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Canadian Rugby Forums » Recent Topics http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canadian Rugby Forums » Recent Topics en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:39:16 +0000 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. newbie on "U20 Canadian Championship" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/u20-canadian-championship#post-2304 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:29:29 +0000 newbie 2304@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Does anyone know how a kid from BC that was on the U20 team that went to Russia and chose not to play for the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide, can end up playing for the Rock in the National Championship. I am told he is not the only one from BC being flown out to play for the Rock. Seems rather unfair to the local Newfoundland boys to be importing players for the National Championship Bulldogs2 on "U-16 Boy's Belleville" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/u-16-boys-belleville#post-2300 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:48:25 +0000 Bulldogs2 2300@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The following appears in today's local rag. Bite to match their bark Posted By PAUL SVOBODA, THE INTELLIGENCER Posted 4 hours ago Warren McCann has adopted a simple yet significant credo for his Tim Horton's Belleville Junior Bulldogs U16 rugby team. "Success breeds success," says McCann. The former Bulldogs men's team standout should know. Last season, McCann coached the U16 Bulldogs to the semifinals of the Toronto Rugby Union playoffs where they dropped a heart-breaking decision in overtime -- on penalty kicks -- to Toronto Balmy Beach at M.A. Sills Park where a morning downpour had turned the pitch into a swamp. Sure, getting to the TRU semis was a sure sign of success. But McCann convinced his players it wasn't enough. And, so far this season, the message has been well-received. The U16s are a perfect 5-and-0 in league play with their final regular season contest set for Saturday at noon at Sills Park. If the Junior Dogs defeat the visiting Ajax Junior Wanderers, they'll lock up first place and home-field advantage in the playoffs. "Everyone is having a big year for us and we've got a good veteran nucleus back, but I think one of the things that has helped us this year is that we started preparations earlier," said McCann. That meant regular Saturday morning practices on the Sir Mackenzie Bowell Public School athletic field in the spring, several weeks before the first regular season kickoff. Plus, said McCann, the U16 Bulldog squad is basically a high school all-star team from the highly-regarded Bay of Quinte circuit. "We have most of the best players from Bay of Quinte," said McCann. "Getting the best, most skilled players helps a lot and we've got some great kids." Among them, No. 8 Zack Hiscock of Trenton High who also plays provincial rep rugby for Ontario. Hiscock teams up with Brady Mantifel of Centennial and Peter Phillips of East Northumberland -- both flankers -- to give the U16 Bulldogs a formidable trio at the back of the scrum, said McCann. "Our back row is great," he said. Centennial lock Matt Mullins brings a high work rate to the boiler room of the second row while McCann's son, Devin, calls the plays for the backs at the important flyhalf position. Still, McCann knows that just having a side packed with high school all-stars doesn't guarantee success. Cohesion, he said, is the key. "These guys really play well together as a team," said McCann. "Sure, they all come from different high schools and they have their rivalries, but when they're together here they really play as a team." DOG DIRT ... The Bulldogs senior men's sides also put undefeated records on the line Saturday when they host the TORONTO BUCCANEERS at 1:30 p.m. (men II) and 3 p.m. (men I). Bulldogs men I are 7-and-0 atop the TRU Division 1 standings and can clinch first place with a victory over the winless Bucs (0-and-7). Bulldogs men II are 6-and-0 and in first place in their group. St Dunstan on "Is this the same Trafigura?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/is-this-the-same-trafigura#post-2302 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:25:07 +0000 St Dunstan 2302@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump was a health crisis in Côte d'Ivoire in which a ship registered in Panama, the Probo Koala, chartered by the Swiss-based oil and commodity shipping company Trafigura Beheer BV, disposed of toxic waste in the Ivorian port of Abidjan. The substance was claimed by the company to have been "slops", or waste water from the washing of the ship's tanks, but a Dutch inquiry found the substance was more than 500 tonnes of a mixture of fuel, caustic soda, and hydrogen sulfide transported from Europe as toxic waste. The substance was then dumped by a local contractor in up to 12 sites around the country's largest city, Abidjan, in August 2006. The gas caused by the release of these chemicals is blamed by the United Nations and the government of Côte d'Ivoire for the deaths of 17 and the injury of over 30,000 Ivorians with injuries that ranged from mild headaches to severe burns of skin and lungs. Almost 100,000 Ivorians sought medical attention for the effects of these chemicals. Trafigura has denied any waste was transported from Holland, saying that the substances contained only tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide, and that the company did not know the substance was to be disposed of improperly. In early 2007, the company paid US$198 million for cleanup to the Ivorian government without admitting wrongdoing, and the Ivorian government has pledged not to prosecute the company. A series of protests and resignations of Ivorian government officials followed this deal. A city of Amsterdam inquiry in late 2006 found that the Probo Koala had been turned away from offloading toxic waste prior to departing from the port of Amsterdam and heading to West Africa. A civil lawsuit in London was launched in 2008 by almost 30,000 Ivorians against Trafigura. In May 2009, Trafigura announced it would also sue the BBC for libel after its Newsnight program alleged the company had knowingly sought to cover up its role in the 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump. In September 2009 The Guardian obtained and published internal Trafigura emails showing that the traders responsible knew how dangerous the proposed chemicals were. Shortly afterwards Trafigura offered an unnamed settlement figure to the class action suit against them. shack on "LepTigers this weekend" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/leptigers-this-weekend#post-2298 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:08 +0000 shack 2298@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ It's been a while since anyone posted on here. I'll add this bit of info for anyone interested. The Edmonton LepTigers are celebrating a combined 100 years of rugby on July 24 at their clubhouse and grounds. They have 3 games planned against the Clansmen RFC starting at noon. If you have ever played for either the Tigers or Leps or the LepTigers and can make it out your encouraged to try and fit into your original jersy and come out to watch the rugby and socialize. It should be a great day. Cheers Shack 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… tlml1234 on "NSWT:are the ladies aware" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nswtare-the-ladies-aware#post-1687 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:02:58 +0000 tlml1234 1687@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Seems from the attached article that apparently there is one less spot available for the 2010 WRC in London.My opinion only but if I'm one of the girls (in the back three) currently committing myself to the program I'd be pissed.We all know that these kind of things go on (I do not subscribe to these kind of deals), but you would think that someone would have the common sense to keep this to themselves.The article is courtesy The Globe and Mail: WINTERBERG, GERMANY - The women's national rugby team is holding a spot for Heather Moyse heading into the 2010 World Cup, and considering her remarkable strength and physical conditioning, well, is there any way at 37 she could hang on long enough to represent Canada in rugby sevens when it makes it debut in the Summer Olympics in 2016? "The only time I think about it is when I think, why is not in 2012 instead of 2016?" said the brakeman on Canada's women's bobsleigh team, who doubles as a fullback and wingback in the national rugby program. "London. How perfect would that be? "But, you know, I barely know what I'm doing next year. The thought is super-exciting, but I will not be staying in elite level athletics until then. I'd like to have time to, you know, develop a relationship and maybe have a family. If I feel like I need to test myself ..... maybe I would come out of retirement. It just depends where I am in life." Wherever she finds herself in life, the Summerside native, who has been an academic and sports all-rounder for most of her life, will be a success. In the meantime, she'll likely be helping Canada break start records in World Cup bobsleigh on the way to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. This past weekend in Winterberg, Moyse and pilot Kaillie Humphries - herself a former brakeman who is in her fourth year as a driver - settled for fifth place in the women's World Cup event despite breaking the track record in one of the runs. It was the second time in four races that the pair have laid waste to a record. Moyse is coming off a shoulder injury suffered playing rugby, and she admits breaking the track record in the first race in Park City, Utah, pretty much set up her year. "Everything looked good on paper, but you don't know until you're on the track," Moyse said. "That start was nice. It showed me I was where I needed to be." Moyse is less concerned about injuring the shoulder pushing a sled than, say, tackling. "The test will be when I return to rugby 15s," the 31-year-old graduate of the University of Waterloo said. "Right now, I mostly need to use it in a linear direction. I'm not tackling somebody or reaching out to grab a jersey." Moyse, who was the leading scorer in the 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament and was Canada's only all-star in the 2006 women's rugby World Cup, has been told by the rugby program to not rush back after the Vancouver Olympics. The rugby World Cup isn't until Aug. 20. To say she's appreciative is an understatement. "They've told me they're leaving the door open for me," Moyse said. "I can only do that if I dedicate myself to rugby for five to six months, 100 per cent of the time, without my shoulder getting in the way." You might say her success this winter has been a start. Toothlesstiger on "Attempting to make Kids rugby more acceptable & safe to enjoy" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/attempting-to-make-kids-rugby-more-acceptable-safe-to-enjoy#post-2272 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:55:17 +0000 Toothlesstiger 2272@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Read the following article and as the topic title suggests, we have to look at what is best for the game to grow. Our game has a stigma attached to it . It is a "too" rough a game of my kid to play. Rugby is played by a "bunch of beer swilling" ruffians. With Ontario' new funding from the Ontario Goverment for "Startrugby" (see the Rugby Ontario website) the Ontario clubs and volunteers will be confronted when approaching the elementary school system with all of the above negatives and the usual,"lack of coaches". The following article provides them with a "heads-up" in how to introduce & dealing with in an appropriate approach addressing these issues while introducing the game to the prospective market of 10,000 children (boys & girls) in grades 6,7 & 8. "Call to ban rugby scrums at schools Last updated 4 Jul 2010 - 12:45 pm Rugby scrums and high tackles should be banned in school sportRugby scrums and high tackles should be banned in school sport, a public health professor has said. Professor Allyson Pollock, director of Edinburgh University's Centre for International Public Health Policy, called for the ban after research revealed injuries sustained by youngsters playing the game. The study included 470 rugby players at five schools in Scotland during the second half of the 2008-09 season, from January to April last year. There were 37 injuries recorded, 26 during matches and 11 in training, including 20 which needed a trip to the accident and emergency department. The tackle was the "commonest phase of play causing injury" with head and face the most injured body part and sprain/ligament injury the most common injury, the study found. Professor Pollock, one of the study's authors, said: "High tackles and scrums should be banned. The sport is not safe enough for schoolchildren and not enough is being done to protect the safety of children. "We know that most injuries occur in tackles and the scrum so there have got to be much greater safety measures in these areas. "It may change the game but it's better to have a safe game than a dangerous game. "Concussion is under-reported because it's not being monitored properly. Repeated concussions may have severe long-term consequences. "Rugby is compulsory in many schools - and schools, teachers and coaches have a duty of care towards children." © Press Association 2010" 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> 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> Harry Craig on "National Women's League" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/national-womens-league#post-2176 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:19:03 +0000 Harry Craig 2176@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Does anyone know anything about Ontario playing Quebec at Senior Women's level this past weekend in Kingston? irishlock on "Atlantic Championships" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/atlantic-championships#post-2268 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:58:39 +0000 irishlock 2268@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Over the past weekend the Atlantic Rugby Championships took place in Fredericton,NB. In the U20 section semi finals : NL Rock 71 NB Timber 9 QC Caribou 57 NS Keltics 14 In the 3rd / 4th place playoff : NS Keltics 25 NB Timber 12 In the Final : NL Rock 25 QC Caribou 14 The final was a close fought encounter with some strong running from the Rock - particularly their 8man - with Quebec striking quickly on the counter. It went down to the wire with The Rock leading by only 4 until the last minute when a converted try sealed the deal. In the Senior section it was a round robin format with The Rock taking both their games fairly handily. Sadly I don't have the final scores for either of those or the NB vs NS game from the Sunday. Bulldogs2 on "Ontario U-18 Boy's" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/ontario-u-18-boys#post-2274 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:06:18 +0000 Bulldogs2 2274@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Does anyone know how they made out against the High School All-Americans on Saturday? Bulldogs2 on "Oshawa Vikings RFC" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/oshawa-vikings-rfc#post-2246 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:45:05 +0000 Bulldogs2 2246@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Want to know what is wrong with Canadian rugby? Just see below. On the Oshawa RFC website. International Rugby Players The Vikings are looking for International Rugby Players from New Zealand, the UK and Australia to come and join us for a season. If you are interested and would like more information please contact our Recruitment Director Jeff McDiarmid at <a href="mailto:mcdiarmid_10@msn.com">mcdiarmid_10@msn.com</a> or our Director of Rugby Chris McKee at <a href="mailto:kaisermckee99@hotmail.com">kaisermckee99@hotmail.com</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. admin on "CanadianRugby.ca promo video" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadianrugbyca-promo-video#post-2264 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:35:11 +0000 admin 2264@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uUGftDvnxE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uUGftDvnxE</a> WeAreBrave on "Jack Durling" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/jack-durling#post-2252 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:23:00 +0000 WeAreBrave 2252@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Hi everybody, I'm brand new to the forum so please excuse me if this topic has been covered already. I remember reading about a young winger/fullback by the name of Jack Durling who had been playing with the Northampton Saints, if memory serves he had scored 3 tries in his first match with the club. I then recall him playing for SU Agen. I know he had played with the Canadian squad at the 2006 U-19 World Championship. Anyways, he sounded like a promising prospect for the national men's team but I can't seem to find where he's playing his rugby these days. Does anybody have any knowledge on the subject? winger14 on "Can Am Part deux" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/can-am-part-deux#post-2239 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:41:20 +0000 winger14 2239@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Well done! Nothing like sweeping the Yanks in any sport! Sounds like it was quite the game. Too bad ustream kept on crapping out. This would have been a good one to watch! Winger14 Faust on "Soccer vs Rugby" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/soccer-vs-rugby#post-2226 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:05:37 +0000 Faust 2226@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qhsde9aLQg&playnext_from=TL&videos=sebNdSJ_Ja4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qhsde9aLQg&playnext_from=TL&videos=sebNdSJ_Ja4</a> 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 teamaccess on "NSWT event @ SLS - notwithstanding the game" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nswt-event-sls-notwithstanding-the-game#post-2212 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:29:13 +0000 teamaccess 2212@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Not much of a crowd at all. I would guess 100 AT THE MOST once you discount all the students there. Poor planning by RC to have a test on a Monday @ 4:00p - especially since it's light out until at least 9. And knowing how many of the people there likely got in for free, I hope the girls don't get the email soon: "We tried to raise money for you @ your home games, but you're unmarketable so we need some more $ to go to the World Cup, yours truly, RC". And what a disgusting job by the announcer. He spoke throughout the game while play was on, even commenting about how difficult the conversion was, AS THE KICKER LINED IT UP AND PREPARED TO KICK. As the hooker readied to throw in to the lineout was another choice moment this dude like to hear his voice. Typical RC response from Jen Niewendyk, the senior staffer there when I raised the issue with her... "Yeah I'm running the event but he doesn't work for RC so I can't ask him to stop". I thought a PA announcer's job involved letting the crowd know who scored, and any substitutions. The way buddy yesterday blabbered it was as though he was on a TV broadcast. And not only blab, but pander to the crowd as though they've never seen rugby, and quite often mis-call things, or make things up. I don't know what was worse: - his continued speaking after being asked to stop (very politely) by someone in the crowd; or - the absolute lack of response from RC when the issue was raised with them. I even offered to take over! 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> Bulldogs2 on "COSSA AA RUGBY" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/cossa-aa-rugby#post-2111 Thu, 27 May 2010 19:27:11 +0000 Bulldogs2 2111@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Senior Boy's final this afternoon had Trenton HS beating Adam Scott 21-0. So much for the ORU rankings. Trenton was 8th this week and Adam Scott was 4th. Both teams advance to the OFSAA AA next week. 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 rucknmaul on "Red vs Blue Intersquad line-ups?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/red-vs-blue-intersquad-line-ups#post-2119 Sat, 29 May 2010 19:33:36 +0000 rucknmaul 2119@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Anyone have the scoop on who were red and who were blue? rusty_lock on "Edinburgh 7's" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/edinburgh-7s#post-2114 Fri, 28 May 2010 17:30:04 +0000 rusty_lock 2114@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Here is the lineup for the weekend. It is a tough pool but hopefully boys can go out with a bang. 1 Ben Johnson 2 Thyssen de Goede 3 Dan Harlow 4 Mitchell Gudgeon 5 Conor Trainor 6 Neil Meechan 7 Philip Mack 8 Sean Duke 9 Keegan Selby 10 Dave Moonlight 11 Ryan Wilkes 12 Justin Mensah-Coker I definately think we have seen a marked improvement this year over the last couple of years. I don't know what it will take to get back as a core member but I think they have shown they deserve more than 5 tournaments. rusty_lock on "NSMT's camp" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nsmts-camp#post-2097 Tue, 25 May 2010 06:46:55 +0000 rusty_lock 2097@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Interesting to note the presence of Neil Barnes at the camp and scrum coach. I'm sure he is a talented scrum technician and will be a great benefit to the boys prior to the Churchill cup. I thought I remember his name when I read about him on the RC website so I googled his name and found the article I had read 6 months ago about his former employer and current NSMT's coach last employer, the Taranaki Rugby Football Union. After spending the next month and a half in the RC setup I would like to ask him his views on the RC setup. How it compares with a provincial union in a country like NZ and what he feels is neccessary to take Rugby in Canada to a higher level. I don't think that anyone if their wildest dreams expects Canada to win against the top tiers of world rugby any time in our life time. However to be able to compete and win against the likes of the Italys, Scotlands, Fijians and Samoams more than we lose and perhaps attain the lofty position or 12th in the world would be a goal worth striving for. Rugby in Canada seems directionless. The management of it I mean. Everybody has opinions about what needs to be done but very little long term strategy seems to be in the offering. I wonder if geting a few people, who have excutive experience in professional rugby, to examine the RC setup would in anyway advance the cause at all. Examine the executive setup, the decision making process, the efficiency of finances spent and the management of people (staff) and players. Open up the whole thing and then make the finding public Anyways, just a little musing on the last night of a longweekend. I'm glad "Barnesey" is here and hope it helps the boys. Here is the article that I had seen and the open letter he wrote that was originally printed in "Taranaki Daily Times" <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/rugby/3129627/Barnes-hits-out-at-rugby-bosses">Barnes hits out at rugby bosses</a>