There are a few rugby events on this weekend for watching, obviously, the NZ 7s on CBC Sports. That kicks off at 12:10pm PST on Friday with the Canada men taking on South Africa.
Jason Marshall is hitting the news but in a different sport, the World Rowing Indoor Championships. He’s one of 10 athletes to compete at the Versa Challenge in February. The article below from World Rowing gives the details but we went through our database as well to scan through his rugby history.
Karl Fix and the Dog River Howlers have started a fundraising campaign to help Damian McGrath and the Kenyan rugby 7s team. There were reports that the players and staff haven’t been paid in 3 months and players were unable to provide the basic necessities for their families, some living in extreme poverty. Karl as usual jumped in to help. Appended below is his email and the accompanying photos.
A reader sent this in, we’ve also read about it on social media. The fund hopes to collect $200K to help Nick and his family with medical costs. The fund is at $130K currently and needs a little push to reach its goal.
BCRN: Hi, Brian I see you have a new book coming out called, “The Book on How You Become a Pro Rugby Player” the tagline states, “Develop Your Mental Strength, Play in the Zone, and Get Paid to Play”. Tell us a bit about your background in this area and where you got the idea for the book.
The Ebb Tide Over 40 Rugby Club are celebrating their 50th anniversary on Friday and Saturday October 14 – 15, 2022. On the club’s website they note they are the oldest continuously operating Over-40 rugby club in British Columbia. They have active players between the ages of 38 and 70’s and active social members well into their 80’s. They are a member of the Pacific Northwest Over 40’s Rugby Union and players are eligible to play at 38 years.
from Chris Robinson
[ed. article with photos can be viewed here.]
The Celebration of Life for Bucky Ellison will be held at the Capilano Rugby Club on Saturday August 13, 2022 at 1:00pm. Please pass the date and time on to all those who knew Bucky. Dress for the event is “Summer Casual”. Speeches will be made from the main field with all the guests in the grandstands. We hope to see a large turnout of Capilano members to pay tribute to a Capilano Legend.
It was a lot to a little for the Jaguares XV side as they grew a 47-0 lead and coasted to a 80-10 win over the Ravens. The Ravens tries were scored by Blake Mahovic and Alex Ball. In the second game Penarol defeated American Raptors 26-10.
[ed. good to hear from Jamie Cudmore again. Also kudos to them for putting out their long list, hint, hint, BC.]
The Atlantic Selects, Atlantic Canada’s renewed high performance Men’s Rugby team, announced today their 2nd ever match. The team was founded in the fall of 2021 to help rebuild high performance Rugby in Atlantic Canada, and travelled to Toronto in October to play the Toronto Arrows.
The original RC press release mentioned a trip out east to play the Arrows Academy and the Atlantic Selects but that’s pending budget considerations.