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CW CONGRATULATES CAPTAIN CARPS
NSMT's Captain, Aaaron Carpenter reaches the FIFYT CAP plateau today when he leads the boys against Tonga. This is an outstanding effort and he joins an ellite club. CW wishes to offer sincere congratulations on this service and also wish him the best of luck in today's outing. He will be...
Senior Men Vs. Tonga
Coach Crowley has announced his squad of 23 players to go up against Tonga this Saturday at Queens University. A delayed telecast of the match will be aired on Rogers Sportsnet World @ 6:00 p.m. (PST). Canada’s Roster for Tonga – Name, (Club/CRC Team) Hometown #1 - Hubert Buydens,...
Giving Back
Last weekend a bunch of CW Minis and Womens players assembled at Windsor to partake in the 51st Oak Bay Tea Party. These young people did a great job, organizing the "float" and wooing the crowds with their candy tossing abilities. CW seeks to be imnvolved with community whenever possible and...
Some Days Are Diamonds.....
Some days are stones but yesterday was a four diamond day for Rugby Canada’s Men’s Program. The Men’s U20 team scored a solid; four try victory over Uruguay, 36 – 15. This put them at the head of Pool A and they now play Italy on Sunday to see who gets promoted back to the World Tier One...
Rugby Canada Selects Squad Vs. Fiji - Wednesday.
Coach Crowley has named his squad to take on the Fijians this Wednesday at BMO Field, Toronto, KO., @ 3:00 p.m. PST. The Fijians defeated Japan handily last week and pose a problem for the Canadians. If you watch French, English and Super XV rugby, you would be constantly amazed by the size...
"I Wanna Be Like Mike (Pyke)!"
Sydney Swans, winners of the Australian Footbal League (aka Aussie Rules), last season, currently sit in third place after ten games so far this season. This is due in no small way to the league-leading "mark" taker, Canadian NSMT, Victorian and former CW-er, Mike Pyke. Pyker was the talk...
SOME RECENT SCORES
CANADIAN U20: Let's start with the most exciting! Canada's U20's wailed on Japan with a six try performance, 39 to 15. Jake Webster from Ontario scored a hat trick, O'Leary added more points from the boot and Hammond played competently @ # 9 whilst Peter Van Buren was amongst the reserves. ...
BC BEARS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF
A strong triad of coach-management has been named for the upcoming summer season of CRC's. Head Coach is Burnaby's, Jim Dixon, a man of eclectic rugby background and experience, who along with Kris De Scossa has been the mastermind of Burnaby's resurgence over the past three seasons. He will...
He came, He saw, this time, he failed to Conquer!
Rugby Hall of Famer, Ireland captain and British Lions flanker, Fergus Slattery, a man very used to conquering, failed to do all of that on his recent visit to Victoria. Slattery, a rugby legend to many CW and Victoria "old timers" was present for the grand opening of a picture wall at...
CW's Spencer Robinson Announced BC Boys U15 Coach
Victoria's Spencer Robinson has been appointed Head Coach of the TrueBlue BC Rugby Under-15 boys provincial team for the upcoming summer season. A Level Three NCCP certified coach with experience at the high school, club, provincial and national levels, Robinson will be working alongside...
MIKEYS TO PLAY IN BERMUDA
Fuailefau and Scholz have been chosen to play, along with a couple of other Canucks including Pat Parfrey, for a Barbarian-style team against top English club, Saracens, this Friday Night as a Fundraiser for Bermudan Youth Rugby. The encounter will be filmed by UK's Total Rugby. In the...
CANADA U20's OPEN WITH A
"Irish /Canadian", Shane O'Leary from Limerick notched fourteen points with the boot as Canada opened their WJRC with a win over Tonga by a score of 24 to 6. Tonga always has huge tough boys at this age group and two years ago, Canada suffered a loss to them. It was good to read of solid play...
Important dates for Juniors
BC BOYS U14. The annual selection of a BC U14 team will occur after trials held in Surrey, Abbotsford and VICTORIA. Selected players will play against other Canadian Provinces and US teams in August. The Victoria Trial will take place at UVic's Wallace Field on Saturday, June 15th at...
BITS & PIECES
CANADA NSMT 16 - USA 9. (FRF in action - Tieds and Hubie at work.) Canada Senior Mens Team defeated USA in the opener of the Pacific Nations Cup today in Edmonton. Conditions were inclement as the boot of Connor Braid accounted for eleven points and Canada's John Moonlight scored the sole...
Match Preview - Canada vs USA in Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA VS. USA: IRB PREVIEW Thursday, May 23, 2013 - Submitted by IRB Communications Ahead of Canada’s Pacific Nations Cup opener against the USA this Saturday, the IRB has released their official match preview document. This will be the inaugural PNC match...
Fergus Slattery - British and Irish Lions @ Penny Farthing Pub
Fergus Slattery BRITISH and IRISH RUGBY LIONS 1971 and 1974 “The Present Honors the Past”. On Sunday, May 19 th at 3:00pm, “The Penny Farthing Pub” will play host to the unveiling of a special wall, that will honor the memory of two of the greatest rugby teams that have ever played...
CW vs Burnaby Lake - Game Report
An absolutely beautiful day with warm sunshine, blue sky and a clear view of the snow capped Northshore mountains. Warm? For the big men who toiled hard for 80 minutes, it was a blast of heat that felt like mid summer – 22 degrees with a cross field wind that made it very difficult for...
2012/13 Awards Banquet
Castaway Wanderers 2012/13 Awards Banquet, Saturday April 27, 2013. A great mass of players, partners, CW management/coaches/trainers and juniors gathered at the Clubhouse and then the Memorial Arena Restaurant to celebrate all things CW! A season highlight video really perked up the evening...
DAVID RICHARDSON
DAVID RICHARDSON It was with great sadness that the community learned of the sudden passing of David Richardson, and our collective condolences reach out to his widow, Judy. David was born in the North East of England, where he attended Grammar School and University, before qualifying as...
Girls Sevens takes off in Victoria !
Girls rugby is getting focus in both the province and locally as the BC High School Boys and Girls Sevens competition is underway in Vancouver this weekend. Locally, girls rugby has received a big boost with its first ever Girls Sevens league boasting a total of 8 teams including the...
CW Vs Meraloma First Division Game Report
Saturday, April 20, 2013 CWRFC vs Meraloma RFC. Division One: Dry fields; sunny with cloudy periods; limited wind. This match was to be another amazing chapter in the story of the CW season of bizarre injuries and playing rules that saw Canada VII’s captain Nanyak Dala start on the side...
CW vs Meraloma RFC Premiers Game Report
Saturday, April 20, 2013 CWRFC vs Meraloma RFC. 2 games Premiers: Clouded over; spit of rain towards the end of the match This game scribe was reminded of another must win game played on this pitch some years ago that went into quadruple overtime on the strength of a last ditch try by...
CW vs Lomas game preview
This weekend The Tricolors put it all on the line when they travel to Lomaville in an effort to once again, make the playoffs in the competitive CDI league. It has been almost a year since these two teams met, resulting in a 23 - 20 CW victory at Windsor Park. These two teams have been...
CW gets recognized at Rugby Canada Awards Dinner
Rugby Canada launched its First Annual Awards Dinner, Saturday night April 13th at The Westin Bear Mountain Hotel in Langford, B.C. CW Rugby players with the National teams were well represented and two CW players received special recognition. Prop Hubert Buydens was named the winner of...
CW vs Burnaby Game in Review
On the most abysmal of afternoons, two CDI powerhouses met to do battle at Windsor Park. Burnaby Lake sought victory so that they could move towards confirmation of Home field status for the playoffs and CW, in a last ditch attempt to make the playoffs. Burnaby with the form also was after...