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CW Vs JBAA

CW Vs JBAA

Posted in B.C. Rugby / CW Rugby / Fifteens / News

Action at Windsor tomorrow, Firsts @ 1:00p.m.  Premiers @ 2:45.  Bar and food available.  CW will field a Premier team that is somewhat shorn up compared to last week, with the return of Keogh, Morris and Horton.  Stalwarts, Braddock, Thornber, Daum and newcomer Bishop, will be looked upon...


Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Posted in Canada Rugby / Community / CW Rugby / Juniors / News / Rugby Club

MEET THE PREZ PART II Last week we introduced readers to Don, we conclude that interview today....... CW: You were very involved with rugby in Ontario. How does CW compare with your club in Ontario, Highland RFC? In your brief experience how does the growth, structure and playing strength of...


CW Crosstown Vs UVic., etc.

CW Crosstown Vs UVic., etc.

Posted in B.C. Rugby / C.R.C's / Canada Rugby / CW Rugby / Fifteens / News / Prems

Late-breaking because we have been holding out for lineups but it seems, "no-can-do", as an early season void has forced late selections. We can tell you that the 1:00 p.m. match CW Ones Vs Norse has been rescheduled.  So it's just the "main game" Vikes hosting The Tricolors @ 2:45 @...


Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul".

Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul".

Posted in B.C. Rugby / CW Rugby / News / Rugby Club / Victoria BC

MEET THE NEW PREZ CW welcomes a new man to the helm, Don Swainson. We recently chatted with Don about the task. CW: Don, you have recently returned to Victoria, home of your H.S. Alma Mater, Oak Bay H.S. and their rugby Barbs. You have re-connected with former classmates and teammates from...


CW U18's @ Caps Inaugural Sevens

CW U18's @ Caps Inaugural Sevens

Posted in CW Rugby / Juniors / News / Rugby Club / Sevens

The U18's travelled over to North Vancouver to be a part of the inaugural North Shore 7s, hosted expertly by the Capilano Rugby Club. CW travelled with twenty-five athletes, with two teams competing in the 7s competition and one team in the innovative "5s", which was a competition exclusively...


CW Pinches a Pair in Opener

CW Pinches a Pair in Opener

Posted in B.C. Rugby / CW Rugby / Fifteens / Game Reports / Minis / News / Rugby Club / Victoria BC

Sony Bill Woolridge Offloads The table was set by The Ones against a “younger” Academy from the Valhallians when they wound up, led by a four-try performance from Sammy Rocher, defeating the VV, 37 – 10. Down 7 – 10 at the interval, The Tricolors cranked it up a notch, scoring thirty...


Registration Update

Registration Update

Posted in CW Rugby / Girls Rugby / Juniors / Minis / News / Rugby Club

Bad news - Good news........schools are not in session, good news.........CW has decided to delay early bird registration specials for all ages until midnight, September 11th, owing to inconveniences of recruitment via schools not being open.  Youth players, if you have a friend who is...


Monday Musings - Profile, Pritch

Monday Musings - Profile, Pritch

Posted in Canada Rugby / CW Rugby / News / NSMT / NSWT / Rugby Club

CW offers special congratulations to Canada’s, James Pritchard who is being feted by his club, the Bedford Blues with the honor of the upcoming season being a Testimonial one for him. The coming campaign will be Pritch's 11th at Goldington Road and the year ahead holds some very special events...


Oh, Canada!

Oh, Canada!

Posted in Canada Rugby / Fifteens / News / NSWT / RWC

  By now, any readers of this site would have seen/ heard about the Women's monumental, semi-final victory yesterday over France, 18 - 16. One cannot offer enough superlatives for this monumental milestone for Canadian Rugby, specifically, for Canadian Women’s Rugby. Their self-belief,...


Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Posted in B.C. Rugby / Canada Rugby / Fifteens / News / Rugby Club / RWC / Sevens

RUGBY CANADA Vs HOST NATION IN RWC SEMI-FINAL. RC Women take on France in Paris this morning, with an expected crowd of 20,000 in attendance…….98% French Fanatics! Our Women went 1 - 1 on their Fall Tour to France, so expectations can be high, following their very successful campaign to date....


Weekend Results

Weekend Results

Posted in B.C. Rugby / C.R.C's / Fifteens / Girls Rugby / Juniors / News

Gavin Kratz & Brennig Prevost (CW), proudly display their gold medals, winning Boy's U16. AGE GRADE NATIONALS U18 Men d. Ontario; U18 Women – come back after loss to Ontario in Round Robin for 10 – 7 Championship victory.  U17 Men d. Quebec.  U16 Men #1 d. Alberta, 26 – 0 for 1st Place;...


Woe is Us - Women Play Tomorrow!

Woe is Us - Women Play Tomorrow!

Posted in B.C. Rugby / Canada Rugby / Fifteens / Girls Rugby / Juniors / News / NSWT

  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...


NSWT Announce Major Changes For Samoa

NSWT Announce Major Changes For Samoa

Posted in B.C. Rugby / Canada Rugby / Fifteens / Juniors / News / NSWT / RWC

  This review of the women's opener against Spain shows some classic stuff!  Just loved Harvey's convert of her own first tally from the side line - skills some local "kickers" would envy.  The game report you read here asked some questions of the performance and speculated that the...


The Eagle Has Landed!

The Eagle Has Landed!

Posted in B.C. Rugby / Community / CW Rugby / News / Rugby Club

  A Club for all ages, eight to eighty-one!  Friday provides an opportunity to gather at The Temple to welcome back the Gay family, banter with some Bears and watch the video of their successful triumph over Uruguay on the big screen.  It's all happening at Happy Hour at Discovery...


Mucho Cerveca Esta Noche!

Mucho Cerveca Esta Noche!

Posted in B.C. Rugby / Girls Rugby / Juniors / News

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...


Bears Bushwhacked By Buenos Aires

Bears Bushwhacked By Buenos Aires

Posted in B.C. Rugby / Fifteens / Game Reports / News

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

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...


Our Boy In Buenos Aires

Our Boy In Buenos Aires

Posted in B.C. Rugby / News / Prems

CW's, Jake Ilnicki brings a Bear's report from B.A. Hola friends, I would like to start off by saying "thank you" to everyone that made this trip possible.  Day 1- The Island boys headed to Van on the 8:00 ferry. Once in Van we took a limo to the airport....our first flight was to Toronto....


CW Summer Touch

CW Summer Touch

Posted in CW Rugby / Girls Rugby / News / Rugby Club

  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...


Visitors Take the Spoils

Visitors Take the Spoils

Posted in Juniors / News / Victoria BC / VIRU Tide Rugby

South Island Junior Tide Faced a Tough Irish Team in Youth Rugby Exhibition Match   Victoria, BC – A great evening of intense and exciting Junior Tide rugby took place at Windsor Park Monday night.  The Irish schoolboys from Down High School in Northern Ireland were as tough as expected,...


Down Comes To Town

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!

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.

Goings On @ C.W.

Posted in CW Rugby / Girls Rugby / Juniors / Minis / News / Rugby Club / Sevens

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

Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Posted in B.C. Rugby / C.R.C's / Coaching / CW Rugby / Fifteens / Juniors / News / Prems / Sevens / Victoria BC

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...


Chrome, Rangers, Tide & NSMT

Chrome, Rangers, Tide & NSMT

Posted in Canada Rugby / Fifteens / News / 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...