Senior Women
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
(Credit - Harvard Women's Rugby) GOOD THING FROM THE NORTH CW Age Grade grad and Harvard University's, Sophie 'Sunshine' Hayes, recently made another mark in her rookie year. Sophie scored the winning try last weekend late in the game for a come-from-behind victory over Dartmouth, 36 -...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
(Credit - Canada Press) GALS GUTTED Saturday’s RWC Final with its 82,000 spectators was an outstanding exhibition of women’s rugby. Unfortunately, Canada met the English machine on a day when they were at their best. Despite the twenty-point differential (covering the spread), the game...
FACE OF THE FRANCHISE
(Rugby Canada) WATCH THE FINAL At the Clubhouse (DSC)Doors open at 7:15 a.m. All ages welcome. Coffee, hot chocolate, sausages, pancakes, eggs, and hashbrowns — just $10 (cash only). With our great club sponsor, Victoria Pub Co.Catch the Final at The Penny Farthing. Serving an...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
(Rugby Canada) NOMINEE FOR WORLD RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR This thought would not even enter into Sophie deGoede's head this week as she prepares for the RWC Final against the host country England, on Saturday. Canada are the underdogs, yet, from a friend on location, "they are quietly...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
Jerseys earned for these warriors!! (Photo - Karl Klashinsky) As kids, these two peers always found themselves on opposite teams to ensure equality and competition. During Age Grade Rep teams, they were on the same team and so it came to pass, last Friday. Once again – Sophie and Caroline,...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
(Photo, Dave Crossley) CONNECTED! CWRFC feels beyond proud to relate to the Canadian ladies in the photo. L to R. Karen Paquin, Olivia de Merchant, Gabby Senft, Caroline Crossley, Olivia Apps, Sophie de Goede, and Julia Schell. All these ladies have either played part of, a complete or...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
THREE DROPPED AT WEST SHORECW visited Jaun de Fuca on Saturday for season opening matches. The Premier women’s game was an exhibition feature, and the Valkyries came out on top, 32 – 19. Reports from the Tricolour staff noted that many ladies had game time and the performance was a...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
WELCOME BACK TO WINDSOR A RUGBY DAY - LET THE GAMES BEGIN Saturday saw a host of activity at the House of Windsor. It started with the Mighty Minis already registered for the season. The player-coach ratio was significantly low, so good on the volunteers. It was great to see the boys...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
WELCOME BACK TO WINDSOR Saturday, September 6th and Sunday September 7th – Welcome to Windsor Weekend ALL CW teams, representing some 500+ active members, will have some involvement in this weekend. Senior teams will play scrimmages on Saturday the 6th vs James Bay, at 1 pm and 2:30 pm on...
Monday's Musings
(Rugby Canada)Fiji Schell Shocked! CW kids share Canadian and former CW players' joy, in York. (Role Models Extraordinaire) This is not the first time we have used this header, although Julia’s...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN HERE CW RUGBY WANTS YOU! WHY CW RUGBY? From Minis to Seniors, we are an inclusive club. We are a competitive club.SIX TO SIXTY-SIXOur history extends as far back as 100 years. We stand for rugby values, integrity, respect, passion and...
Monday's Musings - Fun(d)raiser Returns
Credit - Vic Pub Co. IN HONOR OF JOHNO – LET’S FILL THE BARD! Mine host, Conor MacNeil of Victoria Pub Co., has generously turned over the Bard & Banker to CWRFC for the evening of November 20. This is a Fun(d)raiser with a difference, infusing energy into this critical annual event on...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
W-o-M, Deleake Menin earns the hard yards! (Photo Credit - Canadian Press via TSN) With a scintillating second half display, Canada’s NSWT outscored their US opponents 28 – 0 for a final 42 – 10 victory. There was much to applaud and at times the play was so electrifying that it would be...
GAME DAY
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Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
(Credit, Rugby Canada. RWC 2025) CAMPAIGN COMMENCES This weekend sees the NSWT play their last curtain-raiser on the continent before RWC gets underway in the UK, later in the month. The women play USA on Saturday in Ottawa, (shown on TSN+ and TSN 5). CW-connected starters are Sophie de...
RC ANNOUNCES NSWT FOR RWC '25
Julia Schell - Life of a Pro Rugby Player Today we have managed to catch up with Julia Schell following her two successful starts at #15 for the NSWT in South Africa. For the uninformed, Julia was consistently turning in quality performances in club rugby with CW Premier women...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
(Credit - Rugby Canada) OLD SCHOOL RUGBY Back in the day, if an ‘engine-room’ player was injured there was not the replacement luxury and that player was often moved to the wing! So, it came to pass with CW and Canada’s, Caroline Crossley, against the Springboks this past weekend. It was...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT US NATIONAL TEAMS LONG LISTS This past week, our NSMT and NSWT announced selection long lists for summer tours. The women commence with a trip to South Africa for two tests against...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
MINIS TO MULGRAVE & CAPILANO Early last Saturday morning, CW’s mighty minis (21 boys and 14 girls), party of eighty, hit the BC ferry for Vancouver. Saturday was a practice day at Mulgrave School. The conclusion of the day saw the group take over the school’s Sole Center (Outdoor Leadership...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN CW RUGBY WANTS YOU! WHY CW RUGBY? From Minis to Seniors, we are an inclusive club. We are a competitive club.SIX TO SIXTY-SIX Our history extends as far back as 100 years. We stand for rugby values, integrity, respect, passion and...
MONDAY'S MUSINGS - CHLOE HILL-HUSE
UNSUNG HERO - ON THE FIELD CW: Chloe, it has been five years since we talked to you. At that time, you were on the verge of enrolling at UVic. Lots of water has flown under the bridge as you now enter your penultimate year. Let’s find out some of what has taken place in the...
SATURDAY - MUST BE A RUGBY DAY - HERE GOES
TROPICAL SEVENS, FLORIDA. U16 GIRLS ROADIE! On April 17th the Castaway Wanderers U16 Girls Tropical 7s team arrived early in morning at the Victoria Airport to begin their epic adventure across the continent to compete in the 2025 Tropical 7s tournament in Tampa, Florida. The journey...
Monday's Musings
"Despite shunting a few, no advantage was mounted" TOUGH DAY AT THE OFFICE It was a very different CW Women’s composition than that which defeated Westshore, 22 – 19 at Windsor two months ago. A depleted selection headed to the west shore to face a strong home team in the BCRU Semi final...
"Saturday is a Rugby Day"
Tomorrow our Premier women take on Westshore at their home base at Juan de Fuca field. It will be a huge challenge for the ladies, with unavailability of players. That being said, the leadership core of Emily Samek, Chanelle Challenger (what a great name for a rugby player!) and...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
MEN COMPLETE THEIR RUN Two weekends back CW men travelled to VRC's Brockton Park to take on the Meralomas RFC. We apologize for this very belated summary of the match. CW started promisingly, posting first points with a try in the corner from a Bowd diagonal. But that was all she wrote as...