Game Reports

Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

STUDENTS SCHOOL CEEDUB AND THEN THE SUN SHONE The UVic Vikings have finally opened their 2023/24 Premier campaign after a win over CW.  It was an excellent setting for the occasion on Friday evening.  The grandstand was eight parts full, including a good sprinkling of The Faithful,...


The GOOD, the BAD and the MONDAY!

The GOOD, the BAD and the MONDAY!

THE GOOD Amazing!  Boys’ youth rugby was on display at Windsor on Sunday.  The action was in the VIRU semi-finals.  CW was the victor in U14, U16, and U18 action. U14 BOYS It was CW with a healthy total vs a Comox team that battled bravely to score three second half tries.  This was a...


MONDAY's MUSINGS - BRAGGING RIGHTS

MONDAY's MUSINGS - BRAGGING RIGHTS

Photo - John Richardson France, RSA, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Scotland, CW GAME #1 – Women’s Div. 2 saw JBAA defeat CW 44 – 10.  CW continues to struggle on the score board but not in the Enjoyment Department and improvement is recognized. GAME #2 – Women’s Div. 1, and it was...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

A GOOD WEEKEND FOR CW EVERYWHERE - BUT NOT ON ALL SCOREBOARDS! CW’s senior men’s and women’s teams were in action against Burnaby last Saturday.  CW men opened their account early from a Bowd chip and a Tardiff close.  Burnaby responded with quick hands from turnover ball, and the score...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

CW's cloud bursts in Cowichan. The ball proves elusive in inclement weather and against a fired-up opposition. Today's notes come from our Sage on the sideline. Action started with a victory for Cowichan women's Div. 2 team over CW, 45 - 15.  Coaches report that despite a sizeable...


“NO DOUBT”!

“NO DOUBT”!

(Photo, Rugby Canada.) Captain Tessier puts her side in front in the second half of last week’s match vs #1 England.  There was “no doubt” about this try.  “Doubt” is the word for today’s diatribe.  A definition of the word runs the gamut from hesitation to indecision, to uncertainty.  I...


Monday's (Belated) Musings

Monday's (Belated) Musings

UNLEASH THE BEAST! (Today's snip shows Caps all kitted up with nowhere to go as fortunes changed - scoreboard 53 - 17). For the second consecutive week, CW found themselves in arrears at the interval.  One wag opined that the boys “looked flat” coming out of the shed.  This came to pass...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

                      Credit and thanks to John Richardson Images (HERE)            CW Women Field Triad in Season Opener   It is a tough ask to field three teams but a tremendous effort from our mushrooming women's program was on display for the first match of the new season.  On...


TRICOLORS WIN ICE-BREAKER

TRICOLORS WIN ICE-BREAKER

                  Gabe on the go, (with the Three Wise Monkeys onlooking!).                                                         Credit, John Richardson.   Yesterday at the House of Windsor, the season was only three minutes old when the visiting Meralomas opened their account.  Pressure...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

AGE GRADE TO KAMLOOPS ALOHA! CW was easily indentified off the field at Kamloops last weekend! Kudos to Ed Knaggs, conceptualizer of Krazy road trip outfits.  On the pitch, some 120 teams in 10 Divisions, from U14 to U18, boys and girls, took part in the competition. Teams came from...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

JOY IN MUDVILLE – NSMT’s MOMENTOUS WIN (Photo - Rugby Canada) It’s been a long time between drinks but total credit to the NSMT on their very solid victory over higher ranked, Romania on Friday evening.  This group has been under tremendous pressure to breach a drought of losses, so there...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

MAGNIFIQUE!! CW Rugby is so proud of the achievement of our NSWT, defeating the NZ Black Ferns on the weekend.  The victory places the women as #2 ranked team in the world and also wins the Pacific Four Competition.  Trailing, 3 -14 after thirty minutes, the ladies slowly ground their way...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

 A GRAND CELEBRATION Friday last saw an amazing celebration of rugby in Victoria.  It was the Golden Anniversary of Elementary School rugby.  A small beginning back in 1972 has seen the event grow to 34 teams playing 52 games on nine fields last Friday.  During this fifty years...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

Jacob Bossi, running rampant! (Photo credit - John Richardson) Monday’s Musings are not exactly amusing for the writer however, in grasping for objectivity, it was a fair result to an intense and intriguing battle and if one has to end one’s campaign, it was honest effort and desire. A...


Men Face a One-Man Wrecking Crew!

Men Face a One-Man Wrecking Crew!

How could it be any different when you kick your restarts directly, 5/7 times, giving time to spare for a player to be just that?  However, the writer will get to that.  I commence today’s match reports with, it being the Sabbath, “hallelujah” to the club’s Premier Women, defeating Caps, 20 –...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

Final League Home Game   It was a pity for Burnaby Lake RFC that they had to play rugby against Castaway Wanderers RFC when they visited Oak Bay on Saturday. On what was a frigid afternoon the sparse gallery was treated to a very good match from the premier men. The start was scary! From an...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

                       More excellent photos, compliments, John Richardson and more can be viewed HERE REFLECTIONS Watched Saturday’s game with an old friend, former Athletic Director, and member of UVic’s, Walk of Fame (Rugby), and former Oak Bay Wanderer teammate, Mike Elcock....


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

First, the Good News - Happiness is; Kids At the Klub! Saturday was definitely a rugby day, starting with a Six Nations game and breakfast at The Temple, where a mix of players, parents and juniors took in the atmosphere that is DSC.  Brent gave a tour of the iconic jerseys, honor board...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

A Good Day For the Most Part Today’s blog comes from the information from others as The Ruggernut was under the weather! To kick off the day, we had women’s Divvies at United RFC where they took one on the chin, 26 – 0. Despite the loss, the team felt this was a huge improvement compared to...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

WOMEN WARRIORS This week’s game reports commence by featuring our Women’s Divvies who broke their bagel, on the road at Cowichan. The women proved that last week’s improvement was no fluke, coming away from the Pig Pen with a 19 – 14 scalp. The Cowichan club borrowed players from Westshore...


Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

GOT YOUR TICKET?   HERE  MARCH 9, 6:00 p.m. UNION CLUB ISLAND ITEMS ON THE BLOCK                                                                 (Photo - Blake Barrington) Butchart Gardens VIP Extravaganza. Four VIP tickets with reserve seating to the Fireworks. Gourmet picnic...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

Madi Jumeau - not to be denied! CW Opens with Banner Day On what was a club ‘first’ in history, five senior men’s and women’s teams crossed ‘The Pond’ to do battle with two leading Vancouver clubs, UBC Women and Meralomas Men, on Saturday last. Both Premier teams from these clubs...


Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

(Photo credit, The Times, December, 2023.) And Some That Is Not So Good! Wow, body cameras on junior soccer referees!  What’s next? I draw reference today to some further Christmas reading of another interesting article by former England International, Stuart Barnes, in The Times, (Dec....


 Sale Schellshot!

Sale Schellshot!

  Canadian Women continue to stay in the news in the UK club rugby scene. This week it was Julia Schell and Sophie de Goede. Sophie continues to be a “T(ry) – A – G(ame)” player, scoring another tally and setting one up with a skillful offload. Soph was again in the team-of-the-week All...


Monday's Musings

Monday's Musings

Lockie Hits the Ton Teammate, 'Jacko' Carson, who has played with Lockie for yonks, offers congratulations on 100 points for Canada. The NSMT Sevens had a great Day #1 at Capetown last weekend.  With victories over NZ, 19 – 7, and last week’s winners, Samoa, 33 – 7 before succumbing to...