Fifteens
Barnard Cup Decider
The 2017 - 18 BCRU League play season comes to and end tomorrow at Windsor Park when U.Vic visits, to take on the hosts, CW. The outcme of the Premier match will also determine the winner of VIRU play for the Barnard Cup, top Premier club on the Island, currently held by JBAA who toppled...
Path to the Playoffs
Loopy Celebrates the Hardware! CW’s path to the playoffs received a speed bump these past few days with the public announcement by Rugby Canada and personal note to affected clubs that it has selected a group of Centralized Players, solely dedicated to winning the repecharge and inclusion in...
Prems Key Win in Seattle
The boys now sit firmly ensconsed in third place with two tough finishes against UBC and UVic., after a weekend that produced some topsy-turvy outcomes in the league, all to form, but mammoth scores. Seattle went out to a quick 18 - 0 lead and CW fought back to finally get ahead by a...
Dust 'Em Off!
Dust off the golf clubs and put yourself and foresome into this picture! Simple, with a bid on one of a number of golf packages at local clubs, on the block at the auction at our upcoming Dinner and Fundraiser held this year at Victoria's Union Club. Time marches on. Book your...
Four on the Road
Ceedub faces the burden of travel this weekend as all four senior teams face crucial matchups as the road to the playoffs escalates. The women travel to Capilanos to face the second placed team. An upset victory could put them in the driver’s seat, playoff-bound. Last time the teams met...
Veritable Track Meets
CW’s Reserves (“Divvies” as the boys like to say), opened a commendable lead at the half in Nanaimo, Saturday. (22 – 12). This pundit picked up the action at this stage. Must admit, it was good to be one of a dozen of ‘the Faithful’ amongst a sizeable and knowledgeable (with no boorish...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
IN MEMORIUM: Connor Braid proudly wore and displayed the name of his good mate, Dylan ‘Diesel’ Jones whenever he scored a try at last weekend’s Sevens. Dylan’s passing last year, came as a shock to all of us at CW and his many friends outside of rugby circles. Connor’s display of his...
Monday's Musings
VANCOUVER SEVENS: Canada gave it a good show on day#1 only to be beaten up rather handily by Scotland and Samoa on day #2 - an unfortunate ending for the hosts in an event that currently is amongst the premier locations on the circuit. It is not lack of desire but the difference between...
Sevens Back on the Continent
Vegas Sevens last weekend was certainly exciting with an all-American Final. U.S. Sevens were the Talk of the Town after they walloped Argentina 28 – 0 in the Championship Final. U.S. Rugby has convinced any of the Doubting Thomas’s that they have more than arrived on the Sevens scene. There...
Westshore Quadfecta – Local Derby
Westshore Rugby perhaps may not have sorted their name out fully as yet, following their successful migration from Gordon Head. We have read game reports that have described the club as Westshore RFC and Westshore Valhallians, a moniker they have not completely shaken. Oh, well, we at CW...
Monday's Musings
Let’s start with some good news. It’s hats off to the Canadian Women Maple Leafs Sevens, winning the Okinawa Sevens a legitimate event for Sevens Development although some countries ( including Canada), fielded a couple of their regular although younger, players. Caroline Crossley having...
Hosts Take a Squeaker
Pullin reeled in on this occasion. CW Women flexed their muscles yesterday, defeating Seattle 86 – 7. Not to blow their horn with this mammoth total, for they too have been on the receiving end of such a hiding but indeed, it did show what a difference a couple of players can sometimes...
An Opportunity for Redemption
This Saturday, the Reserves will play the curtain-raiser at Windsor at 1:00 p.m. Burnaby lead the competition ladder, scoring a mammoth 502 points. Last time round, there was a thirty point differential between the teams. The Home venue will make a difference but the Lakers are a...
VALE - Don Burgess
In recent days much has been written in a variety of sources about the life of Don Burgess. ‘Burge’ was in many ways, a rugby Renaissance Man – one ahead of his time. Nearly everyone who has responded to the loss of Don, has referred to the values and qualities of Don, the man. Anyone who...
Bits & Pieces From the Sideline
This past year, an effort to increase our Supporters Club membership, we added a link from our website and now have a means of effortlessly doing this. (Check it out HERE). Membership comes with a few perks: • free admission to CW home games• 2 events per year with free food and...
Organisational Blunder
Quoth The Sage; “Now you see wolves, now you….” It appears that the Seattle Seawolves failed to realise in sufficient time that their players would require a passport to enter Canada – a condition that B.C. Premier Clubs’ Team Managers need to recognise and deal with some months before...
Timely?
Canada's starting props on Saturday, in the muck at MacDonald! Was Wednesday’s blog timely or not? Cancellation of games this weekend is looming large, due to fields being closed! Received a lengthy response from Bruce Kuklinski in regards to the blog. Bruce serves as Lower Island...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Topical - B.C. Rugby – State of the Union Real concern coming from BCRU re. growth or lack thereof of the game in B.C. This pundit will play devil’s advocate today on this issue and start by asking; is it not time to start thinking outside the box? For years we have done it pretty...
Monday's Musings
It was a full slate of matches for CW on Saturday. For starters, The Islanders (VIRU Men’s 3rd Div.), lost to U.Vic’s Saxons, something like a measure of five tries to two. Matches then transferred to the House of Windsor which stood up to the conditions remarkably well after three...
Monday's Musings
The Sage Summarises Events at Jericho. It was tough weekend for CW, losing both Battles of Jericho and the women losing to Seattle. Today, the Sage brings a brief games review. Before getting to that, it seems as if the women lost their first match for almost two years against The Sarries in...
2017 IN REVIEW
It would be most inaccurate and unfair of CW to lay any more claim than that of choice to Julia Zussman and Ray Barkwill. Both players learned the game elsewhere however, having been chosen as the most recent club for them to hang their hats, we are totally proud of their honours earned...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Au revoir, Cam It is with pride that we congratulate, Cam Polson today, announced as a signing with the Seattle Seawolves of the newly formed pro- league, starting in April. It seems appropriate to add a few personal thoughts with this announcement. The Wolves are calling signed players to...
A Championship Formula
CW U18 Team pictured right to left. Front row; David Xu, Jack Carson, Brendan Tatalias, Devin Fennerty, Nick Bamford, Gareth Sandner, Zarija Djurickovic, Kiipoye Ode, Ethan Agar, Spencer Robinson, Back row; Recel Fajardo-Jardine, Val Carson, Wyatt Giesbrecht, Roger Robinson, Adam Jay,...
Monday's Musings
Morgan Tate - good form, good game. Glad tidings, great joy! In the curtain-raiser, Lomas opened with an early penalty at five minutes however CW responded with enthusiasm and sustained pressure, only errors preventing a go—ahead try. Meralomas eventually worked play into the CW half and...
Monday's Musings
2011 Rounsefell Cup Winners Vs Lomas, 20 - 3. This week Meralomas visit the House of Windsor. CW embraces the return of the Loma and their assistant coach, Jebb Sinclair to Premier play. Some four seasons back CW had to really struggle hard, call in some chips from old boys and score a...