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Wales' Brand, LG!
Life must be good in The Valleys. We note that today's visitors to Windsor have not only made this overseas trek but have also recently, completed a new clubhouse! WOW. It will be with interest that we tap brains post-match at The Temple. We welcome our Welsh visitors and to all, have a...
B.C. Rugby - 125 Years Young
This 1966 pic, fielding three, "CW Pre-Cursors" - Don Burgess and Tim Cummings from Oak Bay Wanderers and Tom Browne from Castaways is part of B.C.'s storied history. Tom, of Irish birth, still coaches CW Minis. He likens his weekly Sunday stint to "better than attending chapel"...'onya,...
Sevens Try of the Year
Well, we brought you the tries in the running in an earlier article and the votes are in and tallied. Trainor Wins Try of the Year! WOW! Not much in the way of superlatives to add, the try tells...
A Saturday Without Rugby!
After a close loss to England in Pool play, 5 - 10, Canada Women came back on Day #2 at Amsterdam to defeat U.S.A., 28 - 19 but lost out to Australia, 0 - 17 in the Cup Semi. In a close battle for third place, Canada nipped "The Chooms", 10 - 0. This result places Canada in third place overall...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
We kick off today's news with our best wishes to the NSWT Sevens, playing the IRB final leg tournament in Amsterdam this weekend. The ladies, looking to retain their current third place standing, find themselves in with England, Brazil and hosts, The Netherlands. We will keep tuned for...
Sevens - Series Wrap
Hats off to well deserved selection to the "Dream Team" after the London Sevens Tourney, to Canadian Captain, John Moonlight and the irrepressible, Phil Mack. This selection was thoroughly deserved in the eye of this pundit. There is voting for the Sevens Try of the Year and Canada's,...
Bonus For B.C. Bears - Argentina in June?
It seems that finally the emphasis placed on the CRC's by Rugby Canada as a pathway for elite senior mens players, is starting to stick on the west coast. It is a rather unique year for B.C., as we celebrate the 125th year of rugby in the Province and a number of special events are in place. ...
Burnaby Miss Trifector
CW congratulates all winning teams from yesterday's Finals. We have some measure of empathy for Burnaby Prems, losing a tight one to James Bay. Burnaby has been in the Final for the past three years, only to be turned away, yet again. It would have been their club's third big wn for the...
Blazing Answer to Cup Omission
Canada's NSMT Sevens team should be the toast of the town today after an excellent day of rugby in London town and commensurate results. Although there may have been some doubts as to where the team that played in Glasgow went, they were stuffed down any critics throats today, with the...
What Happened to Canada?
Game one - Three tries to two, Samoa wins, 19-12. Game Two - Come from behind (0-19), with a brace from Braid, Canada d. U.S.A., 22-19. Game Three - Must win to stay in Cup play. Unforced errors and errant pass then missed tackle after good turnover ball, allow Kenya a second try at...
B.C. Finals
There will be a good crowd and considerable interest at Klahanie Park and Brockton Oval tomorrow afternoon. A huge day for Burnaby in the three ‘BIGS’ – Men’s (at both grade levels) and Women’s Finals and for UBC and Seattle in both the Springs League Divisions Finals. CW congratulates...
Mack Hits 50
CW congratulates Phil Mack on his 50th Sevens Tournament and his 856 points over an eight year span. The boys will want to put in a good one for him, starting "tonight" in London. Despite what might appear as an “easier” Pool, a closer analysis would give a very guarded opinion. First up,...
International Rugby
Many years ago it was regular practise for Clubs to tour. It has become a rarity due to prohibitive costs, work and personal schedules. CW will be hosting a touring side from Wales, upcoming. Details are below and The Chaplain is the contact "GO-TO".....'onya, Matty. Tuesday, May 20th, 6...
TIDE SENIOR MEN & U20 PRACTISES BEGIN
Tide senior men and U20 training tonight at Brentwood B Fields, 6:30 - 8:00. Tonight and Wednesday May 14th will be Open Sessions. If you need a carpool ride, check FB to start some dialogue: https://www.facebook.com/2013BCRugbyCupsCompetitions?ref=hl John Lyall...
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...
A Final Word on Glasgow
Firstly to the Cup game. N.Z. would have rolled any team the way they played in this game. The extra six minutes was something that had not been experienced before by Canada. Jones’ try will remain cast in memory for a long time. They had the gas but it was not the Perfect Storm it needed...
Sevens Heaven
A fitting semi with hosts, Scotland taking on this increasingly impressive Maple Leaf mob and the prize is - first ever visit to a Cup Final. Tackles were sure from both teams and a plethora of penalties was called in this "tight as a trapeze wire" contest. Finally Braid broke clear only to...
They Do It Again!
What a joy to wake up to! Canada's NSMT team on top of the table going into their Vs England, final Pool match. Canada opened with a huge win over newcomers, Japan, 52 - 0 and ultimately, it was the differential that placed them in #1 and thei fifth tournament in a row to qualify for Cup...
Thursday's Ruck & Maul
Red sky over Glasgee Toon, thanks to Debbie Moonlight.......according to all reports the boys are ready and rearin' for tomorrow. Best of luck to the whole Krew. Canada vs Japan at 11:36 local (6:36am ET/3:36am PT) Canada begin their Glasgow campaign against a team full of confidence...
An Eye On B.C. Rugby
The announcement this week of a new, three year, strategic plan to be implemented by the B.C.R.U., featuring templates of levels of achievement in a variety of categories should be of great interest to clubs. To implement this plan, the BCRU has hired two Regional Development officers, Tony...
Wanted - Players!
2014 PROVINCIAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER 15 VANCOUVER ISLAND RUGBY UNION – SOUTH ISLAND TIDE U15 BOYS Head Coach: Shane Muldrew [email protected] Assistant Coach: Jake Duraan [email protected] Manager: TBD We invite...
Tale of the Tape
The day was a magic one for rugby – sunny, firm surface, testing breezes, not to forget the “MacDonald Slope”. Fans were amassed in number and we must editorialize that it would be great to see such “home” support on a regular basis at Windsor. Two evenly matched teams promised to make this...
Community Service
Hats off to Ceedub's U16's who volunteered as Clean Up Krew at the T.C. 10K. Seventeen guys, working as a team. Organizers report; "best crew ever". That's givnig back, guys - great job! ...