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Canadian Rugby Forums » Forum: General Discussion - Recent Topics http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canadian Rugby Forums » Forum: General Discussion - Recent Topics en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:00 +0000 cdnrugbyfan on "USA Vegas 7s" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/usa-vegas-7s#post-8728 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:57 +0000 cdnrugbyfan 8728@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Good luck to all the CDN teams participating in the LV Invitational tournament....and of course to the Senior CDN teams. We hope they both do great like last year in Vegas, and the men can build off the NZ 7s results this past weekend. Look for the sea of Red and White in the stands opposite the grandstand....lots of beer, sun, and great rugby! Hope to see you there. Go Canada Go !!! WeAreBrave on "Sam Blanchet" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/sam-blanchet#post-8725 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:08:31 +0000 WeAreBrave 8725@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Former Canadian U-17 member (2009) Sam Blanchet will be on the bench for the Exeter Chiefs when they take on Bath this weekend in Anglo-Welsh Cup action. I'm fairly certain that he as well as his brother Justin (who was also apart of the Canadian U17 team in '09) have been seeing some playing time fairly consistently in the Aviva A League for "Exeter United". So it's good to see some Canadian content in the higher leagues even if it is an Anglo-Welsh Cup match. winger14 on "Merry Christmas!" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/merry-christmas-1#post-8670 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:03:48 +0000 winger14 8670@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Merry Christmas Everyone! Winger14 cdnrugbyfan on "DTH ?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/dth#post-8625 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:55:08 +0000 cdnrugbyfan 8625@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Where is DTH these days? I noticed Glasgow beat Montpellier this weekend, but his name wasn't on the roster. Is he injured? Harry Craig on "Rugby Christmas Carol Service in Toronto" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rugby-christmas-carol-service-in-toronto#post-3923 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:42:30 +0000 Harry Craig 3923@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The annual Rugby Carol service will be held three weeks from tonight on December 17 at St Andrews Church on the southeast corner of King St West and Simcoe St at 7:30 pm. Drinks before and after at the Elephant and Castle pub on the northwest corner of the same intersection. Let's get a good crowd out to celebrate the season. Please pass this along to anyone you can think of. Merry Christmas. It's right by the St Andrews subway station and close to Union Station so no need to drink and drive. cdnrugbyfan on "Rugby Scoring Points" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rugby-scoring-points#post-8578 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:33:35 +0000 cdnrugbyfan 8578@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ There was an interesting article on PlanetRugby lately about changing the points for the different methods of scoring in rugby games. It would appear to me that there is an awful lot of kicking away possession for territorial advantage.....instead of running rugby, ball in hand. The result is that teams are "going for goal" and taking penalty kicks much more frequently than say kicking for the corner and going for tries. Do you think the current point allocations are good for the game of rugby? If not, what would you change to improve the game from a spectators point of view? For me: Try 6 pts Conversion 1pt Penalty Kick 2pts Drop-Goal 3pts. I think the fact that teams would have to kick 3 penalties to match one try would benefit the teams that keep ball in hand.....and ideally, make the game more entertaining. Your thoughts? shack on "Where's my name?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/wheres-my-name#post-8574 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:36:31 +0000 shack 8574@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ I just finished reading the article on the RC web site title "John names mix of youth and Experience" It was a good read and interesting to see who was selected but I didn't quite understand the point of the piece at the bottom of the article titled " Players not considered for selection:" where they list the name and then in brackets the reason they weren't selected. Why wasn't my name listed there with bracket(Too old and never was good enough!) Just wondering Anonymous on "A couple of things" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/a-couple-of-things#post- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:00 +0000 Anonymous @http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ cdnrugbyfan on "France" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/france#post-8282 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:16:00 +0000 cdnrugbyfan 8282@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ With France now advanced to the RWC final, at the expense of Wales and their unfortunate red card decision from Rolland.....is it possible to consider that France threw the game against Tonga? Perhaps just being bitter since Canada didn't place 3rd or have the opportunity for increased IRB funding, development, and exposure. But this France team is much different than a few weeks ago. trentrugby on "Elementary Junior Flag Rugby league" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/elementary-junior-flag-rugby-league#post-8318 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:21:24 +0000 trentrugby 8318@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ The Niagara Falls DSBN Junior Flag Rugby Championship tournament took place at James Morden Public School on Tuesday, October 18. The junior flag rugby league is made up of players from grades 3 to 6. This is the first year of the league and was presented as a test project for the school boards elementary sports after nine years of success with their intermediate flag rugby league. Three teams competed for the junior flag rugby league title, James Morden, Greendale and Cherrywood. Here are the results; Greendale 13 James Morden 5 Greendale 9 Cherrywood 5 James Morden 11 Cherrywood 10 Champions are Greendale, coached by Mr. Mason, and the players of the tournament are Jamie Huggins from Greendale, Bryce Sutton from Cherrywood and Ethan Libera from James Morden. Each player will receive a rugby ball and other gifts courtesy of Niagara Flag Rugby. John Leman on "New Rugby Social Network!! www.rugbylines.com" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/new-rugby-social-network#post-8260 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:50:06 +0000 John Leman 8260@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Welcome to <a href="http://www.rugbylines.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.rugbylines.com</a> , the global social network for rugby people. Connect with rugbiers that share your philosophy and spirit from all over the world. welshrugbyfan on "Rugby Books For Kids" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rugby-books-for-kids#post-8017 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:16:50 +0000 welshrugbyfan 8017@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Hey guys and greetings from down under, I was wondering if I could pass this onto people on your site? I was hoping to get the message of the books out to young rugby loving kids in Canada. I have written a series of children's books about a boy 'Bootsie' who plays rugby. The books are a must for any young rugby fans/players, especially any who aren't big on reading normally. My website is <a href="http://www.bootsiebooks.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bootsiebooks.com</a> where there is more information on the books and where the inspiration for them came from. Our story recently featured on Total Rugby and this is the link to the segment. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qc8UmIo5FE&feature=youtube_gdata_player" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qc8UmIo5FE&feature=youtube_gdata_player</a> Canadian residents can now take advantage of the books being available at Amazon US and Barnes & Noble online bookstores, saves immensely on postage costs. Amazon US: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/</a> Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/books-bestselling-books/379001098/" rel="nofollow">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/books-bestselling-books/379001098/</a> All the best and thanks again, Mike James. 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Chull on "Clothing and gear in Newfoundland?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/clothing-and-gear-in-newfoundland#post-7497 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:51:36 +0000 Chull 7497@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Where can I buy The Rock team clothing and gear in St. Johns? EC Sports is no longer in business... Moosehead on "Happy Canada Day to All Canadian Rugby Supporters!" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/happy-canada-day-to-all-canadian-rugby-supporters#post-7102 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:31:19 +0000 Moosehead 7102@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ What a great country we live in! Hats off to all rugby players that represent us on the world stage! One day, I will be lifting a replica Web Ellis Cup on Granville Street even if I am 70. It will happen! <a href="http://youtu.be/xXaIAQjbD6I" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/xXaIAQjbD6I</a> rugby_finatic on "Coming to wellington for the world cup?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/coming-to-wellington-for-the-world-cup#post-7101 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:57:04 +0000 rugby_finatic 7101@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <a href="http://a.beek.co/g.htm?s=mtvic">Interactive Guide</a>Are you coming to Wellington for the world cup? I am from Montreal and ive been living in Wellington for the summer and its an amazing city. Come to Wellington to watch the rugby world cup on the streets and celebrate with true die-hard fans! Check out our Interactive Guide <iframe name="beek" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://a.beek.co/g.htm?s=mtvic&m=e" height="300" width="400"></iframe> carmen on "Concussion Recognition and Management" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/concussion-recognition-and-management#post-6839 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:39:32 +0000 carmen 6839@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Not sure if you have a concussion? Have one but not sure what to do? See this poster from the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association - <a href="http://bit.ly/k7sSfH" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/k7sSfH</a>. John on "Vote Mobs" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/vote-mobs#post-5774 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:51:32 +0000 John 5774@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ #elxn41, #votemob Thought this was interesting, great on ya Youth! Vote Mob from the University of Guelph, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEf34V2rmaM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEf34V2rmaM</a> Sparly on "Putting together Old Boys Side to play in NZ during RWC" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/putting-together-old-boys-side-to-play-in-nz-during-rwc#post-5659 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:51:20 +0000 Sparly 5659@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ My name is Shane and I am helping organize games between some Kiwi clubs and Canadian Rugby Supporters heading to New Zealand for the RWC 2011. I currently know of 3 rugby games scheduled in the host cities where Canada play. 1 in Whangarei and 2 in Napier. The first game is in Maungakaramea about 20 minutes South of Whangarei against Mid Western RSC. The game will be held on Tuesday September 13th, it will be an early evening game (so probably under floodlights). <blockquote>Everyone who plays or watches will be fed, they'll help wherever possible with getting people to and from the ground and that they'll make sure the beer is cold! "The club is called Mid Western RSC, and we play in the Northland Premier division. We have several players who have Super 14 experience or play for Northland but we'll adjust the strength of our team to make a good game of it - even if it turns out to be an old boys game as we discussed. Thanks for this Shane, I'm really looking foward to the RWC and all of the travelling fans arriving here - the Canadians will be first here for us so you'll have plenty of support from us!" - James Merry </blockquote> The second call for a game is from Taradale rugby and sports club in Hawke's Bay <blockquote> We are more than pleased that Canada is playing 2 world cup games here in September this year. We have a very active social golden oldies rugby team within our club, we are planning on hosting a mini golden oldie tournament during the period that your national team is in Napier. Every Friday & Saturday 24th Septhember our rugby club will be open from 4pm till late for anyone wishing to watch RWC games. A big screen for fine viewing, our restaurant will be open as will our bar for a few quite ones. Everyone welcome to join in with our local rugby club patrons and visitors from Japan. Sunday the 25th we are hosting a mini golden oldie rugby tournament. At 8.00am for those that are keen, we encouraged you to experience/ be apart of preparing and laying a traditional Moari evening meal called a "Hangi". Whilst the Kai (food) is cooking in the earth, the rugby will commence, kickoff at 1.00pm. We have a team from Japan confirmed to play as well as our own local Taradale 69er's. Teams from throughout the Hawke's Bay region and even a couple from Manuwatu a neighbouring district. Following the rugby and aftermatch antics the Hangi will be lifted and an evening meal will be had by all.</blockquote> The third call for a game is actually a sevens tournament in Napier <blockquote> We are arranging a sevens tournament for supporters like yourselves who are coming for the cup. We will have 20 teams representing those countries in the Cup. We are in the process of raising sponsorship and the plan is to host the event over 2 days in Havelock North, at the Havelock North Rugby Club. We will end the event with an International Beer Festival at a Winery near Havelock North. We aim to have at least 70-80% of a team being made up of Nationals from that country.</blockquote> Send me a personal message if you can play in any of these games or would like to be a spectator. Why not introduce yourself if you are heading to NZ for the RWC 2011, may we get the chance to hook up and have a beer. When you message me, I will point you to a forum I started that will help organize the games between the Kiwis and us. Thank you for your interest and looking forward to meeting you in the Land of the Long White Cloud. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3r2bmu3">A direct link to the forum organizing these games</a> winger14 on "Let's Use Some Common Sense and Courtesy..." http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/lets-use-some-common-sense-and-courtesy#post-5528 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:31:07 +0000 winger14 5528@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ I realize in the blog world we all can hide behind Pseudonyms and have virtual annonymity, and that provides writers with a sense of security that they will not held accountable for what they write. The fact is that you are held accountable by the moderators, and by the rest of the rugby public that reads what you write. What we write here affects other parties, and in some cases, makes unpleasant situations worse, particularly when it comes to spreading rumours that may, or may not, be factual. Often those items are better off being handled off-line. My opinion: we have enough train wrecks out there on TMZ without more "torpedos of truth" being thrown around by the rugby community. We all have opinions, and the forums certainly provide us the opportunity to express them. Let's do it in a civil manner. On a personal note I'd encourage us all to be part of the solution and not the problem, but that's my take... We can all get on here and whinge, and many do. Just keep it civil, and keep the "attack ad" mentality out of it. Winger14 Ryan Rah Rah Rugby on "Clubs looking for Coaches and Players" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/clubs-looking-for-coaches-and-players-1#post-4673 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:23:26 +0000 Ryan Rah Rah Rugby 4673@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Hello I'm the the Australasian Manager for Rah Rah Rugby. We specialises in the recruitment or placement of Rugby Players and Rugby Coaches throughout the rugby communities. Rah Rah Rugby provides players,coaches and clubs with an efficient and reliable platform to enhance their careers and achieve their rugby goals. Rah Rah Rugby offers Rugby players, Rugby coaches and Rugby clubs many options and services that far exceed those of our competitors. Clubs looking for the right solution then Rah Rah Rugby can help you. We match Rugby players and Rugby clubs depending on their requirements and styles of play, strengths and weaknesses while keeping in mind the objective and motive for the recruitment or placement. Rah Rah Rugby is an Australian based business that was formed to help up and coming rugby players discover their playing potential. We provide player solutions to clubs seeking foreign Rugby players and those looking to recruit domestically. Our database currently has over 1000 coaches and 5000 players through out the world. Having coached and played in Canada for 4 seasons, I believe I have the knowledge and skills to be able to place the right player's and coaches to fit your clubs needs. Can you please let me know if your club is seeking Head Coaches for the 2011 season? If so, would you be interested in me helping you find a suitable coach? Do you require quality players also for the coming season? Kind Regards Ryan <a href="mailto:ryan@rahrahrugby.com">ryan@rahrahrugby.com</a> Harry Craig on "Bob Elder" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/bob-elder#post-5375 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:45:35 +0000 Harry Craig 5375@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Bob Elder, a former President of the Canadian Rugby Union (now Rugby Canada) passed a way this morning. I sure many of the older members of this site knew him. He was through and through a rugby man and will be sadly missed. Moosehead on "Target Immigrants to increase Rugby Numbers?" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/target-immigrants-to-increase-rugby-numbers#post-5051 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:00:21 +0000 Moosehead 5051@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canada Hockey is doing this as they are very concerned about the decline in young people getting involved in hockey. Are Canadian Rugby bureaucrats (including Provincial Associations) doing enough to get new immigrants (excepting UK immigrants) involved in Rugby? <a href="http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=4281436" rel="nofollow">http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=4281436</a> shack on "That'll teach him" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/thatll-teach-him#post-5032 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:34:33 +0000 shack 5032@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <a href="http://sports.break.com/rugby-ref-gets-a-knee-to-the-head" rel="nofollow">http://sports.break.com/rugby-ref-gets-a-knee-to-the-head</a> Just for your viewing pleasure. I do feel bad for the guy, not because of the knee to the head but because of the jersey they made him wear. Moosehead on "Canadian Pro Rugby League.." http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-pro-rugby-league#post-4195 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:02:34 +0000 Moosehead 4195@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ I would like to set one up. If we could get 10 people interested and all put up 10,OOO that could be a start to get the franchise agreements set up, league concept, rules and documents etc. Then we can invite proposals for franchisees to set up teams. Go with a 6 team western division and 6 team eastern division. Ryan Rah Rah Rugby on "Clubs looking for Coaches and Players" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/clubs-looking-for-coaches-and-players#post-4672 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:22:41 +0000 Ryan Rah Rah Rugby 4672@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Hello I'm the the Australasian Manager for Rah Rah Rugby. We specialises in the recruitment or placement of Rugby Players and Rugby Coaches throughout the rugby communities. Rah Rah Rugby provides players,coaches and clubs with an efficient and reliable platform to enhance their careers and achieve their rugby goals. Rah Rah Rugby offers Rugby players, Rugby coaches and Rugby clubs many options and services that far exceed those of our competitors. Clubs looking for the right solution then Rah Rah Rugby can help you. We match Rugby players and Rugby clubs depending on their requirements and styles of play, strengths and weaknesses while keeping in mind the objective and motive for the recruitment or placement. Rah Rah Rugby is an Australian based business that was formed to help up and coming rugby players discover their playing potential. We provide player solutions to clubs seeking foreign Rugby players and those looking to recruit domestically. Our database currently has over 1000 coaches and 5000 players through out the world. Having coached and played in Canada for 4 seasons, I believe I have the knowledge and skills to be able to place the right player's and coaches to fit your clubs needs. Can you please let me know if your club is seeking Head Coaches for the 2011 season? If so, would you be interested in me helping you find a suitable coach? Do you require quality players also for the coming season? newbie on "Merry Christmas" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/merry-christmas#post-4488 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:16:51 +0000 newbie 4488@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Merry Christmas everyone! Moosehead on "Is this what is meant by Rugby Canada supporting "Grass Roots Rugby"" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/is-this-what-is-meant-by-rugby-canada-supporting-grass-roots-rugby#post-4303 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:36:04 +0000 Moosehead 4303@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ or is a transfer of cash back to the Provincial Unions no questions asked because they cannot raise money on their own behalf. We need to define what "grass roots rugby means". This seems like a great idea: African Sevens teams reach out to youth (IRB.COM) Wednesday 8 December 2010 African Sevens teams reach out to youth Paul Delport has returned to the SA Sevens squad and was present at the TAG Rugby clinic in George South Africa Rugby and HSBC joined hands on Tuesday to take the Game to a number of local schools with a successful Tag Rugby clinic held within the local George community. <a href="http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2041220.html#african+sevens+teams+reach+youth" rel="nofollow">http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2041220.html#african+sevens+teams+reach+youth</a> pwharcourt on "A couple of things" http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/a-couple-of-things#post-4062 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:49:11 +0000 pwharcourt 4062@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ !. I notice that USA Rugby has introduced a program with Zurich Insurance North America to insure teams a a price which is significantly less than RC charges. Sure the limit is 100k but how many times have we exceeded that number? The high costs for a limited number of games are effecting our numbers. 2. I notice that RC is continually introducing new talent id programs but where are the programs to encourage conversion from HS to Club Rugby or to introduce new people to the game [read development]? 3. I read about the bitched about foreign coached and the last three which have been poached from Alberta - Mike, Dustin and Trevor I believe are all landed immigrants. How would Ontario of BC fare if three of the top technical people were taken from their programs. Peter