Senior Men
Day #2
Last encounter; CW 36 d. JBA 25 (Season Opener, Saturday, 2:45 p.m., House of Windsor) Just what is the difference between Chile’s Jr Men’s programs and those of our country? About seventeen points! Just how can that be so and what must be done? Hate to ask questions...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Day #3 One day closer to Gala Day. One of the many highlights on the day for the club will be the unveiling of the Ron Willems Commemorative Plaque on our Memorial Bench – a bench that is all so sadly, starting to “fill up”. We will take a few moments to remember Ron, with a few words from...
Monday's Musings
Countdown to Saturday – Day 5 CW is very pleased to announce its second Annual Gala Opening Day this coming Saturday, commencing at 10:00 a.m. with skill stations competition for girls and boys, ages seven to sixteen. If all eight stations are completed, then the player will be eligible for an...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Something for Juniors to notebook. NSMT Maple Leafs Sevens. Sad result, 0 - 4. We were rather chuffed to see four of our boys with this squad but results for our Tier #2 Sevens guys leave much to be desired. Brennig Prevost, moons ago and currently member of Men's U20's team that dropped...
Di Nardo Leads CW Quartet
The club’s best wishes for success go out to Riley Di Nardo, Dusty Dobravsky, Doug Fraser and Ethan Hager as they take the field for the Canadian Maple Leafs Sevens, upcoming in Colorado. In the same vein, we offer all of our Mens U20’s our strong support for success in Uruguay in the U20...
Monday's Musings
Sun sets on the winners! CW Quintet After a seven year drought minus the MacTier Cup and a five year drought without a win over Ontario, B.C. men finally find themselves atop the Provincial heap after a close, 30 – 29 win in Saturday’s final. Ontario led 14 – 10 at the interval. The...
Monday's Musings
WOMEN'S CHANCES DIMINISH Despite CW’s Karen Paquin escaping the clutches of a Welsh tackler, once again another good run would come to naught with an unforced error and this was the story of the afternoon in a contest that was somewhat lack-luster from a Canadian pov. From the kick off errors...
REGISTRATION AT LAST!!
The club is happy to announce that we have finally been able to complete and install the “e-registration” process and the many parents, in particular who have been directing questions our way can register their kids for Fall programs. We thank you for your patience! The process has been...
Super Sunday
Doug Fraser on the fly for B.C. The B.C. Bears (Men), travel to Calgary to play the Atlantic Rock tomorrow. B.C. has added CW’s Dustin Dobravsky and Riley Di Nardo to the team that had a comprehensive opening victory over the Wolf Pack. ‘The Magician’ Ngongo will be missing on U20 Rep...
Anscombe Ousted!
Adios, Canada. In a release yesterday by Rugby Canada, we read of a number of outcomes from the recent program review, to be implemented immediately for the NSMT’s XV’s. Salient points could be synthesized as follows; the addition of a "High Performance Director (responsible for both men’s...
Monday's Musings
B.C. Bears Down in Opener B.C. finds themselves in an unusual position following their opening win over The Prairie Wolf Pack on Friday night - atop the table! It is credit to JBAA's, Tony Healy and Phil Mack, the coaching duo, who masterminded this one. We'll see how far it goes when the...
CRC Opener
Whilst it's off-season for some, for others it's year-round rugby. The Men's Annual CRC Championships open tonight when the B.C.Bears play the Prairie Wolf Pack. This game will be streamed at 7:00 p.m. and can be viewed HERE. CW will have representation from Doug Fraser, Jake Ilnicki, Cam...
Friday Smorgasbord
"Cosmo XV", winners of Williams Lake Rustlers Tournament. Last weekend, a CW initiated, Cosmopolitan XV, coached by a robust recovering, Riley Ilnicki and captained by 'returning' native, Nate Stewart, won the Williams Lake Stampeders' Tournament. The composite group also included Tournament...
Monday's Musings
Four of the day's best! And yet another calamity! We have watched the men's team kick away hard won ball indiscriminately, for these past games and Saturday was no different. If we can't beat "big opposition" in tight, the wide channels must be explored. On one of the few occasions that...
Saturday Summary
Today Canada goes into the fray against U.S.A. to determine who will be Americas #1 pick for RWC 2019. One change has been made to last week's starting XV with McRorie replacing an unavailable, Mack, leaving no obvious replacement at #9 if needs be. Coach Anscombe has offered a number of...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
CHANCES GONE BEGGING? This past weekend produced two results which may have players rueing missed chances. Canada's NSWT 7's finished third in the season's final tournament in France and third overall in the Series, a placing I am sure they felt could have been one higher, leading the Aussies...
Rugby Begats Politics!
Congratulations to our CW mate, Steve Thompson, better known in Rugby circles as the “Ox”! The announcement was made this morning of his selection as B.C. Speaker of the House. Unfortunately, in the crazy world which is B.C. politics, his reign may be a short one. No matter your politics,...
Prognostications Gone Awry
The absolute cock-up of the Canadian National Anthem at the NSMT Vs Romania match on Saturday was most unfortunately emblematic of that which was to follow. I cannot recall watching such an abysmal game of rugby for a long time, as well, Canada had a man advantage for three quarters of the...
Hat-trick Predicted
Canada’s NSWT has made a few “tweaks” for this afternoon’s (Canada time) game against Australia. CW’s Britt Waters returns to the centre slot and Belchos moves back to #10, a move that makes both players more effective, with the backline being a little better orchestrated by Belchos in...
WEEKEND WARRIORS
Canada’s U20 Men go into game #2 of the Junior World Rugby Qualifier with a 46 – 12 spread against the United Sates on Saturday. CW’s, ‘The Magician’ Ngongo notched one of the seven tallies in the opener last weekend. This match will be the curtain-raiser to the Romanian test. Canada’s NSMT lost...
Challenging Weekend Begins on Wrong Foot
Captain Kelly, dishes off.... The Canadian NSWT lost to the New Zealand Black Ferns "last night" by a score of 28 - 16. This was game #1 of three, being used as a `warm-up`for the Women`s RWC. The Black Ferns improved their record to 13 - 0 vs Canada. It was close at the break, 14 - 8,...
Monday's Musings
There can be no excuses from here on in, as the British Lions commence the business end of their N.Z. Tour. They opened with an unimpressive win over a "Barabarians" team, 13 - 7, with some pundits claiming "jetlag"! Good thing is for those real rugger-nuts we will actually be able to see all...
CW YOUTH Earn Honors
CW`s Anton `The Magician` Ngongo, has been selected to Canada`s Men`s U20 team for a two-game series Vs U.S.A. on June, 13 & 17. The winner will qualify for the World Rugby Trophy tournament held in August. Go, go, Anton! CW`s Sophie De Goede and Denise Roy have been selected...
Monday's Musings
A clean pair of heels from Charity Williams. Summer Is A ‘comin’ Weekend News – Women’s 7’s – Day#1 – Canada's NSWT went undefeated in Pool play. Caroline Crossley got a few trots and played her role. For me, most interesting news of the day was that the Kiwis left their three top ladies...
Monday's Musings
Men's 7's Rise to Top Echelon Again Heady stuff for CW’s Mike Fuailefau, from the fields of Gordon Head and Windsor Park to the pinnacle of the Sevens world – the All Star (Dream Team) at the London Sevens. ‘onya, Mikey. The London event opened with a solid Canadian win over Fiji. The boys...