2023 BC Provincials Champs - CW U18 Girls

CW Girls Rugby is a well-established program that was started in 2011/2012 with only 12 girls. The program now supports a ‘girls only’ development format for athletes ranging from the U14 to U18 age grades with well over 60 girls now participating. CW is a leader in girl’s rugby development in the Victoria area and has been very active in developing dedicated girl’s programs at the club and high school level. It is an award winning program with three Rugby Canada National awards since its inception. (Female Coach of the Year and Young Female Athlete of Year twice). And now one of our first girls at the inception of the junior girls program, Caroline Crossley, has just brought home a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics!

The U14 girls train on Tuesdays and Thursdays, through to the spring. U16 & U18 girls train twice a week from August to December on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Junior girls programs compete in the Provincial BC Rugby League with island and mainland clubs.  The club competition is divided into two halves with the 1st half (September-October) focused on the 7’s format culminating in a provincial wide tournament in Kamloops for age grades from U14 through to U18. The 2nd half (Nov-Dec) is focused on 15’s competition that culminates in the provincial playoffs in early December.

In addition, our program is fortunate to often have guest appearances from local women’s national team players, as well as players from our club’s senior women’s team.

The CW girls program has developed athletes for Regional Representative Teams (Tsunami and Tide), BC Provincial Representative teams from U14 to U18 divisions and both Age Grade and Senior National Teams.  Many of our graduates are now playing Senior Women and University level rugby throughout the country and have been honoured with representative selections national levels (U18, U20, and NSW7s) and also, podium finishing Olympians.  Just as important as the on field results, the program promotes inclusiveness and personal development through leadership opportunities within the club and rugby community.

The program supports three full divisions in a competitive environment for the following age grades.

Age Grade - Junior Girls

• Under 18  - Girls (U17 & U18) ages compete in a fall provincial league with teams from the island and mainland.  Coaches: Ed Knaggs & Chris May. Team Manager: TBA
• Under 16 - Girls (U15 & U16) compete in a fall provincial league with teams from the island and mainland.    Coaches: Kelsey McKinnon, Adrienne Shepherd & Ben Kerr. Team Manager:  Tracey Varian  
• Under 14 - This division has now expanded with other clubs now participating (JBAA, Westshore). Competitions with local clubs and participation in Kamloops and end of season tournaments. Coaches: Bronwyn Zodichi. Team Manager: Geneva Johnson 

Program Coaches – These coaches work with all three of our programs and have daughters who have moved up through the age grades of C.W rugby. Coaches: Chris May, Ed Knaggs

Practice Times – U14, U16 & U18 - 5:00-6:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Registration - HERE