Fifteens
Hornets in the House
John Braddock will deservedly, Captain the Firsts tomorrow when they take on the Nanaimo Hornets at The House of Windsor at 2:30 p.m. It has been a long time between drinks for the men and The Faithful. Speaking of drinks, there will be no license tomorrow and to view from the balcony...
Monday's Musings - Rugby Returns
CW's Mike Finneman and Grady Bowd in action for the VIRU Crimson Tide. (Photo Credit, BC Rugby News; National Rugby News) STEM THE TIDE......... oops, THE PRIDE!! Coastal Cup action on Saturday was almost as perturbing as Canada NSMT RWC action, with the Tide dropping a major...
Monday's Musings
Westshore hems in the Skipper. Credit, Alisatair Howes. Saturday, Another Rugby Day – Exhibition Rugby Continues Saturday was a great afternoon, typical Fall weather with sun shining and temperatures lowering. CW/JBA played Westshore Combined 1st/2nd Division for bragging rights for the...
Rugby @ Westshore RFC
Club Captain, Chiz & Schelly take on the Valhallians (aka Westshore RFC) Big Rugby Day tomorrow!! CW faces Westshore Rugby in exhibition play for all grades. Matches kick-off at 11:30 and 12:45. The games are slated to take place with ample time for fans to get to Westhills Stadium to view...
Monday's Musings - Rugby Returns
From the “eye in the sky”, CW’s Klash videos proceedings at Wallace Field after commandeering U.Vic’s ‘Cherry Picker’. Three matches were on display under sunny skies and a large crowd of rugby-deprived, rabid fans assembled. Klash, obviously not acrophobic, taped the main matches and we may...
SATURDAY - FINALLY, A Rugby Day!
12:45, UVIC Wallace Field. CW Vs Norsemen. It has been two years since these two teams met, with The Tricolours edging out the W on that day. CW will field a couple of Premier players, subbing in and out however the core will be Division 1 and the exhibition contact hit-out will be great for...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CW DoR, Ken Goodland demonstrates safety technique in the event of an inintended 'tip-tackle'! Despite the vicissitudes of the Delta Covid variance, rugby continues to be permitted. The Ruggernut recently caught up with CW Director of Rugby, Ken Goodland and Premier Women’s Coach, Catie...
SATURDAYS WERE MADE FOR RUGBY
COACHING CREW COMPLETE Director of Rugby, Ken Goodland is pleased to announce the addition of Ciaran Hearn to the Men's Coaching Team for the coming season. Hearn will serve as Assistant Program Coach for backs and skills. The men will field three teams in competition this year and...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Lockie Kratz gives a youthful, "don't argue"! CANADA NSMT TO UK in JULY NSMT Coach, Kingsley Jones, recently announced his 32 with two spots to be filled, for the two matches in the UK, July 3 Vs Wales at Cardiff and July, 10 Vs England at Twickers. It is a fairly “young” side which...
NEW MEN'S HEAD COACH FOR TRICOLOURS
CW Board has selected a new Head Coach to replace Scott Manning. Most readers will know by now that Scott has moved “back” to UVic to head up the University program. Today the club would like to congratulate Ken Goodland who has been appointed to take on the coaching position. Ken has been...
A DECADE OF DROUGHT
Rt. to lt. Starters - Goodland, O’Toole, Weingart (C.), Walsh, Williams, MacSween, Daume, Gilmour, Gay, Franklin, Buckley P., Thompson C., Scholz, Buckley M., Hearn Bench – Racine L., Monro, Morris, Ilnicki R., Mallory, Hodge, Cordle, Crawford, Pope. It has been ten years to the day since...
Kratz Inks Contract
Further to last Wednesday’s post about CW players in the MLR, comes the news that Lockie Kratz has signed with Nola Gold. Lachlan’s body of work includes many honours packed into his rugby achievements to date in his young rugby career. CW has a unique tie of sorts with Nola. Our “own”,...
Monday's Musings
Coach Manning reflects on the “first half” of the season. Castaway Wanderers Coach Scott Manning, Saturday November 28, 2020 at Windsor Park looking over a group of 30 CW Men having a final training session with touch. (And now some reflections from The Sage on the Sidelines). “Since...
Weekend Rugby
(Photo credit - Sky Sports) “El Pibe de Oro” - The Golden Kid! Will this be the inspiration for Los Pumas to overcome an eighteen point spread in this weekend’s Four Nations match Vs NZ All Blacks? Methinks, not. Argentina,with ten changes will need more than passion and The Hand of God...
Monday's Musings
Last year’s “discovered” hooker, Dave Mallard, has returned home to The Rock and appeared in the first “Covid Rugby” game in Canada last weekend. Dave Mallard and his brother Stephen are seen above, ‘post-match’, Swilers vs Dogs this past weekend. The match was intense with a loss for the...
Grist for the Rugby Diet
(Credit NZ Herald and Fox Sports News) Gardner's Blunder We wet the whistle for tonight’s second rugby clash between NZ and Australia with the following “teaser” from the Sydney Morning Herald’s, Opinion piece writer, Malcolm Knox. “What allowed that final passage to happen? The...
SUCCESSFUL OLD BOYS
It being a Saturday, it's time for a rugby story ! SUCCESSFUL OLD BOYS A feature of www.cwrugby.com has been a series of blogs we have run on the club’s Unsung Heroes. We would like to expand this idea by seeking to learn about some of the club’s successful old boys and the relationship...
Monday's Musings
Crusader Elation – Photo Credit – Hannah Peters (Getty Images), Rugby Pass News. Well, the big game in NZ was by far the best of the four on display in the Antipodes, this past weekend. The rugby played in the two countries was of a stark comparison – ponderous, poor skills in wet...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
What did it look like? We include this screen to show evidence of the Zoom Room on Saturday last. Fun to see all those looking in and to try to keep pace with the text Chat to-ing and fro-ing. Today we recognise the rest of the winning crew. PREMIER AWARD WINNERS WOMEN: Forward of the...
Monday's Musings
VIRTUAL AWARDS NIGHT Some 75 players, coaches and club aficionados took part in what is the new reality, last Saturday evening. In current times, Zoom has become a vital component of business survival and so it was with CW Rugby. The Chaplain was able to acquire license for the evening and...
A Matter of Conjecture
Well, had all been according to Hoyle, perhaps today we would be rejoicing in men’s first round playoff victories over Capilanos and Meralomas! Yesterday would have been the first of the playoff matches and admittedly, for that to have occurred in Premier play, end of league victories...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
TEN YEARS OF TALENTED TENS For a rugby club in B.C.’s Premier League to be a solid contender there needs to be a number of key components. Although CW has only claimed the prize on one occasion in this decade, with the exception of the 2015/16 season, the club has often been a contender as far...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Last Monday we commented that it was not possible to laud the efforts of any one man over another at last weekend's Sevens however we congratulate whoever the selectors were for the above team! Nailed it with Nate and Harry's inclusion! As for Isaac earning Impact Player of the Tournament,...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Today we recognise four very special athletes who have graced the House of Windsor with their special skills and personalities in days past. We join RC in honouring these four of the recently announced seventeen inductees to the Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame. Mandy Marchuk, Britt Waters and...
Dame Fortune Smiles on Reserves
Cometh the Hour, Cometh 'The Queen'! Scoring commenced early in this one with CW crossing on their first foray into Westshore territory. The hosts responded with some hard running and testing of tacklers and easily tied the affair. About mid-half, Kanty scored after a deft little dummy and...