW congratulates the following players selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow; Moonlight (c.), Braid, White, Jones, Trainor, Hammond, Douglas, Hirayama, Duke, Hearn, Scholtz and Fuailefau. This is arguably, the best group available, given injuries to...
CW Summer Touch
Touch rugby for allcomers has started up at The Park. Play commences at 5:30 on Mondays and 5:00 on Fridays. What a way to bookend your week! Newcomers of both genders welcome. No age restrictions......as we say at CW; "eight to eighty". Enjoy the fun. WINDSOR PARK...
July 4th Fundraiser
It was more than a celebration of the date, it was an extremely successful event held at The Temple last Friday to support the five CW lads who will be travelling with the B.C. Bears to South America. The tour celebrates 125 years of the existence of the B.C.R.U. A HUGE CW THANKS to...
B.C. Bears Bash
FUND-RAISER REMINDER, TOMORROW, July 4th at the Clubhouse from 4:30 to 7pm.Five CW lads......Two coaches, Kenny Goodland and Roger Robinson....three players, Gord Kehoe, Jake Ilnicki and Jonny Morris.....are going with the BC Bears on tour to Argentina mid July. Each need to come up with $1,800...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul" on Thursday!
FALL JUNIOR RUGBY CWRFC started preliminary planning for Fall age grade and mini programs for girls and boys for the coming season when twenty two interested folk met at The Temple to offer services for coaching and management of teams for the upcoming season. The meeting was led by...
Goings On @ C.W.
JUNIOR RUGBY Wednesday (TOMORROW) at 7:00 p.m. @ DSC there will be a gathering for parents of players in the club's Mini and Junior Rugby programs, (girls and boys). Specifically, the purpose of the gathering is to confirm (and add to) the coaching and management volunteers of our...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
B.C. BEARS SUMMER LONG LIST & SOUTH AMERICA TOUR. C.W. offers special congratulations to Gord Kehoe and Jon Morris who will be travelling to Argentina this summer with the Bears. Keenan Horton was also selected but unfortunately, is in the middle of studies. Tricolor's, Kenny Goodland...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul".
Excitement abounds as we welcome the Cherry Blossoms and their record of seven wins on the trot. Coached by noted Aussie, Eddie Jones and assisted by Leigh Jones, the Japanese side features a much more confident group of players than ever before with players who can call New Zealand,...
Island Champs
It's a dip of The Ruggernut's cap to Oak Bay Jr Barbs, winners over Shawnigan Lake yesterday in the Island final by a score of 23 - 17. Down 12 - 17 at the half, the boys answered with 15 points to bagel in the second stanza. We include the photo which shows sixteen CW Jrs who were members of...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Burger ramapaging towards the try line! 1200 fans, a sun-drenched evening and a good game of rugby…all that was missing was a cold brew! Bedlinog, a Welsh 1st Division team, took to Windsor Park against the locals in their third game of a whirlwind Tour of Canada and Washington State. After...
Wales' Brand, LG!
Life must be good in The Valleys. We note that today's visitors to Windsor have not only made this overseas trek but have also recently, completed a new clubhouse! WOW. It will be with interest that we tap brains post-match at The Temple. We welcome our Welsh visitors and to all, have a...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
We kick off today's news with our best wishes to the NSWT Sevens, playing the IRB final leg tournament in Amsterdam this weekend. The ladies, looking to retain their current third place standing, find themselves in with England, Brazil and hosts, The Netherlands. We will keep tuned for...
What Happened to Canada?
Game one - Three tries to two, Samoa wins, 19-12. Game Two - Come from behind (0-19), with a brace from Braid, Canada d. U.S.A., 22-19. Game Three - Must win to stay in Cup play. Unforced errors and errant pass then missed tackle after good turnover ball, allow Kenya a second try at...
International Rugby
Many years ago it was regular practise for Clubs to tour. It has become a rarity due to prohibitive costs, work and personal schedules. CW will be hosting a touring side from Wales, upcoming. Details are below and The Chaplain is the contact "GO-TO".....'onya, Matty. Tuesday, May 20th, 6...
Players Dinner & Awards Night
This event is one of our club’s special occasions. It was an evening of celebration as we had Yak Dala and Ciaran Hearn present and were all thrilled and proud for them and their Sevens team mates’ achievements on this day, qualifying for Cup play in Glasgow. These two, plus a capped...