Wednesday's Ruck & Maul

Mini Rugby Director, Rod Fraser, provides the following details about the club's "second half" registrations. U6 = 19 (boys and girls).  This program started post-Christmas for the first time and there were six registrants.  This growth is amazing and obviously there is a need for youngsters of this age. (Ed.) U8 = 35 (boys and girls), U10 girls = 24, U10 boys = 46, U12 girls = 17, U12 boys = 44, for a total of 185 players!






Who is Rod Fraser?  Rod is in his fourth season as Director of Mini Rugby. Rod grew up in Nanaimo before heading to Europe seeking adventure. He lived, worked and played rugby in France for a number of years before moving to the UK with his wife, Victoria, who is from England. They lived in London for a number of years before moving to Tunbridge Wells in southeast England where their children Sebastian, and Isla were born. Rod coached youth rugby at TWRFC for four years before he and his family relocated to Victoria in 2021. Rod currently coaches U12 boys where his son Seb plays and is passionate about helping create an inclusive, safe, and enjoyable environment that is based on a strong rugby club community. Rod has become a legend for organizing U12 trips to Vancouver. You can say g'day to Rod any Sunday morning.  If you can catch him! (Ed.)

 

Who let the (under) dogs out?  Scotland and Italy continue to previal as heavy underdogs in this year's Six Nations Championship. I hope our fans have been able to view the matches, and that our players are inspired by the results.  Speaking of matches, there will be NO matches at the House this weekend.  Both our men's and women's Premier teams are on the road to Jericho Beach to do battle with the Ravens.

Congratulations to the VIRU Junior Tide U16 Boys team.  The lads finished in second place last weekend at the Vancouver Invitational Youth Sevens, out of sixteen teams, going down to Ontario in the final.  CW had nine boys represented on the Junior Tide. 

Finn Rogers, Emile Stubblefield, Nolan Eby, Jamie Johnston, Guy Rees, Will Oughtred, Marcus Bellows, Tyce Chappel, and Emilio Frank.