http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canadian Rugby Forums » Forum: Women's National Teams - Recent Posts en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8654 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:36:17 +0000 Frank 8654@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>I&#39;ll jump in here. 7&#39;s is faster then 15&#39;s. I don&#39;t see too many fat tight heads running around on the national team. Getting teams out in Ontario is not an issue, maybe the elite BC players should move to the centre of the universe/ </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8653 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:27:58 +0000 winger14 8653@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>So your insight is that 15&#39;s is slower than 7&#39;s?</p> <p>I see...Thanks for that.</p> <p>Sarcasm aside...</p> <p>In BC the summer 7&#39;s series could be another avenue for the development you have in mind, which I now gather is 7&#39;s specific rather than rugby in general. That would however require the players to actually not take time off and play. Getting teams out seems to be an issue. Not that I blame the players. They want time off to do other things.</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8652 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:14:20 +0000 sm00thrider 8652@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Winger you must like to hear yourself talk. You are saying the same thing that I said. Affirmation for you I guess. What you can&#39;t agree with is the standard of play in the BCRU. You are a fool to compare it to the men. The women&#39;s 15&#39;s game in the BCRU is slow and it does nothing to prepare the player for international seven&#39;s. Save your comments unless you can tell me something different. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8630 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:42:13 +0000 winger14 8630@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Slow compared to what? If you are comparing it to men&#39;s rugby, then yes it IS slower.</p> <p>That being said I&#39;ve seen more than a few men&#39;s games that frankly were slower. And I&#39;ve seen many with lower skill levels, and one or two of those were at a premier men&#39;s level.</p> <p>The players have had quality coaching prior to this. If they hadn&#39;t they would be where they are now. I do think the current coaching set up is benefiting from having the players together for an extended period, which is not something the players have done before. I also have a a great deal of respect for the coaching staff. Part of the success is due to the coaches, part to the circumstance, and part to the players.</p> <p>In terms of OTP, if they weren&#39;t there I don&#39;t think we&#39;d be this successful. So a huge thanks to them.</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8628 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:51:32 +0000 Harry Craig 8628@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>While the Canadian women&#39;s team has won every tournament it has entered I do believe they lost a pool game in one of those tournament&#39;s. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8624 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:38:18 +0000 sm00thrider 8624@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>The Canadian men have a coach from New Zealand and one from Wales and as they say <em>&quot;2 times nothing is still nothing.&quot;</em></p> <p>Combined salary of the men&#39;s 7&#39;s team is $180,000.00 The combined salary of the women&#39;s coaching team is $40,000.00. Something is wrong with the pay structure in Rugby Canada. The women&#39;s team have not lost a game all year and the men can barely get into the bowl round. The Rugby Canada board should finally take notice and flip this play scale. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8623 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:30:33 +0000 sm00thrider 8623@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>BC women&#39;s rugby is like watching paint dry. They train once or maybe twice a week and it shows every Saturday when they play on rain soaked fields. The standard is slow!! No one is saying that the CIS is the only pathway Winger but if Coach Tait and his staff can get the players sooner then later then the women&#39;s program will flourish. </p> <p>I disagree with the last point, credit must go to the coaching staff and OTP. The players with quality coaching and money have made the program a success. Rugby Canada should thank their lucky stars that 7&#39;s became an Olympic sport. Cause we all know that Graham Brown and his staff would not and could not raise the money that is required to train properly. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8620 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:49 +0000 Harry Craig 8620@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Australia had a Kiwi coach at the World Cup and they came third. Wales has a Canadian assistant coach. USA&#39;s women&#39;s sevens coach is a Canadian. All sorts of countries have foreign coaches, why can&#39;t we. I would love to have a Canadian coach but what I really want the best coach available at the money that is available. This is not a support of Geraint John, just a defense of the idea of foreign coaches. One thing I&#39;m not sure about is who is paying John&#39;s salary. If it&#39;s a freebie on the IRB I&#39;ll take it for now. I think Morgan Williams was treated badly and wonder why but I doubt we will ever know the whole story. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8619 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:21:31 +0000 winger14 8619@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Bisquit,</p> <p>That&#39;s not indicative of the BC club games I watch every week. The CIS games I&#39;ve seen are a step down in intensity from the BC Premier.</p> <p>The OWL in Ontario is very strong (stronger than the CIS). I haven&#39;t seen the Quebec or Alberta leagues in a while, but I would bet they are a step above as well.</p> <p>The CIS offers a great competition at a U23 level, and is a great step to get to the club level. That being said the NWL U23 games this year were of a higher caliber.</p> <p>For me the CIS is a valuable path. IMO it isn&#39;t, nor will it ever be, the only path. There are too many great athletes out there that don&#39;t / can&#39;t / have no desire to go to a university to make it the only way.</p> <p>Agree completely with your last point :-)</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8618 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:53:34 +0000 bisquit 8618@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>CIS is a National Championship with strong programs in the East/Quebec/ Ontario and Prairies, with BC way behind. It provides the most tangible pathway for players that want to pursue rugby with scholarships, varsity status and quality support.<br /> Not sure about other provinces club rugby but the BC &quot;Premier&quot;for women is very poor, imo, it plays like slow 10 man rugby with rarely 2 passes before contact sought. Not really a breeding ground for 7s or National players, any good ones at least.</p> <p>Great results for the women, all credit to THEM. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8617 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:34:52 +0000 winger14 8617@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Oh and on the centralizing point. Makes sense, only if they are not playing club rugby. Re-creating the issues we have with the men&#39;s program should not be an option.</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8616 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:32:17 +0000 winger14 8616@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>The CIS is one way, but it isn&#39;t the only way.</p> <p>The genesis starts at high school level, and the real credit goes out to the high school coaches and athletes that are getting the ball rolling.</p> <p>From there, there are the age grade programs run by the local unions and provinces. That has created a base for the CIS and the clubs to recruit from. CIS is an avenue for some athletes, but not all. The Women&#39;s leagues in BC, AB, Ont and PQ in and of themselves have produced and developed athletes that will also carry us forward.</p> <p>From a 15&#39;s perspective the CIS is actually a step down from provincial women&#39;s premier, and definitely a step down from provincial rugby.</p> <p>CIS is a part of the puzzle, but not as dominant a part as some would think. High School is where it starts and from there all good things happen, be it Club, Province or CIS.</p> <p>On the 7&#39;s vs 15&#39;s front, as a high School coach, I don&#39;t even talk about 7&#39;s. If I did, I wouldn&#39;t have the numbers. 7&#39;s is a game for specialists. 15&#39;s is a game for anyone.</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8615 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:57:56 +0000 Bandito 8615@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>I fear CIS converting to 7s, but I think it will happen. For all the good things you say about it, I&#39;m of the mind that the XVs game is better for the nation. I&#39;d fear that secondary schools would follow suit, and thereby alienate a good chunk of future players and club contributors (I&#39;ve only belonged to a few clubs, but the most active contributors in every have been those who wouldn&#39;t have had any interest in sevens in their playing days, myself included). I&#39;d argue the same for young males as well. All the administrators and coaches in my home town club are former &#39;fatties&#39;.</p> <p>I think you&#39;re right about assessing why they&#39;ve been successful, and will continue to be. Hopefully they&#39;ll get a crack at a Kiwi side and a full-strength England side in the near future to test their true quality. The England team they beat in Dubai was lacking a lot of potential stars who were playing the Black Ferns at the same time, but I think that group of Canuck women had room to grow as well. Running two teams and building some inter-squad competition for selection is also going to rocket them up (one more point to add to your list!). Knocking off the Aussies was their first big win, imo, and the way things are going, combined with the relative young age of much of this group, they&#39;re looking good for 2016.</p> <p>My only reservation is that I really don&#39;t want to see the rest of rugby in Canada start focusing on 7s to the detriment of XVs. Is Olympic 7s even set as a permanent fixture or will they face regular reviews and risk getting removed like baseball / softball? </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8613 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:39:08 +0000 Rugby Fan 8613@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Addendum, note that there is one more thing that must happen in order for us to continue to enjoy this success. The CIS must either convert it&#39;s 15&#39;s program to 7&#39;s or allow for a spring season of 7&#39;s after it&#39;s fall season of 15&#39;s has concluded. In doing this we will continue to foster some of our very best and inspire our high schools to do the same. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-and-is-being-done-correctly-for-the-nswt#post-8612 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:21:29 +0000 Rugby Fan 8612@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Given what has happened with the NSWT 7&#39;s program in the last year, I think it might be fitting to review what has and is being done to get this program to where it is, in order to give some credit where it is due. Most of the people who have brought these events together are unknown to me, so please name names if you are aware of the instigators. Other events, that I am unaware of, may also have contributed. Please feel free to add to my list. </p> <p>1) I believe the single biggest contributor to our current success has been the instigation of rugby at the CIS level. More than any other event, this opportunity to play rugby at the university level has inspired a lot of girls to pick up the sport at high school. We would not be where we are today without this advent. With the exception of 2-3 of our current long list of 24, nearly all the current players are currently playing or graduated from the CIS system. They include several CIS MVP&#39;s, and Rookie of the Year&#39;s, as well as several conferance MVP&#39;s and Rookies of the Year&#39;s.</p> <p>2) Carding. Without it we would have players being sucked dry like a prune. Many could not afford to pay and play and would be lost. Note that while this does not make the NSWT professional, that 2 other teams (Holland and the USA) are now also giving their players renumeration and are refering to their players as professionals.</p> <p>3)Own The Podium. Since OTP agreed to sponsor the NSWT, something has changed about the way these women are approaching the game. It is more than just the money ( which has allowed them to travel several times at no cost).<br /> It is as though the ladies are responding ,just as our winter athletes did in Vancouver, to the vote of confidence that OTP has inspired. ie YES, WE ARE CONTENDERS AND CAN STAND ON THAT PODIUM.</p> <p>4) Centralizing. While this has not happened yet, there is no question for me that this event will take us to the next level. For better or worse, this has already had the effect of shaking some of the girls out of the system who were not prepared to give 100% to the program. ie my career or significant other comes first. The top 24 ladies are moving to Victoria for 5 monthes each year and they have voted with their feet what will be their priority. The fact that there will be 24 of our best women in one location will not only allow for training together, but every week if they wish they can scrimage by dividing into 3 teams knowing that the bottom 12 are almost as competitve as the top 12 (see artical from Scrum Queens)</p> <p>5) Coaching, for what ever reason the ladies are responding to Tait and his staff. There is synergy going on here. I believe OTB now allows for some reasonable renumeration for staff. I hope that is the case because there is nothing worse than a coach being distracted by his personal finances at this level.</p> <p>Did I miss anything? </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/scrum-queens-artical#post-8611 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:24:38 +0000 Rugby Fan 8611@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>By John Birch</p> <p>In 2011, 91 Nations, around 30 tournaments, and over 400 internationals were played making it by far, the busiest year for women’s 7s rugby there has ever been. And not only was more rugby played, the game continued to expand its horizons with three countries playing their first internationals - Cameroon, New Caledonia, and Slovakia. In addition the appearance of club teams and unofficial selections from countries as diverse as El Salvador, Cuba, Guatemala, Shajah, Dubai and Kuwait showed that the international game has not finished growing.</p> <p>Four teams were unbeaten through the year – Fiji, Jamaica, Tunisia, and Ukraine - though only Ukraine played in more than one tournament, completing their apparently unstoppable journey to top table of European sevens. Overall Ukraine won ten games out of ten and, since they first started playing in 2009, have played 25 internationals and lost just two. It’s a remarkable performance – but how will they do in the Top 12 next year?</p> <p>Though they only played in one tournament, Fiji’s return to international rugby was impressive. After three years away they totally dominated the Pacific Games, brushing aside teams like Samoa and Papua New Guinea – a feat that seemed all the more impressive when PNG (who Fiji dismissed 26-0) went on to beat Asian Champions China in the final of the Asia Pacific Sevens barely three weeks later. The Pacific could be the sleeping giant of women’s sevens.</p> <p>However, the real giant in 2011 was Canada (pictured below). Four tournaments, four wins – and all against the cream of women’s international rugby. They only slipped up in one game – against USA in the opening round of the Las Vegas sevens in February – but it is a mark of the way the Canadians grew over the year that the 5-7 loss to their southern rivals in February became a 36-0 win against the same opponents ten months later in Dubai. In between these tournaments, Canada also picked up the Hong Kong and Amsterdam Sevens – a unprecedented clean sweep of women’s sevens four “majors”.</p> <p>What is even more impressive about Canada is that their development squad – the Maple Leafs – were also a match for many full international squads. With players as young as 16, this next generation of Canadian rugby finished 6th in Las Vegas, went on to win the NACRA championship, before beating France in the Dubai Invitational on their way to runners-up spot.</p> <p>Canada were also the only international team to beat England in 2011. After experimenting in club sevens tournaments, England emerged on the international scene with an impressive performance to win the European Top 12 before an even more remarkable performance in Dubai, where their young side – with several “stars” missing – reached a final few expected them to reach, beating world champions Australia on the way. Perhaps a full strength England might be the only team who could stop Canada dominating 2012?</p> <p>Elsewhere in the world, Brazil continued to be well ahead of everyone else in South America – they did concede two tries this year (both to Argentina) on their way to the title, which is one worse than in 2010 - but their spring tour of Europe showed they still have a long way to go to compete with the major teams elsewhere in the world. However their remarkable 17-12 win over the Kiwi/USA combination at the Rome Sevens showed what they are capable of.</p> <p>The 2013 World Cup also began with the first eliminations taking place in Africa. Only the top four teams in each of the two CAR tournaments will be invited to compete in the continent’s qualification tournament next year. So for teams such as Egypt, Nigeria, Botswana and Zambia the main target is already the 2016 Olympics. In practice the leading teams in contention for places in Moscow would seem to be South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Tunisia. However, funding remains a critical problem for most of Africa – Uganda very nearly had to withdraw from the Africa (South) tournament (and with it the World Cup), while Nigeria were unable to make the Africa (North) event.</p> <p>Lack of money is a recurring problem that creates islands of rugby which teams cannot break out of. No Caribbean team has ever played outside the Caribbean, which is why the visits of USA and Canadian development teams is so important. Brazil aside, no South American team has ever left South America, and African and Pacific national sides rarely get to play anyone other than near neighbours. It is why world cups are important as it gives everyone a chance to compete, with the leading nations getting a chance to taste the game in a worldwide level, feeding back that experience to their regions.</p> <p>European teams, with over a third of the world’s women’s rugby playing nations relatively nearby, and with excellent transport links, probably suffers from this problem least. 33 nations took part in the continent’s divisional championship. Poland won Division 3, to the surprise of many, not least hosts and clear pre-tournament favourites Hungary who missed out on promotion again. Ukraine, as noted above, continued their rise by winning Division 2 – but will be joined at the top of European sevens next season by Switzerland, who were almost as dominant. In fact next season promises to be an exciting one for Europe’s leading sevens teams as their championship will be decided over two tournaments instead of one – a “tour” that may well expand to match that of Europe’s men’s sevens if this proves to be successful. Only three European teams declined invitations to take part – Scotland, Ireland and Wales – though the latter only withdrew at the last minute, and may reappear for the continent’s World Cup qualification series in 2012.</p> <p>There was much more to European Sevens than the official tournaments, however. From the Emerging Nations tournament in Zanka, Hungary, in April to the Prague Sevens in August, and finally Piotrowice Nyskie (Poland) Sevens in September, it was rare that a weekend went by without international sevens being played somewhere on the continent. As well as the massive Amsterdam Sevens, the growing Rome Sevens attracted players and teams from four continents, and the ScrumQueens Sevens saw England play their first ever (and still only) home international when the beat Sweden by 27-0.</p> <p>Similarly busy is Asia. Their season opened in Shanghai in August, and included four other major tournaments before the end of the year – and will continue up to the Hong Kong sevens next year. China and Kazakhstan continued to dominate, with China regaining the upper hand in 2011 after the Kazakhs had taken the major titles in 2010.</p> <p>Looking ahead, as the World Cup and then the Olympics get closer, the pace of women’s sevens can only increase. 2011 may have been the busiest year ever, but it is a record that it is unlikely to keep for long – not least because 2012 will also see World Cup qualification tournaments across the globe. Details about the African and European qualification processes have already been announced.</p> <p>The final headline from 2011 was the appearance of women’s rugby’s first professional players when The Netherlands became the first country to create a full-funded sevens squad in September – and within three months they had lifted their first title in Dubai. USA have announced that they will follow suit in early 2012 - and New Zealand may be returning to international sevens shortly, following the appointment of their first national coach dedicated to women’s sevens. They may find that the game has moved on a long way since 2009!</p> <p>The 91 international women’s sevens playing nations:</p> <p>Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Is, Chile, China, Columbia, Cook Is, Croatia, Czech Rep, Denmark, Egypt, England, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe</p> <p>Busiest teams:</p> <p>• China (27 games, 20 wins)<br /> • Netherlands (26 games, 15 wins)<br /> • France (25 games, 17 wins – and 1 draw)<br /> • Hong Kong (22 games, 9 wins)<br /> • Spain (18 games, 11 wins – and 1 draw)</p> <p>Major tournament winners:</p> <p>• South American Sevens: Brazil<br /> • USA Sevens: Canada<br /> • Hong Kong Sevens: Canada<br /> • CAR African Sevens: (North) Tunisia; (South) South Africa<br /> • Amsterdam Sevens: Canada<br /> • Rome Sevens: Aoteaora Maori (New Zealand)<br /> • FIRA European Sevens: England<br /> • Pacific Games: Fiji<br /> • Asia/Pacific Sevens: Papua New Guinea<br /> • Asian Sevens: China<br /> • NACRA Sevens: Canadian Maple Leafs<br /> • IRB Challenge Cup (Dubai): Canada<br /> • Dubai Sevens: Netherlands </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8606 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:48:41 +0000 PALADIN 8606@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Add my voice to those calling for a Canadian to Coach our<br /> National Teams. Most rugby people(and many current men&#39;s 7s<br /> players)believe that Canadian Morgan Williams was a far better coach than The Welshman. Doesn&#39;t it bother others, when the TV announcers talk about our seven&#39;s coach from Wales? </p> <p>It bothers me! </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8603 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:07:58 +0000 rugbyfan07 8603@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>just watch the game on BCRUGBYNEWS. Well done girls, I was very impressed with their level of commitment to everything. If only the guys played with this commitment. </p> <p>A job well done to coach Tait and to non travelling coach Williams. I do agree with Knower, fire the imports. If we are going play the way we did and lose tournaments why not do it with a Canadian coach. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8602 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:49:15 +0000 winger14 8602@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>And by the way, every coach that has every taught one of the players can hold up their domestic or foreign hand and take a bow for having had a part in this.</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8601 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:49:16 +0000 Juniorcoach 8601@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Ah, but to be truthful Harry, that&#39;s usually in reference to your reffing!<br /> (JK) </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8600 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:29:51 +0000 winger14 8600@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Congrats! A great performance! This has been coming for some time :-)</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8598 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:08:47 +0000 Harry Craig 8598@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>People from New Zealand do know a little about rugby I&#39;ve been there and it is true, as do Canadians. I&#39;ve been told I know very little about rugby though. No excuses needed from the womens team. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8594 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:13:06 +0000 knower 8594@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Well done to the Canadian Women!!<br /> What I want to know, from Rugby Canada, is how they did<br /> that with a Canadian as Head Coach?<br /> Don&#39;t we need someone from Wales or New Zealand to show<br /> us some of their &quot;systems&quot;?<br /> O Yeah We have that with our National Men&#39;s 7&#39;s Team.<br /> NO EXCUSES from G Brown? </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canadian-women-win-dubai-sevens#post-8593 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:45:03 +0000 Juniorcoach 8593@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>I just wanted to say GREAT WORK to all the players and staff of an exceptional women&#39;s sevens program!<br /> I&#39;m sure that the impressive display put forth by the squad will go a long way in promoting the game in our country! </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nations-cup#post-7584 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:16:45 +0000 Frank 7584@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Those players should have cried off with a sore back. Try to get a RC doctor to figure that out. <em>Who really knows if a girl is faking it or not.</em> </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nations-cup#post-7461 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:22:05 +0000 pickle 7461@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>yeah you are not there and they appear that they are getting along fine without the old betties but they might be doing that much better with them. 3000 dollars is a lot of money to play rugby in your own hometown. rugby canada should have distributed money better for the nations cup. shout out to kayla mack, go oates. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nations-cup#post-7460 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:09:00 +0000 Bandito 7460@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Landry&#39;s done a great job at 10, Marchak is completely at home in the 12 shirt, and there are plenty of good flankers who are putting their hands up to start. They&#39;re not truly missed on the field, but their effort to bring attention to the shame of having to pay so much (and what should be so little for RC) for a home tournament is a noble one. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nations-cup#post-7458 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:00:04 +0000 bisquit 7458@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Haven&#39;t seen the games but sounds as though they are getting along just fine without the &quot;hold outs&quot;.<br /> Good luck to the Canada Women who are there and who cares about the two old betties that held out, life moves on. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nations-cup#post-7457 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:13:53 +0000 Bandito 7457@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>I also thought it odd to see Gibbs name in there. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nations-cup#post-7455 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:57:54 +0000 pickle 7455@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>where&#39;s hilditch and florence, sure could use those hold outs in the next round </p>