http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ Canadian Rugby Forums » Recent Topics en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:05:19 +0000 http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/wellington-7s#post-8720 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:05:52 +0000 rusty_lock 8720@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Canada just beat France in their first games of the tourney. Great start for the boys, especially with PM still recovering from injury and unavailable. This French side is basically the same side that has wracked up 51 series pts. in the previous events so it is definately not an experimental or developmental side.</p> <p>Kenya rolled the Aussies so in the same group so it is definately a day of upsets for pool D </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/sam-blanchet#post-8725 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:08:31 +0000 WeAreBrave 8725@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>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&#39;m fairly certain that he as well as his brother Justin (who was also apart of the Canadian U17 team in &#39;09) have been seeing some playing time fairly consistently in the Aviva A League for &quot;Exeter United&quot;.</p> <p>So it&#39;s good to see some Canadian content in the higher leagues even if it is an Anglo-Welsh Cup match. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/nsmt-june-internationals#post-8711 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:19:23 +0000 bsmith 8711@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Why is Canada playing in Toronto on a Friday? Jays play the Phillies that night at the Rogers Center. If Halliday is pitching there will be a huge walk up crowd which will hurt the Rugby! </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/six-nations#post-1710 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:08:18 +0000 Harry Craig 1710@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Six Nations games will be shown at the Ajax Wanderers Clubhouse at 1717 Harwood Ave North in Ajax again this year. It is $20 admission whether there is 1,2 or 3 games being played, this is set by Setanta not the club. At all games the bar will open at 11:00 am and food will be avilable. We have two large screens and a smaller TV in the bar area. A great place to watch all the games with your friends in the eastern GTA and support a grat rugby club at the ame time. Doors will open 1 hour before games.<br /> Hope to see a you all out to watch the games. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/cudmore-re-signs#post-8708 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:22:07 +0000 rusty_lock 8708@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p><a href="http://tsn.ca/rugby/story/?id=386033" rel="nofollow">http://tsn.ca/rugby/story/?id=386033</a></p> <p>Looks like JC will be spending another 2 years in France. Good on him, he is often vilified for his brushes with the law but clearly AC sees value in having him in the lineup, even if it is only 2/3 of year. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/world-cup-article-with-dthvdm#post-8706 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:52:46 +0000 trueviking 8706@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p><a href="http://ruggamatrix.com/world-cup-tales-canada-with-dth-van-der-merwe/" rel="nofollow">http://ruggamatrix.com/world-cup-tales-canada-with-dth-van-der-merwe/</a> </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/na-bid-for-world-cup#post-8645 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:29:12 +0000 OnRugby 8645@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Came across this article that says the US is considering a bid for the rugby world cup in 2023 with Canada as a possible co-host</p> <p><a href="http://www.espnscrum.com/other/rugby/story/155351.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.espnscrum.com/other/rugby/story/155351.html</a> </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/adam-kleeberger-signs-with-london-scottish#post-8642 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:51:21 +0000 Harry Craig 8642@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Just read on Rugby News website that Adam Kleeberger has signed with London Scottish of the English Championship (second division) and may play as soon as December 26. Congratulations and good luck young man. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/jebb-sinclair#post-7310 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:14:26 +0000 RugbyFan99 7310@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Jebb Sinclair has signed with London Irish. Good to see a Canadian in the Premiership.</p> <p><a href="http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3823_7063669,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3823_7063669,00.html</a> </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/rugby-canadas-pro-report#post-8693 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:43:25 +0000 rugbyfan07 8693@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Is anybody else tired of the pro rugby report at the rugby Canada page? I could care less on what beer league our national team players are in or how theyre doing in it. Christmas cards from the pros really? What a bloody waste of time. </p> <p>I would love to write positive stuff on here but there is so little positive stuff going on these days!!! Foreign coaches, terrible schedules(bc league), bad national results. lack of international games. Lack of growth everywhere. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/matt-king-captaining-cu-in-varsity-match#post-8604 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:12:53 +0000 irishlock 8604@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>I saw this on the BBC website :</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/16049082.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/16049082.stm</a></p> <p>Matt King (former Canada international) is captaining the Cambridge side. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/we-suck#post-8585 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:00:25 +0000 rugbyfan07 8585@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Just sitting and watching Canada play Aussies in the Dubei 7s. We suck..... We were beaten by teenagers. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/merry-christmas-1#post-8670 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:03:48 +0000 winger14 8670@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Merry Christmas Everyone!</p> <p>Winger14 </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/2006-churchill-cup-cdn-roster#post-8638 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:54:01 +0000 oshawabob 8638@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Is anyone able to provide this information? I can&#39;t seem to find this roster anywhere..............</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/dth#post-8625 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:55:08 +0000 cdnrugbyfan 8625@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Where is DTH these days? I noticed Glasgow beat Montpellier this weekend, but his name wasn&#39;t on the roster.</p> <p>Is he injured? </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/danny-baugh#post-8608 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:28:27 +0000 rugbyfan07 8608@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Just watched this clip on Rugbydump. And was wondering if anybody noticed at the end of the clip if it was Danny Baugh who was hugging Shane Williams. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/canada-u20-men%e2%80%99s-program#post-8649 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:01:44 +0000 sm00thrider 8649@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>What has happened to the much talked about residential U20 program in Victoria? From where I sit it appears that no progress has been made. Canada fired John Tait to bring in the expert from Alberta and to this this date nothing has been achieved. Rick Bourne and Graham Brown inform us of the No Excuses pharse. Does this fall in place with no players, no program so you have no excuses? Really what has been done?. This should be the major pathway to the men’s national 15’s and 7’s teams. Tim Murdy did a better job and he did it for free. Merry Christmas. </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/rugby-christmas-carol-service-in-toronto#post-3923 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:42:30 +0000 Harry Craig 3923@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>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&#39;s get a good crowd out to celebrate the season. Please pass this along to anyone you can think of. Merry Christmas. It&#39;s right by the St Andrews subway station and close to Union Station so no need to drink and drive. </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/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/rugby-scoring-points#post-8578 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:33:35 +0000 cdnrugbyfan 8578@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>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 &quot;going for goal&quot; and taking penalty kicks much more frequently than say kicking for the corner and going for tries.</p> <p>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?</p> <p>For me:<br /> Try 6 pts<br /> Conversion 1pt<br /> Penalty Kick 2pts<br /> Drop-Goal 3pts.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Your thoughts? </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/awaking-the-sleeping-giant#post-8581 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:34:22 +0000 rugbyfan07 8581@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>USA is to offer full time contracts to their men&#39;s and women&#39;s sevens teams.. RUGBY CANADA WHERE ARE YOU!!!!!!</p> <p><a href="http://usarugby.org/#cc%3D%5BApplication%5D%5C%5CStructure%5C%5CContent%5C%5CBrand%20Resource%20Center%5C%5CContent%5C%5CHome%5C%5CNewsArchive%5C%5C20907F3F-129D-1B27-217B-03A9172CFCDA%5C%5C23181D59-12D6-2F62-88C5-C72DA32221E1%5C%5C23181D59-133F-57DA-2BD8-4E7D4737687D%7B%7BTab%3AView%7D%7D" rel="nofollow">http://usarugby.org/#cc%3D%5BApplication%5D%5C%5CStructure%5C%5CContent%5C%5CBrand%20Resource%20Center%5C%5CContent%5C%5CHome%5C%5CNewsArchive%5C%5C20907F3F-129D-1B27-217B-03A9172CFCDA%5C%5C23181D59-12D6-2F62-88C5-C72DA32221E1%5C%5C23181D59-133F-57DA-2BD8-4E7D4737687D%7B%7BTab%3AView%7D%7D</a> </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/gold-coast-sevens#post-8575 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:23:48 +0000 shack 8575@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Does anyone know why Canada isn&#39;t participating in the Gold Coast Sevens that start tomorrow? I see USA, Kenya, Niue (whoever that is) Japan as well as the major Rugby nations are all playing. Did we pass on this leg of the HSBC series or were we not invited? </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/wheres-my-name#post-8574 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:36:31 +0000 shack 8574@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>I just finished reading the article on the RC web site title &quot;John names mix of youth and Experience&quot; It was a good read and interesting to see who was selected but I didn&#39;t quite understand the point of the piece at the bottom of the article titled &quot; Players not considered for selection:&quot; where they list the name and then in brackets the reason they weren&#39;t selected. Why wasn&#39;t my name listed there with bracket(Too old and never was good enough!) Just wondering </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/how-far-up#post-8566 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:52:27 +0000 Juniorcoach 8566@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Of course we&#39;ve all heard of the troubles at Penn state. I entered into a discussion the other day on the whole issue of culpability. Since I&#39;m presuming that most of you on this forum are involved in club rugby either as a player, coach, on the executive or all of the above, I thought that you&#39;d all be the best to look for clarity on the underlying issue(s).<br /> The discussion I was having the other day revolved around &quot;how high up&quot; and &quot;who was responsible for what&quot; (insofar as alerting authorities were concerned.)<br /> For the record, I stated that going to the A.D. wasn&#39;t good enough for Paterno and that if nothing was done by his &quot;employers&quot;, then it was inevitably his responsibility to contact the proper authorities, whether it be child services, or the police.<br /> Thoughts ladies and gentlemen? I believe this does have some relevance in our community. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/university-of-guelph-suspends-rugby-team#post-8192 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:44:04 +0000 Faust 8192@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>University of Guelph suspends rugby team<br /> Guelph, Ont.— The Canadian Press<br /> Published Monday, Oct. 03, 2011 8:34PM EDT<br /> Last updated Monday, Oct. 03, 2011 8:35PM EDT<br /> 7 comments Email Tweet Print Decrease text size Increase text size The University of Guelph has suspended its men&#39;s rugby team for two games over an off-campus party that breached the student athletic code of conduct.</p> <p>Guelph athletics director Tom Kendall said the Sept. 17 party violated the code over both misuse of alcohol and staging an initiation.</p> <p>“It&#39;s more the alcohol,” Kendall said in an interview. “Nobody was hurt and the police weren&#39;t involved. It wasn&#39;t severe in that sense, it wasn&#39;t a hazing incident.</p> <p>“It was just one of those situations where because there was alcohol involved, it was not within the standards we expect of our athletes.”</p> <p>“Initiation-type parties” are not allowed at the university.</p> <p>“We just don&#39;t think it reflects well on our department and we basically put that in the code of conduct,” Kendall said.</p> <p>Kendall declined to say what kind of initiation was involved, saying it was not “100 per cent clear.”</p> <p>The suspension means the Gryphons will forfeit games against Toronto (Oct. 14) and McMaster (Oct. 21). The games will go down as 1-0 defeats.</p> <p>Guelph will play its final regular season game Oct. 29 against Queen&#39;s in Kingston, Ont.</p> <p>Guelph (3-1-1) currently stands second in the Ontario University Athletics standing.</p> <p>“Losing these games will hurt them and that&#39;s unfortunate because they&#39;re having one of their best years ever,” Kendall said. “But this is unfortunately one of those life lessons.”</p> <p>Kendall said the case is now considered closed. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/do-we-really-care-about-rugby#post-8436 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:42:12 +0000 rugbyfan07 8436@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>&quot;Over 6000 watch Enisey-STM beat Krasnoyarsk rivals Krasniy Yar 21-15 to become new Russian champions!&quot;</p> <p>We&#39;re lucky to get that for a test. 1/4 of that for a bc final maybe. </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/jamie-cudmore-2#post-8557 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:17:39 +0000 RugbyFan99 8557@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>Looks like Cudmore has been suspended again in France.</p> <p><a href="http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_7312261,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_7312261,00.html</a> </p> http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/topic/what-happened-to-singing-rugby-songs#post-8166 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:31:33 +0000 Faust 8166@http://canadianrugby.ca/forums/ <p>It is a dying art. </p>