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Monday's Musings
MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO CANADA NSMT VII'S Connor Braid picked up the slack after Nate Hirayama succumbed to injury early in the proceedings at BC Place over the weekend. Connor, who led the IMPACT Stats last weekend in Vegas, was the second top point scorer in Vancouver and was selected on...
BIG NIGHT Under Lights
CW took a pair off Westshore last night at Juan de Fuca. Just comparing the training and playing conditions as attested by the lighting facilities for the two clubs places CW in the ‘Spartan’ category and provides a definite home field advantage but on this night that was not to be. Despite...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Owing to the inclement weather of recent weeks, CW finds itself in a very rare, midweek encounter. In order to enable Westshore to complete their season schedule, the chaps will front up for two matches tomorrow night. The Reserves play at 6:15 and the Prems will kick off at 7:45 at Jaun...
Monday's Musings
TRY! Bonus Point Upset for Hosts CW Premier Women came up HUGE against an undefeated, league-leading Capilanos on Saturday. The Tricolours opening try, courtesy of Natasha Louckes came very early. It was followed in short order after some committed running and quality transfers and so...
"D.J." Back in the Fold
CW Rugby had to search long and deep to find a picture of DJ Sears-Duru in action. We go back some six years when DJ first came to the west coast as a touted junior prospect with a national team future. Djustice played 2 – 3 seasons with the Tricolours before this prediction came to fruition....
Three for the Road
[With apologies to Albert Finney (RIP)!] This coming Saturday the club will face major challenges with our three senior teams “on the road”. The Premier Women (0 – 2 – 1), buoyed after their first competition points against UBC last weekend will face a very tough, unbeaten,...
POSTSCRIPT MUSINGS
Riley Inicki and Cole Braid in action, Saturday. Yesterday’s game report was cobbled through rather hazy eyes after a BIG weekend! In the report we applauded the Bay’s, Cole Braid who had overcome a go round with cancer some years back. Some of our special interest and pride comes from the...
CW Pilfers A Pair At The Mac
The Skipper in full flight! CW Reserves made a rollicking start with seven or eight phases early, resulting in a try to the Captain, Makaroff and matters looked well in hand but we all know the game lasts for eighty and the Divvies were about to be exposed with some short-comings. James...
Saturday Night's Alright!
"Oh, What A Night!" CW Rugby wishes to thank all those donors, attendees and bidders who so generously supported the club's Annual Fun(d)raiser last night. Special mention must be given to Langara Lodge's, Rick Bourne for his contribution. Although Rick has his Ravens Old Boys closest...
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Don't be disappointed - a few seats at the door. Make sure you've got a few twenties for some fun stuff! Shout out to Ciaran Hearn, a familiar face in a Ceedub uni. 'Hearnia' was with his winning team mates last night in their seven try to bagel, 56 - 0 victory over Chile. ...
Locked & Loaded!
Maybe tomorrow might come to pass that the chaps can get back on the park. Today’s weather appears to be trying to belie that hope, stay tuned. For the Premier Men tomorrow at The Mac will represent the best two of three for the season. CW Prems have only lost two of eleven games this season,...
A Chilly Welcome to Chile!
A penny for your thoughts? Coach Jones will try to conjure a selection that can provide a win for the home team at Westhills on Friday evening (7:00 p.m.) when Canada welcomes Chile. Both Chile and Canada have failed to secure a victory after two matches in the ARC competition,...
Limited Seating Available!
DON'T WAIT 'TIL THE LAST MINUTE - BOOK YOUR SEAT NOW! Proxy bids have been on the slow side so we thought we'd toss in the last offer you could not refuse if you won't be able to bid live! Whale-watching with Rush! Enjoy a fun and exclusive private 3 hour whale watching tour...
Monday's Musings
(One that got away!) A Really BIG 'Shoe' What a show this week should be! Men and women will be back at it on the practise pitch tomorrow for the weekend’s matches. Our Premier Women travel to UBC on Saturday and our Islanders Men play Comox at The House of Windsor and the Reserves...
CANADA VS CHILE (ARC)
For those regulars OR others who may have recently (like half an hour ago!!) read a confusing blog - NOTE - CORRECTION. (Ruggernut's bad!!) The four tickets that CW has available are for this game on Friday (not a previously assumed, Saturday!) The match is at Westhills, k.o. 7:00 p.m. ...
A Decade of CW Web Presence
The first four years of our website were the result of the efforts and time of former Wanderer and National team player, Charlie (“Duck”) MacLachlan and hosted by his Frontrow Software Co. Duck earned his first cap against Los Pumas, back in 1983. As a hooker, one of his most notable...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
GIRLS RUGBY CONTINUES TO GROW Today's photo features three young CW players who participated along with seventeen team mates at the U12 and U14 levels and 73 other girls from Westshore, Cowichan, James Bay and Comox at a weekend clinic held at Belmont H.S., conducted by BCRU Youth...
Don't Miss the Boat!
Week in and week out readers of this site are exposed to what CW rugby is all about, in fact this year we celebrate a Decade of Presence on the Web. Every year it becomes increasingly expensive to run a rugby club with increases on every turn, from increases of player insurance fees; union...
Monday's Musings
PLAYER OF THE YEAR CW congratulates Brandon Schellenberger who has been named the winner of the Phil Mack Award for the Indigenous Rugby Player of the Year. Last year U.Vic’s, Crosby Stewart won the inaugural presentation. We applaud the work that Thunder Rugby and its Patron, Phil Mack,...
Strong Selection Sits on Shelf
Liam Chisholm in full stride. The weather has put a damper on rugby at The House and across the board this weekend. CW Women were on the hunt for their first victory over visiting UBC Thunderbirds. The women had posted a strong line-up for the match with the Lizzie Adams’ led squad featuring...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
THIS SPORTING LIFE! Just in case you cannot get to our Fundraiser Dinner and may wish to bid on any of the exciting “items” available, we start today with that on-line opportunity. TIGHT LINES LANGARA LODGE A ‘bucket list’ for any fisherman, avid or not, the sheer beauty is worth...
UPCOMING DINNER - TICKETS
Book your tables of ten, couples or single tickets. TICKETS HERE RUGBY? TRAINING?? CW hopes to be full-on this weekend when the Men's Islanders take on UVic Saxons at Wallace Field at 11:15 a.m. The Premier Women play UBC at Windsor at 11:15 a.m., to be followed by the...
BIRDS BURST BUBBLE
"Throttled" short of the line! Once again, we had the Sage on the sidelines last Saturday. The following is his take on the affair. Reserves: CW 10 UBC Braves 68Half time: CW 5 UBC Braves 41 Basically the score at half time tells the tale. On the day it was two teams clearly...
Another Tough Road Challenge
Carson Vs Hall CW is off to UBC tomorrow to put their unbeaten record on the line. Last week they amassed a huge total in Seattle but came away the worse for wear with some seven injuries making players unavailable for selection this weekend. This will really see what the club is...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul on Thursday!
ARC's KICKOFF Canada's NSMT plays Uruguay in Montevideo on Saturday afternoon. (PST, 4:00p.m.). Best of luck, guys. SYDNEY SEVENS Later today (5:22 k.o., PST), Canada's women start their campaign against Fiji. This will be followed by games against Ireland...