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Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
With the recent celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Rugby Canada ran this great oped about "CW's", Gabby Senft. Gabby started in an "all CW" backrow of DeGoede, Buisa and Senft in the recent victory by our NSWT XV's over Australia. Gabby has hung her hat with Ceedub...
Monday's Musings
SATURDAY, A RUGBY DAY ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Photo - Rugby Canada) SUPER RUGBY finished another campaign in the Antipodes with a clinical Crusaders side defeating a hopeful Auckland Blues team, 21 – 7. It was elsewhere in NZ where Canadian eyes were focussed, with our NSWT VX’s taking on...
Monday's Musings
DIFFERENT SILKS, SAME THOROUGHBREDS! In 100 deg. heat on Saturday, UBCOB Ravens defeated top Uruguayan club side, Penarol in the first match of the Challenge Cup of the Americas held at the Home of US Rugby, Glendale, Colorado. In the other match the Argentinian Jaguares defeated the...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Photo credit - Rugby Canada. BORN TO LEAD CW is ever so proud to recognise today, its role in the rugby ‘upbringing’ of Captain Canada, Sophie De Goede. In the same vein, we appreciate Soph’s recognition of her “club” in all her promos and press. Sophie was awarded W-o-M in last...
Grady Leads Backs
CW’s, Grady Bowd could take a huge step today towards pushing his case for selection for Canada’s NSMT XV’s summer tests, as he starts at #10 for Canada West Selects today against their Atlantic counterparts. Bowd caught the eye of many knowledgeable rugby fans with his Premier league campaign...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Better Odds Than Derby Winner! Rich Strike’s recent Kentucky win at 80/1 segues into the final days of CW’s 50/50 Raffle. The pot is currently over $6000. To my calculation, I buy $100 worth of tickets and the chances of Striking it Rich are slightly over 30/1, pretty good odds. Let’s see if...
Monday's Musings
What Makes A Rugby Club? No matter the outcome, the commonality of the game produces respect and life-long friendship! Firstly it needs players. Hopefully, players who want to get better by working hard and then there are those that just wish to play for the love of the game....
Monday's Musings
Maddy Kicks Off Push For The Line CW would like to thank ALL of those who contributed to our recent On-Line Auction Fundraiser, the first of two MAJOR fundraising events in lieu of our former Annual Dinner. There were those who donated the 40 – 50 items – THANK YOU. Then there were those...
Saturday Rugby
Not quite as exciting as this time last week, however, there will be rugby tomorrow at Shawnigan Lake School, kickoff, 2:00 p.m. The US Raptors will play forty minutes against a VIRU "U25" team and forty minutes against a VRU "U25" team and the Island will play the Mainland in a thirty...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
The Hill at Bayside RFC AFTERMATH This header photo evokes ancient memories of Sydney Cricket Ground and what fun was had there! Today we have an oleo of excellent game day photos with credit to BCRU photographer, Rick MacDonald ( ZRoll Photos ). Others can be viewed HERE....
Monday's Musings
Grady opens CW account. UNBLEMISHED ENDING UBC Men completed an undefeated season on Saturday when they bested CW, 49 – 34. CW’s four tries were a good effort, however UBC maintained their season’s scoring average of 48 points per game with their seven try performance. CW had a...
And Your Starting Lineups Are....
NB. - Times for KO's - 2:30 Men, 4:15 Women...
BCRU PREMIERSHIP FINALS
CW’s Senior Women’s team will play in their second BC Provincial final in their short six-year history, on Saturday. In their inaugural season CW Premier women were successful in winning the championship in an exciting game vs cross-town rival, Westshore. Flash forward to 2022 and much has...
ONE MORE DAY
Not that the Auction has been extended BUT... It closes, 9:00 p.m., Tomorrow. BUTCHART GARDENS SUMMER FIREWORKS FOR 4 HALF DAY FISHING WITH CW's OWN, NICK SCHUBERT (Licensed)ONLY ONE MORE DAYREGISTER HERE TO SEE BIDS ON MAJOR AUCTION ITEMSREGISTER PAMPERED CHEF PAN, CURRENTLY,...
Cometh the Hour
……………….Cometh the Man During the past decade, since the club’s last BC Championship in 2011, CW has had a great trot with #10’s. There has been ‘Maestro’ Monro, ‘Ice Man’ Povey, Graf, Buckley, Hall F. and Hall J., and Crossland. In 2014, Graf slotted a field goal to salvage retention rather...
And Then There Were Two!
Saturday last saw the Premier Men leave a damp, miserable Victoria for a grey, chilly, and eventual brilliant, sunny, in more ways than won, Jericho Park. The affair did not commence favourably for the Visitors with Ravens having twelve points on the board within ten minutes from tries by...
A Week Ago Today!
An event that took place at Klahanie Park last Sunday with our CW U13 team is why parents have our children play the game of rugby. Vancouver Rowing Club hosted the first annual U13 Graduation Tournament. Due to a last minute change of venue we found ourselves bright and early, fresh off...
MAY THE 16TH BE WITH YOU!
CW’s Premier Men cross the Pond to take on UBCOB Ravens tomorrow at Jericho Beach Park. These two teams met three weeks back, with the Ravens coming away with a 38 – 31 victory. The Tricolours gave that one up with error and know that this match should have been at The House of Windsor. ...
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SUPER, ON-LINE FUNDRAISER AUCTION
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Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
PUT YOURSELF IN THIS PICTURE..... ..... YOUR CATCH WILL COVER YOUR COST SUPER, ON-LINE AUCTION TWO NIGHT DATE NIGHTS. CHESTERMAN BEACH, TOFINO. In less than 48 hours CW's Online Auction Fundraiser will be open...
Monday's Musings
87 POINTS AS PREMS PROGRESS Our first game report for Monday comes from Vancouver. On Saturday, King Kyle and his Merry Men set out on a Monumental Mission to take on #1 seed, Bayside RFC. Despite a late season slump, the boys had scraped in at #8. Might I suggest they...
Go BIG or Go Home - Playoffs Begin
(Photo - John Richardson) Tomorrow, three CW teams will take to the field in playoff action. The Men’s Div.1 have mustered the best configuration possible to go on the road to face a tough Bayside squad. The Divvies will be in the hands...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Recognizing Their Roots Post, Postscript To Sevens ** The pictured threesome all started their club rugby with CW, Prevost and Kratz as Minis, and Ngongo at Age Grade. ** Recently had this fascinating hypothetical. Just who would scoop the purse and win the crown of "7's Fastest Man"? ...