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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...
The Rugby Site
We bring you this article with the reminder that November the 21st is deadline for early bird, $125 registration fee for the Smith/Henry Clinic, including one year FREE REGISTRATION to this site. "From my perspective the Rugby Site is one of the most current and up to date informational...
Island Mini Jamboree
CW Mini organizers report on a successful V.I. Jamboree held yesterday at UVic's Wallace Field and Velox Field. Teams came from as far afield as Comox and Nanaimo. South Island clubs, Cowichan, Velox and CW added to the mix. A total of over one hundred and fifty players from U8's to U12's...
Scores From Elsewhere
CW U18's moved on to the V.I.R.U. Final with Home Field advantage next Sunday, after defeating cross town rivals, Velox. Although the final score was a little lop-sided, Coach Robinson reports it was a good tussle and Velox showed to be a much more difficult hurdle than an earlier contest. ...
Buckley Boots Boys To Victory
After trailing The Loma for most of the game and playing with fourteen men from midway through the first half, the Tricolor overcame a huge hurdle to come away from Connaught with a maximum, five competition points. Captain, Matt Buckley who has "shared" the kicking duties this season, potted...
NSMT Nutted On Last Play
Rugby Canada faced the second of three similarly ranked opponents today in Bucharest, when they played Romania. Unfortunately for the boys, the result turned out to be the same as it was, same place, same time, one week ago when Romania defeated Tonga 19 - 18. Today it was 21 - 20. Romania...
Same Time (of year), Different Place, Different Faces
M.I.A......Monro -retired; Thornber - UVic; Daumer - Unsung Hero; Dalsin - injured. The Meraloma will have much to prove tomorrow at Connaught against visiting CW. Last week they played James Bay tough to get within two points for a bonus point. Any team coached by Brian Erichson, featuring...
News From Around The Rugby World
VANCOUVER: Rugby Canada provides the opportunity for a fantastic learning experience for current and future coaches, when Graham Henry and Wayne Smith, RWC coaching team winners with N.Z. at 2011 RWC, visit Vancouver on December 2ND. The clinic's duration will be four hours and registration...
Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign
Dear CW Family, Friends and Supporters, For those who don’t know me, My name is Sipili Molia and my father is Noa Molia. We are both long time club members and players. We both work for and support The Salvation Army! Please take two minutes and...
For Our Kiwi & Bokkie Mates
Fanatics of both teams may not have seen last weekend's games. We bring them to you here. Enjoy....
Sleeping Giant Opens One Eye!
A sold out, 19,000 at PPL Park in Philadelphia last Saturday witnessed one of the finest performances from the Eagles, all time, in this viewer’s recall. The U.S had The Maori on the rope in a well officiated match from Canada’s Chris Assmus. He discerned the constant infractions by The...
C.W.R.F.C.A.G.M.
The Annual General Meeting of the club takes place this coming THURSDAY, 14TH @ 8:30 p.m., after practise at 714 Discovery St., (aka The Temple). We can play the game without fans, without an Executive, without officials, BUT WE CANNOT PLAY THE GAME WITHOUT PLAYERS!! We have over ninety...
Looking To Find Your Game?
CW Rugby Club is always looking for players and would welcome you or a buddy to join. Follow this website news for all of the skinny on our club and a reminder that the boys train at Windsor Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our accredited coaches offer solid preparation and...
A Time To Remember
A time of Remembrance then down to business. CW U16's culminated another magic morning at The Park yesterday when they took on rivals, Velox, in a game that would determine home field advantage for the playoffs. This action had been preceded by some eighty mini rugby players aged six to...
Developmental Squads Go Undefeated in NACRA 7's
Canada's Women and Men went undefeated in Sevens action this past weekend in the North American and Carribean Championships. The Women walloped Mexico 51 - 0 in the Final and the guys, headed by a brace from CW's Mike Scholz, defeated U.S.A., 27 - 5. There are Utube clips floating around...
Georgia Upsets Canadian Visitors
Phil McKenzie grits against the Lelos. The game report on this one can be read on Rugby Canada or BC Rugby News websites, where reporters viewed the contest. One always knew this would be tough for Canada despite a stronger Canadian forward selection. Georgia has six of its starting...