Girls Rugby
Woe is Us - Women Play Tomorrow!
We bring you this video clip as an apology for getting our date wrong! Tricolor fans were up early this morning to watch the key game and as you no doubt discovered - our bad, wrong day! That's the way it goes sometimes although word from Coach Duke's mouth - "We are ready"! So it will...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Canada Women Go 2 – 0 @ RWC, Paris. Canada Women scored six tries (through the backs) and 21 points in each half to decimate Samoa yesterday. The point’s differential was big however they still need to beat or tie England on Friday to get into the Championship side of the affair. Brittany...
A Reflection From Papa Bear
Hola Supporters, I am in Montevideo airport waiting to start the long trip back home. Firstly, I want to thank you all for the support shown me throughout my years at CW, especially recently for the fundraising efforts to help with this current BC Bears tour to South America. These trips are...
Mucho Cerveca Esta Noche!
Huge win today for B.C. with a late, come from behind try from UBC's, Brock Staller, no pressure, Pat Kay 3/3 converts and a three try to two victory. Other tallies from Steve Battie (BLRC), who had two very good games on tour and Sean Ferguson notched the other. This makes a perfect record for...
Youth Sevens At U.Vic
Girls U18 & Boys U14, U16 and U18 Sevens will be the rage at UVic today and tomorrow, with Finals going at 5:30 p.m., Saturday. Teams from U.S.A., Ontario and Cardinal Vaughn (U.K.) will vie for the honors. Heaps of CW kids on show and we congratulate the Aboriginal Thunder (Boys U16 and...
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...
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...
PRC's - Girls U16 Island Tsunami - Silver; Boys U15 Tide - Bronze
CW septet of lads that played on the team that defeated Vancouver North II for the third place today at the PRC's held at UBC. The Island Tsunami U16 Girls finished in second place after dropping their final to a very good Fraser Valley East team. Hats off to the Valley, as they also...
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...
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"
FORGING ELITE FITNESS An opportunity for youth girls and boys, aged 13 – 17 for twelve weeks of top class fitness training. WHEN: Starting June 16th, twice weekly at 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., (Tuesdays and Thursdays). WHERE: 708 Pembroke Street, Crossfit Gym. On Saturday, June 14th...
Summer Camps For Youth
We are getting plenty of requests about CW running Summer Camps for Youth Rugby. Sorry, at this point in time, this is not possible but a matter the Board has discussed and agree the importance of implementation...so, probably next summer. In the meantime, we have received news of two...
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...
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...
National Women's Team Take The Victoria Stage
We have been void around our CW site this week but open today's posting with a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our NSWT on their lop-sided, midweek victory over the U.S. by a score of 51 - 7. This eclectic summary of play (credit to Mark Bryant of BCRN), gives the viewer an insight as to what...
CW's Ciaran Hearn Selected As NSMT XV's Player Of The Year
CW congratulates all of Rugby Canada's Award Winners, announced on Thursday at the Annual Awards Dinner, held this year at the Royal B.C. Museum. Without recognizing each individual, we give special mention to NSWT 7's P-O-Y, Jen Kish; NSWT 15's P-O-Y, Kelly Russell; NSMT 7's P-O-Y, John...
Women Show The Way!
They've done it again! Kudos to Canada's Womens Sevens team on their victory in Hong Kong. The ladies defeated the Hosts, 19 - 5; Kazakhstan, 33-0; Japan, 38 - 0; and France, in the Final, 24 -0. Now that's an impressive record. Bouquets all round. (Ed. - We love Rick Bourne's...
Women's Sevens
We loved this article noted on RC's website and because we know you read CW FIRST, have reprinted it here. Not only does it profile a special player, Maria Samson, it gives a great update on the Womens program and status. You go, Girls! Playing rugby at the international level is not a...
Girls' Opportunity
It is every athlete's dream to be an Olympian. Canada's Heather Moyse, a dual gold medallist and Rugby Canada National team player is a wonderful example for our young, female athletes to look up to. She is the epitomy of hard work. We have just received word that one of CW's young...
Womens Brazil Sevens
Canadian Women finished in third place in the Tournament completed in Brazil yesterday. They defeated England 26 - 0 and now lie in a clear third place overall. The good news is that the Wallarettes defeated the Silver Ferns in the Final, a task considered nigh on impossible. Good news,...
Setting The Day's Table
The B.C. Boys U18 team won their match against North West Loggers this morning and play in the Final @ 11:00. We bring the UTube footage below, to you, as an example of the calibre of play by B.C. U18 Women. There is a tally in this clip that is worthy of any SM or SW's team.....enjoy....
CW's, Caroline Crossley, Shines On Day One
CW's Caroline Crossley burned the pitch on Day#1 at the Vegas Sevens. Caroline was representing the B.C. Girls U18 "schools" team. The team went 2 - 1 on day one. Caroline notched three tallies in the first two games then scored a brace in a tough 14 - 24 loss to Atlantis ( we are not...
What A Difference A Day Makes!
It's a tip of The Ruggernut's cap to B.C. U 18 Women. The U18 Girl's (CW's Caroline Crossley and Sophie De Goede), came back in the Final of the Cup to defeat Atlantis 32 - 12, revenging yesterday's loss. The Banshees (CW's Camille Irvine and Imogen White), also had a banner day, winning...
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho.........It's Off To Vegas We Go!
Congratulations to CW's Caroline Crossley, Sophie De Goede and Jack Nyren who have been selected to represent B.C.'s U 18 "A" squads for the Las Vegas Sevens next week. We can also add the names of Camille Irivine and Imogen White who will be playing for the Banshees, an...