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Canadian Rugby Forums » Forum: Men's National Teams - Recent Topics http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canadian Rugby Forums » Forum: Men's National Teams - Recent Topics en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:38:51 +0000 mac on "Commonwealth Games" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/commonwealth-games#post-2638 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:28:15 +0000 mac 2638@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ 40 Days and ticking, and there hasn't been any word on selection by the powers that be??? GJ should be worrying about the 7's rather than vacationing in Wales and do his JOB!!! The players are in the dark and no ones knows what the hell is going on!!! Also heard from a player that they still haven't announced who's going to get carded yet either. Complete $hit show! mac on "ARC Selects" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/arc-selects#post-2947 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:51:45 +0000 mac 2947@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Any Ideas of who you think will be going to Argentina? Will NFLD be given the credit they deserve with selection #'s??????? Moosehead on "TIME FOR CANADIAN FANS TO GET RWC TIX ORDERED" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/time-for-canadian-fans-to-get-rwc-tix-ordered#post-2971 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:51:36 +0000 Moosehead 2971@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Applications for the second ticketing phase for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand will open on September 10, 2010 when members of the global Rugby community will be invited to apply for individual match tickets for 45 tournament matches. <a href="http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3817&leagueID=0&page=46502" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3817&leagueID=0&page=46502</a> Keep Talking on "Chauncey signs short deal with Glasgow" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/chauncey-signs-short-deal-with-glasgow#post-2929 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:57:21 +0000 Keep Talking 2929@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Good to see another Canadian in the Warriors setup. Warriors are playing Dragons this weekend. If all works out we could have 4 Canadians playing in that game. T-Bone, DTH, O'Toole for Glasgow and Matt Evans for Dragons. bisquit on "Marketing Department loses $20 000" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/marketing-department-loses-20-000#post-2951 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:45:44 +0000 bisquit 2951@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The latest brainchild of the marketing department is going to take a $20 000 loss. The concert in Toronto has been cancelled due to less then %10 sales. Wow I thought the rugby community would be way more interested in a Cuban pianist. Nick Taylor's first time trying to think outside of his box and it is another disaster. Don't worry though Nick, the board won't hold you accountable, why start now. rusty_lock on "Adam Kleeberger" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/adam-kleeberger#post-2841 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:09:08 +0000 rusty_lock 2841@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Looks like Kleebs gets his first shot at some game time for Auckland this weekend. Looking forward to seeing the game and seeing how he goes at this level. Should be interesting. Congrats Adam, give em a little Canuck hell :) Frank Levick on "Dead Presidents" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/dead-presidents#post-2839 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:51:39 +0000 Frank Levick 2839@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ We now know what the Communications bit of RC has been doing this summer! Working on a shameless act of self-promotion for the Presidents of the Past Presidents commitee thing (self-appointed as usual). A nice touch was to point out the score of 10 dead vs. 8 barely alive (9 if you count Bourne) with a 26 year gap where we didn't have any at all (dead or alive) <a href="http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=0&pageid=4389" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=0&pageid=4389</a> Frank on "Job Titles in Rugby Canada" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/job-titles-in-rugby-canada#post-2890 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:45:27 +0000 Frank 2890@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Browsing the irb wed site I found this interesting <blockquote>Team Officials Position Geraint John Unknown John Long Head Coach Kirsty Martin Hale Team Manager Kris DeScossa Assistant Coach Jean Soleyn Athletic Therapist Rosie Mullins Team Doctor Melody Lee Massage Therapist Paul Balsom Strength & Conditioning Meghan Mutire Communications Manager</blockquote> Even though the irb pay GJ wages they do not know what his job title is in RC. Is he the HPD or is he the seven's coach? No one knows for certain. From the RC web page NT has a new title, <blockquote>Rugby Canada Commercial Director, Nick Taylor</blockquote> Why the change in job titles, they are both still doing the same thing .... Next .... rusty_lock on "November Tour" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/november-tour#post-2392 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:48:44 +0000 rusty_lock 2392@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Where is the info? I have scoured the RC website and can find nothing about the NSMT November tour opponents. I have searched a few other websites that sometime provide info and still nothing. Anybody have any inside information? newbie on "Rock vs Bears" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rock-vs-bears#post-2648 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:06:23 +0000 newbie 2648@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ BC 12 Rock 37 O Canada on "RWC 2011 ticket applications" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rwc-2011-ticket-applications#post-2028 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:38:50 +0000 O Canada 2028@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <a href="http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/index.html</a> Frank on "No Canadian Coaches in Canada" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/no-canadian-coaches-in-canada#post-2308 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:15:07 +0000 Frank 2308@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Rugby Canada has cleaned house. No press release as they try to sweep it all under the carpet? Funny thing is that Graham Brown is still around and he is the only common denominator with the demise of Canadian rugby for the past 7 years. A sh!t show at it's best hcfan on "Wolf Pack vs BC Bears" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/wolf-pack-vs-bc-bears#post-2534 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:00:15 +0000 hcfan 2534@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Great game today... looks like the centre of the Rugby universe in Canada shifted a bit today... I have to laugh and look at how many Prarie boys overlooked by Murdy and the BC crew, for the Canada U20 and 19's for the past 2-3 yrs. Are now playing for the Wolfpack and showed why they should have been on those teams. You wonder why we struggle at the U20's.... well we have players from outside of BC who can play the game a bit. yet the U20's are made up of 90 Ont and Bc players. mmmmm rugbyflare on "Wolf Pack vs Blues" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/wolf-pack-vs-blues#post-2640 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:39:25 +0000 rugbyflare 2640@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Any predictions? Who will stand out on both sides? rugbyflare on "Rugby Canada presence at CRC?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rugby-canada-presence-at-crc#post-2598 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:51:45 +0000 rugbyflare 2598@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ So far, can only confirm John Tait was the only RC NSMT presence at the Bears vs. Wolfpack game. CanNZ on "Home/National stadium for rugby in Canada." http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/homenational-stadium-for-rugby-in-canada#post-2547 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:59:11 +0000 CanNZ 2547@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Since it looks like the Vancouver Whitecaps will be playing in B.C. place when the join the MLS, what are the chances of the rugby unions in Vancouver, B.C. or even Rugby Canada getting in bed with the city of Burnaby who operate Swangard Stadium? They would probably want another tenant. Also, is it possible, or even feasable, to upgrade that stadium to around 10,000-12,000 seating capacity? Another question, what other 'rugby stadia' in Canada have the possibility to become a national/home stadium for rugby in Canada? I know I have asked a lot of questions here, but I think it is a complex issue here and one that needs to be resolved quickly for rugby to survive in Canada. Gold Finger on "RC Financials" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rc-financials#post-2351 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:12:02 +0000 Gold Finger 2351@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The biblical site of Richmond Hill only has up to 2008 financials. Are we due or entitled to know the skivvy from the last year or two. I would love to see our paltry revenues matched to our overwhelming expenses and how the bottom line allows RC to function. Curious minds want to know! Faust on "Rugby Canada 's new format (joke)" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rugby-canada-s-new-format-joke#post-2458 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:11:12 +0000 Faust 2458@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ In order to attract new female fans and save money on kit, Rugby Canada is following this format <a href="http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/111516/video-nude-rugby-dunedin" rel="nofollow">http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/111516/video-nude-rugby-dunedin</a> NSFW Frank on "The Rock - ROCK" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/the-rock-rock#post-2414 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:27:44 +0000 Frank 2414@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Rock n' Roll all over Ontario crying the Blues. Howzit!! Crowley or GJ have the stones to select Walsh and Snow for the autumn tour. rucknmaul on "Eligibility for ARC???" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/eligibility-for-arc#post-2345 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:52:43 +0000 rucknmaul 2345@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ What determines the rules for where you are eligible to play? With that said why is Phil Mack playing with The Rock and not BC? Toothlesstiger on "A bit of the "old & the new" folklore of rugby" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/a-bit-of-the-old-the-new-folklore-of-rugby#post-2307 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:37:47 +0000 Toothlesstiger 2307@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The attached is an interesting series of excerpts from an article in the Edinburgh Evening News. Wouldn't it be grand if this was every club in Canada's' problem <blockquote>£15m rugby ground revamp plans are scrum-thing else Published Date: 29 July 2010 By LAURA CUMMINGS LONG-awaited plans for a new hotel and clubhouse at Edinburgh Accies' Raeburn Place home have moved a step forward, with a decision expected by the end of the year. A planning application is set to be submitted next month for the £15 million development, which includes a new £5.5m sports clubhouse and the restoration of the derelict Raeburn House Hotel - a grade B listed building - to create a 50 bedroom hotel Sandy Burnett, president of the Edinburgh Academical Club, which owns the ground, said: "We are obviously keen to see this development go ahead so that Raeburn Place can be restored to its former glory. "It is vital we have a high- quality clubhouse that will last for future generations." The original plans attracted criticism within the Stockbridge community and various changes from the original plan were made to the hotel development around the listed Raeburn House. The less controversial proposals for the rugby club remain the same, with six new changing rooms, a weights room, office and social club rooms. Festival Inns director Richard Spanner said: "A positive planning decision would mean we can go ahead with these exciting plans to create a clubhouse of which the Edinburgh Academicals can be proud. "The hotel, restaurant, bar and conference room will also provide useful facilities for the local community." Touch of the heritage of this Club: </blockquote>Raeburn Place hosted the first ever international rugby match - between Scotland and England - in 1871, the first Calcutta Cup clash in 1879 and the first Women's Rugby World Cup final in 1994. OnRugby on "Olympic Qualifying" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/olympic-qualifying#post-2294 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:26:39 +0000 OnRugby 2294@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ From the Nigel Melville blog, During our meetings in Dubai, one agenda item included a discussion on Olympic qualification. The International Rugby Board are currently wrestling with a tough question – how will they qualify 12 teams (men and women) to participate in the Rio Olympics in 2016? At this point, the Rugby Sevens in Rio will be 12 team tournaments – not the usual 16 team format as currently played on the IRB Sevens World Series or the 24 team Hong Kong Sevens. The good news, I suppose, is that England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be participating under the banner of Great Britain – the bad news for Oceania (one of the five Olympic Regions) is that they currently have four of the top sevens teams in the world including New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand – this appears to be causing a certain amount of discomfort in some quarters. Add to the mix that the host nation (Brazil) may be automatically eligible as the host Nation and you can probably get the feeling of what’s at stake. Who should compete in Rugby’s Olympics? Do we have to send the best 12 sides in the world? Or do we need equitable representation based on the five Olympic regions. Sprinters qualify regionally, so why not rugby teams? I think the general feeling is that we somehow qualify the 12 (or 11 best teams) regardless of the geography and I suspect the IRB are looking at maybe qualifying the top four teams through a global competition such as the IRB Sevens World Series and the rest qualify regionally. What will mean for the USA? It means that we would probably be competing for automatic top four qualification with a second opportunity of qualifying through the Americas.This would leave eight teams qualifying regionally, possibly only two from the Americas the current rankings being; 1. Argentina 2. USA 3. Canada (and don’t forget Brazil…) Of course, no one would rule out Argentina qualifying as a top four team, and we hope to be challenging for one of those spots in 2013/14 or whenever the event will be held – that would make life easier for us all. Women's qualification may take a similar route, currently the USA Women would be seen as a top 4 qualifier, following their world cup performances, however, heavy investment in women's rugby by China and Russia may change the landscape. We will certainly be looking for USOC support of the women's Eagles Sevens program. Currently all we can do is monitor progress and take an active role in the qualification debate. The first stage of this should be a request to make the competition a 16 team event, as I believe 12 team event is not the best competition model. "Currently all we can do is monitor progress and take an active role in the qualification debate...What is certain is that Olympic qualification will be intensely competitive. That is the central reason that I am working so closely with the USOC to implement our Olympic Sevens program now...we have to give ourselves every chance of qualifying before we start talking about medals…" What is certain is that Olympic qualification will be intensely competitive. That is the central reason that I am working so closely with the USOC to implement our Olympic Sevens program now and not wait for the next Olympic cycle in 2012 – we have to give ourselves every chance of qualifying before we start talking about medals… CanNZ on "Ontario Rugby" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/ontario-rugby#post-2284 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:09:20 +0000 CanNZ 2284@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Honestly not quite sure where to put this thread, but I do think it is about the future of rugby in Canada. Just wondering what does the board here think of this news: $50 K ANNOUNCED FOR GRASSROOTS ONTARIO RUGBY Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - Submitted by Rugby Ontario Communications Rugby Ontario is excited to announce the launch of the STARTRUGBY program, funded by a Sports Priority Grant from The Ministry of Health and Sport Promotion. The goal of this program is to enhance the continued development of Rugby at the grassroots level across the province and increase the numbers of age 8 to 14 year olds playing for our clubs. “This is a great opportunity to provide our clubs with additional tools and resources to help grow their junior programs” Allen Piggott, Rugby Ontario President. This program is targeted at introducing 10,000 elementary school children over the next twelve months to Rugby in their local areas. Rugby clubs in Ontario will be actively involved in the program to help grow the their junior programs and further develop quality coaches. Rugby Ontario is partnering with HIGH FIVE, Canada’s only quality standard for children’s sport and recreation founded by Parks and Recreation Ontario. HIGH FIVE provides training, resources and tools to help organizations ensure positive and quality experiences for children participating in sport. “Our partnership with HIGH FIVE will see Rugby at the grassroots grow by providing coaches with extra tools and awareness of children’s needs as well as continue our commitment to Long Term Athlete Development at the Active Start, Fundamentals and Learn to Train stages,” said Andrew Hall, Rugby Ontario Rugby Development Manager. HIGH FIVE and Rugby Ontario will train five individuals from across Ontario as STARTRUGBY Trainers, which will include becoming a certified HIGH FIVE SPORT Trainer. These trainers will then organise clinics with clubs to accredit 408 coaches/volunteers as STARTRUGBY ambassadors. It will then be important for those individuals to work with local elementary schools and provide either in-school or After School Programs in Flag/Touch Rugby. Clubs will be able to use STARTRUGBY as a link to their local elementary schools as a part of the Seal of Approval program and promotion tool to enhance recruitment to their clubs. Through STARTRUGBY, clubs will be provided free of charge with essential equipment and resources to run the sessions in schools. These will be in the forms of manuals, flag sets, cones and balls. Rugby Ontario’s next step will be seeking application for trainers from across the province that will be fully trained in STARTRUGBY (including becoming a HIGH FIVE SPORT Trainer). Applications and information packs will be sent to clubs on June 25th 2010. For more information contact Andrew Hall - Rugby Development Manager for Rugby Ontario - 416 426-7181 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 416 426-7181 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or <a href="mailto:flagrugby@osrc.com">flagrugby@osrc.com</a> <a href="http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3817&leagueID=0&page=45473" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3817&leagueID=0&page=45473</a> Harry Craig on "Canada vs Saxons." http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canada-vs-saxons#post-2203 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:38:49 +0000 Harry Craig 2203@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canada by 2, 29-27. rusty_lock on "Canada v France A" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canada-v-france-a#post-2146 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:43:47 +0000 rusty_lock 2146@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Just found this online. This is the traveling roster for France A for the churchill cup. ARIAS Julien (Stade français Paris) AUDRIN Yohan (Castres O) BAIOCCO Clément (Racing Métro 92) BATTUT Antoine (US Montauban) BEAUXIS Lionel (Stade français Paris) CABANNES Romain (Castres Olympique) CAZENAVE Florian (USA Perpignan) CHAVANCY Henri (Racing Métro 92) CHOULY Damien (USA Perpignan) DUPUY Julien (Stade français Paris) FAURE Florian (Biarritz OPB) FORESTIER Yannick (Castres O) GENEVOIS Jean-Philippe (CS Bourgoin-Jallieu) KAYSER Benjamin (Stade Français Paris) MAESTRI Yoann (Stade toulousain) MAZARS Lionel (Aviron Bayonnais) MEDARD Maxime (Stade toulousain) NICOLAS Sylvain (CS Bourgoin-Jallieu) PEREZ Jean-Pierre (USA Perpignan) PLANTE Adrien (USA Perpignan) SCHUSTER Jérôme (USA Perpignan) SLIMANI Rabah (Stade français Paris) SUTA Joselino (RC Toulon) THIERY Benjamin (Montpellier HRC) VILACECA Guillaume (USA Perpignan) WISNIEWSKI Jonathan (Racing-Métro 92) That is one strong looking lineup Going to be pretty tough in the second game Frank Levick on "Georgia beat Scotland A / Churchill Cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/georgia-beat-scotland-a-churchill-cup#post-2189 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:01:15 +0000 Frank Levick 2189@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Is this the first time a lower ranked nation has beaten one of the established nations in the Churchill Cup? CanNZ on "Matt Evans has been signed by the Newport Dragaons" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/matt-evans-has-been-signed-by-the-newport-dragaons#post-2184 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:40:27 +0000 CanNZ 2184@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Very happy for him and happy to see another Canadian in a high level prop league in Europe. <a href="http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=0&page=45045" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=0&page=45045</a> newbie on "U20 JWRT" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/u20-jwrt#post-2041 Sat, 08 May 2010 18:57:09 +0000 newbie 2041@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ U20 mens team will be playing in the Junior World Rugby Trophy in Russia starting May 18th against Zimbabwe, Russia May 22nd and then Japan on May 26th. Any predictions? shack on "canada vs uraguay churchill cup" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canada-vs-uraguay-churchill-cup#post-2143 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:38:06 +0000 shack 2143@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ does anyone know if the will be a live web stream for this game? rusty_lock on "iRB sevens core membership" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/irb-sevens-core-membership#post-2128 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:25:32 +0000 rusty_lock 2128@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ This is the list of current core countries. Every year the iRB anounce the list of core countries and it is allegedly supposed to based on the previous years success. Argentina Australia England Fiji France Kenya New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales Based on that Canada is a lock to be back in as a core member. Current standings SAMOA 164 NEW ZEALAND 149 AUSTRALIA 122 FIJI 108 ENGLAND 96 SOUTH AFRICA 80 ARGENTINA 62 KENYA 52 WALES 34 UNITED STATES 32 CANADA 15 SCOTLAND 12 How many of you believe that the iRB will drop France and replace them with Canada as a new core member? I'm not holding my breath