Monday's Maul

Ones Finish With A Flourish

(Reporter - Brent Johnston)

CW 31 Lomas 5...at the half

CW 48 Lomas 5...at the close.

"It is never the wrong time to do the right thing". Something my family and Club have heard over the decades from me.....and with that approach the Div 1 lads, where possible, rearranged Easter weekend schedules to take a quick, and I mean; "9:00 a.m. - ferry over and 3:00 p.m. ferry back" quick, trip to Vancouver for a Div 1 make up game vs  Meralomas RFC. The Lomas earlier in the season helped us out with a Div 1 postponement when we could barely scrap together a starting fifteen for the Prems......so the return trip was a commitment to be met. The Lomas too have struggled very publicly this season and will be relegated, it seems, to regroup and emerge again asap in the Premier Division.....a tough journey for our friends to be sure.....thus making our journey to Vancouver over Easter long weekend a mere piffle!

CW was victorious on the day which made our return journey quite enjoyable.....lots of good cheer on the bus.....and good beer, thanks to the generosity of our hosts. On the field the performance by the Div 1 lads was impressive....scoring within five minutes of the opening whistle preceded by a ten minute warmup, consisting mostly of "push ups", upon arrival....... two hat tricks on the day by Nat Oliver and Clay Panga (two hats and one toque made it onto the field for both). Forwards and backs contributed equally throughout the game. Going into the second half the Lomas found a strategy of ''pick and go'' paid some dividends while giving the visitors something to stress about. It turned out to be an approach which could not be sustained throughout the half.....pick and go from your own 22 takes a lot of time and effort often with a mistake or two before you reach the try line!

Of special note on the day.......Doug Hepp taking time from #1 family to be with his #2 family (once again!)..., John Wolfe driving from his Whistler vacation spot to play the second half then return to Whistler...., Mitch ''Sunshine'' Elliott playing his first game in the front row at loose head prop and performing very well indeed (watch out for this lad going forward...strong as an ox..., Grdic dominating the line outs and several solid open field runs...., Noa Molia playing another CW match which he has now done over  consecutive decades......, Nate and Sam showing their incredible rugby smarts in all aspects of play......, the rest of the lads were, as noted, magnificent and truly enjoyed the match and outing in general.

''Done and dusted'' as they say......, returned home safe and sound. Thanks again to all who made the trip....., players, coaches, support staff and fans!

Player Auction Nite       

This coming Thursday will feature a Booster Nite for the team, going into Saturday's CDI semi against old foes, James Bay. The team will be returning to The Temple for some nosh after training and at 8:30, The Auction will take place for all and sundry to bid on the first try scorer in Saturday's game.  Players will be asked to stake their claim and bids will be then forthcoming.  The winner takes the pot on Saturday for the first player to score a CW tally.  We hope old f_ _ _s, newcomers, parents of U14's and U16's who have just "discovered" The Temple can find an hour to come down to Discovery for some revelry and fellowship, meet the players and bid in the auction.          

Put this one on your midweek calendar!

Senior Men Rep Rugby - Crimson Tide

Players Awards Dinner 
This event will take place at the Victoria Arena, assembling at The Temple 6:00 for stroll to venue and Dinner @ 7:00.  Post Dinner and video back at The Temple @ 9:00.  Book it!