Fifteens
Bears Bushwhacked By Buenos Aires
From Another Of Our Boys In Buenos Aires.....A big thank you to all CW fans who support us through the season and continue to show their support for myself and the other CW players as we continue to develop our rugby at the next level. Day 3 - As the wet weather continued, thunderstorms...
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...
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...
A Plethora of Junior Rugby
Support for a rampant Tide player.... So let's start with the Tide U15's video above, (and credit to Velox parent, Jim Hayhurst). This group finished in third place two weeks ago at the PRC's however, a number of these boys were in Vancouver on the weekend trying out for selection to the...
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
This fan was pretty impressed with the effort of the Junior Tide U16 squad Vs Down H.S. the other day. Spence insisted "ball in hand", otherwise the 12 - 15 scoreline may well have been reversed. Slow to get going but at the quarter, Conor King made great headway and the locals led 7 - 0. ...
Down Comes To Town
Down H.S. have hit the North American continent, playing N.W. Loggers. The 2ND XV won their game although the 1ST XV lost a close one by a score of 15 - 12. The Loggers fielded a team of U19's, so it is expected that tomorrow's game against the Tide U18's will be a dandy. See you at the Park...
Canada Collapses
MoM, Jones, feeds DTH..... Predicted here was the fact that the Eagles could be expected to show greater cohesiveness – prediction correct. It was a match that was entertaining enough but errors aplenty abounded. The Eagles could have been taken but if this was Canada’s best effort...
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...
Bouquets & Brickbats - Saturday's Travesty
Almost 19,000 fans flocked to BMO Field to see if Canada’s NSMT could front up and dispel the doubts that crept in during the second stanza against Japan last week. During the week, the IRB had adjusted the global standings and Canada found itself sliding one place to Georgia. Short...
Vs Scotland
Canada has announced its team for Saturday's match. There are three changes in the starting fifteen. Carpenter comes in for Barkwill (even - Stevan's sub as both battle for #1); Sinclair on to the flank, arguably, a tougher option than Kleeberger who is probably injured and Mack starts at...
Canadian Women Push Kiwis
The Canadian ladies managed to get intriguingly close to the Silver Ferns in their "exhibition" match, two day's back. The Kiwi women, like their male counterparts are almost "unbeatable", particularly, one would think in their home stable. The 8 - 16 scoreline is close and must be...
Chrome, Rangers, Tide & NSMT
Kleebs on the hunt! ………………..ALL go down the gurgler! As a pundit and punter, I really need to get my head in a different space, backing an odds on (look on), favourite; an underdog on the road; a team of personal choice and supposedly, (according to the visiting coach), a...
How About This, Sportsfans?
There has been plenty of ink for our NSMT this week but how about our ladies? Canadian Women's soccer and rugby are all the rage as both groups catapault towards upcoming World Cups. In preparation for same, Canada's NSWT is currently in N.Z. and overnight "bagelled" Australia, 22 - 0. Led by...
Canada Selection Vs Japan
Pritch Takes Aim CANADA’S ROSTER TO FACE JAPAN: Hubert Buydens – (Manawatu Turbos/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK Ray Barkwill – (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON Jason Marshall – (Atlantique Stade Rochelais) Vancouver, BC Tyler Hotson – (London Scottish RFC)...
Hassler Headlines - Again!
CW's, Kleeberger on the loose on Saturday. The weekend that was, saw over 1000 B.C. rugby fans take in a display provided by National incumbents and “wannabees” at Klahanie Park yesterday. It was a game which had two ebbs, with “Canada” breaking out to a 26 – 7 lead early in the second...
Bang For The Buck!
What a deal for you if you are planning tomorrow to take in a plethora of men’s talent in action at Klahanie Field to celebrate the 125TH birthday of the B.C.R.U. Kick off will be at 4:00 p.m. Prices; Parking = $5; Youth 12 & under = $10 and adults = $20. Let’s hope such generous pricing for...
Who's Who In Canadian Men's Rugby?
National coaches have been putting fifty young men through their paces at Westhills over the past four days. The players are in Camp from everywhere! It looks like nearly all of the best available talent is present. Of interest, is the fact that fourteen of these players have either in the...
Buckley Pots Points In Cup Loss
Yesterday at Cowichan RFC's, Herd Rd Field, the table was set quite nicely in early matches between the Fraser Valley R.U. & the V.I.R.U. The Spring Tide (U20) Men, coached by Winston Stanley opened with a lop-sided victory by a score of 78 to 12. UVic's Fergus Hall led the way in the...
B.C. Boys H.S. Playdowns
Should you care to make the trip on Saturday to Brentwood for the first of the “mid Island double header”, we suspect you would not be disappointed. At 11:30 a.m. Oak Bay H.S. Barbs take on Cowichan in AAA action. This will be the first of six matches, finishing with Shawnigan playing Glen...
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...
Burnaby Miss Trifector
CW congratulates all winning teams from yesterday's Finals. We have some measure of empathy for Burnaby Prems, losing a tight one to James Bay. Burnaby has been in the Final for the past three years, only to be turned away, yet again. It would have been their club's third big wn for the...
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...