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On The Cards
CW's, Hearn, who had a good tournament....rapidly being recognised for his "Sonny Bill" offloads! It seemed almost fated that SRA's Blitzbokkes would take the Nelson Mandela Sevens title, fittingly so, but it wasn't without a hard fought win over a much improved Kiwi, 17 - 14,...
Christmas Spirit
Pictured, The Prez & long time CW stalwart, Dick Hales. A tip of the Ruggernut's cap to club dudes giving back to our community. Firstly, to those who helped "fill the Salvation Army bell", undertaking their shift under chilly conditions - great stuff. Then it was at dark in the Oak...
CW Congratulates B.C. Players Of The Year
CW offers congratulations to Burnaby's, Joe Dolesau and Julia Sugawara who have been selected by a ballot from coaches as the Male & Female BC Players Of The Year. Both players have made a significant contribution to the game in B.C., Joe being runner up in the scoring table and Julia leading...
Day One @ Mandela...So Far
Well, we knew it would be no easy task. The Blitzbokke came out firing and Cecil Afrika, flying, they kept possession from Canada who found themselves 17 points awry at the half. Our boys played it tough in the second half with Mack crossing to get it to 7 - 17, leaving the second half "tied"...
R.I.P., Nelson Mandela
He emerged into bright winter sunshine, stepped on to the lush field and pulled on a cap. His long-sleeve green rugby jersey was untucked and buttoned right up to the top, a style all his own. On the back, a gold No.6, big and bold. Within seconds, the chants went up from the fans packed...
C.W. U16's, B.C. Champs
What a day for the two top U.16 sides in the province to clash for the provincial title! The wind threatened to cancel the ferries and the rain threatened to soak the field but neither came between this exchange between Castaway-Wanderers from Victoria and Bayside Sharks of Surrey....
What A Difference A Week Makes
Phil Mack featured here. Phil was the tourney's #5 leading scorer. Portugal took delight in avenging a heavy loss in XV's, this time last week to Canada, when they finally broke away in the last minute or so of play in the Dubai Sevens, Bowl semi final, last night. The match was 14 - 12 @...
And The Winners Are....
Australian Women's Sevens who came from behind, 7 - 27 to defeat N.Z. in the Dubai Finals by a score of 35 - 27. Canadian women lost in an upset to a last minute try by Russia, 10 - 15. This gave the ladies a fourth place standing. Canada had their two top players unable to make the trip due...
Sevens Heaven - Close, But Not Quite
For those readers who just need the recap fix - read it here! NSMT opened the day rather flat, after getting it to 7 - 14 against England early, with a Ciaran Hearn tally, that was all she wrote as 'The Chooms' showed some pedigree, racing away to a 47 - 7 final. Game #2 was the...
Day One - Canada Women In Dubai
Canada's NSWT moved into the quarter finals after day#1 action in Dubai. The outcome is good however, the team would not have been happy as to how it occured, beeating France handsomely, thence tying Brazil and getting whitewashed against Australia. What Head Coach John Tait said following...
Women's U18 Sevens Tryouts
Provincial team trials for the Under-18 women's sevens program are just around the corner. The tryouts are scheduled for December 7th in Duncan for all Vancouver Island players and on December 8th in Vancouver for all Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Interior-based players. With the...
Just Deserves
CW offers its congratulations to newly announced Rugby Canada VII's Captain for the Dubai Sevens starting tomorrow, John Moonlight. Moonlight, who has been a consistent performer on the circuit in recent seasons, is joined by Nanyak Dala, Adam Kleeberger, Harry Jones, Ciaran Hearn, Connor...
A Goal Setter
CW congratulates NSMT and London Irish's, Jebb Sinclair on recognition for his hard work in the Irish's tough loss to Leicester last weekend. Jebb toiled at Ceedub, coming from the east, for a couple of seasons as a "youngster" and always was confident that he would "make it". He backed...
U14 Road Warriors
CW U14s are at it again! The U14s made their first 'overseas trip' last Sunday and came back victorious! The team was re-organized into two sevens teams to compete in the U-14 and U-13 final seven-a-side tournament of the Fall season last Sunday in Abbotsford. The tournament included a mix...
Meet Our Parents Night
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 28TH. CW is hosting this event at DISCOVERY SPORTS CLUB - 714 DISCOVERY ST., with the hopes that many of our parents of mini, girls and junior rugby players can make the effort to drop in to the club, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. The purpose of the evening is purely social!...
Grey Cup Curtain Raisers
Rugby fans who took time to watch the two matches at Windsor Park on Sunday, winding up the V.I.R.U. Juniors’ (U16 & U18) season were treated to some excellent rugby. The action started with CW playing some champagne rugby for the assembled throng, taking on the Velox club in U16...
Second Stanza Demise
UVic came up with two, rather comprehensive victories over Ceedub, this past weekend. The Norsemen shellacked The Ones, certainly the biggest hiding in distant memory. Hopefully, in the New Year, the hackneyed; “it can only get better”, will actually apply. The Premiers had the score at 7 –...
Focus On Sevens
Canada's NSMT puts their "International Season" behind them and now switches their focus to the Sevens Circuit. Nine players who have been on the XV's squad will be fronting up at Dubai this coming weekend. Although it is difficult to think in one's mind about the switch in style of the...
Giving Back
CW club offers its thanks to all players - PARTICULARLY those U16 and U18 players who had played tough games earlier in the afternoon, for assisting with the Annual Oak Bay Village Crhistmas Lightup. That's the stlye, guys. (Community Events organizers - Lucy Barwin, Alexa Lindross)...
Huge Day At Windsor Tomorrow.
Grey Cup Prelude CW encourages all fans to come to Windsor tomorrow to watch Vancouver Island Age Grade finals. At 1:00 p.m. CW plays cross-town rivals, Velox in U 16 Boys action and at 2:30.......finishing just after Grey Cup k.o., CW plays Comox in U 18 action. This should be a "beauty"...
Pritch Runs Riot
'onya, Pritch, you old Parkes Boar! James Pritchard led the scoring parade this morning in Lisbon with 27 points as Canada wailed on Portugal, 52 - 8. Pritch had a brace of tallies as well as Ciaran Hearn. Score at the interval favored Canada 25 - 3. Pritch also kicked 7/9 attempts at goal. ...
Hubie (Une Beardo) Takes The Reins
CW, Home Away From Home for Hubert Buydens, is proud to offer congratulations to him on the announcement of his appointment as Captain Canada against Protugal tomorrow. Hubert still calls the Wild Oats his Home club, even tho he hangs his hat at Windsor whenever he is not on the road or...
A Cost For Developing Players
CWRFC has taken considerable pride in its development programs over the past decade. Developing players does come with a price, that being in the case of The Tricolors; many of those players leave the club at a young age, their prime playing days, to go to Universities. Contrary to a...
Unsung Hero - On The Field
This week’s hero is the Captain of The Ones, Jacob “Chips” Lamb. Jacob is a hard, uncompromising man who leads by his deeds. Jacob gave away his age to CW – 33. He and his dad run Engarde Trucking Co. He is a hometown boy, becoming a rarity with the two Premier clubs in Victoria and he...