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Bouquets & Brickbats - Saturday's Travesty
Almost 19,000 fans flocked to BMO Field to see if Canada’s NSMT could front up and dispel the doubts that crept in during the second stanza against Japan last week. During the week, the IRB had adjusted the global standings and Canada found itself sliding one place to Georgia. Short...
Vs Scotland
Canada has announced its team for Saturday's match. There are three changes in the starting fifteen. Carpenter comes in for Barkwill (even - Stevan's sub as both battle for #1); Sinclair on to the flank, arguably, a tougher option than Kleeberger who is probably injured and Mack starts at...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul"
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Canadian Women Push Kiwis
The Canadian ladies managed to get intriguingly close to the Silver Ferns in their "exhibition" match, two day's back. The Kiwi women, like their male counterparts are almost "unbeatable", particularly, one would think in their home stable. The 8 - 16 scoreline is close and must be...
Chrome, Rangers, Tide & 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...
How About This, Sportsfans?
There has been plenty of ink for our NSMT this week but how about our ladies? Canadian Women's soccer and rugby are all the rage as both groups catapault towards upcoming World Cups. In preparation for same, Canada's NSWT is currently in N.Z. and overnight "bagelled" Australia, 22 - 0. Led by...
Canada Selection Vs Japan
Pritch Takes Aim CANADA’S ROSTER TO FACE JAPAN: Hubert Buydens – (Manawatu Turbos/Prairie Wolf Pack) Saskatoon, SK Ray Barkwill – (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara Falls, ON Jason Marshall – (Atlantique Stade Rochelais) Vancouver, BC Tyler Hotson – (London Scottish RFC)...
Wednesday's, "Ruck & Maul".
Excitement abounds as we welcome the Cherry Blossoms and their record of seven wins on the trot. Coached by noted Aussie, Eddie Jones and assisted by Leigh Jones, the Japanese side features a much more confident group of players than ever before with players who can call New Zealand,...
Hassler Headlines - Again!
CW's, Kleeberger on the loose on Saturday. The weekend that was, saw over 1000 B.C. rugby fans take in a display provided by National incumbents and “wannabees” at Klahanie Park yesterday. It was a game which had two ebbs, with “Canada” breaking out to a 26 – 7 lead early in the second...
Hassler's Harangue - Game Day
We bring you Jeff Hassler's take on today's action. It sums it up perfectly. Enjoy the game, no matter what side of the fence you are on....
Bang For The Buck!
What a deal for you if you are planning tomorrow to take in a plethora of men’s talent in action at Klahanie Field to celebrate the 125TH birthday of the B.C.R.U. Kick off will be at 4:00 p.m. Prices; Parking = $5; Youth 12 & under = $10 and adults = $20. Let’s hope such generous pricing for...
There You Go!
(Compliments of CW videographer Shaun Barry) So long, it's been good to know ya....it is inevitable in this age of professional rugby football that successes are rewarded financially and so it has come to pass for National Sevens Coach, Geraint John. John has given Canadian Rugby good...
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...
Who's Who In Canadian Men's Rugby?
National coaches have been putting fifty young men through their paces at Westhills over the past four days. The players are in Camp from everywhere! It looks like nearly all of the best available talent is present. Of interest, is the fact that fourteen of these players have either in the...
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...
In Memorium
......Doc Narod recently passed away at age 89. Phil Narod played his last game at age 86! Rugby was the love of this man's life and those of us who are "getting up there" will remember him with Valley Vintage teams or as a ref...not old enough to remember his club team! What a great...
Island Champs
It's a dip of The Ruggernut's cap to Oak Bay Jr Barbs, winners over Shawnigan Lake yesterday in the Island final by a score of 23 - 17. Down 12 - 17 at the half, the boys answered with 15 points to bagel in the second stanza. We include the photo which shows sixteen CW Jrs who were members of...
B.C. Boys H.S. Playdowns
Should you care to make the trip on Saturday to Brentwood for the first of the “mid Island double header”, we suspect you would not be disappointed. At 11:30 a.m. Oak Bay H.S. Barbs take on Cowichan in AAA action. This will be the first of six matches, finishing with Shawnigan playing Glen...
McKecnie Cup Kicks Off
Fraser Valley Coach, De Scossa, as he likes to do, proclaims his McKechnie Cup holders as underdogs when they travel to the Island to take on The Tide on Sunday. He is a shrewd coach and the underdog card is merely a deflection for his very good team to fly under the radar. Action will begin...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Burger ramapaging towards the try line! 1200 fans, a sun-drenched evening and a good game of rugby…all that was missing was a cold brew! Bedlinog, a Welsh 1st Division team, took to Windsor Park against the locals in their third game of a whirlwind Tour of Canada and Washington State. After...
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...