Brantford Harlequins 2016 Harlequins Outscore Hornets The 2016 Harlequins season kicked off on Saturday, as a mixed side hopped the county line and into Hornet territory. While the build up to this season has seen a few horses still in the stable, Goodrow's had the Van Horne twins doing laps since the start of the mudding season, and they were in need of a hit out. And they're off. The game itself was probably better in memory than it would read on paper... Safe to say it's a good thing Dylan Mundy was there, as he provided some ink for the score sheet. Thanks also to Casey Bouk for forgetting the match was a 'friendly', and looking generally grumpy all day. The final score saw the Quins win comfortably 6 touchdowns to 3, with
the work shared equally backs and Saturday April 30, 2016 Saturday forwards. Well done to all the new caps, everyone looked capable on the park and some good rugby was played. The coaches conferred post match, and it has been decided that Paul Auzins currently holds the title as "Best Player at the Club" for his outstanding work in awesomeness. With almost wizard like control, this guy injects himself into a match and leaves the other 29 players on the field astounded. Just ask the fans. Now the challenge is on to take that title. Best of luck. And with that, we're right into it. Home performances at Harlequins the next two Saturdays. If you want to be a part of it, make your way out to training, Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm. Harlequins Comfort the Camels The Quins men saw the preseason come to a close with a comfortable
2016 win over the Stoney Creek Camels last weekend. With both teams still testing combinations, the game was a bit of a mixed affair, but the Harlequins looked comfortable testing routes in both Forward and Back channels and were able to keep the Camels beached for much of the first half. Everyone played well, including Paul Auzins, and he wasn't even there.
The second half continued in much of the same fashion as the first, May 7, 7, May though with some credit to the visitors, the game became a much more back and forth exchange. 15 changes off the bench saw some loss in continuity, but also saw some great individual performances. The defense of the collective did it's job, holding the Creek to a few well earned tries, while the Offense struck early and often, collecting double the Camel's tallies. And a fun afternoon was enjoyed by all. And just like that, the preseason's over for another year Saturday Saturday Welcome to the start of the season: Preview When the final whistle sounded on the Quins 2015 season, the men's team found itself one game short of it's goal. To get stuck in that semi final for a third year left a bad taste. Which fueled the off season hunger. The Van Hornes hit the trough, and have come back thicker. Mahar spent the winter at 'Bro camp, and just wants to scrum. Eric Howard looked 'next level' for a solid 60 minutes in last weekend's preseason, and should be able to go the full 80 once he's a little older. Lickers looks to be back to a stable weight, and back to his usual hard working self. While speaking of tackle monsters, there's another one with a pocket full of red cards that's been running around dropping bodies like chicken into the fryer. I think his name is Ya Hey. Goodrow's got a full complement of horses to run the paddock this summer, and it will be hard to stop that much talent and that much pace. Schouten and Piatek will continue to contend as top half back pairing in the province, but this season, the competition will rage on
2016 Tuesdays and Thursdays. Will Kelly is back after a stint in the UK including Canada U18 tour, and has generally looked the part. The snappy service from Will McArthur should help the young freshman coming back with a tight new haircut and a shiny OUA Gold medal. It's done wonders for his ego. Academics continue to summer in Brantford, Jonah Nadler is back early
after a shortened stint last season, while Adam Maahs is choosing to May 7, 7, May spend his break between semesters in the backline, which ups our average beard length tremendously, and should correlate with more tries. That's Science. And then there's the MacDonell brothers. Rory wears a suit and tie to training, and generally makes defenders look ridiculous. Hugh is starting to get the Jer Rawson stare. That can't be good for the opposition. Side note, in an effort to ensure Barclay Luke never wears the #13 jersey Saturday Saturday again, Hugh is hiding them all in his mom's basement. Wiley move.
The new caps are also looking sharper than a Kolby Francis haircut, the lead up and comer looking large as he fights to cut his way into that McKelvey jersey. Dylan Mundy joins the side and has proven himself dangerous in the loose. Joe Dalia showed up 100 lbs heavier and at least a foot taller, and changed his last name. He goes to Queens now too and became instant best friends with the Van Horne twins. We're excited to see him in the line out. The general view seems to be favorable, new talent coming into the team through the junior ranks, consistency on the field, and 2016 generally good momentum heading into the first home fixture of the year. George Jones left the fields to the club, and right now, the men's team owns them, not having lost
May 7, 7, May there since summer of 2014. The development side sees some similar faces back in this year, and will be bolstered by a growing depth in talent club wide. The addition of the 3rds social side should bring out some old faces, and some new fans. This season features Thursday and Friday night games, as well
as some Saturday nights under the lights at the new stadium in Saturday Saturday town. Tell your less cool friends you're busy this weekend, cause you're going clubbing with your friend DJ Stevie P and the Harlequins. You can't not have fun at a rugby club. And That's Science. Saturday May 7, 2016 Ontario Women's League Ontario Women's League AURORA BARBARIANS (1 60 TORONTOSCOTTISH (0 10 TORONTOSARACENS (0 20 AURORA BARBARIANS v. YEOMEN LIONS TORONTO SCOTTISH v. WATERLOO COUNTY TORONTO SARACENS v. GUELPH REDCOATS Yeomen Lions Yeomen Lions WL1 Waterloo County WL1 Toronto Scottish WL1 Toronto Saracens WL1 Redcoats Guelph WL1 WL1 Barbarians Aurora OWL First XV's Yeomen Lions Yeomen Lions WL1 Waterloo County WL1 Toronto Scottish WL1 Toronto Saracens WL1 Redcoats Guelph WL1 WL1 Barbarians Aurora OWL Second XV's 1:30 PM; FLETCHER'S1:30 FIELDS AM; FLETCHER'S11:45 FIELDS AM; FLETCHER'S11:45 FIELDS WeeklyOntarioRugby Results League WeeklyOntarioRugby Preview League GP - GP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - - 0 0; 0 PTS)0; v. WATERLOO56 (1 COUNTY - 0; 1 PTS)0; v.REDCOATS GUELPH 61 (1 - 0; 5 PTS)0; v. YEOMENLIONS (0 25 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 T BNS BNS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - 0; 1 PTS)0; - - 0 0 PTS - - PTS 0; 5 PTS) 0; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; 5 PTS) 0; 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Premiership Week 1 2016
Premiership First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Aurora Barbarians 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balmy Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brantford Harlequins 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 Markham Irish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 14, 14, May Toronto Scottish 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waterloo County 0 0 0 0 0 0
Premiership Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Aurora Barbarians 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balmy Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brantford Harlequins 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saturday Saturday Markham Irish 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stoney Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto Scottish 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waterloo County 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weekly Rugby Ontario League Preview
Marshall Premiership BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS v. TORONTO SCOTTISH 3 PM; GEORGE JONES FIELDS WATERLOO COUNTY v. BALMY BEACH 3 PM; ROGERS FIELD STONEY CREEK v. AURORA BARBARIANS 3 PM; SALTFLEET HS MARKHAM IRISH v. CRUSADERS 3:30 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS Saturday May 14, 2016 fullback, and will be pushing the boys hard formore ball. wings. Newman Joe is welcomed back intothe starting side at centers,while Kyle and Jonah look toshowcase somespeedonthe ball toa fast set ofoutside backs, withand Bouk Pate running up the Natedangles Bojangles at firstfive. This should provide some quick sliding intohis favored scrum half position, spinning some tight ball to attrio 8. Kolby Francis looking epic at theback of thescrumtoround the out threatening pair in the scrum and line out. day captain Kyle Richardson packing which down withJoe,should be a the Tighthead afterspot having looked solid in the setsall week. as most peoplewill tell you, is a pointno return. of Hayden Clarke fills both enteredtheir vintage years and moved intothe front row, which the squad looksdeep. out by firstteam caps. With only the far endofthebench available, training, and a look at therostermoresees than half the jerseysfilled fashion, it sets thestage forsome pretty big collisions. the fact that the Scottish endedthe Quins season in convincing Marshall Championship and they werethe ‘League Champions'? And rivalry overthe past decade, rememberwhen we finished firstin the both sides usually getting a bitby hot the final whistle. Add in the weekendthe season, this of fixture seems tobe an annual event, with The halfback pairing should proveto be elusive, with Will Macarthur The back rowEvansees Clarke and Codner pair up flanks,on the with The lock pairing should provide that engine roomstrength with game The firsttwojerseys go to Graham and Boos Eric Lickers,havewho The 2nd team looked solid in hittheir outagainst the 1's at Thursday The Quins againonce hostthe Toronto Scottish in the opening Hosting Scottish Lineup The 1's open the season with a tough test against the cup finalist Scottish, in what promises to be an exciting affair. Matt Lindsay began his 2016 campaign this week, looking like the teenaged version of himself, 2016 down in weight but up in style. He'll be looking after Canadian International Eric Howard who heads up the middle of the scrum at hook, while Graeme Mahar continues to hold the in form tight head position. And is also selling a pair of white size 12 cleats. Contact him to learn how you can be a beauty too. The Van Hornes will look to 'line out' against the Toronto Scottish pack, and I'm sure they're betting on which twin will throw the proverbial first
May 14, 14, May punch. Good news, Paul Auzins is available. And he wants to play 6. Super. He's also bringing in some of that finger lickin' good chicken in a combo #7 bucket. Yeah. Eh. Graham Mckelvey will stretch out that 8 jersey as he comes in a wee bit thicker than last season. I wonder if he'll look for contact... SecondXV First XV
Saturday Saturday Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay Eric Lickers Hooker Eric Howard Hayden Clarke Tighthead Graeme Mahar Joseph Yelle Lock Josh Van Horne Kyle Richardson Lock Tom Van Horne Brandon Codner Flanker Paul Auzins Evan Clarke Flanker Tyler Mirco Kolby Francis 8 Man Graham McKelvey Will McArthur SH Adam Schouten Nathan Boeyenga FH Steve Piatek Jonah Nadler Wing Adam Maahs Casey Bouk IC Dylan Mundy Andrew Pate OC Hugh McDonell Kyle Lavoie Wing William Kelly Joe Newman FB Rory McDonell Reserves Jay Shaw 16 Ethan Sanders 17 Blake Cooney 18 19 20 21 22 23 The half back pairing has become the most competitive spot at the club, and this week's nod
2016 goes to experience with Schouten spinning drinks on wheels to the booth for the Stevie P at Club DeeJ. Dylan Mundy earns his first official cap for the 1's, looking on form in the preseason, his smooth skating style will pair well with his outside half Hugh McDonell who seems to be on the verge of making a statement this season.
May 14, 14, May The wing pairing is another spot tightly contested, with Adam Maahs and Will Kelly winning the race after solid preseason form. Look for these guys to get open. The lock of the week is on the fullback position, where captain Rory McDonell will look to dance to the musical service provided by those inside.
The bench... is to be determined based on match Saturday Saturday day form. Saturday May 14, 2016 the Tryclaiminggame.thelinescore of 50first meters, thefrom niftyhalfback base Will fromsaw Macarthurhim win footraceto the backline making someroads in intospace. possessions saw thego ball wide, aset to dangerous and carving keeping Scottish thepinned in theirown end.Some early openingthe kick, Quinsmatch,the defensetonethe set theof side typicallythat only looses two gamesone orayear. createddespite windy and cool weather. numbersto play and home watch,and was a great atmosphere hometheto openerthis pastSaturday. chased tenaciously80 for minutes. tackles Boukof and amongwho Lickers, tackled others, and Scottish continued,attack butwith was equal met resistance in the was Scottish counteredtry byaQuinspenalty,15 for beto playing with confidencethe they'd earned. half. team. And justlike Quins the held downthat, leadthethe at gatheredin touchdown.goalthe Chalkfor up 12 again creating hisown opportunity,a chipthistime and chase well possession more inside Scottish theend,beforeit wasthehalfback The 2's thingsstartedoff looking toneset theagainst to aScottish The Quins defense again heldearning strong, themselves some Huddy Game Report Game Report With a pilelegsWithfresh injected ofboys half,the the looked at Huddy to everyone who braved theconditions cometo out – Quins host Scottish Quins host The Quins showed up in A quick the pick from - A well earned 0 for the homethefor 0 - 7 lead.7 The Right from Another Quins try saw the boys up comfortably 20-7, but as good teams do, the Scottish continued to apply pressure. Another late breach of the Quins line saw the visitors pull within a score
2016 as the clock crept towards 80. An amazing last stand by the Quins saw several goal line tackles before a Scottish knock on was forced in goal, drawing the final whistle and sealing the Quins win 20-14. Well done to everyone involved. This set the stage for the McCormick Cup semi final rematch between 1's sides, a somewhat familiar set of faces set to clash
May 14, 14, May again. The game started as planned, with the Harlequins playing tactically, pinning the Scottish deep in their end and putting on pressure at the line out. Some early earned possession at the line out saw the ball spun to Hugh McDonell who made short work of the line before working the ball to Will Kelly who scampered in for a score. Enjoying more territory earned by tactical kicking, Piatek added
another 3 points off the boot. The Quins looked well in control. Saturday Saturday However the Scottish began to gain momentum, and took advantage of some soft Quins defense to get back into the game with two scores and a 12-10 lead. Getting back to plan, the Quins worked to earn another 3 points from Piatek, before the half. The speech was short. Better defense, more consistent offense. Go back at 'em. It was the Scottish, however, that would take those words to heart, their attack growing at a rate faster than the Quins defense could withstand. The Scottish added another score to get to 15, then 22 and 27, without the Harlequins being able to mount a response. A win isn't a win at 20 minutes, as it is generally the team that toughs it out for a full 80 that earns it. For the first time in a while, that was not the home team at George Jones fields. It is more likely a matter of when, rather than if the Quins will hit their stride. With the next game in a fortnight, we'll see what kind of revamp is possible. The Quins say goodbye to Mundy to CIS All Star 7's, while Howard books a spot at the NSMT 15's trial camp for summer test selection. Saturday May 14, 2016 MarshallChampionship MarshallPremiership OntarioWomen's League OSHAWAVIKINGS (1 67 IRISH 58 (1 MARKHAM STONEY(0 29 CREEK WATERLOO19 (0 COUNTY HARLEQUINSBRANTFORD (0 13 AURORA BARBARIANS (2 64 WATERLOO70 (2 COUNTY YEOMENLIONS 0 (0 LONDON ST. GEORGE'S(1 43 SARNIA SAINTS 5 (0 PAGANSPETERBOROUGH 19(0 11:45 AM; FLETCHER'SAM; 11:45FIELDS PM;ST.3:00 GEORGE'SFIELD PM;SARNIA3:00 COLLEGIATEINSTITUTE & SCHOOLTECHNICAL PM;NICHOLLS3:00 OVAL PARKPM;THOMPSON3:00 PM;FLETCHER'S3:30 FIELDS PM;SALTFLEET3:00 HS PM;ROGERS3:00 FIELD PM;GEORGE3:00 JONES FIELDS 11:45 AM; FLETCHER'SAM; 11:45FIELDS ROGERSAM; 11:45 FIELD WeekRugby1 Ontario LeagueRecap - - 1 - 2 1 - - 0; 0 PTS)0; v. LINDSAY(1 21 - 0; 1 PTS)0; v.REDCOATS GUELPH (2 34 - 0; 2 PTS)0; v. AURORA BARBARIANS (1 31 0 - 0 - 0; 5 PTS)0; v. CRUSADERS(0 15 - - - 0; 5 PTS)0; v. BRAMPTONBEAVERS 7 (0 1 0 - - - - 0 0; 10 PTS) v.0; TORONTOSARACENS (0 31 1 PTS) v.0; BALMYBEACH(1 25 0 - - - 0; 10 PTS)10 0; v. TORONTOSCOTTISH (0 10 - 1 0; 5 PTS)0; v. TORONTONOMADS0 (0 1 - - 0; 0 PTS)v.0; AJAX WANDERERS51 (1 0; 0 PTS)0; v. TORONTOSCOTTISH27 (1 - 0 - 0; 4 PTS)0; - 1 - 0; 0 PTS)0; - 0 - - 0 0; 10 PTS)10 0; - - 0; 4 PTS)0; 0 - 1 - 0; 5 PTS)0; - 0; 0 PTS)0; - - 0 1 - - 2 - - - 0; 5 PTS)0; 0; 0 PTS)0; 2 0 - 0; 2 PTS)0; - - 0; 0 PTS)0; 0; 5 PTS)0;
Marshall Premiership Week 2 2016
Premiership First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Aurora Barbarians MP1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Markham Irish MP1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Toronto Scottish MP1 1 1 0 0 1 5 Balmy Beach MP1 1 1 0 0 0 4 Stoney Creek MP1 1 0 1 0 2 2 Waterloo County MP1 1 0 1 0 1 1 May 28, 28, May Brantford Harlequins MP1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Crusaders MP1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Premiership Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Balmy Beach MP2 1 1 0 0 1 5 Stoney Creek MP2 1 1 0 0 1 5 Brantford Harlequins MP2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Crusaders MP2 1 0 0 1 0 2
Saturday Saturday Markham Irish MP2 1 0 0 1 0 2 Toronto Scottish MP2 1 0 1 0 1 1 Aurora Barbarians MP2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Waterloo County MP2 1 0 1 0 0 0
Weekly Rugby Ontario League Preview
Marshall Premiership AURORA BARBARIANS (1-0-0; 5 PTS) v. BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (0-1-0; 0 PTS) 3 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
WATERLOO COUNTY (0-1-0; 1 PTS) v. MARKHAM IRISH (1-0-0; 5 PTS) 3 PM; ROGERS FIELD
CRUSADERS (0-1-0; 0 PTS) v. BALMY BEACH (1-0-0; 4 PTS) 3 PM; CRUSADERS PARK
TORONTO SCOTTISH (1-0-0; 5 PTS) v. STONEY CREEK (0-1-0; 2 PTS) 3:30 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS Saturday May 28, 2016 Marshall Championship BRAMPTONBEAVERS (0 TORONTONOMADS (0 LONDON ST. GEORGE'S(1 SARNIA SAINTS (0 3 PM;VORTEX BEAVER DAM 3 PM;FLETCHER'SFIELDS 3 PM;ST. GEORGE'SFIELD 3 PERRYPARKPM;NORM Championship Second XV's Championship First XV's Toronto Toronto Nomads Sarnia Saints Brampton Beavers Ajax Wanderers Peterborough Pagans Oshawa Vikings London St. George's Lindsay Toronto Nomads Sarnia Saints Peterborough Pagans Brampton Beavers Lindsay Oshawa Vikings London St. George's Ajax Wanderers - 1 - 0; 0 PTS)0; v. OSHAWAVIKINGS (1 - 1 - - 1 0; 0 PTS)0; v. AJAXWANDERERS (1 - - 0 0; 0 PTS) v.0; LINDSAY (1 - 0; 5 PTS) v.0; PAGANS PETERBOROUGH (0 GP GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 W W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 L L - 0 - 0; 4 PTS)0; - 0 - 0; 5 PTS)0; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T T - 0 - 0; 5 PTS)0; BNS BNS 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 - 0; 0 PTS)0; PTS PTS 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 Saturday May 28, 2016 OntarioWomen's League TORONTOSARACENS (0 REDCOATS GUELPH (2 YEOMENLIONS (0 11:45 AM; FLETCHER'SAM; 11:45FIELDS EXHIBITION PARKAM; 11:45 SUNNYBROOKAM; 11:45 PARK OWL Second XV's OWL First XV's Yeomen Lions Waterloo County Toronto Scottish RedcoatsGuelph Toronto Saracens Barbarians Aurora Toronto Scottish Yeomen Lions Toronto Saracens Waterloo County RedcoatsGuelph Barbarians Aurora - 2 - 0; 1 PTS)0; v. TORONTOSCOTTISH (0 - 0 - - 2 0; 10 PTS)10 0; v. WATERLOO(2 COUNTY - 0; 2 PTS)0; v. AURORABARBARIANS (2 GP GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 W W 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 L L - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T T 2 - 0; 0 PTS)0; - 0 - BNS BNS - 0; 10 PTS)10 0; 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 - 0; 10 PTS) 0; PTS PTS 10 10 10 10 10 0 2 6 7 0 1 2 Saturday May 28, 2016 expansive game the halfback pairing can create. Ferraccioli (spelling in The back threehas a pace lot ofwhich should be a good match forthe jerseycurrently being wornby Richard Harlequin. form,and hopefully he'll bring a bushel of apples tostuff into the 12 The centrepairing Andrewsees Pate retaining his 13 Jerseybased on captain Jonah Nadler,after the pair looked sharpin last week's win. some quality ball from thestrengthof thepack. starting 8 position afterlooking good offthe bench last week. strongperformances last week. Will Alvarezis welcomed intothe roomto help steady the scrum. week. He's matched with Kolby Francismoves who upintothe engine on debutwith the Quins afterlooking eager tohitat out practice this toperfect his formin the frontrow, slotting in at 3 this week. squad tobring his hard nosed style intothe mix. Grahamcontinues Boos in backline play at somepoint. Mitch Yemm is welcomed back intothe Jay Shaw leads offat 1 theteam on sheet, though expect him toappear could be agreat opportunity forthe boys tostretch their legs. take ontheAuroraBarbarians. Looking sharp at practice all week, this some heat oftheirown,looktokeep theirundefeated recordas they warmerweather. This weekend,have the2's,who been playing with pie. you're available, message me fordetails, and a recipe fordelicious apple down thefortat 15. context) and Lavoie will racethe edges of thetrack, whileBrehnholds Some subsSome would benice. Pate willhave lots apples of foryou too. If The halfback pairing goes toNate 'Boeyenga' Boeyenga and game day The backline is full youthof and pace, and should proveexciting with The back rowEvansees and Brandon Codnergetting the nodsafter The 2nd rowsees James Schouten the (of The trip up toFletchers Fields always seems tobe accompanied by Barbarians at Fletchers Barbarians Lineup Schoutens ) earn his) earn firstrun The 1's will look to steady the ship after a
bit of a rocky start against a strong Scottish 2016 side. This fixture has typically been a shoot out, with memories of last minute efforts by both sides - Nadler slicing for 50 yards at the hooter and shortly piercing the Quins backline to seal it at the death in another. The winner this weekend will be the team that sticks it out for the full 80. May 28, 28, May Matt Lindsay was thankful for a week off to reduce the swelling in his face, and retains his spot in the side based on toughness. Graham Mahar joins him as the resident expert in Scrummaging. Eric Howard is unavailable this weekend as he earns selection to the Canada men's camp at Shawinigan. Tell Carps we say Hey. Running in place of Eric this week is an older, slower and less athletic player. Hope the scrum holds. New BFD - read as you wish - recruit Josh Van Horne partners with Saturday Saturday brother Tom to form the 2nd row pairing this week. They'll carpool down in Josh's new truck, and talk line outs the whole way. The back row sees a foul fowl down and out with the Colonel on the DL after coming out lame last week. Earning the number 7 jersey is Eric Lickers, after a stand out performance last weekend for the 2's. Mckelvey and Auzins retain their spots based on form, and will look to lead the inside chase this weekend. The half back pairing requires Schouten to check for ID before providing service to the young Will Kelly, earning his #10 debut for the 1's. If its a dud, he can still catch and pass one out to the all ages night hosted by the DJ Stevie P from the #12 Jersey. Hugh McDonell opened with some sauce last weekend, and will look to continue in form at 13. Someone should probably give him the ball.
The back three sees inclusions at all 3 positions based on form shown 2016 with the 2's last week. Casey Bouk stepped up to play 12 last week and effectively shut down the Scottish opposition by containing his hard charging opposite. He earns a spot back on his favored wing, along with the versatile Will McArthur who earns his first start on the wing after creating the majority of the offense last week to earn the win for the 2's.
Joe Newman earns his first run on of the year in the fullback spot, May 28, 28, May where he'll be able to showcase his range and direct traffic in a delightfully English way. The bench will be anyone left standing after the 2's game. The weather may not be enjoyable, but the rugby sure promises to be. With both sides looking eager to get another hit in, it will be hot,
with a pretty good chance of tries. Saturday Saturday Third XV SecondXV First XV Josh Halsey Loosehead Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay Brock Dubicki Hooker Mitch Yemm Hooker Dave Neill Jason Murchie Tighthead Jay Shaw Tighthead Graeme Mahar Chris Spenatto Lock James Schouten Lock Josh Van Horne Kyle Richardson Lock Kolby Francis Lock Tom Van Horne Dan Staats Flanker Brandon Codner Flanker Paul Auzins Mick Ferras Flanker Evan Clarke Flanker Eric Lickers Marc Cohoon 8 Man Will Alvarez 8 Man Graham McKelvey Vincenzo Prior SH Nathan Boeyenga SH Adam Schouten Ollie Ronson FH Jonah Nadler FH William Kelly Jeff Kellam Wing Justin Ferraccioli Wing Casey Bouk Gavin Jacklyn IC IC Steve Piatek Barclay Luke OC Andrew Pate OC Hugh McDonell Mike Wilkenson Wing Kyle Lavoie Wing Will McArthur Nickolas Linseman FB Joe Newman FB Joe Newman Reserves Reserves Will Dallaway 16 16 Chris Phipps 17 17 Chris Van Sickle 18 18 Al Prior 19 19 Game Report – Quins at Barbarians
2016 Its always tough playing on the road, and with 29 guys available Friday night, we knew it wasn't going to be easy. The 2's battled traffic right from the start, the team not fully on the field until right at the starting whistle. However it appeared the boys weren't impacted by the lack of warm up, looking sharp right from the outset and grabbing a quick lead on the home team. The lead didn't hold long, and both teams began to rack up tries, before
May 28, 28, May the Quins finally regathered the lead at the half. The 2nd stanza saw the sun begin to wilt the players, and slow the pace of the game. It seemed the home team had a little more left on the bench, as home teams usually do, and watching a full compliment of fresh legs come in for your opponents isn't fun. It was the bench that seemed to make the difference, the home team pulling ahead and hanging on for a 33-28 win.
Saturday Saturday A tough loss, but you can't score 28 points without doing something right. Nadler looked dangerous all day with fast service from Boeyenga. Codner did some good work in the pack. Francis found some solid attacking lines. Set piece didn't do the 2's any favors, but it isn't anything that won't be fixed. It's been a solid start for the 2's, who's talent and depth seems to be growing with each season. The sun didn't cool off any by the time the 1's kicked off, but the boys 2016 looked tight in warm up and were prepared to run the full 80. Things didn't start well off the opening whistle, a knock on off the kick and resulting defensive scrum saw the Quins back line sliced off the set piece, 7 points for the home team. The Quins would then benefit from a Barbs yellow card, and putting big pressure on in the scrum, the boys earned a leveling score, before some more good work up the middle saw the ball release wide, will and will combining for a long
May 28, 28, May range score. The barbs came back with a score of their own, keeping things close as they got their 15th man back again. The Quins, who seemed to be doing all they could to allow Aurora back into the game, were gifted an Aurora red card before the close of the first half, and took a tight game into half looking confident in their play. To it's credit, the sun did some damage. With a bench full of equally
Saturday Saturday tired reserves, the Quins gave it their best effort. They traded scores back and forth, however the Barbs seemed to have more in the tank at the right moments, and the Quins seemed to come off the boil at all the wrong moments. Too much possession given away with far too little effort, somewhere along the way, the win just seemed out of reach. The barbs held on at the death for a 31-25 win. Again, not all bad. First caps to Yemm and Codner coming in off the bench. Schouten and Piatek led by example all day, and came up big when they needed to. The tight 5 did some damage in scrums and line outs, keeping the Barbs on the hind foot most of the day. No doubt a rough start to the season. However it still seems a matter of when, not if, the Quins will find their stride. If you're a betting man, this coming week would be a good wager. The Quins host Waterloo for Thursday and Friday night fixtures, 7pm kick off at the club. Come on out and catch a night game. It's good entertainment, and the club appreciates your support! Saturday May 28, 2016 nose. prettygood running around with cottonsticking his out of broken tooka in shot the and Cohoon, Mick Ferras… Prettybanged up is what Imean as Bundy The back rowwas justa bunch prettyof boys, Dan Staats, Marc toeach our lineouts.win some of Spenattoand Kyle Richardson held the scrums togetherand managed Our Engine roomdidn’t quite match the Firstand Seconds, but Chris junior tourJason Murchie. Propthe other was the only remaining player Harlequinof the2005 was a 1 in firstdigit of year, started thegame at Loosehead Prop,and hooking it in our scrums.well BUDHA, he hadn’t played since there BrockDubicki was in charge of tossing the ball in at lineouts and talkative player, Mick Ferraslead the forwards.Our youngest player, We lined up with a lot ofnamesoutthepast, of ouroldest and most come, slowly but surely… game time and only a handful playersof at thepitch. Well, in they Thirds team. It was a little tensearound 1:00pm, 30 minutes before Forthe first time in at least 5 years, BrantfordHarlequins suited up a schnoze and lost a little bitof blood.Helooked Our Number 9 was Vincenzo Prior, who was probably born the last year BUDHA played. He was tossing the ball out to
2016 Ollie Ronson, who also hasn’t suited up in a long stretch. Our centers new each other quite well, as Jeff Kellam and Barclay Luke played the same positions for the 2003 McCormick Cup Championship Game. Maybe a little
more beef on the frames this go round! May 28, 28, May The centers new each other quite well, as Jeff Kellam and Barclay Luke played the same positions for the 2003 McCormick Cup Championship Game. Maybe a little more beef on the frames this go round! The back three speedsters were led by one of the best finishers the club has ever seen in Gavin Jacklyn who started playing when we were still back in the NRU A division. Our other winger was Mike Wilkinson who has given the club a good decade of service and was very excited about Saturday Saturday the Third XV’s starting up again. Finally we had another youngster, Nick Linesman, our token Ginger, he’s going to bring his inhaler to the next game! Now get this, we had subs. I know, shocking. First on the list was a proud new papa, Chris Van Sickle waiting for the first old guy to fall in the backs, he didn’t make it on the pitch until half funny enough. We’re going to go back further than Gavin for the next sub (and he probably hasn’t played since Gavin started), the one and only Phipp’sy. Now, another kid was subbing for our front row, Will Dallaway who fit in well with the Beefy portion of the squad. The manager of the III’s also had to don a jersey and snuck in at Fly Half for the second part of the game. So, the above was the lineup, which should have gone out on Friday, however, I wasn’t really confident with who was actually going to show up. So, now onto the game. The Quins (Warriors as Micky likes to be called) Ollie Ronson kicked off to start the game and away we go!!! It was
2016 probably around the 5 minute mark when we took advantage of a Grimsby Gentlemen knocking on the ball and Jeff Kellam taking advantage by sneaking in for the score. The convert attempt by Mr. Ronson almost nailed one of their players in the noggin! 5-0 for the Quins. A few minutes later Jeff Kellam again waltzed into the goal area off a nice pass by Barclay. Ronson was better on the convert attempt sinking
May 28, 28, May it for the added 2, Quins 12 – Gentlemen 0. The next try by the home squad was scored by Gavin Jacklyn, he was able to scoop up a bounce pass made by Vincenzo Prior, who said he did it on purpose!!! This try was touched down in the corner and Ollie didn’t have the leg for this one. The final marker of the first half was scored by Barclay who was able to find a gap in the defensive backline and exploit it like he’s done for 2
decades. Saturday Saturday No points were scored by Grimsby in the first frame, Brantford takes a 22-0 lead into the next half. Strategic changes were made by the Quins at half, with Phipps in at lock, Dallaway in at Prop, Van Sickle at Inside Center and Al Prior to the #10 spot. Ollie had to leave, BUDHA gave us 40, Staats had shoulder spasms, and Linseman couldn’t find his inhaler so he rode the pine in the second half. The first Try of the second half came as a result of some strong forwards play, couple of trails, good ball retention and a gap opened up to spring Jacklyn in for his second tally of the day. Grimsby decided they didn’t want to put up a Bagel and controlled the ball for a good 5 to 10 minutes and finally pushing in for the score as the referee climbed over the Ruck to find the ball beneath a Gentlemen and in the Try zone. No convert though. In the next few minutes Brantford put on a bit of a show, with Barclay making a break, probably could have beaten the defender, however, he runs right at him, makes him commit and tosses the ball directly
2016 into the hands of Bundy from an around the back pass, you’ve got to be kidding me!!! Well, doesn’t the official say, “Forward Pass”. I guess it was just too unbelievable. So, just because of that, we had to get ourselves down in the oppositions end, because we were all so old and tired. Kicking was the best and most efficient way to accomplish that, so who better than Mr. Luke to pin Grimsby deep in their own end. With the ball in
May 28, 28, May there end, a couple of mistakes and we were able to Score Chris Spenatto in the corner giving him his first Harlequin points in his debut match at the Senior level. Grimsby did not give up and fought their way down deep in our end. We put a good fight, but their big number 8 took a penalty from 5 meters out and pounded his way in for the score. Mr. Ferras was run over, yet he was the only one out challenging the big man. This
happened directly under the posts, the Gentlemen converts this score Saturday Saturday bringing the differential to 32-12. Since it was our home grounds, us Quins wanted to have the last word. One of the Rookies on this team, Kyle Richardson scampered 20 yards for the final score of the game. Lots of fun for the home team. Somebody said something about Gavin dropping a few balls, I don’t remember, but he had a lot of reminders!!! Micky Ferras’ Ninja of the game went to Brock Dubicki, and Player of the game was Vincenzo Prior (because he didn’t play like a Prior). At the post game Social, Grimsby selected Barclay Luke as their Man of the Match. Barclay sucks at guzzling! Playing in their Debut games for the Quin Senior Men were Brock Dubicki, Will Dallaway, Chris Spenatto, and Nick Linseman. Haven’t been able to say this in a while, @AlPriorPlydWell Saturday May 28, 2016 Ontario Women's League Marshall Championship Marshall Premiership GUELPH REDCOATSGUELPH (2 27 (0 YEOMEN LIONS10 BRAMPTON BEAVERS(0 25 TORONTO (1 NOMADS 24 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S (2 88 SARNIA SAINTS (0 29 TORONTO SCOTTISH(2 52 CRUSADERS (1 22 WATERLOO(0 COUNTY 17 AURORA BARBARIANS (2 31 TORONTO SARACENS (0 12 WeeklyRugby OntarioRecap League - 1 - 0; 4 PTS) v.PTS)4 0; BALMYBEACH (1 19 - - 1 3 - - 1; 3 PTS) v.PTS)3 1; OSHAWA (1 29 VIKINGS 0; 1 PTS) v.PTS)1 0; TORONTO SCOTTISH(1 32 - 1 - - - 1 0 - 2 - - 3 0; 12 PTS) v.PTS)12 0; WATERLOO(3 COUNTY 32 2 - - - - 0; 4 PTS) v.PTS)4 0; AJAX WANDERERS (1 19 0 - 0; 10 PTS) v.PTS) 10 0; STONEY CREEK (0 7 - 0; 2 PTS) v.PTS)2 0; MARKHAM (2 IRISH 21 - 0 0; 2 PTS) v.PTS)2 0; AURORA BARBARIANS (3 66 0; 0 PTS) v.PTS)0 0; LINDSAY (2 42 - 0; 10 PTS) v.PTS) 10 0; BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (0 25 - 0; 10 PTS) v.PTS)10 0; PETERBOROUGHPAGANS (0 14 - 1 - 0; 5 PTS)5 0; - 0 - 0; 9 PTS)9 0; - 0 - - 1; 8 PTS)8 1; - 2 2 - - - 0; 2 PTS)2 0; 0 - 0; 5 PTS)5 0; 1 - 0; 9 PTS)9 0; - - 0; 6 PTS)6 0; 0 - - 0; 15 PTS)15 0; 0 - 0; 15 PTS)15 0; - - 2 2 - - 0; 1 PTS)1 0; 0; 0 PTS)0 0; Marshall Premiership Week 3
2016 Premiership First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Aurora Barbarians 2 2 0 0 2 10 Toronto Scottish 2 2 0 0 2 10 Markham Irish 2 2 0 0 1 9 Balmy Beach 2 1 1 0 1 5 Crusaders 2 1 1 0 0 4 Brantford Harlequins 2 0 2 0 2 2 Stoney Creek 2 0 2 0 2 2 Waterloo County 2 0 2 0 2 2
Premiership Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Crusaders 2 1 0 1 1 7 Brantford Harlequins 2 1 1 0 2 6 Toronto Scottish 2 1 1 0 2 6 Aurora Barbarians 2 1 1 0 1 5
Friday June 3, June Friday Balmy Beach 2 1 1 0 1 5 Stoney Creek 2 1 1 0 1 5 Waterloo County 2 1 1 0 1 5 Markham Irish 2 0 1 1 0 2
Weekly Rugby Ontario League Preview
Marshall Premiership BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (0-2-0; 1 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY (0-2-0; 2 PTS) 7 PM - JUNE 3; GEORGE JONES FIELDS
CRUSADERS (1-1-0; 4 PTS) v. STONEY CREEK (0-2-0; 2 PTS) 7 PM - JUNE 3; CRUSADERS PARK
MARKHAM IRISH (2-0-0; 9 PTS) v. BALMY BEACH (1-1-0; 5 PTS) 7 PM - JUNE 3; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
AURORA BARBARIANS (2-0-0; 10 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH (2-0-0; 10 PTS) 3:30 PM - JUNE 4; FLETCHER'S FIELDS Saturday June 4, 2016 Marshall Championship 3 PM 3 TORONTO NOMADS (1 PM 3 LINDSAY (2 PM 3 PETERBOROUGHPAGANS (0 PM 7 AJAX WANDERERS (1 Championship Championship XV'sSecond Championship First XV's Toronto Toronto Nomads Brampton Beavers Peterborough Pagans Sarnia Saints Vikings Oshawa Ajax Wanderers St. London George's Lindsay Peterborough Pagans Brampton Beavers Sarnia Saints Toronto Nomads Ajax Wanderers Vikings Oshawa Lindsay St. London George's - - - - JUNE 4; FLETCHER'S4; JUNE FIELDS LINDSAY4; JUNE OVALNICHOLLS 4; JUNE AJAX3; JUNE WANDERERS FIELD - 0 - 0; 9 PTS) v.PTS)9 0; LONDON ST.GEORGE'S (2 - 1 - - 1 0; 6 PTS) v.PTS)6 0; OSHAWA (1 VIKINGS - 0; 4 PTS) v.PTS)4 0; SARNIA SAINTS (0 - 2 - 0; 0 PTS) v.PTS)0 0; BRAMPTON BEAVERS (0 GP GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 W W 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 - L L 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 - 0; 10 PTS)10 0; - 1 - 0 - 1; 3 PTS)3 1; - 1; 8 PTS)8 1; T T 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 BNS BNS - 0; 0 PTS)0 0; 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 PTS PTS 10 10 10 6 8 9 0 0 4 5 6 7 0 1 3 4 2016
OWL First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS
Saturday June 4, June Saturday Aurora Barbarians 3 3 0 0 3 15 Waterloo County 3 3 0 0 3 15 Guelph Redcoats 3 2 1 0 4 12 Toronto Scottish 3 1 2 0 1 5 Toronto Saracens 3 0 3 0 2 2 Yeomen Lions 3 0 3 0 1 1
OWL Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Toronto Saracens 3 3 0 0 3 15 Guelph Redcoats 3 2 1 0 4 12 Aurora Barbarians 3 2 1 0 3 11 Toronto Scottish 3 2 1 0 3 11 Waterloo County 3 0 3 0 2 2 Yeomen Lions 3 0 3 0 0 0
Ontario Women's League AURORA BARBARIANS (3-0-0; 15 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY (3-0-0; 15 PTS) 11:45 AM - JUNE 4; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
TORONTO SARACENS (0-3-0; 2 PTS) v. YEOMEN LIONS (0-3-0; 1 PTS) 11:45 AM - JUNE 4; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
TORONTO SCOTTISH (1-2-0; 5 PTS) v. GUELPH REDCOATS (2-1-0; 12 PTS) 11:45 AM - JUNE 4; FLETCHER'S FIELDS Friday June 3, 2016 prettygood too. another runat it this week in the name of player development. And he's superstarWill McArthur tothe positionsupport in the laterstages. game chat with Hugh about 'laying the lumber'. Kolby Francis earns his firstrun on at #8 and should probably have a pre Mckelvey will be tasked witha defensive assignment this week playing 7. restafter a heroic effortlast night. Auzins holds down thejersey, 6 while defensively. Lindsay, Neill, Mahar and twinsthe VH will look toset thetone performance inthe sets by the tight 5 last week, all retain their spots. trying toreward form and attendance. rotational basis, sharing minutes through thedepth chart, while still lap or twotoblow off some heat. Suffice tosay, we'restill on a bita of getting a little moreheated find a complete 80 minute efforttopost in the wincolumn. prospects tofinish near thetopof thepack are still fair, they will need to the league basement by the endoftheseason. While the Quins County squad is fightingwho foreverypoint in hopes ofstaying out of toright the ship tonight asthey take onan always toughWaterloo occasion. be in attendance, possibly with cleats, expect Hugh torise to the create. such surgical precision. Give this guy the ball and see what hecan Hugh McDonell retains 13 this week, and considering B. Luke will likely StevePiatek looked dangerous last week,attacks noone the line with Will Kelly continues togrow intothe 10 jersey, and we'll give him Schouten retains his spot at halfback based on form,though look for2's The back rowa sees bitchange, of Lickers moving tothe bench forsome The heavies this week won'tsee alotofchange, aftera dominating Selections this week weremade by committee,and the debates are Having a less than desirable start tothe season, 0 HarlequinsWaterloo host Lineup - lets justsay we had tolet Goodrow run a - 2 Quins will look - The wing pairing this week showcases club depth, with a 3rd pairing on display. Dylan Mundy is welcomed back into the side after a run with the Canada university all stars 7's team, lets see if he 2016 brought back some speed. Jonah Nadler earns the nod on the far wing after looking the part in consecutive 2's games. The fullback position goes back to team captain Rory McDonell, who will be excited to get back into action after a one week stint on the DL. The bench this week will be loaded. Johnny Evans is available for the first run this season, while Eric Lickers will sit on ice until he's called back in. Casey Bouk may even be called on for back row cover. Ethan Sanders has been poking around the hooker position lately, and will sit on the bench SecondXV First XV visualizing line outs until Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay
Friday June 3, June Friday called on. Eric Lickers Hooker Dave Neill Joe Newman will provide Brock Dubicki Tighthead Graeme Mahar James Schouten Lock Josh Van Horne an attacking threat in the Kyle Richardson Lock Tom Van Horne final stanza, while the Brandon Codner Flanker Paul Auzins previously named Will Evan Clarke Flanker Graham McKelvey McArthur will look to do Will Alvarez 8 Man Kolby Francis the same. Nate Nathan Boeyenga SH Adam Schouten Jonah Nadler FH William Kelly Boeyenga and Adam Justin Ferraccioli Wing Jonah Nadler Maahs provide utility Casey Bouk IC Steve Piatek back cover. Andrew Pate OC Hugh McDonell It should be a good hit Alex Chan Wing Dylan Mundy Curtis Brehn FB Rory McDonell out in fair conditions Reserves tonight, great way to kick Ethan Sanders 16 John Evans off the weekend and Blake Cooney 17 Eric Lickers enjoy a beer at the local Shane Pasek 18 Casey Bouk Ethan Sanders club. 19 20 Joe Newman 21 Will McArthur 22 Adam Maahs 23 Nathan Boeyenga Friday June 3, 2016 been silenced by good form. team's play. Iftherewas any doubt creeping in on the season,ithas sided affair against a visiting team that looked abit stunned at the home around the park points. There wasn't a player whodidn't beat his opposite number attack. The firsthalf was literally all Quins, put who up 47 firsthalf and linking well with theoutside backs tofinish offlong phases of pairing piercing through theWaterlooline looking dangerous all day, they found theirway early and often, and while the backline had lookeda bit lostlast week, could be while remaining a contest. The Quins earned back possession disruptive at theline out, and the scrum was about as dominant as it that quickly wentthe way ofBrantford. The Quins proved quite Waterlooend. Which then gave way forthe battle the set of piece, and finding touch well into and returning with interest McDonell catching the kick it tothe best player'. Rory with akick offstrategy of 'kick Waterlooopened the game looked tobe over when summarythis of one,but it the videotoconfirm the The Quins Premierteam hit the wincolumn last night, in a fairly one I think we'll have towait for Game Report . donut possession,and crossing the Quins line tobreak the game of the2ndhalf,out earning some territoryand adequate resistance. Totheir credit, they made a combinations, and Waterloocontinued toprovide the boys a chance tocontinue toworkon game was well and truly over. Buta 2nd half gave compliment of talent coming in offthe bench, the The half time chat - and it was straight toline. the try The centre the . – Quins hostCounty - 40 minutes40 togo. With a healthy When the final whistle sounded, it was the Quins who pulled out a 66-7 win, 10 tries to 1. The highlights were too many to count, having the skipper back in the line up always makes the team 2016 more fun to watch, and the youth complement with our 18 year old trio at 8-9-10 shows how dangerous the depth is getting. Winning is a good feeling. But it will be a tall task to repeat this performance, as the Quins now head to the 2 time defending champion Balmy Beach RFC in what will no doubt be a challenging match up. An effort from a deep Quins side will be needed, and with both sides
looking primed, it should be a good weekend for rugby. Friday June 3, June Friday Friday June 3, 2016 fixture aswell. displayon guysof tonight'swill be in Greatefforts fromaround, allalot and Waterlooto packa29 earn grittya performanceagainst oversized an Congrats to2's last in the put nightwho - 23 win. win. 23 Friday June 3, 2016 Ontario Women's League Marshall Championship Marshall Premiership TORONTO SARACENS (1 72 AURORA BARBARIANS (4 85 TORONTO (2 NOMADS 54 LINDSAY(3 27 PETERBOROUGHPAGANS (1 71 AJAX WANDERERS (1 35 AURORA BARBARIANS (2 13 MARKHAM IRISH(2 14 CRUSADERS (2 24 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (1 66 TORONTO SCOTTISH(2 55 - 0 - 0; 14 PTS) v.PTS)14 0; LONDON ST.GEORGE'S (2 14 - 1 - 0; 9 PTS) v.PTS)9 0; STONEY (0 CREEK 22 Weekly Rugby Ontario LeagueRecap - 1 - 2 - 0; 10 PTS) v.PTS)10 0; BALMYBEACH (2 19 - - - 1 0; 7 PTS) v.PTS)7 0; OSHAWA(2 VIKINGS 49 2 - 3 - - - - 0; 9 PTS) v.PTS)9 0; SARNIA SAINTS (0 31 0 1 0; 10 PTS) v.PTS)10 0; REDCOATS GUELPH (2 26 - 0; 7 PTS) v.PTS)7 0; (0 YEOMEN LIONS36 - - 0; 20 PTS) v.PTS)20 0; WATERLOO (3 COUNTY 7 v.PTS) 10 0; TORONTO SCOTTISH(3 55 - - 2 2 - - 0; 5 PTS) v.PTS)5 0; BRAMPTON BEAVERS(0 17 0; 6 PTS) v.PTS)6 0; WATERLOO(0 COUNTY 7 - 3 - 0; 4 PTS)4 0; - - 1 1 - - - 0; 10 PTS)10 0; 0; 9 PTS)9 0; 2 - - 0 - 4 1; 4 PTS)4 1; - - 1; 13 PTS)13 1; 0; 2 PTS)2 0; - 2 - - 1 0; 13 PTS)13 0; - 0 - - 0; 15 PTS)15 0; - 3 0; 15 PTS)15 0; - - 3 0; 2 PTS)2 0; - 0; 0 PTS)0 0; Saturday June 11, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall AURORABARBARIANS (2 TORONTOSCOTTISH(3 MARKHAMIRISH (2 BALMY BEACH(2 12:30 PM; T&G GAGEFIELD 1 PM ; FLETCHER'S1 PM; FIELDS FIELDS 1 PM;FLETCHER'S FIELDS 1 PM;FLETCHER'S Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Marshall Premiership Week 4 Markham Irish Stoney Creek Barbarians Aurora Waterloo County Balmy Beach Toronto Scottish Brantford Harlequins Crusaders Waterloo County Crusaders Stoney Creek Brantford Harlequins Balmy Beach Markham Irish Barbarians Aurora Toronto Scottish - WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview 1 - - 0; 9 PTS) v.HARLEQUINS BRANTFORD(1 1 - 0; 10 PTS) v. STONEY(0 CREEK - 0 - - 1 GP GP 0; 15 PTS) v. WATERLOOCOUNTY (0 - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0; 10PTS)v. CRUSADERS(2 W W 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 L L 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 - BNS BNS 0; 4 PTS) - 1 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 - 0; 9 PTS) - 2 - - PTS PTS 3 0; 6 PTS) 10 10 15 10 11 11 12 2 4 6 7 9 3 5 5 7 - 0; 2 PTS) 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 3 3 0 0 2 14 Oshawa Vikings 3 2 0 1 3 13 London St. George's 3 2 1 0 2 10 Toronto Nomads 3 2 1 0 1 9 Ajax Wanderers 3 1 2 0 3 7 Peterborough Pagans 3 1 2 0 1 5 Sarnia Saints 3 0 2 1 2 4 Brampton Beavers 3 0 3 0 1 1
Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Saturday June 11, June Saturday Lindsay 3 3 0 0 3 15 Ajax Wanderers 3 2 1 0 4 12 London St. George's 3 2 1 0 2 10 Peterborough Pagans 3 2 1 0 1 9 Oshawa Vikings 3 1 2 0 2 6 Sarnia Saints 3 1 2 0 1 5 Toronto Nomads 3 1 2 0 1 5 Brampton Beavers 3 0 3 0 0 0
Marshall Championship LINDSAY (3-0-0; 14 PTS) v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (1-2-0; 5 PTS) 7:30 PM - JUNE 10; LINDSAY
TORONTO NOMADS (2-1-0; 9 PTS) v. OSHAWA VIKINGS (2-0-1; 13 PTS) 1 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
AJAX WANDERERS (1-2-0; 7 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS (0-2-1; 4 PTS) 3 PM; AJAX WANDERERS FIELD
BRAMPTON BEAVERS (0-3-0; 0 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (2-1-0; 10 PTS) 3 PM; VORTEX BEAVER DAM 2016
2015 Ontario Women’s League Cup Champions
OWL First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS
Saturday June 11, June Saturday Aurora Barbarians 4 4 0 0 4 20 Waterloo County 4 3 1 0 3 15 Guelph Redcoats 4 2 2 0 5 13 Toronto Scottish 4 2 2 0 2 10 Toronto Saracens 4 1 3 0 3 7 Yeomen Lions 4 0 4 0 2 2
OWL Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Toronto Saracens 4 4 0 0 4 20 Guelph Redcoats 4 3 1 0 5 17 Aurora Barbarians 4 3 1 0 4 16 Toronto Scottish 4 2 2 0 3 11 Waterloo County 4 0 4 0 2 2 Yeomen Lions 4 0 4 0 0 0
Ontario Women's League GUELPH REDCOATS (2-2-0; 13 PTS) v. TORONTO SARACENS (1-3-0; 7 PTS) 11:45 AM; EXHIBITION PARK
WATERLOO COUNTY (3-1-0; 15 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH (2-2-0; 10 PTS) 11:45 AM; ROGERS FIELD
YEOMEN LIONS (0-4-0; 2 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS (4-0-0; 20 PTS) 1:30 PM; SUNNYBROOK PARK Quins on the Road Balmy Beach Lineup
If you're looking for a nice way to spend a Saturday, then playing Balmy 2016 Beach RFC is probably a safe bet. The rugby is usually expansive and exciting, and the post match reception at the members only club in the Beaches is about the best spot - on the water - to enjoy a beer on a warm summer Saturday. The boys making the trip down this week look like a promising side, with a lot of size and talent throughout both sides. With a solid week of training to boot, it promises to be a fun day. The 2's front row has been a bit light on depth and experience, however Graham Boos has held steady and learned the roll, and as such, holds his spot on form. Game day captain Kyle Richardson and Jay Shaw will join him up front, adding Saturday June 11, June Saturday age to his experience. The 2nd row pairing sees James Schouten and Mike Slifierz in the engine room, which should provide some sky for the line outs. The back row sees a hard working trio, Codner looking dangerous all season pairs with Shane Pasek who gets his first run out on the flanks, with Will Alvarez running at #8. The back line looks sharp this week, so expect them to provide excitement in attack. Sweet sweet service from Will '7 point' McArthur should give in form fly half Nate Boeyenga some quality ball to distribute to the vacationing Adrial Rolston and his center partner Pate who hopes to hop off the combine and work on that lower arm tan at outside. The back three sees Casey Bouk and Adam Maahs brought down for 2's duty at 14 and 15 respectively, while Kyle Lavoie covers the blind wing. We hope. Saturday June 11, 2016 Funny thing about form, you're only asgoodas your next ruck, so against Waterlooin a comprehensive victorylast Friday night. ' Ferraccioli can make it down,along with a hand full other of you can. any indication, therewill betries. Bring abag and collect as many as pull back to.500 ball. If theprevious historybetween theseclubs is in the 2nd stanza. match. Expect tothe usualsee injection ofyouth, speed and fitness Subs include Yelle,Joe and whomeveris left standing afterthe first Newman get a siderun oneither ofthecaptain Rory McDonell. #8 again this week afterlooking large and in charge in his last run. #7. Kolby Francis, hot offa stint withtheOntario Blues, slots in at jersey,while Ethan Sanders gets his firstrun theyearon of wearing bucket of tackles. will look toscrum club with asupersizedside ofrucking and a these guys towork. Lindsay Neill Mahar and a pair of Van pace the scrum was driving forward,its probably best we justleave yet again this week. the boys will have toearn theright tocall themselves goodat rugby possibles The back threegoes witharguably the fastestgrouping, Mundy and The The The The One subsofar,Yelle Joe holds down thebench, hoping Brehnand It promises tobe agood day rugby,of and a chance forthe boys to back line looks... fast back rowthe consistentsees Paul Auzins holding down the6 tight five seeszerochanges from theweek previous, given the 1's line up looksto hold formagain this weekafter a solid start '. Anyone's welcome tojoin! swordlast weekat 13, and I'd expect him tobring crashing centre. Hugh McDonell sliced like a of theDJStevie P, as itwho turnsout, is quite the weapons toattack the Beachbackline in the form kid Will Kelly at 10,will whobe using a few the bazooka defense on as well Schouten will spin some firstclass to service the .... . Horne's Saturday June 11, 2016 BrockDubicki David Kemp Matt McKellar GeorgeRuprai Everett Lefebre Halsey Josh Stef Cameron Millen NickolasLinseman MikeWilkenson Justin Wilson Barclay Luke Logan Smith Gavin Jacklyn Vincenzo Prior Evan Souter FerrasMick Evan Clarke MurchieJason Zachery White KsenychDamian Saturday. So,Men’s the this squads 3 will suitup club the of side - han Singh Third XV Reserves Loosehead Tighthead Flanker Flanker Hooker 8 Man Wing Wing Lock Lock 21 20 19 18 17 16 OC FH SH FB IC Justin Ferracciolli Curtis Brehn YelleJoseph Maahs Adam Casey Bouk Andrew Pate Adrial Rolston Kyle Lavoie Nathan Boyenga Will McArthur Will Alvarez Shane Pasek Brandon Codner MikeSlifierz Schouten James Kyle Richardson Jay Shaw Graham Boos SecondXV Reserves Loosehead Tighthead Flanker Flanker Hooker 8 Man Wing Wing Lock Lock 21 20 19 18 17 16 OC SH FH FB IC Adam Schouten Adam Kolby Francis Ethan Sanders PaulAuzins TomVan Horne VanJosh Horne GraemeMahar Dave Neill Matthew Lindsay Joseph YelleJoseph Rory McDonell Dylan Mundy Hugh McDonell Steve Piatek Newman Joe William Kelly FirstXV Saturday June 11, 2016 Game Report Game Report Balboa pinning Creed ropes,on the they justkept swinging. a score.The momentum fueled the Quins hunger forthe win,like scoring. And just like that, with 2 minutes left, theQuins werewithin real pressure. Itseemed every time you looked up, the Quins were running fromYelle, Boos, Pasek and Codner puttheBeach line under Boeyenga, Pate, Maahs all looking dangerous wide, while hard the game changed. The attack was relentless,Bouk, McArthur, suffice, and just like that, knock on advantage would go and workingaround the boys decided tap and piece would be astruggle, smart. Knowing that set the 2's startedto play things werelooking tough. under an increasingly sun, hot and with only sub one bench, on the toget going. This saw the lead open up topoints20 by half time, overtriesand generally making tough workfor the Harlequins offense Beach began toexert their sizedominance at scrum time, pushing when you have a tough time winning back ball. have 3 trained frontrow players dressedfor action. Nevereasy towin a very young side, the set piecehas been a struggle, not oftenthat we have are real good at rugby. respects. We don't have as many as the big clubs, but the guys we the Harlequins that just abouteveryclub in the province now defending champions. tough Balmy Beach RFC forminutes160 of rugby against the twotime The go Howevertotheir credit, The game startedhot, bothteams trading early tries beforethe The 2's have played some awesome rugby this season, howeverwith The numbers werelight, but the talent deep, onefortunateaspect of guys31 in 38 degree weatherbraved the trekdown to an always - ahead wastry punctuated by a 2nd scoreat the final whistle, – Quins atBalmyBeach and just like that the 2's put them selves into a tie for first place in the league with an epic 48-39 win. This gave the 1's a little extra motivation to come out firing. After a 2016 strong 20 minutes last week put the game to bed, the boys knew they had it in them to play some dangerous rugby. But against a team like the beach, a full 80 would be required. Things opened well, the Quins playing a hard attacking style in both forwards and backs, and generally controlled the play both forwards and backs. An early beach scrum saw the Quins run right over top, earning back possession that they would use to set up the first score of the match. The play continued to be all Quins, scoring a 2nd try and earning a few penalty attempts in the first half. With just minutes to play in the 1st half, the Quins took possession and attempted to kill the clock, however a penalty and subsequent Beach attack from the line out saw them score 7 points at the whistle, and the game was well on at 10-7. Still a tall task to hold off a traditionally offensive Beach team for 40
Saturday June 11, June Saturday minutes with subs who just came out of an epic battle in a sauna and a Quins team that was looking tired. The 2nd half saw the Beach earn some possession and territory, moving the ball deep in the Quins end before smashing over the Quins line to take a go ahead score 14-10. This score line would hold for what seemed line an eternity, a hot sun and humid conditions proving as punishing as the game itself. With 4 minutes left, the Quins earned a scrum on their own 22, and while the forwards eyed up a long way to go to win the game, the backs licked their chops. The ball went straight from the base through the hands, ending up in the arms of the captain. Great play call. 80 meters away and 15 players to beat became 70 meters and 4 players to beat after the first 5 steps. Watching it happen doesn't do it justice, the footwork and pace proving too much for the Beach defense, and just like that, the first player to the in goal also had ball in hand, never having passed from when he received it, Rory McDonell put the Quins ahead.
2016 Saturday June 11, June Saturday 3 minutes to play, the Quins caught the ball and again played the kill the clock game unsuccessfully, the Beach earning a penalty and one more shot at the win. The tap and go started the offense, but the Quins were determined to kill the attack, Auzins working hard across the defensive line and getting involved in a tackle which saw the Beach transgress, and a penalty to Quins effectively sealed the victory. Hard work to all involved, a big “Huddy Huddy” to the guys who stuck it out to earn the win for both sides. Both teams are playing some great rugby and now carrying some momentum into a big home stand. The 2's have a chance to take top spot, while the 1's have a chance to move to 2nd in the league, and while it's early, it is promising to see both teams settle into the top half of the table after a month of play. Lots more room for players to join in the fun, we're playing a lot at training, and with a new found resolve, it is a great time to join the Harlequins. Saturday June 11, 2016 Roguestookboard early 12 gotthe earlyand onan took controlgameneverof the early andreally letgo. itThe them. Theylook to didn’t need but 3 subs, with cameWindsor up water run ontoout pitchthe at breaks. day,meanthot thata on towelloptions,as we as someone had probablyyears. 10 squad dropped the about littleteama had differentpastlook this weekend. averageThe of youAssuming have followingJokers,the with been along the Thirds. pass. 42 up ended final wewere 12 only down for line back Windsor tally.the the Barclayconvertthe nailed and fromJacklyn tookloop Fly half Barclay a Lukethroughsliced and It was nice to see some of our InjuredIt wasour toof playerssome nice see the supporting out Therewere some highlight’s, you know, “Luke”a back the behind Unfortunately,Brantfordthe of that wasend the scoring.The Brantford foughtlifeshowedof some signs and back Gavin when positive the On note,there were This sidelines. the on subs Harlequin III’sHarlequin GameReport – 7. – 7. – 0 lead. 0 Weekly Rugby Ontario League Recap
Marshall Premiership
2016 BALMY BEACH 12 (2-2-0; 10 PTS) v. BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS 17 (2-2-0; 10 PTS)
TORONTO SCOTTISH 48 (4-0-0; 20 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY 6 (0-4-0; 2 PTS)
AURORA BARBARIANS 21 (2-2-0; 10 PTS) v. CRUSADERS 33 (3-1-0; 14 PTS)
MARKHAM IRISH 45 (3-1-0; 15 PTS) v. STONEY CREEK 38 (0-4-0; 6 PTS)
Marshall Championship LINDSAY 41 (4-0-0; 19 PTS) v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS 21 (1-3-0; 5 PTS)
TORONTO NOMADS 27 (3-1-0; 14 PTS) v. OSHAWA VIKINGS 10 (2-1-1; 13 PTS)
AJAX WANDERERS 82 (2-2-0; 12 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS 5 (0-3-1; 4 PTS)
BRAMPTON BEAVERS 26 (0-4-0; 1 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S 50 (3-1-0; 15 PTS)
Saturday June 11, June Saturday Ontario Women's League GUELPH REDCOATS 31 (2-3-0; 14 PTS) v. TORONTO SARACENS 41 (2-3-0; 12 PTS)
WATERLOO COUNTY 24 (3-2-0; 16 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH 48 (3-2-0; 15 PTS)
YEOMEN LIONS 25 (0-5-0; 3 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS 38 (5-0-0; 25 PTS) Saturday June 18, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall AURORABARBARIANS (2 TORONTOSCOTTISH(4 WATERLOOCOUNTY (0 1:00 PM;GEORGE JONES FIELDS HARLEQUINSBRANTFORD(2 3:30 PM FLETCHER'SFIELDS ; 3 PM;ROGERSFIELD FIELDS 3 PM;FLETCHER'S Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Marshall Premiership Week 5 Markham Irish Barbarians Aurora Waterloo County Stoney Creek Balmy Beach Toronto Scottish Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Waterloo County Stoney Creek Crusaders Balmy Beach Barbarians Aurora Brantford Harlequins Markham Irish Toronto Scottish WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview - - 4 0 - - - 2 0; 2 PTS) v. STONEYCREEK (0 GP GP 0; 20 PTS) v. MARKHAMIRISH(3 - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0; 10PTS)v. BALMY BEACH(2 - 2 - 0; 10 PTS) v. CRUSADERS(3 W W 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 L L 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BNS BNS - 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 3 2 3 4 2 4 4 - - 2 - 0; 6PTS) 1 - 0; 10 PTS) - 0; 15PTS) - 1 - PTS PTS 0; 14 PTS) 10 10 11 15 20 10 11 16 16 16 2 8 9 3 5 7 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 4 4 0 0 3 19 London St. George's 4 3 1 0 3 15 Toronto Nomads 4 3 1 0 2 14 Oshawa Vikings 4 2 1 1 3 13 Ajax Wanderers 4 2 2 0 4 12 Peterborough Pagans 4 1 3 0 1 5 Sarnia Saints 4 0 3 1 2 4 Brampton Beavers 4 0 4 0 2 2
Saturday June 18, June Saturday Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 4 4 0 0 4 20 Ajax Wanderers 4 3 1 0 5 17 London St. George's 4 3 1 0 3 15 Toronto Nomads 4 2 2 0 2 10 Peterborough Pagans 4 2 2 0 1 9 Oshawa Vikings 4 1 3 0 3 7 Sarnia Saints 4 1 3 0 1 5 Brampton Beavers 4 0 4 0 1 1
Marshall Championship OSHAWA VIKINGS (2-1-1; 13 PTS) v. AJAX WANDERERS (2-2-0; 12 PTS) 3 PM; THOMPSON PARK
BRAMPTON BEAVERS (0-4-0; 1 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS (0-3-1; 4 PTS) 3 PM; VORTEX BEAVER DAM
TORONTO NOMADS (3-1-0; 14 PTS) v. LINDSAY (4-0-0; 19 PTS) 3 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (1-3-0; 5 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (3-1-0; 15 PTS) 3 PM; NICHOLLS OVAL 2016
OWL First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS
Saturday June 11, June Saturday Aurora Barbarians 5 5 0 0 5 25 Waterloo County 5 3 2 0 4 16 Toronto Scottish 5 3 2 0 3 15 Guelph Redcoats 5 2 3 0 6 14 Toronto Saracens 5 2 3 0 4 12 Yeomen Lions 5 0 5 0 3 3
OWL Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Guelph Redcoats 5 4 1 0 6 22 Aurora Barbarians 5 4 1 0 5 21 Toronto Saracens 5 4 1 0 4 20 Toronto Scottish 5 2 3 0 4 12 Waterloo County 5 1 4 0 3 7 Yeomen Lions 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ontario Women's League YEOMEN LIONS (0-5-0; 3 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY (3-2-0; 16 PTS) 11:45 AM; SUNNYBROOK PARK
GUELPH REDCOATS (2-3-0; 14 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS (5-0-0; 25 PTS) 11:45 AM; EXHIBITION PARK
TORONTO SARACENS (2-3-0; 12 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH (3-2-0; 15 PTS) 11:45 AM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
Harlequin Family Day
2016 Saturday June 18, June Saturday 2016
Quins Family Day Lineup vs Oakville
No surprises here, as the teams were auctioned off at Thursday night's annual Calcutta event. Lots of money raised for the club, and a good time was had by all. Almost $2,000 up for grabs Saturday! The teams this week are coming off a hot performance at the Beaches
Saturday June 18, June Saturday last weekend, and given their recent form at home, expect some entertaining rugby to be played. The Cru sit near the top of the table in both leagues, so the clubs match up well and should produce a good contest. The twos look relatively unchanged from the team that won last week, and the line up has been fairly consistent throughout the season, likely a key contributor to the early success. Graham Boos continues to come on form in the front row, and he partners with Lickers at hook, who has proven himself a real workhorse around the park as of late. Matt Lindsay goes down on club duty to fill the Tighthead role. Should be a steady scrum for the 2's. The 2nd row sees James Schouten continue to find his form, while young gun Kolby Francis gets some development time in the 2nd row where he looks to channel his inner 'Van Horne'. The back row continues to shine, the Codfather repping it out at 6, while Shane Pasek comes off a record 200 yards rushing in the final quarter last week to retain the 7 jersey on form, and hair. Will Alvarez will bring his kid along for the Family Day ride, dad playing 8 after a good showing off the back last weekend. The halfback pairing goes to Will McArthur and Nate Boeyenga, the duo looking sharp
last week, and then dicing things up at 2016 Thursday team run. Expect some sweet service to the centre pairing, Adrial Rolston also rolling up with a wife and 2 kids to the family day extravaganza, while Pate will be giving free tractor rides in the 13 jersey. Back three continues to be a contest, Lavoie winning out this week along with Bouk, who seems to cause a ruckus wherever he ends up. Andrew Silla gets his first run on of the year with the Quins after looking tall and fast in the lead up. The bench is deep and heavy. Someone called 911 and they sent up Mike Wilson to cover front row, and the veteran scrummager will tell you all about it. He's joined by Auzins and Neill, also in to ensure the boys hold tight. We'll throw a Van Horne in there for good measure. Saturday June 18, June Saturday Evan Clarke is a late addition to the side, while Jay Shaw brings the bar and the party bus to the mix. Along with a still drink to the face of the opposition. Austin Jones will have a run with the 3's and 2's this weekend, looking good on paper, he just needs a bit more practice. Curtis Brehn and Justin Ferraccioli will get a run out on the outside after a week in the stables, both growing well with the success of the team. Adam Maahs slides from bench to bench, and will be halfback cover. Jonah Nadler covers the other half of that back as utility back. With some size in for the sets, this could be the best development XV we've seen in decades. The depth flows right up the chart, and we'll start listing the 1's line up from largest to fastest. At #1, getting his first hit out of the season is Lukas Gillham, who was recently spotted in the gym training for the season. When he finished, everyone else also had to go home. Because Gilli had already lifted ALL of the weights. And then grinned and apologized politely. His bookend this weekend, has put on a master class in 'the Wrench', and will be looking to use said tool to scrummage, as Graeme Mahar
continues to chew through opposites at Tighthead prop. Eric Howard 2016 earns another spot on in the Canada line up along side fellow Quin Aaron Carpenter as they clash with Russia (5pm EST TSN 2) So in his place we'll slot the oldest guy on the field and pray to rugby Jesus. The Van Horne's have found some gas lately, after a solid performance in the air last week, these two will use the twin connection to get after all kinds of Cru ball. The back row sees Mckelvey back in and eager for a run at #8, kid wasn't built to watch. Auzins and Sanders did a great job in the loose last week, and have earned spots on form. The back line has found its way forward after a slow start to the season, you haven't seen a team attack the line this fast and aggressive since around 2003. Service from Schouten comes along with a bag full of tackles, and a handsome mustache. So how do you not pick that. Keep working on
Saturday June 18, June Saturday it Willy Mac. Will Kelly has proven dangerous at the men's level, and looks a bit pissed off while doing it. Come watch him live while you still can. Brantford has always been known for strong centres, Bundy and Barclay running the show for the better part of two decades. That's why DJ Stevie P spins the retro remix Saturday nights, a throwback to Dance Mix 90's and Big Shiny Tunes, and the classic 12/13 combo. Hugh McDonell prefers country, but doesn't care what the music sounds like, as long as you can still hear him call for the ball. The kid's been building form all season, and looks to be back to his determined self. Over 300 athletes will play at the Harlequin grounds on Saturday. Hugh will be the best 13 of the bunch. The back three got it done last weekend, and in spite of intense competition, Mundy and Joe Newman hold spots on form. Skipper Rory McDonell leads the team from the back, but its safe to say when he's on the park, none of the other 29 can keep up. Kick it to him, Woodsie. We dare ya. The bench is filled with fresh legs, a luxury of having the 1's
game before the 2's. Matt 2016 Lindsay will be called on late for front row cover, while Lickers covers 2/6. Kolby Francis is in to cover 2nd row after a strong showing last week, while Casey Bouk will look to cause a disturbance in the final stanza for the back row. Will McArthur has shown he can create his own magic, and should provide something exciting for his mom to cheer about with his snappy half back service, while Jonah Nadler and
Saturday June 18, June Saturday Adam Maahs could really play just about anywhere. Nate Boeyenga also fills a utility back role after looking dangerous in training. Ivor Jones, Home games always add a little last surviving spice to the flavor of the game, founding and given the tradition of Jones makes Family Day, this one proves to speech be no different. Expect nothing during less than 100% effort from Jersey everyone involved, and be Presentation prepared for tries. Saturday June 18, 2016 Madison Cohoon, Brooke Newsome, Will Kelly, represented players who Proud of our Proud of our Nation and emceeBarclay Luke have Third XV SecondXV First XV Jason Murchie Loosehead Graham Boos Loosehead Lukas Gillham Brock Dubicki Hooker Eric Lickers Hooker Dave Neill
2016 David Kemp Tighthead Matthew Lindsay Tighthead Graeme Mahar Zachery White Lock James Schouten Lock Josh Van Horne Chris Spennato Lock Kolby Francis Lock Tom Van Horne Mick Ferras Flanker Brandon Codner Flanker Paul Auzins Austen Jones Flanker Shane Pasek Flanker Ethan Sanders Evan Souter 8 Man Will Alvarez 8 Man Graham McKelvey Vincenzo Prior SH Will McArthur SH Adam Schouten Gavin Jacklyn FH Nathan Boyenga FH William Kelly Crug Wing Kyle Lavoie Wing Joe Newman Marc Cohoon IC Adrial Rolston IC Steve Piatek Barclay Luke OC Andrew Pate OC Hugh McDonell Justin Wilson Wing Casey Bouk Wing Dylan Mundy Jeremy Rawson FB Andrew Silla FB Rory McDonell Reserves Reserves Josh Halsey 16 Mike Wilson 16 Eric Lickers Brady Shannon 17 Paul Auzins 17 Matthew Lindsay Jeff Perssia 18 Dave Neill 18 Kolby Francis Dave McLean 19 Evan Clarke 19 Casey Bouk
Saturday June 18, June Saturday Kyle Smith 20 Jay Shaw 20 Adam Maahs David Darrell 21 Austin Jones 21 Nathan Boyenga Adriel Rolston 22 Curtis Brehn 22 Jonah Nadler Chris Wilson 23 Justin Feraccioli 23 Adam Maahs Saturday June 18, 2016 time hootersounded.teams Both hitting 19 after40. broken play saw the evil black team pull the game level just asthe half another 7points from inside their ownhalf. A third well on earned try break break thegooseMoreegg. Quins pressurewas self deflated, and a line pass going the wrong way intoCru hands started a50meterscamper to takes its toll. The Cru benefited from abit of mis the McDonell brothers,shot likewho bullets through theCru line. that saw the ball moved evasively around the Cru defense. Quins gotthe board, on Newman Joecapping off a multi phase attack attack driving deep intoCru territory. It didn't take longbeforethe the day. Right offthe hop,boys looked uptothe task, the opening Howeveron ahotday, the workalways feels like it's up hill. And that And justlike that, theboys began toroll, adding 2 morescores through Game Report Game Report a next year, Ivor! know our as rugby club. Maybe we can get you intoan 'Old Boys' game Quins back 'home' all the way from Timmins. Ivorwas a scrum half forthe proud of.Of particular notethis year was Ivormade Jones, who his way Mickey Ferras,for anyone who'sever wornthejersey, it is aday tobe the club foran all day eventthat puts rugby on display. From U8's to celebration. Hundredsof players, parents,family and friends gather at Its safe tosay Family Day at theHarlequin club has grown intoquite a - - and questionably flat pass in the 50's,oflegendaryone started Jones' who what we now – it was nowthe1's turn toset thetone 'Cru' has meant a stiff challenge. down towin the final, a matchup vs the decade tothe team that the Quins took Crusaders. Lookingback well overa taking on long time rival Oakville providing refereesfor the age graders, was from workingthe gate, parking and Quins host Crusaders Quins host The senior men's part in the day, aside The games flipped in orderthis week, and - sawCru the racein again for - timed play, a Brantford for The halftime chat was simple. Clean up the sloppy play, out work your opposite, and get back to rolling. And just like that, the boys got back on track. The backline needed just a slightly wider gap to sneak the 2016 new jerseys through untouched, but found a way, and 4 more tries were on offer. To their credit, the Cru played some rugby to earn a bonus point, but the Quins were the dominant team on the day. 45-24 in a comfortable win. With a full compliment of subs injecting hard work and tackles into the game, the team is looking to have found stride, now sitting one point out of 2nd place, and still within striking distance of the top of the table. There's a long summer of rugby ahead, but some good momentum gained to this point. The 2's took the field, some after finishing a half with the 1's, but with a solid line up and deep bench, the team was looking sharp. An early score by the Quins made things look comfortable, however the Cru answered back quickly and soundly, scoring 24 points while the quins could only manage another 3. Tough to say where it went wrong
Saturday June 18, June Saturday exactly, a few too many individual efforts that went against the smarter team play, and a general lack of execution saw the score 24-8 Cru at the half. The halftime chat was a quiet one, but the boys took it on themselves to own up and understand what was needed. 2016 Play rugby, as hard as you can, for the next 40 minutes. And good things will happen. And just like that, the switch flipped. Passes that were dropping in the first stanza began to stick in the second. The offence ratcheted up the attack, and points flew up on the board. The defense found renewed efforts, Lickers leading the way, creating problems for the Cru at the breakdown. Boeyenga took the lead at fly half, spreading the ball far and wide, with snappy service from a bearded academic, working out
Saturday June 18, June Saturday trajectory equations and factoring in wind velocity to execute the skill set of a #9. The backs gobbled up the service, Bouk, Pate and Nadler finding space in behind Cru lines, often via the direct route. Call it a massive effort from a group of 22, the Quins came back to score 39 unanswered 2nd half points, on the way to a 47-24 win. And out came the beers. It was a big effort from the entire club to make things run on the day, and anyone who was in attendance can attest to what a thriving spot the Harlequin grounds have become on 'Rugby Day'. The greatest part - the season is only just getting started! With rugby on the menu all summer and into the fall, George Jones Fields has something for all appetites. Come get your fill! Saturday June 18, 2016 Harlequin First XV inAction Harlequin First Saturday June 18, 2016 Harlequin Seconds XV in Action Harlequin Seconds Saturday June 18, 2016 controlled rucks. The firstTry came fromFly half Gavin Jacklyn, play was taken quickly down thepitch withlong some runs and yes high, however,Brantford caught the ball and tookcontrol. The asking “should I goin”. 15 minutes, players wererunning tothe field, grabbing jersey’sand think Good I don’t understand Scottish! something about playing 8 man, but put his hand up toplay Prop. III’s weren’texactly surewouldwho be thereto start. atmospherewas majestic. As usual, as game time neared, the Quin Burlington Centaurs Second XV’s. The day was extremely hot, butthe and eventually found the JokersTry zone. quite the tough oldguy and createdsome offence for the travelers Quins III’s lookedto be alittle overconfident. Burlington’s 10, was the same simple Fly Half pick play. netted Mr. Jacklyn 4 Try’sthe day, on and at least 3them of wereoff running through theCentaurs backline on aFly half loop. This play, Before Brantfordlong, found themselves up3tries tonil and then the all So wereready togo, Burlington kicks offand it was hoisted high, Burlington looked tobe in the same situation as throughout thefirst As luck would have it, Davey Kemp was thereand muttering This past Saturday June 18,2016the Harlequin III’s hosted the FamilyDay for theJokers Saturday June 18, 2016 squad. (Oh yeah, I also coached him back in the early90’s writedo the ups!) a solid half of Rugby. evenHe tallied forthe home and gave the Jokers(Micky wants tobe known as the Warriors, butI Dave McLean’s playing program, he has also organized aJunior U16 European Rugby tour. the ball on Burlington gets this, a kid from Now,imagine choice. no other as therewere him at Fullback, half. I had toput up forthe first Rawson suited early 90’s another Father Wilson, donned a jerseyfor the final 15 minutes of thematch, so Try Zonefor a Hat Trick. Oh yeah, and later his on, Dad, Chris Justin Wilson was licking his chops as he raced intothe defenders an 18 defensive wall, and you would becorrect.Now, just think if you’re and Barclay at outside. you’re So thinking, that Centaurpoor The Brantfordback line, lined up with Gav at Fly, Bundy at Inside I have totell you, we putthis guy fieldon the coacheswho our U16 Bythe way, - year ). - a old with wheels,and playing on the wing… Yup, this kid Jer - Son game tookplace (Icoached Chris back in the Jer’s club is Waterloo, getting in soft his old age. but he wedged ona jersey will take lessonson guarantee the lad sidelines, I break down the was okay, I and ask him if he Jer know do either and you because he didn’t when toZig or Zag, did help him up Jer ) , wham!!! , guess When the final whistle blew, the Red and Blacks controlled the game and took a 53 – 33 victory to the club.
2016 So, you don’t win by a score like we did without some hard work being done. A monster defensive game by Austen Jones lead the boys all day. Hands down, this boy had at least 25 tackles. Unfortunately, on the day, Marc Cohoon severed his bicep on a freak play and will be going in for Surgery tomorrow. The club hopes the best for Bundy. Other strong performances to note were Chris Spennato, Brock Dubicki, and Evan Souter. I also asked the Scrummy what he thought, and he said BUDHA and Double D settled the scrums in the second
half. Saturday June 18, June Saturday Saturday June 18, 2016 Ontario Women's League Marshall Championship Marshall Premiership GUELPH REDCOATSGUELPH (3 51 (0 YEOMEN LIONS20 PETERBOROUGHPAGANS (1 34 TORONTO (3 NOMADS 19 BRAMPTON BEAVERS(1 46 OSHAWA (3 VIKINGS 39 TORONTO SCOTTISH(5 60 WATERLOO(1 COUNTY 41 AURORA BARBARIANS (2 22 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (3 45 TORONTO SARACENS (3 44 Weekly Rugby Ontario LeagueRecap - 6 - - 0; 4 PTS) v.PTS)4 0; WATERLOO(4 COUNTY44 1 - - 3 - - - 1; 18 PTS) v.PTS)18 1; AJAX WANDERERS (2 22 2 0 - 4 - - 3 0; 19 PTS) v.PTS)19 0; AURORA BARBARIANS (5 33 4 - - - - 0; 14 PTS) v.PTS)14 0; LINDSAY (5 46 3 0; 25 PTS) v.PTS) 25 0; MARKHAM (3 IRISH 6 - 0; 7 PTS) v.PTS)7 0; STONEY (0 CREEK 31 - 0; 17 PTS) v.PTS)17 0; TORONTO SCOTTISH(3 14 0; 6 PTS) v.PTS)6 0; SARNIA SAINTS (0 31 - 0; 12 PTS) v.PTS) 12 0; BALMYBEACH (3 25 - - 4 2 - - 0; 6 PTS) v.PTS)6 0; LONDON ST.GEORGE'S (4 47 0; 15 PTS) v.PTS)15 0; CRUSADERS (3 24 - 0 - 0; 24 PTS)24 0; - - 5 - 2 4 - - - - - 0; 7 PTS)7 0; 2 3 - 2 0; 21 PTS)21 0; 1; 5 PTS)5 1; - - - - 2 0; 15 PTS)15 0; 0; 13 PTS)13 0; 0; 15 PTS)15 0; - 0; 15 PTS) 15 0; - - 1 3 - - 0; 26 PTS)26 0; 0; 15 PTS)15 0; - 1 - 0; 20 PTS)20 0; Saturday June 25, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall WATERLOOCOUNTY (1 STONEY CREEK(0 CRUSADERS(3 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (3 3 PM;GEORGE FIELDS JONES 3:30 PM ROGERSFIELD ; 3 PM;SALTFLEETHS 3 PM;CRUSADERSPARK Premiership First XV's Premiership XV's Second Marshall Premiership Week 6 Markham Irish Barbarians Aurora Waterloo County Stoney Creek Crusaders Balmy Beach Toronto Scottish Brantford Harlequins Waterloo County Stoney Creek Crusaders Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish - 2 WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview - 0; 15 PTS) v. AURORABARBARIANS(2 - 5 - 0; 7PTS)v. MARKHAMIRISH (3 - 4 - 0; 7 PTS) v. TORONTOSCOTTISH(5 GP GP 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 - 2 - 0; 15 PTS) 15 0; v. BALMY BEACH (3 W W 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 5 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 L L 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 4 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 - 0; 15 PTS) BNS BNS - 3 3 5 2 4 3 3 4 5 1 1 3 3 2 4 5 5 - 0; 12 PTS) - 2 - - 0 0; 15 PTS) 15 0; PTS PTS - 10 12 15 15 16 25 11 11 16 16 21 21 0; 25 PTS) 7 9 3 5 Saturday June 25, 2016 Marshall Championship PETERBOROUGHPAGANS (1 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S (4 SARNIA SAINTS (0 AJAX WANDERERS (2 3 PM; NICHOLLS OVALNICHOLLS PM; 3 ST.PM; 3 GEORGE'S FIELD 3 PM; NORMAN PM; PERRY3 PARK AJAX PM; 3 WANDERER'S FIELD Championship Championship XV'sSecond Championship First XV's Sarnia Sarnia Saints Brampton Beavers Toronto Nomads Peterborough Pagans Vikings Oshawa St. London George's Ajax Wanderers Lindsay Sarnia Saints Peterborough Pagans Brampton Beavers Ajax Wanderers Toronto Nomads Vikings Oshawa St. London George's Lindsay - 4 - 1; 5 PTS) v. PTS)5 1; BRAMPTON BEAVERS (1 - 3 - 0; 13 PTS) v.PTS)13 0; LINDSAY (5 - 1 - - 0; 20 PTS) v.PTS)20 0; OSHAWA VIKINGS (3 4 GP GP - 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0; 6 PTS) v.PTS)6 0; TORONTO NOMADS (3 W W 4 5 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 0 1 1 2 3 3 - 0 L L 1 0 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 0 4 4 4 3 2 1 - 0; 24 PTS)24 0; - 4 T T 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 0; 6 PTS)6 0; - 1 - 1; 18 PTS)18 1; - BNS BNS 2 - 4 4 1 2 2 1 4 3 5 5 3 2 3 5 2 4 0; 14 PTS)14 0; PTS PTS 20 24 10 11 12 17 17 25 13 14 18 5 6 5 6 7 Saturday June 25, 2016 OntarioWomen's League AURORA BARBARIANS (5 TORONTOSCOTTISH (3 WATERLOO(4 COUNTY 3:30 PM;FLETCHER'S3:30 FIELDS FLETCHER'SAM; 11:45FIELDS ROGERSAM; 11:45 FIELD OWL Second XV'sSecond OWL First OWL XV's Yeomen Lions Yeomen Waterloo County Toronto Scottish Barbarians Aurora Toronto Saracens Redcoats Guelph Lions Yeomen Toronto Scottish Toronto Saracens Redcoats Guelph Waterloo County Barbarians Aurora - - 3 2 - - - 1 0; 15 PTS) v.0; TORONTOSARACENS (3 0; 21 PTS)21 0; v. YEOMENLIONS (0 - 0; 26 PTS) v.0; REDCOATS GUELPH (3 GP GP 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 W W 0 2 2 4 5 5 0 3 3 3 4 5 L L 6 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 3 2 1 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 - 0; 4 PTS)0; BNS BNS - - 3 3 0 4 5 5 5 7 4 3 5 7 5 6 - - 0; 19 PTS)19 0; 0; 17 PTS) 0; PTS PTS 12 13 21 25 27 15 17 19 21 26 0 4 Saturday June 25, 2016 stand next toeach everyother scrum. swear wordin his life. Wouldn't want ittoget weirdthem having to Also,Johnny Evans is playing Tighthead, kid acts like he's never heard a but the team's tooyoung forthat much profanity in a pregame speech. getswho torun in his favoredposition. 2 We'd name him as captain, digging in Boos beside former1st team captain Mike 'Willy' Wilson at thetopthe table, of the Quins' 2's side looksas sharp as ever. Scottish. Onemorehit outbefore a well earned week off. Andplaying adding the fact thatthe first 3of 6 games areagainst Beach and wornoff, and the weight oftheschedule starts toset in. help Doesn't scrum half. Nerd. season in the OUA at thesame position,he's sotesting a hypothesis at him a startand how itgoes.see Itwould betooboring to play a 9th side. Will Alvarezlooks to continue momentum in thesweater. #8 season. AtLickers 7,Eric puts his hand up, so we'll let him captain the Beach. side ofthelockpairing, and he usually has a goodrun against the Bouk aboutthat rung ladder.on the Kyle Richardson takes theother tothat tricky 2nd team lock position Quins Lineup host Balmyhost Quins Lineup Beach Adam Maahs lookedgood so at 9 last weekend, we'regoing togive Codner holds formin the 6jersey, and has been a workhorseall 2nd rowsees Austen climb Jones the depth chart from 3rdteam MVP The frontrow has shoredup, and looks tobe arock this Saturday, This is usually the point in the seasonwherethe initial excitement has on the wings.on the forLook some finish from thespeed the fullback position, flanked by Ferraccioli and Brehn the game. proven themselves devastating in the later stages of lot ofhiscentrepairing Bouk and Pate, asthey have fromand the10spot, you knowhe's going touse a The back threesees Chan look to insert himself from AndrewSilla will be looking tostraighten the attack - have a goodchat with Casey . The bench this week looks heavier than an Eric Howard 225 AMRAP - 2016 Congrats on making the team sheet again this week Howie - We'll be sending a support bus to BMO. Adrian has 2 extra tickets for sale. Apparently he overestimated his number of friends. So neither of those guys are playing, but Big George Bocock will hold things down all by himself. He's gonna prop. And we're gonna let him. Don't underestimate the impact of a fresh Shane Pasek in the later stages of a rugby game. So that should be fun. Kyle Lavoie will also inject some size and pace to back three cover. Still room for a few names, bring your kit to the park! The one's seem to have found their form, the work this week went to brushing up on the little things that cause larger issues. The depth gets
Saturday June 25, June Saturday tested a bit this week, but the pack looks to continue its large and in charge ways, Matt Lindsay back into the #1 jersey with the student Ethan Sanders doing his best Eric Howard impression at hook, and the Girly Man Graeme Mahar at Tighthead. The Van Horne's in the 2nd row. Hope the Beach bring lots of props.... The back row sees a bit of a shuffle this week, Paul Auzins the only one to remain sliding back to #8 - to showcase his skill set. The flankers new faces to the back row depth chart, Joe Yelle - the Huigenbos prodigy looking to showcase his fitness off the side of the scrum, while the #7 jersey goes back to the only guy to successfully smooth talk his way off the no fly list - twice - Jordan Kozina who is summering with the Harlequins on his annual vacation from his comfortable abode in Egypt - abode is French for pyramid I think. Maybe camel? Anyways, great to have Jordan back in the line up. What's the action on Kozi riding his bike to the game? Will McArthur looked the part when he came in last weekend, and we're gonna give him the nod to see if the skills are as sharp as the wit.
2016 My guess is, he'll play with confidence, and gets to work in a familiar pairing as Nate Boeyenga also climbs the chart earning his first start for the 1's at the fly half position. Nate's looked dangerous on attack all season, and he's leading the line speed in training. Lets see this combo lift a level. The centers welcome back Dylan Mundy to the inside role, while Hugh continues to tear up opposites at 13. No one's gonna be able to waterski behind Hugh this week, he's painting the 13 on. The wings see Jonah Nadler bumped out from Flyhalf to his more familiar open wing position, while Joe Newman runs on the blind. The fullback position is again held by the captain, Rory McDonell, who's so popular, his jersey is sought after by other teams. Should a seen the 'Cru guys pulling at it last weekend... The bench comes fully loaded, Evans, Lickers, Bouk and an old catcher's mitt to cover the pack play, Schouten and Maahs to cover the
Saturday June 25, June Saturday backs. Still a few spots to play for, to go based on form from the 2's game. Expect a full 160 minutes of rugby on tap at the club this weekend, as the teams will be pouring talent in from both team sheets, which usually results in a few exciting tallies.
2016 Saturday June 25, June Saturday Third XV SecondXV First XV Jeff Perssia Loosehead Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay Brock Dubicki Hooker Mike Wilson Hooker Ethan Sanders Josh Halsey Tighthead John Evans Tighthead Graeme Mahar Zachery White Lock Kyle Richardson Lock Josh Van Horne Chris Spennato Lock Austin Jones Lock Tom Van Horne Flanker Brandon Codner Flanker Joe Yelle Flanker Eric Lickers Flanker Jordan Kozina Cullen Fawcett 8 Man Will Alvarez 8 Man Paul Auzins Vincenzo Prior SH Adam Maahs SH Will McArthur Barclay Luke FH Andrew Silla FH Nathan Boyenga Niagara Player Wing Justin Feraccioli Wing Joe Newman Niagara Player IC Casey Bouk IC Dylan Mundy Evan Souter OC Andrew Pate OC Hugh McDonell Duncan Dubicki Wing Curtis Brehn Wing Jonah Nadler Logan Smith FB Alex Chan FB Rory McDonell Reserves Reserves 16 George Bocock 16 Eric Lickers 17 Shane Pasek 17 Dave Neill 18 Kyle Lavoie 18 Adam Schouten 19 19 Casey Bouk 20 20 Adam Maahs Saturday June 25, 2016 scrambled just well enough tostop scores. The battle was as good up was traded back and forthas both teams attacked a defense that Quins striking blows, only tosee theBeachrespond in kind. Territory respondwith aquick scoretheir ownramblingof down thetouch line. battering overthe Beach line. Howeverthe Beach were quick to the Quins, can fit a of talentlot into29 jerseys. Tour', but they wereready todig in toughand give it ago. Beach,like Men's team sheet at BMOtoday. The Quins needed tobe good. vs Balmy Beach defense, nowattacking from inside the beach end. back fromthe restart, and immediately punched holes in the Beach well workedscores to regain the lead, 31 tookadvantage a of few'fresh legs' of theirownand put togethera few everytouch. The Quins scored toextend their lead, beforethe Beach inject, the boys got back toit, thebackline lookingnow dangerous at the half, the Quins found themselves up 15 frontas it was in the back line, both teams looking strong in attack. At In hindsight, this game intoturned a heavyweighta bit of battle The Quins got toit early some well on, workedforward play eventually The Beach day started tough, asonly 29 showed up forthe 'Brantford It was another goodweekend forrugby on Saturday, a classic match up Game Report Game Report - last season's home fixture saw 4players ontheCanada – Quins host Beach Quins host - 29. TheQuins tookthe ball - 12.With a few freshsubs to - the The defense infringed under
2016 pressure, and the Quins went quick to keep the pressure on. Finally, after building a few phases, a pick from the base saw a pass to Codner, who had done well to get to the far touch line, scampered back in to the posts for a 7 pointer with minutes to play. The Beach turned over deep in their end, and the Quins killed the final minute, the final whistle sounding with the Quins held up in the Beach in goal. 36- 31 and the two's keep pace tied
at the top of the table. Saturday June 25, June Saturday The 1's took the park against a Beach team who had several tired faces. The usual heat of the opening exchange 2016 was somewhat muted, as the Quins seemed to win at each contact point, establish dominance at the set piece, and had the time and space to attack at will, almost right away. To the Beach credit, they hung in well and slowed the Quins attack, but the boys were just too good to be stopped on the day. The half time score, 29-5, and the game seemed to be in check from there. With a bench load of talent to come in, the Quins looked to stay s harp over the weight of the full 80 minutes against a class opponent who Saturday June 25, June Saturday generally looks to score at every opportunity. The 2nd half rolled on same as the first, and with the help of a full compliment of subs sharing the minutes, the club rolled to its 4th win in 4 tries against the 2016 Balmy Beach, with a decisive 42-12 win. Full credit to everyone who's been putting their hand up. We've run through 33 guys wearing the 1st team jersey, and the depth chart is indicating some great battles for position. We're still expecting a trickle in of students, and a few more old boys to brush the dust off, and the thirds could use some depth. Weekly Rugby Ontario League Recap
Marshall Premiership 2016 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (4-2-0; 20 PTS) 42-10 BALMY BEACH (3-3-0; 15 PTS)
CRUSADERS (3-3-0; 16 PTS) 30-32 AURORA BARBARIANS (3-3-0; 17 PTS)
STONEY CREEK (1-5-0; 12 PTS) 42-32 MARKHAM IRISH (3-3-0; 16 PTS)
WATERLOO COUNTY (1-5-0; 7 PTS) 0-54 TORONTO SCOTTISH (6-0-0; 30 PTS)
Marshall Championship LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (5-1-0; 25 PTS) 50-27 OSHAWA VIKINGS (3-2-1; 19 PTS)
PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (2-4-0; 11 PTS) 46-13 TORONTO NOMADS (3-3-0; 14 PTS)
AJAX WANDERERS (2-4-0; 13 PTS) 15-53 LINDSAY (6-0-0; 29 PTS)
SARNIA SAINTS (0-5-1; 6 PTS) 27-33 BRAMPTON BEAVERS (2-4-0; 11 PTS)
Saturday June 25, June Saturday Ontario Women's League WATERLOO COUNTY (5-2-0; 26 PTS) 43-5 YEOMEN LIONS (0-7-0; 4 PTS)
TORONTO SCOTTISH (3-4-0; 17 PTS) 29-34 TORONTO SARACENS (4-3-0; 22 PTS)
AURORA BARBARIANS (6-1-0; 31 PTS) 51-32 GUELPH REDCOATS (3-4-0; 20 PTS) Saturday July 9, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall MARKHAMIRISH (3 CRUSADERS(3 STONEY CREEK (1 BALMY BEACH(3 Thursday, July 7 3 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS 3 PM;FLETCHER'S 3 PM;CRUSADERSPARK Thursday, July 7 Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Marshall Premiership Week 7 Markham Irish Barbarians Aurora Waterloo County Stoney Creek Balmy Beach Crusaders Toronto Scottish Brantford Harlequins Waterloo County Crusaders Stoney Creek Balmy Beach Markham Irish Barbarians Aurora Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish - , 7:30PM;SALTFLEET HS , 7:30PM; T&G GAGE FIELD 3 - WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview - 3 - 0; 16 PTS) v. WATERLOOCOUNTY (1 5 - - 0; 15 PTS) v. TORONTOSCOTTISH(6 - 3 0; 12 PTS) 12 0; v. HARLEQUINSBRANTFORD (4 - 0; 16 PTS) v. AURORABARBARIANS(3 GP GP 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 W W 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 L L 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 0 5 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 BNS BNS - - 3 4 6 3 4 5 5 6 3 1 4 4 6 3 6 6 0; 7PTS) 0 - 0; 30 PTS) - 3 - - 2 0; 17 PTS) - PTS PTS 0; 20 PTS) 20 0; 12 14 15 16 17 21 30 12 16 18 21 26 26 7 5 5 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 6 6 0 0 5 29 London St. George's 6 5 1 0 5 25 Oshawa Vikings 6 3 2 1 5 19 Toronto Nomads 6 3 3 0 2 14 Ajax Wanderers 6 2 4 0 5 13 Brampton Beavers 6 2 4 0 4 12 Peterborough Pagans 6 2 4 0 3 11 Sarnia Saints 6 0 5 1 4 6
Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 6 6 0 0 6 30 London St. George's 6 4 1 1 4 22 Ajax Wanderers 6 3 3 0 5 17 Peterborough Pagans 6 3 2 1 2 16 Oshawa Vikings 6 2 4 0 5 13 Brampton Beavers 6 2 4 0 2 10 Toronto Nomads 6 2 4 0 2 10 Sarnia Saints 6 1 5 0 2 6
Marshall Championship PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (2-4-0; 11 PTS) v. LINDSAY (6-0-0; 29 PTS) Friday, July 8, 7:30 PM; NICHOLLS OVAL
OSHAWA VIKINGS (3-2-1; 19 PTS) v. TORONTO NOMADS (3-3-0; 14 PTS) 3 PM; THOMPSON RUGBY PARK
SARNIA SAINTS (0-5-1; 6 PTS) v. AJAX WANDERERS (2-4-0; 13 PTS) 3 PM; NORMAN PERRY PARK
LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (5-1-0; 25 PTS) v. BRAMPTON BEAVERS (2-4-0; 11 PTS) 3 PM; ST. GEORGES FIELD 2016
OWL First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS
Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday Aurora Barbarians 7 6 1 0 7 31 Waterloo County 7 5 2 0 6 26 Toronto Saracens 7 4 3 0 6 22 Guelph Redcoats 7 3 4 0 8 20 Toronto Scottish 7 3 4 0 5 17 Yeomen Lions 7 0 7 0 4 4
OWL Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Guelph Redcoats 7 6 1 0 8 32 Toronto Saracens 7 6 1 0 6 30 Aurora Barbarians 7 4 3 0 6 22 Waterloo County 7 3 4 0 4 16 Toronto Scottish 7 2 5 0 5 13 Yeomen Lions 7 0 7 0 0 0
Ontario Women's League GUELPH REDCOATS (3-4-0; 20 PTS) v. YEOMEN LIONS (0-7-0; 4 PTS) 11:45 AM; EXHIBITION PARK
TORONTO SARACENS (4-3-0; 22 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY (5-2-0; 26 PTS) 11:45 AM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
TORONTO SCOTTISH (3-4-0; 17 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS (6-1-0; 31 PTS) 11:45 AM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS Quins Lineup at Stoney Creek Camels
2016 Both teams continue to roll on, but it still takes hard work to keep moving. The depth chart is tested once again this weekend, and with Thursday and Friday night road fixtures, it will be a bit of a mixed bag. This week, the largest man on the field award goes to Lukas Gillham, who's back in stretching the #1 jersey. Ethan Sanders will do his best Eric Howard impression and get to work in the hooker jersey, while Paul Auzins packs a wrench in this week's kit bag to take over the role at Tighthead prop. The 2nd row sees the Van Horne twins continue to pound out nails at 4 and 5. The back row this week sees Joe Yelle running on with the 1's yet again, while last week's late game hero Codner climbs the ladder to hold the #7 jersey. Mckelvey continues his run at #8, and will be counted on to lead the defense. Look for this back row to be active.
Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday The backline. Still deep. Schouten is back in, sitting the kid down after a development run last week, and he spins the ball to Nate B, who again holds his place on form. Expect them to pass the ball... to the centre pairing. The DJ Stevie P is back, testing the theory that he can wear 12 jerseys, instead of wearing the #12 jersey. Lookin' thick. Hugh McDonell won training Tuesday, so we'll give him the nod at #13, with the game day captaincy to boot. The back 3 sees Adam Maahs back in on rotation, with Dylan Mundy on the open wing. Jonah Nadler got a few tries for his birthday, so we'll see if he can pot one from the fullback position. The bench is going to come in handy, as we look to share the load of a double header on the road. Boos is in as the in form front row cover, while Richardson comes in to cover the engine room. Bouk wins a place based on his man of the match season, as does Austen Jones who showed well enough last week to jump right up from lock to back row cover for the
2016 1's. Evan Clarke is also in on form. Expect all three to bring their high work rate into the final stanza. The backline cover sees the rotation work through, with Skip Rory McDonell looking to run in the later stages, with Joe Newman in to bring his usual confrontational style. Chan's also in to cover outside backs.
Friday Night LiNeup For the ii’s The front row sees a big injection of size this week, with Cullen
Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday Fawcett and Big George Bocock holding steady on either side of Evan Clarke at hook. The 2nd row sees captain Richardson in with James Schouten to add some defensive prowess to the line out. The back row features Slifierz at 6, with Jones at 7 and Will Alvarez at #8. Adam Maahs seems to be holding form at 9, so we'll give him a run there, linking up with Liam O'Neal wearing 10. Might be a name to remember. The centre pairing sees Bouk and Pate back at it, as they have continued to look dangerous all season. The back three sees Curtis Brehn at fullback, while Kyle Lavoie holds form on the bling wing. That Stroud kid's got more wheels than a Honda dealership, so we'll let him run on the open wing and test his pace. The bench looks full - Joe Yelle will play anywhere, and Graham Boos cover the front row, while Zach White will see some time in the engine room. Codner will also add utility cover. We could still use a few bodies to round out a team, so toss your boots in your bag and come have some fun @ Creek. Game Report – Quins at Creek
2016 The men's team won tonight in what can be described as a gritty and hard hitting performance by both sides. The Quins started off looking comfortable, working through the phases, runners attacking from all sides, and worked the ball down the park to open the scoring. However, the Creek answered back, a talented fly half dicing through for 2 scores, while the Quins, who played a man short for the last part of the 1st half, and after a somewhat controversial half time whistle, the Quins were down 21-19. Down but not panicking, the Quins put a talented bench to work, and just like that, they took back the lead. Then the Creek began to build pressure, a massive goal line assault that saw several large collisions, the Creek were only able to net 3 points. The Quins took possession back and slowly and methodically they worked the ball into the Creek end, the forwards taking charge and working the ball over the line to Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday increase the lead back to a full score. The dying minutes saw the Quins take the ball back down the park, earning possession and a penalty in the Creek end, adding 3 more points at the whistle to take a 34-24 win. Not a bad run, after a tough start the Quins look to be edging ahead into the 2nd place spot, which won't ever be a spot you can hold comfortably. Back to work as we head down to Fletchers to take on the Irish July 16.
Remember playing in the 2015 Monsoon in Creek Not much we can say about this one, the 2's have basically 2016 fought their way to the top of the table on sheer grit and toughness. They have found a way to be the better team over 80 minutes each week, regardless of opponent. It has been awesome to watch, and the way the club continues to develop talent, we've turned over an entire 2's line up into the 1st team depth chart. The 1's wouldn't be at the top of the table unless the 2's were too. The Creek provided strong opposition, and kept the score line tight. But to paraphrase All Black Great Richie McCaw, You have to play with the belief that your team will play the better rugby over 80 minutes in order to win the game. And that's what the 2's have done this
season. Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday 2015 Rains Weekly Rugby Ontario League Recap
Marshall Premiership
BALMY BEACH 6 (4-3-0; 19 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH 5 (6-1-0; 31 PTS) 2016 STONEY CREEK 24 (1-6-0; 13 PTS) v. BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS 34 (5-2-0; 24 PTS)
CRUSADERS 3 (3-4-0; 16 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY 63 (2-5-0; 12 PTS)
MARKHAM IRISH 33 (4-3-0; 21 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS 24 (3-4-0; 18 PTS)
Marshall Championship PETERBOROUGH PAGANS 26 (2-5-0; 12 PTS) v. LINDSAY 45 (7-0-0; 34 PTS)
OSHAWA VIKINGS 34 (4-2-1; 24 PTS) v. TORONTO NOMADS 3 (3-4-0; 14 PTS)
SARNIA SAINTS 25 (1-5-1; 10 PTS) v. AJAX WANDERERS 14 (2-5-0; 13 PTS)
LONDON ST. GEORGE'S 49 (6-1-0; 30 PTS) v. BRAMPTON BEAVERS 21 (2-5-0; 11 PTS)
Saturday July 9, 9, July Saturday Ontario Women's League GUELPH REDCOATS 35 (4-4-0; 25 PTS) v. YEOMEN LIONS 24 (0-8-0; 5 PTS)
TORONTO SARACENS 58 (5-3-0; 27 PTS) v. WATERLOO COUNTY 38 (5-3-0; 27 PTS)
TORONTO SCOTTISH 32 (4-4-0; 22 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS 31 (6-2-0; 33 PTS) Saturday July 16, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall TORONTOSCOTTISH(6 WATERLOO COUNTY (2 MARKHAM IRISH (4 BALMY BEACH(4 1:30 PM;FLETCHER'SFIELDS 4:30 PM;ROGERS FIELD 3 PM; T&G GAGE FIELD 1:30 PM;FLETCHER'SFIELDS Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Marshall Premiership Week 8 Aurora Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Waterloo County Stoney Creek Balmy Beach Crusaders Toronto Scottish Brantford Harlequins Waterloo County Crusaders Stoney Creek Barbarians Aurora Balmy Beach Markham Irish Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish - WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview 3 - - 3 0; 19 PTS) v. STONEY(1 CREEK - 0; 21 PTS) 21 v.0; BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS (5 - 5 - - 1 0; 12 PTS) 12 v.0; AURORA BARBARIANS (3 - GP GP 0; 31 PTS) v. CRUSADERS(3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 W W 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 1 1 2 3 3 5 6 6 L L 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 6 5 5 4 4 1 1 1 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 - 0; 13 PTS) - 4 BNS BNS - 4 4 7 6 3 5 5 7 1 4 4 4 6 4 7 7 0; 16PTS) - - 4 2 PTS PTS - - 12 12 15 18 19 21 25 31 10 12 16 18 26 31 31 0; 18 PTS) 18 0; 0; 24 PTS) 24 0; 5 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 7 7 0 0 6 34 London St. George's 7 6 1 0 6 30 Oshawa Vikings 7 4 2 1 6 24 Toronto Nomads 7 3 4 0 2 14 Ajax Wanderers 7 2 5 0 5 13 Brampton Beavers 7 2 5 0 4 12 Peterborough Pagans 7 2 5 0 4 12 Sarnia Saints 7 1 5 1 4 10
Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 7 6 0 1 6 32 London St. George's 7 5 1 1 5 27 Ajax Wanderers 7 4 3 0 6 22 Peterborough Pagans 7 3 2 2 3 19 Oshawa Vikings 7 2 5 0 7 15 Toronto Nomads 7 3 4 0 3 15 Brampton Beavers 7 2 5 0 2 10 Sarnia Saints 7 1 6 0 2 6
Marshall Championship TORONTO NOMADS (3-4-0; 14 PTS) v. BRAMPTON BEAVERS (2-5-0; 11 PTS) 1:30 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
AJAX WANDERERS (2-5-0; 13 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (6-1-0; 30 PTS) 3 PM; AJAX WANDERERS FIELD
PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (2-5-0; 12 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS (1-5-1; 10 PTS) 3 PM; NICHOLLS OVAL
LINDSAY (7-0-0; 34 PTS) v. OSHAWA VIKINGS (4-2-1; 24 PTS) 3 PM; LINDSAY 2016
OWL First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS
Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday Aurora Barbarians 8 6 2 0 9 33 Toronto Saracens 8 5 3 0 7 27 Waterloo County 8 5 3 0 7 27 Guelph Redcoats 8 4 4 0 9 25 Toronto Scottish 8 4 4 0 6 22 Yeomen Lions 8 0 8 0 5 5
OWL Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Guelph Redcoats 8 7 1 0 9 37 Toronto Saracens 8 7 1 0 7 35 Aurora Barbarians 8 5 3 0 7 27 Waterloo County 8 3 5 0 5 17 Toronto Scottish 8 2 6 0 6 14 Yeomen Lions 8 0 8 0 0 0
Ontario Women's League WATERLOO COUNTY (5-3-0; 27 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS (6-2-0; 33 PTS) 11:45 AM; ROGERS FIELD
YEOMEN LIONS (0-8-0; 5 PTS) v. TORONTO SARACENS (5-3-0; 27 PTS) 11:45 AM; SUNNYBROOK PARK
GUELPH REDCOATS (4-4-0; 25 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH (4-4-0; 22 PTS) 11:45 AM; EXHIBITION PARK Quins Lineup at Markham Irish
This weekend officially kicks off the 2nd half of the season. With 2016 the club building solid depth through both teams, now's about the time it gets tested. The 2's continue to keep pace at the top of the division, tied for 1st and playing some great rugby between the whistles. Holding down the front row this week are the trio of Boos, Dubicki and Big George Bocock. The 2nd row will bring some sky to the line out and some work around the pitch, as White and Slifierz
earn the nod after looking solid at training this week. Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday
The back row shows some real strength, as it welcomes back Codner, with Jones at 7 and Alvarez at 8. Vinnie Prior moves up the depth chart to slot in as the starting 9, and for consistency we'll let him run with his 3rd team pairing in Ollie Ronson, who is welcomed back into the 2's side after a long absence. Wonder if he'll bring his scrum cap. The centre combo should be an interesting match... Liam will get a good taste of how to play rugby 'Canadian Style' as his centre partner Jay Shaw will serve up some sweet chin music, take a yellow, and serve the booziest cocktails on the continent. Just tell him you're on tour, Liam.... The back three sees Ferraccioli and Lavoie as the consistent starts on the wing, with Curtis Brehn growing into the fullback role. The bench this week looks... awesome. Joe likes to Yelle, so we'll get him some minutes, while bringing a Pasek on the park in the later stages won't be fun for the opposition. Yuho Choi comes in as cover for back three, and maybe we'll put him at inside center while Shawzie's in the bin. The 1's are in a battle for 2nd place, as the Irish have crept their way into 3rd and sit just a few points back. With 5 on offer,
2016 expect the home team to be hungry for the full 80. Luckily, the Quins pack is hungry too. Big Matt Lindsay comes back into the side in his custom 25 Jersey, partnering with book end Graeme Mahar who remains the in form Tighthead in the province. These two are so good, we're gonna give some reps to our 3rd string hooker. The Van Horne's will look to make a mark from the familiar 2nd row position, attacking the sets and knocking players behind the gain line. The back row is a natural 6-7-8, with Auzins-Kozi-Mckelvey each showcasing the differences in position. Expect tackles. The 9-10 comes right up the depth chart, Boeyenga showing versatility as a half back, while Nadler steps into the first five role to bring his patient distribution to the all stars behind him. Adam Maahs looks PhD, so we're gonna let him swing a stick Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday from the 12 jersey, while Hugh McDonell had his mom wash and fold his 13 jersey, so we'll let him keep it another week. The back three features the dry wit and pace of Joe Newman, with the confrontational style of Bouk on the wings, with captain Rory McDonell in at 15. The bench... will depend on form from the 2's game. The weather shows a more moderate forecast, and the fields have softened up. Should be a great day for rugby, and with the summer break about to kick in, its your last shot at redemption until August. SecondXV First XV Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay
2016 Brock Dubicki Hooker Dave Neill George Bocock Tighthead Graeme Mahar Zachery White Lock Josh Van Horne Michael Slifierz Lock Tom Van Horne Brandon Codner Flanker Paul Auzins Austin Jones Flanker Jordan Kozina Will Alvarez 8 Man Graham McKelvey Vincenzo Prior SH Nathan Boyenga Oliver Ronson FH Jonah Nadler Justin Feraccioli Wing Joe Newman Jay Shaw IC Adam Maahs Liam McNeill OC Hugh McDonell Curtis Brehn Wing Casey Bouk Curtis Brehn FB Rory McDonell Reserves Joe Yelle 16
Shane Pasek 17 Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday Saturday July 16, 2016 Final Time 3:02 38 minute mark, Irish try, 29 minute mark, Quin try, 23 minute mark, Quin PK, good,35 16 minute mark, Irish Try,converted, 32 2 minute mark, Quin try, Halftime. 41 minute mark, Quin Try,Auzins, converted, 25 37 minute mark, Quin Try,Auzins, converted, 17 35 minute mark, Irish Try,Convert no good, 10 29 minute mark, Quin PK, goo,10 24 minute mark, Irish PK, good. 7 18 minute mark, Quin good.PK, no Rory switchon a fromHigh, 13 Kick FirstsBox Score Dave Neill did not preparea game reportthis week. - off 1:30 Rory 42 Rory - 20 , converted,, 32 minute pick off,converted, 42 - - 3 3 - 15 mark, convertgood. 7 - 15 - 8. - 8 - - 8. 8. - 15 - 0 Second XV Box Score
2 minute mark, Irish try, converted, 0-7.
2016 7 minute mark, Irish try, converted, 0-14. 12 minute mark, Irish try, converted 0-21. 24 minute mark, Irish try, 0-26. 28, minute mark, Irish try, 0-31. 31 minute mark, Irish try, converted, 0-38. 35 minute mark, Irish try, 0-43. Halftime. 3:58 pm - 4:03. 6 minute mark, Quin try, 5-43. 11 minute mark, Quin try, 10-43. 17 minute mark, Irish try, 10-48. 19 minute mark, Irish try, converted, 10-55. 24 minute mark, Irish try, converted, 10-62. 27 minute mark, Irish try, converted, 10-69.
Full time, 10-69. 4:41 pm Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday Weekly Rugby Ontario League Recap
Marshall Premiership
2016 MARKHAM IRISH 20 (4-4-0; 21 PTS) v. BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS 42 (6-2-0; 29 PTS)
TORONTO SCOTTISH 55 (7-1-0; 36 PTS) v. CRUSADERS 7 (2-6-0; 11 PTS)
BALMY BEACH 52 (5-3-0; 24 PTS) v. STONEY CREEK 34 (2-6-0; 17 PTS)
WATERLOO COUNTY 38 (3-5-0; 17 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS 32 (3-5-0; 20 PTS)
Marshall Championship TORONTO NOMADS 36 (4-4-0; 19 PTS) v. BRAMPTON BEAVERS 28 (2-6-0; 12 PTS)
AJAX WANDERERS 7 (2-6-0; 13 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S 47 (7-1-0; 35 PTS)
PETERBOROUGH PAGANS 11 (3-5-0; 16 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS 10 (1-6-1; 11 PTS)
LINDSAY 48 (8-0-0; 39 PTS) v. OSHAWA VIKINGS 17 (4-3-1; 24 PTS)
Saturday July 16, 16, July Saturday Ontario Women's League WATERLOO COUNTY 12 (5-4-0; 27 PTS) v. AURORA BARBARIANS 41 (7-2-0; 38 PTS)
YEOMEN LIONS 27 (0-9-0; 6 PTS) v. TORONTO SARACENS 59 (6-3-0; 32 PTS)
GUELPH REDCOATS 40 (5-4-0; 30 PTS) v. TORONTO SCOTTISH 5 (4-5-0; 22 PTS) Saturday July 20-21, 2016 OntarioWomen's League WATERLOO(5 COUNTY TORONTOSCOTTISH (4 AURORA BARBARIANS (7 Thursday,21 July Thursday,21 July Wednesday,20 July OWL Second XV'sSecond OWL First OWL XV's Yeomen Lions Yeomen Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Barbarians Aurora Toronto Saracens Redcoats Guelph Lions Yeomen Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Redcoats Guelph Toronto Saracens Barbarians Aurora , 7:30 PM;ROGERS7:30 , FIELD PM;FLETCHER'SPARK6:30 , , 7 PM; FLETCHER'S7 PM;FIELD , - - 5 4 - - - 2 0; 22 PTS) v.0; YEOMENLIONS (0 0; 27 PTS)27 0; v.REDCOATS GUELPH (5 - 0; 38 PTS) v.0; TORONTOSARACENS (6 GP GP 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 W W 0 2 3 6 8 8 0 4 5 5 6 7 L L 9 7 6 3 1 1 9 5 4 4 3 2 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 - 0; 6 PTS) 0; - 4 BNS BNS - 10 10 10 0; 30 PTS)30 0; 0 7 5 8 8 6 6 7 8 - 3 - 0; 32 PTS)32 0; PTS PTS 15 17 32 40 42 22 27 30 32 38 0 6 OWL Week 10 Results
2016 AURORA BARBARIANS 48 (8-2-0; 43 PTS) v. TORONTO SARACENS 15 (6-4-0; 32 PTS)
TORONTO SCOTTISH 48 (5-5-0; 27 PTS) v. YEOMEN LIONS 8 (0-10-0; 6 PTS) 21, 21, - WATERLOO COUNTY 27 (6-4-0; 32 PTS) v. GUELPH REDCOATS 18 (5-5-0; 30 PTS)
OWL Final League Standings
GP W L T BNS PTS Aurora Barbarians 10 8 2 0 11 43 Waterloo County 10 6 4 0 8 32 Toronto Saracens 10 6 4 0 8 32 Guelph Redcoats 10 5 5 0 10 30 Toronto Scottish 10 5 5 0 7 27 Yeomen Lions 10 0 10 0 6 6
OWL Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Guelph Redcoats 10 9 1 0 10 46 Toronto Saracens 10 8 2 0 8 40
Saturday July 20 July Saturday Aurora Barbarians 10 7 3 0 9 37 Toronto Scottish 10 3 7 0 8 20 Waterloo County 10 3 7 0 5 17 Yeomen Lions 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ontario Women's League Semi Finals WATERLOO COUNTY (2nd) 22 host TORONTO SARACENS (3rd) 29 Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 PM; ROGERS FIELD
AURORA BARBARIANS (1st) 32 host GUELPH REDCOATS (4th) 22 Thursday, July 28, 7:30 PM; FLETCHER'S PARK
Finals AURORA BARBARIANS (1st) 39 host GUELPH REDCOATS (4th) 34 Saturday, August 6, 7:30 PM; FLETCHER'S PARK Overtime Final Thursday July 28, 2016 training. and anyone else who'snotrunning fitness with the restof theguys at ahead attack. different No than we practice. fringes. apples at full back, and send Zack White and Vinnie toPrior mind the win it by himself. And sometimes hedoes. his sips cocktails in the Ollie! the comeback afteryears ofmaintaining the pitches which should provide good go their athleticism and toughness forthe full 80. experience. The back rowPasek, Jones, Alvarezwill look tooffshow while BrockDubicki holds down thehookerspot. moving intothe next match up. bolsteredby the returnof sometalent, things are looking promising boys have still been playing some goodrugby, and with aline up The frontrow welcomes back and CullenBoos tothe bookends, It was a tough outing last weekend against a strongIrish side, but the Subs Something about this line up tells mewe'll be playing a straightlot of The back threesees afew late scratches,we're so gonna let Pate pick Jay Shaw has been cutting limes all week ready toup serve some Will McArthur comes back intothe side bringing his zippy service, The 2nd rowsees the Seconds Only Play Stoney Creek - No GameReport, Brantfordat 40 Stoney Creek 24 Joe, Big GeorgeJoe, Bocock, Sanders, Maahs, VH's (back line only) - captain Casey Bouk continues toplay the game like hecan centers, Slifierz/Richardson and you knowtheguy beside him will earn - forwardtoOllie Ronsoncontinueswho duo mixing youth and - Greatwork Saturday August 6, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall AURORA BARBARIANS (3 TORONTO(7 SCOTTISH CRUSADERS (2 BALMY BEACH (5 3 3:00 3 3 PM; PM; PM; Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Marshall Premiership Week 9 Aurora Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Stoney Creek Waterloo County Balmy Beach Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Crusaders Stoney Creek Waterloo County Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish PM; CRUSADERS PARK FLETCHER'S FIELD FLETCHER'S FIELD T&G T&G GAGE FIELD - 6 - - 3 0; 12 PTS) 12 v.0; MARKHAM IRISH (4 WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview - 0; 24 PTS) 24 v.0; WATERLOO COUNTY (3 - 1 - 0; v.36 PTS) BRANTFORDHARLEQUINS (6 - 5 - GP GP 0; 20 PTS) 20 v.0; STONEY CREEK (2 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 W W 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 L L 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 7 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 - 4 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 0; 21 PTS) 21 0; - 5 BNS BNS - 0; 17 PTS) 17 0; 4 8 5 8 5 4 6 8 1 5 4 5 7 4 7 8 - 6 - 0; 16 PTS) 16 0; - 2 - PTS PTS 0; 30 PTS) 12 16 17 20 21 24 30 36 15 16 17 23 26 31 36 5 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 8 8 0 0 7 39 London St. George's 8 7 1 0 7 35 Oshawa Vikings 8 4 3 1 6 24 Toronto Nomads 8 4 4 0 3 19 Peterborough Pagans 8 3 5 0 4 16 Ajax Wanderers 8 2 6 0 5 13 Brampton Beavers 8 2 6 0 5 13 Sarnia Saints 8 1 6 1 5 11
Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 8 7 0 1 7 37 London St. George's 8 5 2 1 7 29
Saturday August 6, 6, August Saturday Ajax Wanderers 8 5 3 0 7 27 Peterborough Pagans 8 4 2 2 4 24 Toronto Nomads 8 4 4 0 4 20 Oshawa Vikings 8 2 6 0 7 15 Brampton Beavers 8 2 6 0 2 10 Sarnia Saints 8 1 7 0 2 6
Marshall Championship TORONTO NOMADS (4-4-0; 19 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (7-1-0; 35 PTS) 1:30 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS
BRAMPTON BEAVERS (2-6-0; 13 PTS) v. OSHAWA VIKINGS (4-3-1; 24 PTS) 3 PM; VORTEX BEAVER DAM
AJAX WANDERERS (2-6-0; 13 PTS) v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (3-5-0; 16 PTS) 3 PM; AJAX WANDERER'S FIELD
LINDSAY (8-0-0; 39 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS (1-6-1; 11 PTS) 3 PM; LINDSAY Saturday August 6, 2016 war chest tothe park. partner goes tocaptain Casey will Bouk, who no doubt bring the full looksto squeeze into a jersey12 this weekend, whilehis outside side tocover the some tight tohis service brother Will Kelly,comes who in late tothe get a bit moreball in hand from theback of theScrum at #8. back at 6withShane Pasek open sideon the and Codner looking to a weapon at line time. out The back rowhas Evan Clarke running scrummaging prowess tothe engine room,while movesBooser back tothe 2nd row to add some sizeand GeorgeBocockbookending the traditionally mobile Ethan Sanders. traditionally strongScottish pack, with Hayden Clarke and Big ups look tighterthan a Will McArthur hair cut. this fixture, which matterswhen its Fletchers and its August. the topseed draws,on both and hold the homefield advantage for time since the opening weekthe season. The of Scottish come in as BradenStubel puts his hand up forthe first time this season, and The halfback pairing is prettysick. Will McArthur looksto spin The heavies have been brought in tosteady the scrumagainst a Howeverthe boys have been running hard at training, and the line This week, thetoptwoteams in the table meet again, forthe first Quins Lineup at TorontoQuins Lineup Scottish Out - half vacancy. rugby... knowslikeswho someone toplay set at theposition. and Brock Dubicki rounding their skill the depth chart tested,Vinnie Prior fullback, while the wing pairing sees lines, so we'll let him do that from Some subsSome would benice, if anyone Alex Chan seems toenjoy running Slifierz looks tobe The 1's have looked on form as of late, but the last test was a month ago, and the next is against the most on form team in the
2016 province. Stage set. The front row just got a wee bit thicker this week, Lindsay and Mahar will have to stand a little farther apart to make room for Canadian International Eric Howard, who comes back into the side to build some match fitness for his next Canada A tour to Ireland mid month. JVH will need to double take when he looks to his fellow lock 'twin' this weekend, as Joe Yelle comes into the side to fill the twin tower role. Bet ya Joe can't play the whole game doing his best 'Tom Van Horne impression... The back row has built steadily in form since week 1, and it will no doubt be tested against a mobile Scottish wing forward trio. Luckily, Saturday August 6, 6, August Saturday Auzins, Kozi and McKelvey have never looked more up to the task. The halfback paring this week goes to Schouten and Boeyenga at 9 and 10 respectively, both looking to be the best skill set to use the talent around them. It should be a fast day on the park. The centre pairing of Piatek and McDonell will no doubt be tested against an always strong 12 channel attack from the Scottish. The DJ and Hugh generally pack a little heat of their own. So that should be a good confrontation. Expect bold statements. The back three puts the Captain Rory McDonell at the back of the park, with the Gryphon combo Joe 'Limey' Newman and professor Maahs looking to do wind sprints down the 5 meter channel. Subs - everyone based on form from the 2's game. Plus a few Richards. See you there. SecondXV First XV
Hayden Clarke Loosehead Matthew Lindsay 2016 Ethan Sanders Hooker Eric Howard George Bocock Tighthead Graeme Mahar Graham Boos Lock Josh Van Horne Michael Slifierz Lock Joe Yelle Shane Pasek Flanker Paul Auzins Evan Clarke Flanker Jordan Kozina Brandon Codner 8 Man Graham McKelvey Will McArthur SH Adam Schouten Will Kelly FH Nathan Boyenga Vincenzo Prior Wing Joe Newman Braden Stubel IC Steve Piatek Casey Bouk OC Hugh McDonell Brock Dubicki Wing Adam Maahs
Alex Chan FB Rory McDonell Saturday August 6, 6, August Saturday Saturday August 6, 2016 workfrom Will McArthur, creating from thebaseofscrum,saw forthree scores before the boys began toplay rugby. good Some fewsimple mistakes from theQuins saw the Scottish runthe ball in against a tough Scottish side, and the hometeam looked strong. A head down tofletchers this weekend. The2's kicked things off individual performances, and still a prettygood team showing. Scottishcame who away with thewin, call it 6triesto 3. Some solid and played a generally entertaining game. In the end,it was the home team controlled mostof theplay, both teams earned points Quins defense. It was a great effortfrom bothsides,though the wereable to sustain long phases ofpossession and wear downthe pressuredidn't translate topoints. The Scottish,hand, the onother downtries 4 to2 at thehalf. the Quins board,on the and with abit of momentum, put the quins The Quins opened the2ndhalf looking dangerous, but sustained It was quite aneffortfrom the 33guys put theirwho hand up to Game Report Game Report Scottish Try,12:18, 0 Scottish Try,12:15, converted0 Scottish Try,12:03, converted0 Kickoff 12:00 Final time 1:28. Scottish Try,1:20, converted 17 Scottish Try,1:08, converted 17 Quins Try,1:04, 17 Scottish Try,12:55, converted12 Kick off12:49 Half 12:43 Quins Try Codner,12:35, 12 Quins Try McAthur, 12:32,converted 7 Scottish Try,12:29, converted0 – Quins atScottish - 33. - 19. - 26. - - - - - 47. 40. 26. 14. 7. - 33. - 26. The 1's took to the park knowing that the standard was going to have to be raised. The Scottish have been the dominant team in the
2016 league, and while the Quins have looked good, this fixture has been a rough spot in the schedule for the better part of recent memory. The game kicked off with the Quins looking confident, but a series of penalties saw the Scottish take an early 6-0 lead. The Quins answered back with a penalty of their own, followed by a line out in tight, the pack working the ball over the line with a Matt Lindsay try to go to 8-6. But the Scottish pinned the Quins deep and earned another penalty to regain the lead 9-6. The Quins backline looked threatening all day, a few dropped passes early on were figured out, and just like that, the boys were off to the races, Hugh McDonell scoring in style to take back the lead. While the Scottish were able to add penalty goals to the score sheet, the Quins continued the pressure, a series of picks near the line seeing Paul Auzins over for another score. With the lead at the half, but now playing into a stiff wind, the Quins
Saturday August 6, 6, August Saturday knew the final 40 would be long. But with some fresh legs coming in off the bench, and the team growing in confidence with each phase, the home team was well and truly run over. A push over try, followed by a well worked multi phase effort saw the Quins playing expansive through the Scottish line, while their defense stopped the Scottish attack in its tracks. The Quins defense wasn't bullet proof, but they scrambled well, and line breaks were contained by the determination of the entire side to get back and start building the pressure again. In the end, it was 6 tries for the Quins to 5 penalties to the Scottish, who
2016 were unable to cross the Brantford line. 39-15, and now just a single point lies between the Quins and the top of the table. Still a lot of rugby to play, and a lot of work to be done. Back at it this week as we prepare for another weekend double header - Hosting the Barbs in a Saturday Night Fixture at George Jones Fields. It should be a good night out at the rugby club, with social to follow. Kick offs are 4:30 and 6pm. Bring your friends! Kick off 1:36 Scottish PK 1:39, 0-3. Scottish PK 1:43, 0-6.
Quins PK 1:45, 3-6. Saturday August 6, 6, August Saturday Quins Try Hugh McDonell 1:48, 8-6. Scottish PK 1:52, 8-9. Quins Try Matt Lindsay 2:03, 13-9. Scottish PK 2:05, 13-12. Quins Try Paul Auzins 2:12, converted, 20-12. Scottish PK 2:15, 20-15. Half time 2:20 Kick off 2:25 Quins Try Steve Piatek 2:28, 25-15. Sin bin Quins 2:37 Mahar Quins Try Adam Maahs 2:41, 30-15 Quins Try Pushover scrum, McKelvey 2:50, converted 37-15. Final time 3:07 Weekly Rugby Ontario League Recap
Marshall Premiership
TORONTO SCOTTISH 15 v. BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS 39 2016
AURORA BARBARIANS 30 v. STONEY CREEK 31
BALMY BEACH 53 v. WATERLOO COUNTY 5
CRUSADERS 45 v. MARKHAM IRISH 17
Marshall Championship TORONTO NOMADS 18 v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S 23
BRAMPTON BEAVERS 57 v. OSHAWA VIKINGS 7
AJAX WANDERERS 24 v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS 27
LINDSAY 20 v. SARNIA SAINTS 0 Saturday August 6, 6, August Saturday Saturday August 13, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall BRANTFORDHARLEQUINS (7 MARKHAM(4 IRISH BALMYBEACH(6 STONEYCREEK(3 3:00 PM; GEORGE JONES FIELDSJONES 3:00 GEORGE PM; 3:00 FLETCHERSFIELDSPM; 3:00 FIELD PM; GAGE T&G 3:00 SALTFLEETPM; HS Marshall Premiership Week 10 Premiership First XV's Premiership XV's Second Aurora Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Stoney Creek Waterloo County Balmy Beach Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Crusaders Stoney Creek Markham Irish Barbarians Aurora Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish - 3 - - - 6 WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview 0; 29 v.PTS) CRUSADERS (3 5 - - 0; 21 v.PTS) TORONTO(7 SCOTTISH 0; 21 PTS)v.WATERLOO COUNTY (3 - GP GP 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 - 0; v.35 PTS) AURORABARBARIANS(3 W W 3 3 3 4 3 6 7 7 1 3 4 4 4 5 6 8 L L 6 6 6 5 6 3 2 2 8 5 5 5 5 3 3 1 - 6 - 0; 17 PTS) T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - 6 2 - - 0; 17 PTS) 0; 36 PTS) BNS BNS 10 5 5 9 5 5 7 8 1 6 5 6 8 4 7 9 - 6 PTS PTS 17 17 21 21 22 29 35 36 20 21 22 24 26 31 41 - 5 0; 22 PTS) 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 9 9 0 0 8 44 London St. George's 9 8 1 0 7 39 Oshawa Vikings 9 4 4 1 6 24 Peterborough Pagans 9 4 5 0 5 21 Toronto Nomads 9 4 5 0 4 20 Brampton Beavers 9 3 6 0 6 18 Ajax Wanderers 9 2 7 0 7 15 Sarnia Saints 9 1 7 1 5 11
Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 9 8 0 1 8 42 London St. George's 9 6 2 1 7 33
Saturday August 13, 13, August Saturday Ajax Wanderers 9 6 3 0 8 32 Peterborough Pagans 9 4 3 2 4 24 Toronto Nomads 9 4 5 0 4 20 Oshawa Vikings 9 2 7 0 9 17 Brampton Beavers 9 3 6 0 3 15 Sarnia Saints 9 1 8 0 2 6
Marshall Championship OSHAWA VIKINGS (4-4-1; 24 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS (1-7-1; 11 PTS) 1:30 PM; THOMPSON RUGBY PARK
AJAX WANDERERS (2-7-0; 15 PTS) v. BRAMPTON BEAVERS (3-6-0; 18 PTS) 3:00 PM; AJAX WANDERER'S FIELD
LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (8-1-0; 39 PTS) v. LINDSAY (9-0-0; 44 PTS) 3:00 PM; ST. GEORGE FIELDS
TORONTO NOMADS (4-5-0; 20 PTS) v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (4-5-0; 21 PTS) 3:00 PM; FLETCHER'S FIELDS Saturday August 13, 2016 9, while Ollie Ronsoncomes supplied with wisdomtocontrol the welcomed back intothe side looking thick at #6. Pasek piece. offera young scrappiness that should provide some strengthin the set togetherby Casey different. Starting with aheavy frontrow, and BocockBoos being held Line ups: opinion side? Come onout,grab a beerand give him your come intoour barnas the coach of thevisiting 'social' occasion. Did I mention Ryan Stickle will beer and a spot in the shade. Itshould be quite a get taped and warmed up stinging from May. of roadlosses tothe Aurora Barbarians still in the province, and are looking toavenge a pair 6:00pm wing. wingers just aboutempties, sohe'll run forthe first 40 onthe open time this season,and at just the right time as the depth chart for holds format fullback. Gavin Jacklyn puts his hand up forthe first Dylan Mundy lookswho to get a hitat out 13 aftera 5week lay off. comeback effort,and he'll need tofind formquick tokeep up with game from10. Alex Chan moves back tohis favored wing position, while Liam O'Neill The centrepairing this weekBraden sees Stubel continue his The halfback pairing goes young and old, with Vinnie Priorin the form The back rowhas seensomeconsistent performances from The 2nd rowshould look dangerous in the line out,Slifierzand Yelle The 2's usually have a deep rosterat home,and this week itlooks no thereBe early to get yourselfready Kick offsfor the Men Quins Lineup hosting Aurorahosting Quins Lineup and Will Alvarezat 7 and 8 respectively,while Kolby Frances is ! forthe 1's.teams Both sit in 2nd place Bouk’s – 4:30pm might at hooker. - fans tograb a cold forthe 2's,and - players to Shane Cullen Fawcett, Johnny Evans and Brock Dubicki will 2016 cover front row along with Josh Halsey who continues his comeback momentum. James Schouten, Zach White and Austen Jones will cover 2nd row/back row, and should add some sting to the defense when they come in. Jeff Kellam and Jay Shaw put their kids down and their hands up to play this weekend, they'll cover the centers and no doubt look to run. If you've been missed and you're available, bring your kit to the park and we'll fit you in. Let me know. The 1's put up an impressive performance last week - ironically with much of the same side that started the season 0-2. In this league, you're only as good as your last performance, and right now the Quins look
Saturday August 13, 13, August Saturday pretty sharp. But that could all change by Sunday morning. The 1's tight five continues its dominance this season, Lindsay, Sanders and Mahar all earning the nod this week based on form. The VH duo goes back to work in the 2nd row, and should provide a little extra in the sets. The back row has played its way into form, Kozi leading the charge wearing 7, while Auzins and Mckelvey have both doubled down on fitness and are looking hungry for work at 6 and 8. The backline features 3 halfbacks this week, Will Mac will enjoy his Medium size 9 jersey, spinning service to Nate Boeyenga at 10, who will look to use Will Kelly to straighten the attack at 12. It is a young and fast trio, so expect some excitement in attack if the boys can build the phase count. Hugh McDonell will no doubt keep the kids in check from 13, probably best you make sure he gets the ball early and often. The back three sees Maahs and Newman hold as the in form wings after a solid outing last week, while Captain Rory McDonell
2016 again leads the team from 15. The bench - is completely up for grabs. We'll have a coaching collective at the end of the 2's game and the top 8 performances earn shirts for the 1's game. It should be a great night for rugby, and if you haven't been out to see the boys play, this is the next to last home fixture of the summer. Evening starts are rare, so be sure to make this one count.
SecondXV First XV Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay Casey Bouk Hooker Ethan Sanders George Bocock Tighthead Graeme Mahar Joe Yelle Lock Josh Van Horne Michael Slifierz Lock Tom Van Horne Shane Pasek Flanker Paul Auzins Kolby Francis Flanker Jordan Kozina Will Alvarez 8 Man Graham McKelvey SH Saturday August 13, 13, August Saturday Vincenzo Prior Will McArthur Ollie Ronson FH Nathan Boyenga Gavin Jacklyn Wing Joe Newman Braden Stubel IC Will Kelly Dylan Mundy OC Hugh McDonell Alex Chan Wing Adam Maahs Liam O'neill FB Rory McDonell Reserves Cullen Fawcett 16 Johnny Evans 17 Brock Dubicki 18 James Schouten 19 Zach White 20 Austen Jones 21 Jeff Kellam 22 Jay Shaw 23 Saturday August 13, 2016 Barbs some early possessiondeep in the Quins end. The home their ownend,and being unable toexecute an exit strategy,gave the put in a solid efforttoconsider the momentum maintained. league leading Scottish last weekend, and knew they would have to season winningon a note.Help will put be needed.So your hand up! the league title may reach,be out of the club will look toclose outthe comfortably in 2nd place in the table. 3games left toplay, and while five triesin the 2nd half wayon the toa 51 visiting team ragged, scoring phases and eventually running the kept theswitch on,executing multiple createdgreasy conditions, the boys rolling on. Despitea light rain that in action.on the And the boys kept entirebench hopping the boards toget holding the visitorsto one. possession,scoring 4 firsthalf triesand line outs, theboys did well with the scrums and looking sharp in the establish dominance, holding ground in around the park hands, support tight creating quick ball forPrior and Ollie tospread by the play of Captain Casey Bouk,the boys got torolling, passes hitting night forrugby! Atthe half, the subs rolled in, the It didn't take long forthe Quins to The 2nd team tookthe field with plenty of numbers Forthose that made the tripto out the club, it was a great Saturday The game startedoff on the wrong foot, the Quins receiving a kick in The 1's tookthe field still feeling confident aftera solid win overthe Greatefforts from all involved, as the team now sits at 8 Game Report Game Report . another – Quins host Quins host Aurora - 5 win. - and talent. Lead - 3 and team defense held strong for a few phases, before a moment of defensive pressure popped, and
2016 a Barbs player walked through the line untouched for an easy 7 points. Probably best that the coach wasn't in the huddle under the posts for that one. However the game, and the Quins momentum, restarted well, strong defense keeping Aurora in their end and forcing a turn over, before a series of shots at the Barbs line saw a nifty pass from the base hitting Ethan Sanders doing his best Eric Howard impression hanging out on the wing, and the hooker went in untouched to restart the offense. While the Barbs looked to work the pack, keeping the ball tight and grinding their way down the field, the Quins defense was equal to the task, stuffing the offense and earning turnovers by forcing errors with aggressive line speed. Previous Quins teams may have struggled to lift their level and play
Saturday August 13, 13, August Saturday down to an opponent, but the boys this season have been able to focus on their own game, making them very dangerous. The hits kept coming, lead by some cracking tackles out of the 13 jersey - the boys stuffed the visitors behind the gain line time and again, before flooding the rucks to turn over ball and kick start the offense again. The tries - looked magical. Everyone went on attack, support players included, as quick rucks saw the ball spread far and wide, with several Quins involved in each score. To the Barbs credit, they stood up and made as many tackles as they could, but the Quins just kept coming at a pace that could not be slowed. There were several scores that would earn highlight status, with the boys picking up a total of 10 tries and holding the visitors to their single tally in the first minutes of the game. Tough to pick out a single player that stood out above the rest - Hugh's defense led the way, while Rory's injection into the line was as good as ever. Full credit to the pack, who had to make most of the tackles against a heavy Barbs pack working a pick and go game in wet conditions. Man of the
2016 Match Will Kelly got his first run playing 12, but showed he's still an in form kicker, draining what seemed like a full bucket of touchline conversions that looked to be dropped through the posts with ease. Those kicks seemed a little extra salt, adding 7 conversions to top up the tries in a 64-7 win. Another full team performance from the 40 men available, and
another great home stand. Saturday August 13, 13, August Saturday Saturday August 13, 2016 Marshall Championship Marshall Premiership TORONTO v. NOMADS 26 PETERBOROUGHPAGANS 12 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S v.22 LINDSAY 12 AJAX WANDERERS v.9 BRAMPTON BEAVERS 6 OSHAWA v.VIKINGS 53 SARNIA SAINTS 17 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS v.64 AURORA BARBARIANS MARKHAM IRISH 38v.WATERLOO COUNTY 23 BALMYBEACH v. 33 CRUSADERS 14 STONEYv. CREEK 10 TORONTO SCOTTISH 29 Weekly Rugby Ontario LeagueRecap 7 Saturday August 20, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall TORONTO(8 SCOTTISH WATERLOOCOUNTY (3 STONEYCREEK(3 BRANTFORDHARLEQUINS (8 3:00 PM; ROGERS FIELD 3:00 ROGERS PM; 3:00 SALTFLEETPM; HS FIELDSJONES 3:00 GEORGE PM; Thursday July 28 Marshall Premiership Week 11 Premiership First XV's Premiership XV's Second Aurora Barbarians Aurora Stoney Creek Markham Irish Waterloo County Crusaders Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Crusaders Stoney Creek Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish , 3:00 , - 7 WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview - 0; 21 PTS)v.BALMY BEACH (7 PM; FLETCHERSPM; FIELDS - - 7 2 - - 0; v.17 PTS) CRUSADERS (3 0; v.41 PTS) AURORA BARBARIANS(3 - GP GP 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 - 0; v.40 PTS) MARKHAMIRISH (5 W W 3 3 3 3 5 7 8 8 1 4 3 4 5 5 7 9 L L 7 7 7 7 5 3 2 2 9 6 5 5 4 5 3 1 - 3 - 0; 34 PTS) - 7 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - 0; 17 PTS) BNS BNS 10 10 5 5 9 6 6 8 9 1 5 6 6 4 9 8 - - 5 7 - - 0; 26 PTS) 0; 22 PTS) PTS PTS 17 17 21 22 26 34 40 41 21 22 24 26 29 36 46 5 2016
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 10 9 1 0 8 44 London St. George's 10 9 1 0 8 44 Oshawa Vikings 10 5 4 1 7 29 Toronto Nomads 10 5 5 0 5 25 Peterborough Pagans 10 4 6 0 5 21 Ajax Wanderers 10 3 7 0 7 19 Brampton Beavers 10 3 7 0 7 19 Sarnia Saints 10 1 8 1 5 11
Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 10 9 0 1 9 47 Ajax Wanderers 10 7 3 0 8 36
Saturday August 20, 20, August Saturday London St. George's 10 6 3 1 7 33 Peterborough Pagans 10 4 3 3 4 26 Oshawa Vikings 10 3 7 0 10 22 Toronto Nomads 10 4 5 1 4 22 Brampton Beavers 10 3 7 0 4 16 Sarnia Saints 10 1 9 0 2 6
Marshall Championship PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (4-6-0; 21 PTS) v. OSHAWA VIKINGS (5-4-1; 29 PTS) 1:30 PM; NICHOLLS OVAL
LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (9-1-0; 44 PTS) v. SARNIA SAINTS (1-8-1; 11 PTS) 3:00 PM; ST. GEORGE FIELDS
AJAX WANDERERS (3-7-0; 19 PTS) v. TORONTO NOMADS (5-5-0; 25 PTS) 3:00 PM; AJAX WANDERER'S FIELD
LINDSAY (9-1-0; 44 PTS) v. BRAMPTON BEAVERS (3-7-0; 19 PTS) 3:00 PM; LINDSAY Saturday August 20, 2016 welcome whom seemall that interestedin being backs. Morefriends are bench can cover,but it's Buddha, Brockand Lucas McIvor,none of with Ferraccioli and an wing, on one empty jerseyon theother. The will no doubt look torun straight through theIrish line. the centre pairing, Shaw and provide to service the experience of well, which will be important to Ronsonseems to be coming together on. team's success. we'llSo let them roll season and are abig reasonfor the consistent back rowfortrio the 2'sthis Codner and Alvarezhave been a half the other of thelockpairing. he usually skips it fora sleep in, so he'swell restedenough to earn thatsee how goes. James Schouten doesn't eat nails forbreakfast has Rumor it Kolby wants tostart eating nails forbreakfast. letsSo and Hayden right back intohis favored Hookerrole, with the hard workingBoos looksfit. It shouldbe a goodday forrugby. has been looking strong at training, everyone'seager and the team team in the table they have yet tobeat heading intothe homestretch, theyget a chance totake ontheonly Markham hosting Lineup Quins Irish The back threehas stillspot one vacant, Pate earning the nodat 15 The halfback pairing and of Prior The back rowlooks sharp, Pasek, The 2nd rowwelcomes back the large and in charge Kolby Francis The 2's frontrow welcomes back Eric Lickersinto the fold, thrown The Quins 2's have been ona roll this season, holding an 8 . propping either side.either Kellam - Markham Irish. The squad - 3 record - - The 1's are digging down the depth chart again this week, but have been holding form well as the summer closes out. Another solid week 2016 of training is in the bag, but it will be the effort over the next 80 minutes that matters most. You'd think having Lindsay and Gilli unavailable would shrink the size of the front row - but Cullen Fawcett showed up with enough thickness to cover two positions, and has played his way up the depth chart in a hurry - this guy can move. He'll get his first run on of the season beside Ethan Sanders going to work at hooker, while Graeme Mahar continues to bring the tools to the Tighthead job. The 2nd row welcomes the active Joe Yelle back for a run on, partnering with other twin Tom Van Horne in the engine room. Jordan Kozina has one game before a 6 game hiatus, so we'll let him run for his last 80 of the summer at 7. Worth a watch if you like good rugby players. It's only fitting we let Auzins and Mckelvey send him off in the back row. They'll miss him when he's gone. The halfback paring this week goes back to Schouten and Kelly, who have looked like the best connection all season long. They'll need to
keep it quick, as Hugh and Mundy will be eager to slice with ball in hand Saturday August 20, 20, August Saturday as the centre pairing. The back three moves through the rotation, Joe Newman moving to the fullback position while Maahs and Bouk take on the in form wing positions. The bench will feature a lot of forwards.... Boos, McIvor, Kolby, Pasek, Alvarez, Codner, and the backs will be covered by Pate and whomever else he can friend during the 2's game. Should be a good weekend for rugby, and the last chance to catch a summer game with a Beer. 2016
SecondXV First XV Graham Boos Loosehead Cullen Fawcett Eric Lickers Hooker Ethan Sanders Hayden Clarke Tighthead Graeme Mahar James Schouten Lock Joe Yelle Kolby Francis Lock Tom Van Horne Shane Pasek Flanker Paul Auzins Brandon Codner Flanker Jordan Kozina Will Alvarez 8 Man Graham McKelvey Vincenzo Prior SH Adam Schouten Ollie Ronson FH Will Kelly
Richard Harlequin Wing Casey Bouk Saturday August 20, 20, August Saturday Jay Shaw IC Dylan Mundy Jeff Kellam OC Hugh McDonell Justin Ferraciolli Wing Adam Maahs Andrew Pate FB Joe Newman Reserves Josh Halsey 16 Brock Dubicki 17 Lucas McIvor 18 Saturday August 20, 2016 Game Report Game Report rugby. lastthe 4months. to up play everyonehand their put overwho's consistent and long summer, sharedbyjust about teamthat playedbetterthe rugbystill won. gameswent minute,tothe final down but the match valuefull both in ups. playedfewa two'sthe game,short in were and overviewweekend.the of It was hot. The Quins did what did took it Quins The towin Irish droveThe guys, 28 about and with down Abbreviatedversion here is the time, but this And hope it'senough. hope And toNow it'stime start workingchampionship on Brantford are1's 9 - 2, the 2's arethe 2, 9 – Quins host Irish Quins host - - 3. It's been a 3. It's been barely. Both Saturday August 20, 2016 Marshall Championship Marshall Premiership LINDSAYv. 24 BRAMPTON BEAVERS 10 AJAX WANDERERS v.24 TORONTO NOMADS 15 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S v.64 SARNIA SAINTS 5 PETERBOROUGHPAGANS v. 51 OSHAWA VIKINGS 0 WATERLOOv.COUNTY 15 CRUSADERS STONEY CREEK 17v. BALMYBEACH 41 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS v.27 MARKHAMIRISH 25 TORONTO SCOTTISHv. 31 AURORA BARBARIANS 0 Weekly Rugby Ontario LeagueRecap 29 Saturday August 27, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall BALMYBEACH(8 STONEYCREEK(3 MARKHAM(5 IRISH (4 CRUSADERS 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM Marshall Premiership Week 12 Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Aurora Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Waterloo County Stoney Creek Balmy Beach Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Stoney Creek Crusaders Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish - - - - AUG 27; FIELD AUG GAGE T&G 27; SALTFLEETAUG HS 27; DRIVE)MARKHAMAUG (AUSTIN 27; CRUSADERSAUG PARK - 7 - - 3 0; v.21 PTS) BRANTFORDHARLEQUINS (9 - - - 8 WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview 0; 39 v.PTS) AURORA BARBARIANS(3 6 - - 0; 21 v.PTS) WATERLOO COUNTY (3 0; 27 v.PTS) TORONTO(9 SCOTTISH GP GP 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 W W 3 3 4 3 5 8 9 9 1 3 4 5 5 6 8 10 L L 8 8 7 8 6 3 2 2 6 6 6 6 4 3 1 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - - 8 8 - 2 - - 0; 17 PTS) 0; 22 PTS) - - 0; 46 PTS) 2 - BNS BNS 0; 45 PTS) 10 10 10 11 5 9 6 7 7 9 1 8 8 6 5 9 PTS PTS 17 21 22 22 27 39 45 46 24 26 26 30 31 41 51 5 2016 Marshall Championship
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 11 10 1 0 9 49 London St. George's 11 10 1 0 9 49 Oshawa Vikings 11 5 5 1 7 29 Peterborough Pagans 11 5 6 0 6 26 Toronto Nomads 11 5 6 0 5 25 Ajax Wanderers 11 4 7 0 8 24 Brampton Beavers 11 3 8 0 7 19 Sarnia Saints 11 1 9 1 5 11
Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 11 10 0 1 10 52 Ajax Wanderers 11 8 3 0 9 41
Saturday August 27, 27, August Saturday London St. George's 11 7 3 1 7 37 Peterborough Pagans 11 5 3 3 5 31 Oshawa Vikings 11 3 8 0 10 22 Toronto Nomads 11 4 6 1 4 22 Brampton Beavers 11 3 8 0 4 16 Sarnia Saints 11 1 10 0 2 6
Marshall Championship LINDSAY (10-1-0; 49 PTS) v. AJAX WANDERERS (4-7-0; 23 PTS) 3:00 PM - AUG 27; LINDSAY
BRAMPTON BEAVERS (3-8-0; 18 PTS) v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (5-6-0; 26 PTS) 3:00 PM - AUG 27; VORTEX BEAVER DAM
OSHAWA VIKINGS (5-5-1; 29 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (10-1-0; 49 PTS) 3:00 PM - AUG 27; THOMPSON PARK
SARNIA SAINTS (1-9-1; 11 PTS) v. TORONTO NOMADS (5-6-0; 25 PTS) 3:00 PM - AUG 27; NICHOLLS OVAL
Quins Lineup at Oakville Crusaders 2016
The Quins have always had a tough go traveling to Oakville - the home team has generally held the upper hand, coming off a solid 2 decade run as one of the top clubs in the country. However with the ebbs and flows of the game, the Quins have now moved both teams into 2nd spot in the province, while the Cru are treading near the bottom of the table. But that just means they'll be hungry for points. With the OUA taking a bite out of the depth chart, it's going to require a top effort to win the day. The 2's were looking thin at the start of the week, but in typical 2's fashion, have built in strength to peak when it counts, and come to the park with a full bag this weekend. Boos, Dubicki and Haydn Clarke hold down the fort in the front row, and have all looked solid in the sets this month. They'll be joined by James Schouten in his final game as a Quin, with Zack White. Expect these two to cause trouble in the line out for their opponents.
Saturday August 27, 27, August Saturday The back row looks flashy, with Codner, and Alvarez holding form, and they are joined by Eric Lickers who's working his way back through the depth chart as he looks to find his fall rugby form after another summer in the Arctic. It's a great way to shed pounds. The back line is full of athletes, so, like a Tuesday practice, we tossed shoes in the middle and threw them out to pick spots. First shoe out, Jeff Kellam - congratulations on the new #9 jersey. Someone told me you played it once. 2nd shoe, Ollie Ronson, lucky drawn back to the #10 jersey. Third we drew a pair of sneakers to form the centre combo, and they fit Jay Shaw and Liam O'Neill. Should be an interesting combination of speed and elbows. I'm sure Shawzie could make a drink out of it. The last three shoes left just happened to be built for speed. Adrian
2016 Brown makes a return to the side on the blind wing, while Ethan Hagar comes in on debut to the men's program, running on the open wing. Fullback goes to the captain Casey Bouk, who continues to lead the team face first. Just look at him. Bench - Expect some punch. It's heavy - Johnny Evans heavy. Speaking of large, we'll be adding some supports to the pine this week to fit Kolby Francis' toilet. Kid looks to be struggling carrying that thing behind him, but its gotta be tough to tackle. Jason Murchie joins these two as cover for tight five, and Kyle Smith comes in to cover the back row. We'll leave an extra spot in case another Hagar wants to prove he's as tough as the Priors. The back line could use a little help for cover - though that Lickers kid can always move out in a pinch. Regardless, it's a good team. The 1's came out of a tight one last week and have refocused the effort to start a push for the fall. Within a fortnight of September is around the time when the good teams start winning. So that will be the challenge then. Saturday August 27, 27, August Saturday The front row sees another shuffle, Matt Lindsay back in pushing Cullen Fawcett to the tighthead position, while the hooker position goes so deep on the chart we had to get the coach to play. The 2nd row is beefed back up with a full twin compliment, which should add some thickness in the sets. Joe Yelle shows his range coming into the back row, where he'll look to use long strides to cover a lot of field. Paul Auzins continues to hold form like he's standing on top of a trophy, and moves up to the number 7 shirt based on fitness. He's also the reserve tighthead prop. And he'll fix your car to save 10% on petrol if you park behind the club post game. Graham Mckelvey plays 8, and will probably knock someone over. 2016 The backs are looking forward to getting it on this weekend, the sweet sweet love spinning tight service from Schouten to Piatek, as the pairing looks to control the game with their relative wisdom. Dylan Mundy comes in again wearing the 12 jersey, which adds a step and a half more speed to the inside backs. Hugh McDonell continues to make a statement with his play in the 13 jersey - I don't think we'll move him to 10 this year. The back three remains consistent, Maahs and Newman attack on either side of the captain - Rory McDonell. The bench - Francis, Evans, Boos, Liam, Bouk, Lickers, Alvarez. Looks like it's going to be a good day for rugby. May the better teams win.
SecondXV First XV Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay Brock Dubicki Hooker Dave Neill
Hayden Clarke Tighthead Cullen Fawcett Saturday August 27, 27, August Saturday James Schouten Lock Josh Van Horne Zack White Lock Tom Van Horne Eric Lickers Flanker Paul Auzins Brandon Codner Flanker Joe Yelle Will Alvarez 8 Man Graham McKelvey Jeff Kellam SH Adam Schouten Ollie Ronson FH Steve Piatek Adrian Brown Wing Joe Newman Jay Shaw IC Dylan Mundy Liam O'neill OC Hugh McDonell Ethan Hagar Wing Adam Maahs Casey Bouk FB Rory McDonell Reserves John Evans 16 Jason Murchie 17 Kolby Francis 18 Kyle Smith 19 Saturday August 27, 2016 the rugby, and just like that, thescoreline opened up 24 lived, simple mistakes and a lack sawof support the Cruplay most of set moves. And it worked. The Quins possessionwas generally short mauling at everyopportunity, while the back line ran through thebasic looked like the late 90's,with rumbling forwardspicking and driving and Cru counteredwith half their 2003 that was missing Casey Bouk,and had Eric Lickersat scrum half. The just alittle coolerin the process. studentsalways thins the depth chart a little bit, making the weather fixturethe year. of Though the leaves have yet toturn,loss the the of season for It's been a solid the league title. eliminated from mathematically but are 3rdplace Cru, place overthe clinchwho 2nd from theboys, team. triesto 3, with theonly successful convertsbelonging tothe home couldn't close thegap far enough, with theCruholding on toa lead 4 scoresheet forthe full 2nd stanza. Howeverin the end, theQuins just tries. The defense picked up the paceas well, and held the Cru offthe seriesof line breaks seeingthe oneman rugby show overfor a few some windin the sails, the 2'sstarted toattack from all overthe park, a the returnof Casey to Bouk back the 2's, boys started toroll. With The halftime chat Prettygood run dayHot it was Saturday though, as the 2'stookthe field with aline up It's always tough heading toCru park in what is essentially the first'fall' Game Report Game Report the - play betterrugby. With an up tempo strategy,and – McCormick Quins atOakville cup team. The firsthalf - 0 at the half. 2's, and there's one game left for everyone to get a run in. See you in
2016 September. The 1's took the park knowing this fixture had been a monkey on their back for some time now, it has been a long time since the Quins had their way with the home team at Cru park. With sights set on playing top flight rugby in the fall, this would be a character test for the team. From the kick off, the boys looked good - Newman with an athletic play to keep a clearance kick in bounds, countered to the captain who put a return punt that sent the Cru into a scramble in their own end, before clearing for a Quins line out in the attacking zone. The ensuing line out saw the Quins move forward with every phase, winning the points of contact and moving the ball with speed, before a quick tap penalty saw Joe Yelle over for a score. The Saturday August 27, 27, August Saturday opening exchange was textbook for what the Quins want to accomplish. But keeping that up for 80 isn't easy. The Quins popped a second try through big Matt Lindsay (spoiler alert - he scores 2) after some well worked forward play inside the Cru end. However it was the Cru who would score next, a pick off pass stopping a promising Quins attack and breathing life into the home team. Some nonsense after the touchdown saw the Quins a man short for the next 10 minutes, further pumping the home team. While the Quins may have looked dominant in the opening 10 minutes, a few lapses in focus now saw a game hotly contested. The Quins dug deep and added 2 more scores, to take a solid 24-7 lead into the half. The 2nd half opened with the Quins once more in control, until a
2016 series of penalties saw the team warrant a 2nd yellow card, unfortunately the player singled out was already wearing the first yellow and now saw red. Down a man for what turned out to be half the game, the Quins faced a real test. The Cru scored. The Quins struggled to gain traction on offense, the missing threat in the Centers forcing the team to change its playing style. But the pack took over. Possession won deep in the Cru end saw the front row get over for 2 more scores, and a 3 pointer from the foot of the captain gave the Quins a comfortable lead, and the ability to play with a bit more control. While the home team would add a few scores late, the final result remained as it was earned, 44-38 for the Harlequins. The win helps the Quins keep pace with the top of the table, still one point out of first with 2 weeks left in the season, the boys will have to take all points on offer to have a shot, while the top team will need to falter. Only one of these factors is in control. Still a long way to go until the final whistle of the season, but we've come too far to turn back
now. And so we go back to the sheds on Tuesday, 6:30pm. Saturday August 27, 27, August Saturday Saturday August 27, 2016 SARNIA SAINTS v.8 TORONTO NOMADS 28 OSHAWA v.VIKINGS 0 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S 76 BRAMPTON BEAVERSv. 34 PAGANS PETERBOROUGH 22 LINDSAYv. 79 AJAX WANDERERS 0 Marshall Championship BALMYBEACH v. 25 AURORA BARBARIANS STONEYv. CREEK 29 WATERLOO COUNTY25 MARKHAM IRISHv. 20 TORONTO SCOTTISH 40 CRUSADERS v.36 BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS 44 Marshall Premiership Weekly Rugby Ontario LeagueRecap 12 Saturday September 10, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall AURORABARBARIANS (3 TORONTO(10 SCOTTISH STONEYCREEK(4 WATERLOOCOUNTY (3 3:30 PM 3 PM 3 PM 10:20 AM Marshall Premiership Week 13 Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Aurora Barbarians Aurora Markham Irish Stoney Creek Waterloo County Balmy Beach Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Barbarians Aurora Crusaders Stoney Creek Markham Irish Balmy Beach Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish - - SEP10; SALTFLEET HS SEP10; FIELD ROGERS - - SEPFIELD JONES 10; GEORGE SEP10; FLETCHER'S FIELDS - 8 WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview - 0; 26 v.PTS) CRUSADERS (4 - 9 - - - 2 9 0; v.19 PTS) BRANTFORDHARLEQUINS (10 - - 0; 51 v.PTS) BALMY BEACH(9 0; v.22 PTS) MARKHAMIRISH (5 GP GP 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 11 W W 3 3 4 4 5 9 1 3 5 5 6 7 8 11 L L 9 9 8 8 7 3 2 2 7 7 6 6 4 4 1 - 8 - 0; 22 PTS) T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 - - 0; 43 PTS) 7 - 0; 27 PTS) BNS BNS 10 10 10 11 11 12 7 7 7 7 1 8 6 9 6 9 - 2 PTS PTS - 19 22 23 26 27 43 50 51 24 26 31 35 36 41 56 0; 50 PTS) 5 Saturday September 10, 2016 Marshall Championship SARNIA SAINTS (1 OSHAWA VIKINGS (5 BRAMPTON BEAVERS (4 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S (11 3 PM 3 PM 3 3 PM 3 PM 3 Championship Championship XV'sSecond Championship First XV's Sarnia Sarnia Saints Brampton Beavers Vikings Oshawa Toronto Nomads Peterborough Pagans St. London George's Ajax Wanderers Lindsay Sarnia Saints Brampton Beavers Ajax Wanderers Peterborough Pagans Vikings Oshawa Toronto Nomads St. London George's Lindsay - - - - SEP 10; NORMAN 10; PERRYSEP PARK PARK THOMPSON 10; SEP SEP 10; VORTEX10; SEP BEAVER DAM GEORGE'SST10; SEP FIELD - 10 - - 6 1; 11 PTS) v.PTS)11 1; PETERBOROUGHPAGANS (5 - 1; 29 PTS) v.PTS)29 1; LINDSAY (11 - 8 - 0; 23 PTS) v.PTS)23 0; TORONTO NOMADS (6 - 1 Championship - 0; 54 PTS) v.PTS)54 0; AJAX WANDERERS (4 GP GP 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Marshall 11 11 11 W W 1 4 3 5 5 8 8 1 4 4 5 5 6 - 11 10 L L 1 1 1 8 9 6 4 3 4 0 8 8 7 6 6 - 0; 54 PTS)54 0; T T 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - - 6 - 7 8 - - 0; 30 PTS)30 0; - 0; 27 PTS)27 0; BNS BNS 0; 23 PTS)23 0; 10 10 10 11 4 5 5 7 7 9 5 8 8 7 7 6 PTS PTS 54 54 21 22 27 33 41 41 57 11 24 24 27 29 30 8 Saturday September 10, 2016 and will look tocontinue tobe anuisance at the line out, whileLucas advantage of somewet conditions. Zack White has been training well season charge, the September side looksfull value. with abit moredepth and the returnof somevets looking fora late rugby tobe shared around. are afew morespecial guests the on team sheet, therewill be lots of with Smith and Lavoie each running outside.on the he's always been a gamer in the fall. He'll have Kyle's all around him, Jacklyn, has who been consistently inconsistent thepast fewyears, but the out. straight runs and stiff drinks from theinside, and some sick flowfrom goodto see thecoach testhis form. back in aftercoaching the side formost season. ofthe2015Should be toup show to see who. outside candidate torun onthewing forthe 1's. the playoff run. gets his firstrun onstart since May McIvor Eric LickersEric is going tostart at 8,but may end up at9, and 2 or is an Evan Clarke comes back intothe starting side at #6,while Tyler Mirco The frontrow will be large Most years, the2'sline up thins outwith the turningthe leaves, of but Subs The back threefeatures three kids Jay Shaw and JeffKellam formthe centre pairing Back intothe fold aftera Playing scrum half this week, a(registered)mystery guest. You'll have Quins Lineup at WaterlooQuins Lineup County - areanyone I've forgotten. Bring your kitand get a half. There joins theengine roomon aconditioning stint. lengthy - Boos, HaydenBoos, and absence - - all belonging to thefullback, Gavin and will also look tofind stridefor - Mitch Halsey - McIssac expect a lotof will look totake , comeswho 2016 The 1's are looking to close out the season with some momentum heading into the fall. Knowing the league title is still within reach, the effort to be a champion needs to be there for the full 80 to have a shot. With the rain supposed to increase in intensity from 3pm - 5pm, expect some tough conditions for expansive rugby. However that shouldn't stop this week's game plan - heavy and straight over top. The pack loads up with size this week, big Matt Lindsay setting the bar at #1, while the Girly Man Graeme Mahar moves over one to fill the hooker position. Cullen Fawcett has continued to build form in the front row, so we'll squeeze him onto the tight side of the pack. The 2nd row is full of Van Horne - 500 lbs. and counting. The back row also goes large, Joe Yelle running at 6, Auzins and 7, and Mckelvey at 8. These guys are known for big collisions, and expect them to set the tone Saturday. 9 - 10 goes back to the sweet sweet stylings of DJ Stevie P featuring Schoutie on the banjo - or whatever crap country music instrument he plays.
Saturday September 10, Saturday Centers - Mundy made training this week, so we'll promote him all the way into 12 again. Lucky guy to be playing beside Hugh McDonell, who's presence was missed after spending a good portion of the last match in the sin bin. Expect him to make his presence felt early and often. The back three features Joe Newman (probably) at fullback, and on the wings, we have gone with nothing dynamic, just power and pace through the legs of Casey Bouk and Will Alvarez. Bench - Boos, McIvor, Mirco, Lickers, and some backs. Some hungry boys looking to make a statement this weekend - worth standing in the rain for. 2016
SecondXV First XV Graham Boos Loosehead Matthew Lindsay Hayden Clarke Hooker Graeme Mahar Josh Halsey Tighthead Cullen Fawcett Lucas McIvor Lock Josh Van Horne Zack White Lock Tom Van Horne Evan Clarke Flanker Paul Auzins Tyler Mirco Flanker Joe Yelle Eric Lickers 8 Man Graham McKelvey Richard Harlequin SH Adam Schouten
Mitch McIsaac FH Steve Piatek Saturday September 10, Saturday Kyle Smith Wing Will Alvarez Jay Shaw IC Dylan Mundy Jeff Kellam OC Hugh McDonell Kyle Lavoie Wing Casey Bouk Gavin Jacklyn FB Joe Newman
Game Report – Quins at County 2016 The 2's had already locked in their 2nd place finish heading into the final game, but the boys closed out the season in style with a win over a deep Waterloo county team. Playing into a driving wind in the first half, the Quins traded blows with the home team, the game having a very back and forth feel. When the dust cleared at the half, the game was tied up at 3 scores even. Strong running up the park from the forward pack, with great support play from the scrum half Lickers, saw the boys playing some great rugby into a punishing wind. The 2nd half saw the Quins sails lifted by the tailwind, riding a wave of Gavin Jacklyn tries, the Quins piled on the offense, scoring 4 tries in the 2nd half while allowing only one. Strong efforts from everyone involved, a great mix of old boys coming in to fill gaps in an otherwise consistent line up over the season. Great effort to everyone who wore a 2's jersey this season. The club can't succeed if the development team doesn't produce - and this season, they produced some great
rugby. Saturday September 10, Saturday The 1's took the field with the mindset that the league title would be
2016 within their grasp if they could stick to the scrip for the last 2 matches. With a few changes to the line up that yet again saw new combinations, the team started the game looking determined. The faces didn't really matter, the mission was all the same. Tackles, rucks and tries. And that's what happened. Right off the hop, the Quins took it to the home team, attacking with multi phase possession that kept the defense scrambling. The speed at the breakdown was quick, the lines of run sharp, and the passes tight. And just like that, the Quins were on a roll, scoring 3 tries through a mix of play. Matt Lindsay taking flat passes and skinnying through the gap to score untouched, some well worked passes going through the hand to see newly minted winger Will Alvarez going in for a score, and the Quins looking to play the better rugby. At the half, the Quins had earned the bonus, and looked comfortable for the win, up 26-7 after playing into a massive wind. The chat - stay on script. Easier said than done. The 2nd half saw the Quins continue to frustrate the Waterloo attack with blitzing defense, and pressuring the set piece enough to earn
Saturday September 10, Saturday penalties and force a generally unstable platform. The bench rolled in, with everyone contributing to keep the momentum rolling. Gavin Jacklyn pocketed a try in relief for the 1's, picking up a Hat Trick on the day, while game day Captain Hugh McDonell grabbed a trick of his own. The skip diced ginsu like slices in the backline, and created a generally menacing defensive pressure forcing a 60 meter turn over that he picked up to complete the brace. 54-12 was the final tally, the home team gracious in defeat to a better side. All in all, a good day of rugby for the Quins, who eagerly awaited the score line from the other league matches come in. The previous league leaders Scottish failed to take the bonus point against a tough Balmy Beach side, putting both Scottish and Quins tied at the top of the table with 55 points. The tie break goes to the Harlequins - so one more 5 pointer to close out the season will see Brantford win the first league title in - ?? Can anyone confirm?? All nice to talk about and tough to do - the Quins will be facing a Stoney Creek side that needs points to finish as high as 4th, 2016 and with fall conditions in full effect, there is still work to do before anything is accomplished. Least of all, another month
of games to be won before the work is done. Saturday September 10, Saturday Weekly Rugby Ontario League Recap
Marshall Premiership 2016 TORONTO SCOTTISH 15 v. BALMY BEACH 5
WATERLOO COUNTY 12 v. BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS 48
STONEY CREEK 7 v. CRUSADERS 27
AURORA BARBARIANS 31 v. MARKHAM IRISH 25
Marshall Championship OSHAWA VIKINGS 0 v. LINDSAY 69
SARNIA SAINTS 12 v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS 19
LONDON ST. GEORGE'S 118 v. AJAX WANDERERS 0
BRAMPTON BEAVERS 50 v. TORONTO NOMADS 27 Saturday September 10, Saturday Saturday September 17, 2016 Marshall PremiershipMarshall AURORABARBARIANS (4 BRANTFORDHARLEQUINS (11 BALMYBEACH(9 (5 CRUSADERS 7:00 PM 3:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM Marshall Premiership Week 14 Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Aurora Barbarians Aurora Stoney Creek Markham Irish Waterloo County Balmy Beach Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Stoney Creek Markham Irish Crusaders Barbarians Aurora Balmy Beach Toronto Scottish Brantford Harlequins - - - - SEPFIELD JONES 10; GEORGE SEP17; FLETCHER'SFIELDS SEP17; FIELD GAGE T&G SEP17; CRUSADERS PARK - 8 - - 4 0; v.27 PTS) TORONTO(11SCOTTISH - WeeklyOntario LeagueRugbyPreview 0; 43 v.PTS) MARKHAMIRISH (5 - 9 - 0; v.27 PTS) WATERLOO COUNTY (3 GP GP 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 - 2 - 0; 55 v.PTS) STONEY CREEK(4 11 11 12 W W 3 4 5 5 4 9 1 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 L L 9 8 8 9 4 2 2 8 7 7 7 4 4 1 - 8 - 0; 27 PTS) T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 - 0; 55 PTS) BNS BNS 10 11 11 11 11 10 13 - 7 7 7 7 2 7 9 9 7 - 10 9 - - 0; 26 PTS) 0; 19 PTS) PTS PTS 19 26 27 27 27 43 55 55 27 29 31 35 41 46 61 6 2016 Marshall Championship
Championship First XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 13 12 1 0 11 59 London St. George's 13 12 1 0 11 59 Peterborough Pagans 13 6 7 0 7 31 Toronto Nomads 13 6 7 0 7 31 Brampton Beavers 13 5 8 0 9 29 Oshawa Vikings 13 5 7 1 7 29 Ajax Wanderers 13 4 9 0 8 24 Sarnia Saints 13 1 11 1 6 12
Championship Second XV's GP W L T BNS PTS Lindsay 13 12 0 1 12 62 London St. George's 13 9 3 1 8 46 Ajax Wanderers 13 8 5 0 11 43 Peterborough Pagans 13 5 5 3 7 33
Saturday September 17, Saturday Toronto Nomads 13 6 6 1 6 32 Oshawa Vikings 13 3 10 0 10 22 Brampton Beavers 13 4 9 0 5 21 Sarnia Saints 13 2 11 0 4 12
Marshall Championship OSHAWA VIKINGS (5-7-1; 29 PTS) v. PETERBOROUGH PAGANS (6-7-0; 31 PTS) 3:00 PM - SEP 17; THOMPSON PARK
BRAMPTON BEAVERS (5-8-0; 28 PTS) v. AJAX WANDERERS (4-9-0; 23 PTS) 3:00 PM - SEP 17; VORTEX BEAVER DAM
LINDSAY (11-1-0; 59 PTS) v. TORONTO NOMADS (6-7-0; 31 PTS) 3:00 PM - SEP 17; LINDSAY
SARNIA SAINTS (1-11-1; 12 PTS) v. LONDON ST. GEORGE'S (12-1-0; 59 PTS) 3:00 PM - SEP 17; NORMAN PERRY PARK Saturday September 17, 2016 Steviecenters.P featuringthe in McDonell Hugh Hugh's remix and Schouten's tight itto toup service DJ the speed pie slice of fairstyle.in it out we letWe'llrun him eventhrowextra an in speed. will lookto keepand collisionthe at timing on ludicroushis seconds play.his rest Justcut don't timeto 10 surestthe teamthe sheeton to bet make the it'sbacked and playbyhis park. the on a motorcycle,on you atclub up show the year1's the with forcomesalong who hisfirstthe of on run difference.will eventhe notice Tom.beside lock pairing the think Joe Don't rotation,thirdso weslide Yelle Joe twin into Waterloo wondersteamthe sheet.It's done to Justscrum. ask the intoHooker pushed the been lightestas the position prop on Fawcett and who'sMahar of side either on down packing picks.side. the Bringspot in youra cleatsand beer toa earn everyone'sstretchlegs warmbeforethe up in out wemake Mckelvey scrum the at of season back continues the a fine byPaul joined He'sstill who Auzins, looks as rowback The welcomes LucasMcIvorback row2nd The VanJosh sees on out Horne frontThe row lookslarge chargein again, and once Lindsay gameOne Schouten has owned the scrum half jersey half scrum the ownedSchouten has allyear, only so Quins Lineup host Stoneyhost Quins Lineup Creek . . - - skipper Rorycomes intoback McDonell side the so we'lldress a bucket howsee and load - instant coolfactor when been shouldering a good chunk of the load this year, at times
2016 literally being the difference - and not missing a fixture. Decent season #13. It's been a fast team this year, but Mundy and Newman seem to have won the race into the starting team sweaters - one spot usually held for the captain this week drops into the deep fryer for some extra crispy goodness. It was hard to find a bucket sized jersey, but we had Stevie P draw it up on the white board after 9 O'clock, and with enough effort, we found a way to fit the pail de poulet playing out on the wing like it's his job. White socks this week Colonel. The bench - is large. We want to keep everyone running together, so bring your kit and your game face. Lickers, Alvarez, Boos, White, Buddha, Clarke, Bouk, Kellam and Stubel. Anyone else wants to join, you're welcome. It promises to be a great day for rugby, no matter what the weather. Bonus point win is on offer - but no one gives them
Saturday September 17, Saturday away. Pack your lunch and dust off the work boots - and get to it. Saturday September 17, 2016 takes a massive efforttolift. back So at it we go. league justisn't goodenough. That elusive cup is real heavy will sharpen their focus forthe last 4 weeksof play. And winning the the startthe season of how outstanding it may have been province heading into what really matters offensecatch fire,roaring toa 50 home team was happy tosee therain stopjust in time tolet the cup like intensity. This kept theCreekoffense eating donuts, while the about over. league clinching bonus point try forwardsup the middle with the drizzletokeep the high poweredQuins offensemuzzled. enough pressuretoforce errors, combining with a continual wet credit,the Creek scrambled on defense and put the hometeam under on what seemed like 10 attemptsinside the Creek22m. Totheir close forthe first half hour, theHarlequins eventually pocketing 3 tries early miscuesSome and a fewunforced errorskept the controlling the ball and continually attacking inside the Creekhalf. Harlequins, however,looked like the best team in the table, brought put togethera determined effortfor the full 80. The Saturday, in tough conditions against a scrappy opponent. Game Report Admittedly, StoneyCreek did not travel well The Quins closed theseason without aconvincing 50 point winon No time toNo sit back and reflectaccomplishmenton the With a comfortablelead at thehalf, the bench began toroll in, with The Quins continue toplay the betterrugby, eventually rumbling the - Cup – Championship Quins host Camels Quins host - Tighthead - and by this point, thecontestwas 0 win, and securing topin spot the - the number goalone setat out - Cullen Fawcett scoring the the McCormick Cup. - - is now in sight. 16 teams howeverthe team they - scoreline no matter - and it Saturday September 17, 2016 Marshall Premiership Final Standings Marshall Premiership 2016 Premiership Marshall Standings Final BRANTFORD HARLEQUINS v.50 STONEY CREEK AURORA BARBARIANS v.14 WATERLOO COUNTY 22 BALMYBEACH v. 8 MARKHAM IRISH 27 CRUSADERS v.23 TORONTO SCOTTISH 17 Premiership XV's Second Premiership First XV's Aurora Barbarians Aurora Stoney Creek Markham Irish Waterloo County Balmy Beach Crusaders Brantford Harlequins Toronto Scottish Waterloo County Stoney Creek Barbarians Aurora Crusaders Markham Irish Balmy Beach Toronto Scottish Brantford Harlequins GP GP 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 10 12 11 12 W W 2 5 4 5 7 9 4 4 4 6 6 9 12 10 10 10 L L 9 8 8 7 4 4 2 8 8 5 3 2 0 T T 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BNS BNS 11 12 11 14 10 11 12 12 3 7 9 7 8 7 8 7 PTS PTS 11 27 29 33 40 45 51 62 24 26 27 31 32 43 56 60 Saturday September 17, 2016 MarshallChampionship Championship Championship XV'sSecond Championship First XV's Sarnia Sarnia Saints Brampton Beavers Vikings Oshawa Toronto Nomads Peterborough Pagans Ajax Wanderers St. London George's Lindsay Sarnia Saints Ajax Wanderers Vikings Oshawa Brampton Beavers Toronto Nomads Peterborough Pagans St. London George's Lindsay promotionon Lindsaytakes tie Final StandingsFinal - breaker 2016 GP GP 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Marshall SARNIA SAINTS v.0 LONDON ST.GEORGE'S 20 LINDSAYv. 36 TORONTO NOMADS 0 BRAMPTON BEAVERSv. 22 AJAX WANDERERS 17 OSHAWA v.VIKINGS 6 PETERBOROUGHPAGANS 26 12 12 12 W W 2 4 3 6 5 8 9 1 4 5 5 6 6 Championship 11 10 11 L L 9 6 5 5 3 0 9 7 8 7 7 1 1 T T 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 BNS BNS 10 11 12 11 11 4 5 6 7 8 6 8 7 9 7 7 PTS PTS 12 21 22 32 33 43 46 62 12 24 29 29 31 31 59 59 Saturday September 24, 2016 McCormick Cup McCormick 4 Victory’s The DrawThe To The Is SetIs Saturday September 24, 2016 some historic rivalries brought tolife steepedin tradition, thereare bound tobe weekend and with atrophy that is so Balmy Beach. The Beaversfrom Brampton and the Irish from Markham fared sitting behind threepowerhouseclubs in Brantford,Toronto Scottish and Cups since the inception theCup of in 1982.They are ranked #4 thisseason, Markham side has won record a seventeen McCormick/Ontario/Carling on tosecond round. matchup on Ajax’s home soil,this Saturday. sixteenth aspectseed! One in Ajax’s favour isthat thetwosides will similar sporting eventshave taught us anything; never count outthe Championship. The Harlequin powerhousesare heavy favourites, butif sixteenth ranked BrantfordHarlequins from Marshall Premiership take the on the line. EasternOntario Rugby Union will face off,with achance tohoist thecup on Premiership, Marshall Championship and representativeone from the 24, 2016with sixteen teams facing offacross Ontario. Teams from Marshall newly found rivalries come tolife. The McCormick Cup begins September strongvictories at the conclusion of the season among the competitive Championship division. They are alsocoming offtwo being one against the second Markham, but had a strongend ofwith theseason twostraight victories; The Oakville side placed fifth in the Premiership this season, behind totake place in Bramptonand it is sureto be an exciting contest. similarly during the season,with matching recordsof 6 The McCormick Cup is upon us this MCCORMICK CUP MATCHUP PREVIEWS Oakville Crusaders (5) v.Peterborough Pagans RFC (12) Markham Irish RFC (4)v.Brampton Beavers RFC (13) Waterloo CountyRFCv. (8) BrantfordHarlequins (1) v.Ajax Wanderers RFC (16) A contestthat can be described as a David v. Goliath standoff, thetop Oakville is always in the pictureit whencomes toa McCormick Cup run. The Markham Irish are alegend, when itcomes toMcCormick Cups. The WaterlooCounty RFC have forfeitedthe match. TorontoScottish will move - seed Wanderers from Ajax, whoplay in the Marshall Bytown - ranked Scottish. Peterborough finished third and Blues RFC (9) . - 8 - 0. The match is set - Toronto Scottish (2) v. Oshawa Vikings RFC (15)
2016 The Oshawa Vikings have forfeited the match. Toronto Scottish will move on to second round. Stoney Creek RFC (7) v. Lindsay RFC (10) Lindsay and London finished atop of the Marshall Championship, with Lindsay narrowly edging the St. George’s in the first place tiebreaker. Lindsay is a force to be reckoned with, but face a tough Stoney Creek side in their first match. Stoney Creek has had a tough time stringing together wins as of late and lost their final match of the season 50-0 against the first place Harlequins. Balmy Beach RFC (3) v. Toronto Nomads (14) You can never count out the defending champions in the playoffs. In this case, you can never count out the defending, defending champions. Balmy Beach has won the last two McCormick Cups and the third-ranked Premiership side is back for more in 2016. Their first match comes against a resilient Toronto Nomads side, which had a strong first half of the season, while being handed the majority of their losses in the last half. Aurora Barbarians RFC (6) v. London St. George’s (11)
Saturday September 24, Saturday The matchup between the Aurora Barbarians and London St. George’s may just be the most exciting of the first round. The Barbs have been playing well as of late, defeating the fourth-ranked Markham Irish in their contest two weeks ago. London, on the other hand was dominant in the Marshall Championship division, narrowly being edged out of first place by Lindsay. The St. George’s are on a definitive high right now with three straight shutout defeats, but the Barbs have the ability to play upset. All matches will begin at 3:00PM ET except for Rogers Match of the Day which starts @ 3:30PM ET. Saturday September 24, 2016 horses come out of the stablesthe horsesof comethisfall. out it will temperatures,be ideal conditions see howto Goodrow's and field areusually in shapeyear.top thisof time has always It provenbegreatday to adown in Ajax, who's club while Hugh, Curtis andDJ Stevie the P will cover the backs. McIvor, Yelle, Evan and Maharwill all lookget someimpact, to Bouk in on wings.the Expect exciting results. skatingDylan styleoftime. Mundytheinto13 first thejersey for week, while we put the Shaw runsinside the linecentre this solid a prettyhalf back pairing. skipper Rory McDonell roundto out Schouten pumping the service to shuffled,strong with but starts familyonopen bucket run atcombo sideflankshowing to after running inthe6jersey thisweek, bringing twobrothersthe a row. GrahamBooshard and workof Tom Van Horne in the 2nd have looked impressive all season. with Lickers and Fawcett who bring average age way down, but around and play a quick and clean rugby.style of draw,the open work to the opponent share will to look Quins the is only 4 wins away. Witharoadagainst game afamiliar lacingreasonplacethe last 4 for upthe first months,inthethem roundsoutback rowwearing the #8. well in consecutive appearances wing.on the The benchthis week goes heavy The back threesees Newman back fullback,in at with Stubel and The backline sees a fewplayers With a weather forecast of clear Withweather of sunny a forecast skies and moderate The It's about time we get into it, after finding andaboutwe getintoaftertime it, holding over form Quins Lineup at Ajax Wanderersat Ajax Quins Lineup front row againfront looks heavy Josh Vanside Horneotherhis twin, movestheof to smooth Jay - - Lindsay elderas the paired Evans, Auzins, Hayden, They'll be supported the by Will Alvarez
Game Report – Quins host Camels 2016 It was a great day for rugby in Ajax this past Saturday, and the Quins opened the 2016 McCormick Cup playoffs - looking in control from the warm up right through the final whistle.
The Quins came out firing, putting the home team under
Saturday September 24, Saturday pressure at both scrum and line out, and having the general run of play throughout the first half. With a hand full of players taking a rest weekend, some of the youth got a chance to showcase some skills and get a taste of fall rugby - and the team didn't lose a step. The second half saw a full compliment of Quins rotated into this one, and the team kept rolling on - a 13 score effort, with a small pile of converts, saw the highest score of the first round, 73-14 moving the Harlequins into the Quarter Final. This week, a home fixture against an unknown Bytown Blues - an opponent who's had a successful season in the Eastern Ontario league and who will be looking to make a mark in the playoffs. This should be a good test, with the season on the line, it will be a hot contest. Saturday September 24, 2016 upsets, as well the favourites moved to on the second round, therewere definitive teams competing across the GreaterToronto Area. Although many of of excitement. The firstround the Cup of startedthis Saturday, with MCCORMICK CUP MATCHUP RECAPS The McCormick Cup kicked offthis weekend and therewas noshortage opening round win overPeterborough. The Pagans didn’t Oakville Crusaders in Round 2. historythe Cup.of The Beaversare set totake the on being the mostdecorated McCormick Cup team in the with a13 technically sound contest.The low BramptonBeavers knocked out thefourth BrantfordHarlequins. break, the Blueswill have toface the number oneranked forfeitedtheir first round contest.With an added one their firstround matchup by default. will move to on play against the BytownBlues, whowon Wanderers, withan onslaught scoring.of The Harlequins matchup. The Harlequins defeated thehometown round matchup Brampton,defeatedwho thehigher 22 final. The Crusaders will take onthe underdogs from go withouta fight and the offensivedisplay ended in a 45 Oakville Crusaders (5) 45 v.Peterborough Pagans RFC(12) 22 Waterloo CountyRFC (8)0v. Bytown Blues RFC20 (9) BrantfordHarlequins v.(1) 73 AjaxWanderers RFC 24 (16) Markham Irish RFC (4)7v.Brampton Beavers RFC13 (13) Bytowntookthis match by default, as WaterlooCounty The favourites did failnot toimpress in their firstround The Crusaders continued their late In oneofthebiggest upsets ofthefirstround, the . - 7 final. Markham has always been a favourite, . - scoring affair finished - - season success with an seed Irish in their first - rankedIrish in a - week - 2016
Toronto Scottish (2) 20 v. Oshawa Vikings RFC (15) 0 In another default, the Scottish took their first round matchup over Oshawa. The Toronto Scottish will have a tough contest against the Marshall Championship champions from Lindsay, who took it to Stoney Creek in their first round contest. Stoney Creek RFC (7) 13 v. Lindsay RFC (10) 66 Lindsay did not skip a beat after an almost perfect season in Marshall Championship. The boys from Lindsay put on an offensive clinic, defeating the visiting Stoney Creek side 66- 13. Lindsay will have a tough contest in their second round, facing the number two-ranked Toronto Scottish. The Scottish have an extra week of rest, after Oshawa forfeited their first round matchup. Balmy Beach RFC (3) 53 v. Toronto Nomads (14) 24 The defending champions are still in it, with a decisive win
over the Toronto Nomads at Fletcher’s Fields. The Beach Saturday September 24, Saturday took it to the Nomads early and often and even though the Nomads fared well in the offensive side of the match, their defense was no match for Balmy Beach’s offensive onslaught. Balmy Beach will face the red-hot London St. George’s who are coming off of an almost perfect season in the Marshall Championship. Aurora Barbarians RFC (6) 12 v. London St. George’s (11) 57 Not a surprise to anyone who has been following the Marshall Championship, but it was evident this weekend that London is the real deal. The side from London defeated Aurora at home to open up their McCormick Cup run. London will face Balmy Beach in their next matchup. Saturday October 1, 2016 McCormick Cup McCormick Quarter Finals The Saturday October 1, 2016 momentum they receivedin their previous game against the close 13 fixture aftera majorupset wherethey beat theMarkham Irish in a The Brampton Beaverslook tobe red coming hot intothis rounds be travelling toBrantford this Saturday. against Waterloowas defaulted in a 20 firstgame in this year’s McCormick Cup; as their previous game a heated game this upcoming Saturday. This round marks the Blues Marshall Champions will hostthe Bytown Blues inwhat is sureto be MATCHUP Toronto with secure another winaftercoming offa Balmy Beach howeverwill be looking tocontinue their title defense are coming offa huge 57 will be noeasy game forthem however, as George’s theLondonSt. default win against TorontoScottish will be looking refreshedafter being awarded a 20 a convincing 66 they arecontenders serious for the McCormick Cup aftercoming off a certain winner from thesetwo.Lindsay will be looking tothatshow seeing tworugby powerhousestied together, it is justhard so topick PeterboroughPagans wherethey had a convincing 45 Balmy Toronto Scottish v Lindsay(2) RFC (10) Brampton Beaversv Oakville (13) Crusaders (5) BrantfordHarlequins Bytown(1) v Blues (9) RoundMcCormick2 ofthe willCup this weekend.be underway MCCORMICK It wouldn’t beMcCormick Cup weekendBalmy without Beach. It In what is sureto thebetter of be one games of this weekend Bramptonwill travel toOakville this Saturday totake onThe Cru. Afterhandily defeating the Ajax Wanderers in a 73 Beach (3) v London St. George’sLondon Beach (3) v (11) - Nomads 7 contest.Oakville will take onBrampton with the PREVIEWS CUP - 13 win 13 against StoneyCreek last Saturday, while the Oshawa. - 12 winagainst the Aurora Barbarians. - 0 winforBytown. They will 53 - 24 victoryover the - 14 game, the - 22 win. - 0 2016
Consolation Playoffs The first round of the consolation playoffs will also begin this Saturday October 1, 1, October Saturday weekend for the teams who lost their first games in the McCormick Cup last Saturday. This round will see the Markham Irish host the Peterborough Pagans while the Toronto Nomads will face off against the Aurora Barbarians at Fletcher’s Fields. Ajax and Stoney Creek have both been awarded byes this round as their respective opponents have dropped out of the tournament. Saturday October 1, 2016 sellin' recordsfeaturing Mundy and Hugh in as a fast centrepairing. spinning turn tables forthe DJ Stevie Plike it's retronight. They'll be last weekendthe regular of season in '16. Jerseyearned. meat pies he picked up in the '03 final, picked up 3pies desert in his jerseywas won by Gavin Jacklyn (3 kids). He's still eating the pair of thereearly. The open wing was up forgrabs, and the footracetothe supported by Casey Bouktheblind on wing. Game's at 3Casey his confrontational running style tothe fullback position, while he's The ball's gonna be comin' on wheels. do some damagedo some offthe back Mckelvey will ride thechariot and look to that 7jersey,we'llso let him keep iton. 6. Lucas McIvor lookslarge stretching out neighbor's basement this week torun onat training, bringing the party back of the out them. platform forthe thoroughbreds behind through theair setting an attacking their mass at theset piece, and fly sweetly him moreelbow roomto turn thewrench. the hookerposition to his favored Tighthead propwhich spot, gives coaches number just forfun. GraemeMahar bumps back out from contract allows him tochose his own hooker,so he'scalled the the team fromjersey the#1 that finally fits him. Clause his#6 of firsttime in theMcCormick 2016 Cup playoffs. fall, and are looking good tostretch their legsonhome soilforthe This will be good news forthe outside backs The backline a sees bit ofrotationto a historic duo Paul Auzins continues toimpress at The Vantwins will Horne look toimpose The Quins walk intothis onebestfoot forward, Matt Lindsay leading The Quins have been workinghard in Goodrow'sback paddock this Quins Lineup host Bytownhost Quins Lineup Blues . - Joe Newman bringingJoe - Schouten - get For those keeping track - the skipper is a notable absence. Rory McDonell is unavailable due to his selection to the Canada 'A' side to tour Uruguay 2016 next week. A selection well deserved - and the boys will all pitch in to cover his work until he returns. One of the best things about McDonell's is - we've got 2 of 'em. Hugh takes over the captaincy. Same chip - different shoulder. The bench overflows this week - so we stacked it as tight as possible. Cullen Fawcett sets the base of the front row cover, with Lickers taking on his favorite position - reserve hooker. Joe Yelle will see second half action in the engine room, while Will Alvarez covers the back row. Kolby Francis put his hand up in class this week to answer 'available' - so we'll let him cover the back 5. 2 tries last week was
Saturday October 1, 1, October Saturday some good punch off the bench - bar set. The backs had to dig deep this week, some serious talent on loan throughout the depth chart. Stubel and Shaw looked on form last week, helping to orchestrate 13 tries. We'll keep that in the tool kit. Jeff Kellam hasn't wandered far since his name was called late in the cup run of '03 - and has been holding form all summer - jacked - and tanned. With tight hair to boot. Must be the water out at the rugby club. The only thing we know about our opponent - they will be driving all the way from Ottawa to play. No one does that just for fun. The better team will win - and right now the score is tied. Come watch the race. Game Report – Quins host Bytown
There was a definite 'cup' feel in the air on Saturday, a home
2016 Quarter Final the first chance for the Quins to defend their own dirt in this years playoff run. From the outset, both teams set the tone, trading blows back and forth in the form of hard crashing runs and heavy tackles. With the weather a bit too damp for an expansive game plan, the forwards were called upon to set the pace, and they stepped up in a big way. The work of the pack in this one saw the back row touch the ball down 4 times through McIvor, Auzins and Mckelvey - two scores as a direct result of some dominant scrum work by the tight 5. The back line provided the first two scores from a great line by Newman, and a legendary run by Gavin Jacklyn who touched down in 'Alumni Corner' to a great cheer of many of his former team mates. The visiting team, to their credit, made the Quins earn every inch. Their commitment to defense was absolute, and their work rate to support their possession was at playoff level. It was the Harlequin Saturday October 1, 1, October Saturday defense that raised the bar. The first 10 minutes of the game, any possession spun by the visiting team was met in numbers behind their own line. A solo 7 points earned through a 17 phase tight rugby effort would be the only breach to an otherwise tightly wound defense. With the 43-7 win, the Quins head into their first home semi final in 13 years. The challenger, a quality Oakville Crusaders side that has been putting up some solid score lines in the last month or two, including a win over 2nd place Scottish on the last weekend of the regular season. With the season - and a trip to the final on the line, expect the boys to come out of the sheds with a little something extra to show. Saturday October 1, 2016 tothe McCormick Cup semifinals Brantford,Oakville, TorontoScottish and Balmy Beach will all move on favorites MCCORMICK The McCormick Cup quarterfinals got underway this past Saturday. The MATCHUP Balmy Beach in a rematchlast of year’s finals. visiting Lindsay side in the contest.The Scottish will face success. The Scottish tookthe match 11 Lindsay couldn’t transferthat momentum intooffensive Harlequins in ordertoget tothe finals. toget through thenumber from Brampton,defeating the club 37 quarterfinal match. The Crusaders dominated the visitors Markham Irish, but could not continue their success in their had the biggest upset in the firstround, defeating the Crusaderson the in semi whetheranyone can stop thispowerhouseroster. They take of theseasonand the looming question seems tobe Brantford.The Harlequins have been stellar since the start much forOttawa’s BytownlostBlues, who 43 Brantford they met last year in the finals the TorontoScottish in semifinal action, a familiar foe,as efforttodethrone the champions. Balmy Beach will take on by justpoint, one though with London giving their best champions weretoomuch for visiting London. Beach won Oakville Crusaders (5) Balmy Beach RFC (3) Toronto Scottish (2) The Cinderella run falls forshort the Beavers. Brampton The number In the closestmatch of theweekend, thedefending Even though they had a stellar defensive performance, did not disappoint, stopping any upsets in the second round. RECAPS CUP Harlequins (1) - one ranked Harlequins provedto be too 11 20 37 v.Lindsay RFC (10) - v.St. George’s London (11) . 43 final action. v.Brampton Beavers (13) - one ranked Brantford v.Bytown Blues (9) . - 7. Oakville will have - 0, shutting out the 0 - 7 in 7 7 19 Consolation
2016 The two consolation contests saw the Markham Irish and Toronto Nomads walk away with wins. The Irish will take on Ajax at home in the semifinals, while the Nomads
will travel to Stoney Creek Saturday October 1, 1, October Saturday Saturday October 8, 2016 March group forthe first time since the Americas Rugby Championship in travel, as will Ontario Blues teammate RobBrouwer, returnswho to the spot. Promising flanker Lucas Rumball has also recoveredfrom to injury sufferedduring the Canadian Rugby Championship to take up a halfback Ontario,native AndrewFerguson has recoveredfrom abroken hand optingboth theJune testsout of and August tour,while fellow Oakville, with 16players taking part onthis trip. named. The coreof thesidethat traveled tothe UKrecently is retained competition with only a dozenfully capped players among the 26 Canadianon the rosterare fourplayers entirely new tothis level of Uruguay, with thefirstround matches of slated forOctober8. Included Pacific Challenge. The new tournament will take place in Montevideo, San DiegoBreakers captain Phil Mackenzie joins up with thesquad after newSome faces will run outforCanada ‘A’ in the upcoming Americas Canada . Thanksgiving Weekend Name Side Name No Rugby Americas RugbyNews September 27, for Pacific Challenge 2016 Veteran BC Bears prop Ryan Ackerman earns international recognition for the first time while former Bayonne Academy hooker Martial Lagain gets a look-in after impressing during the CRC with
the Atlantic Rock. Two bolters come in from club rugby. Brantford 2016 Harlequins captain Rory McDonell has been plucked out of Ontario’s Marshall Premiership to cover fullback, with his strong goal kicking ability sure to feature. Castaway Wanderers provide winger Anton Ngongo, who was a standout with the BC u19 side earlier this summer. Standing 6’3″ (1.91m), the teenager boasts a solid combination of size and speed and has already imposed himself on the CDI Premier League. The squad is composed almost entirely of domestic players, with UK-based duo Matt Heaton and Robbie Povey the only players currently residing outside of the country. Mackenzie has yet to see the pitch on Canadian soil since the end of the PRO Rugby season. A captain has not been named with match day options including Mackenzie, UK Tour skipper Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday Gordon McRorie and experienced hooker Ray Barkwill. Canada’s campaign will begin against ARC rivals Argentina, followed by a North American derby against the USA. The schedule wraps up with a tough match against Samoa ‘A’, a side largely composed from New Zealand club rugby. Streaming details for the entirety of the tournament from Estadio Charrúa have yet to be confirmed. FORWARDS Ryan Ackerman (Burnaby Lake), Rob Brouwer (Lindsay), Peter Houlihan (UBCOB Ravens), Ryan Kotlewski (Westshore), Ray Barkwill (Castaway Wanderers), Martian Lagain (CRQ), Kyle Baillie (Westshore), Conor Keys (UVic Vikes), Adrian Wadden (James Bay), Lucas Albornoz (Burnaby Lake), Admir Cejvanovic (Burnaby Lake), Nanyak Dala (Castaway Wanderers), Matt Heaton (Darlington Mowden Park, UK), Lucas Rumball (Balmy Beach) BACKS Andrew Ferguson (Oakville Crusaders), Gordon McRorie (UBCOB Ravens), Guiseppe du Toit (UVic Vikes), 2016 Patrick Parfrey (James Bay), Robbie Povey (Bedford Athletic, UK), Doug Fraser (Castaway Wanderers), Ben LeSage (UBC Thunderbirds), Phil Mackenzie (unattached), Kainoa Lloyd (Mississauga Blues), Dan Moor (Castaway Wanderers), Anton Ngongo (Castaway Wanderers), Rory McDonell (Brantford Harlequins)
FIXTURES Oct 8 – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET – vs Argentina XV Oct 12 – 12:30 PT / 15:30 ET – vs USA Selects Oct 16 – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET – vs Samoa ‘A’ Canada ‘A’ blasted by Argentina XV Americas Rugby News October 8, 2016 The Argentina XV outclassed Canada ‘A’ by a score of 56-29 at the Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday Estadio Charrúa in the first round of the Americas Pacific Challenge on Saturday. An incredible four try performance from Benjamin Macome led the way, with six conversions and the guidance of Juan Cruz Gonzalez ensuring the Argentine victory. A feeling-out process during the opening minutes ended when Segundo Tuculet and Bautista Delguy crossed in quick succession. Tuculet broke the line in his own end and raced clear for the score, while Delguy was on hand to finish off and attacking move from first phase possession. Canadian captain Gordon McRorie replied with a penalty goal but further highlight for Canada would not come until well into the second half. Macome’s stunning haul began with two players in the sin-bin and Argentina down to only 13 players. The no8 bashed his way over and added a second on the back of a rolling maul once his team was back to full strength. His hat-trick was complete just five minutes after the break, the third also from a maul and almost a carbon copy of the second. Facundo Gigena’s score just short of the hour
2016 mark, this time taking the offload from Macome, made it 42-3 and leaving to nope of a comeback. An intercept try by McRorie was erased by Macome’s fourth score, this time off the back of a scrum. A frantic 10 minute stretch to end the match saw Canada score three tries through Adrian Wadden, Ben LeSage, and finally Ray Barkwill on full- time. Argentina added one for good measure through flanker Rodrigo Báez. The flurry of scores added some respectability to the score but in truth Canada were playing second fiddle for the majority of the match. Argentina now turn their attention to hosts Uruguay on Wednesday, while Canada will look to salvage some confidence from their closing minutes ahead of their meeting with neighbors USA. On the face of this result, Argentina look favorites to claim the title though two games Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday remain to the played in day one.
SCORING ARGENTINA XV 56 Tries – S. Tuculet (11), B. Delguy (14), B. Macome 4 (27, 36, 45, 68), F. Gigena (56), R. Báez (75) Cons – J. González 6 (12, 15, 28, 37, 46, 57), D. Miotti 2 (69, 76) Yellow cards – C. Bartoloni (23), J. Guillemaín (24)
CANADA ‘A’ 29 Tries – G. McRorie (62), A. Wadden (70), B. LeSage (78), R. Barkwill (80) Cons – G. McRorie (63), R. Povey 2 (78, 80) Pens – G. McRorie (18) Yellow cards – R. Barkwill (55), R. Brouwer (58) 2016
TEAMS ARGENTINA XV 1 Facundo Gigena 2 Axel Zapata 3 Cristian Bartoloni 4 Juan Cruz Guillemaín 5 Ignacio Larrague 6 Rodrigo Báez 7 Tomás Lezana 8 Benjamín Macome 9 Felipe Ezcurra (capt.) 10 Juan Cruz González 12 Juan Cappiello 13 Santiago Álvarez 11 Fernando Luna 14 Segundo Tuculet 15 Bautista Delguy 16 Gaspar Baldunciel 17 Nicolás Solveyra 18 Santiago Medrano 19 Pedro Ortega 20 Santiago Montagner 21 Gonzalo Bertranou 22 Domingo Miotti 23 Julián Domínguez CANADA ‘A’ 1 Rob Brouwer 2 Ray Barkwill 3 Ryan Kotlewski Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday 4 Conor Keys 5 Adrian Wadden 6 Kyle Baillie 7 Matt Heaton 8 Lucas Rumball 9 Gordon McRorie (capt.) 10 Patrick Parfrey 12 Ben LeSage 13 Guiseppe du Toit 11 Dan Moor 14 Kainoa Lloyd 15 Rory McDonell 16 Martial Lagain 17 Peter Houlihan 18 Ryan Ackerman 19 Lucas Albornoz 20 Nanyak Dala 21 Andrew Ferguson 22 Robbie Povey 23 Anton Ngongo
MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU) Assistants: Ricardo Sant’Anna (CBRu) & Gonzalo Ventoso (URU) TMO: Francisco Pesce (URU) Saturday October 8, 2016 break successful kick at goal justhalftime on tomake the score23 secondahead try of thebumbling coverdefense. Cima added his third Lloyd and LeSage was onhand tohack the ball ahead and dive onforhis positions, BryceCampbell made a hash a of wonkyup winger Kainoa Lloyd. kick and then Ben LeSage wriggled overto polish offa huge line break by furtherscore coming until 15 minutes laterMcRorie when got his own the offload. Cima hit his firstpenalty tosettle things down alittle with no long defense napping. Doug Frasergotback one forthe Canucks with aterrific Boyerwhipped around from theback a of ruck tocatch the fringe attempt butit was the USAnotched who the firsttry. Scrumhalf Nick USA the 50th minute. An impressive 22 points fromof 20 theboot surrendered requiremuch review after The manner of theloss,however,will disappointing but not in itself distressing. 47 match tothe USA Selects by a final scoreof ‘A’ drop theirAmericas Pacific Challenge A dreadful second half collapse saw Canada Canada crumble against USA Selects knock take Canadian With - 37. paper On the 10 - Flyhalf range sprint afterRobbie Povey had found a gap and then Fraser for threepoints, and then Ray Barkwill was binned foran intentional . both teams aimlessly kicking attacking ball away in scoring - on. skipper GordonMcRorie made goodon an early penalty Ben CimaBen werethe difference. 34 unanswered points toblow30 the - point margin is advantage of an offsidepenalty to feelings dissipated rapidly when firstCima took the back the maul of tobarge over.The good ensuing lineout drive Lucas Rumball peeled off sentto the bin forrepeat collapses. From the a hammering at the scrum, Jake Turnbull was werepositive forCanada. With the USA taking The opening minutes the secondof stanza Canada - 13 lead they helduntil - and - under from - 13 at13 the - year - old Saturday October 8, 2016 virtually the same time, with the TMO deciding that Harajly had won the video reviewshowed Harajly and LeSage touching the ball down at with aninch cornerfor a cracking score. and Te’o did the rest,scampering meters40 past the defense intothe Taufete’eJoe trampled overLucas Albornozbefore dishing back inside placed kick from RobbiePovey and kicked offa pinpoint counter Te’o. The fullback fielded a Next it was a bit ofmagic from Mike Hawaiian a freeshot at theline. offloaded toIosefo to give the through a half Martin Iosefo.The youngster went while the USA play Argentina. Canada now look tofind some inspiration against Samoa onSunday, Selects homeand dry. line with only a couple minutes toplay, but it was academic with the fromtry quick hands and a LeSage break tosend Albornoz across the binned foran intentional slap moments laterto furtherdampen Canadian spirits. from Fraseron Campbell, saw Ioseforace away forhis secondjust try raceby the slimmest possible margin. missedAnother tackle, this time Cima added his ninth successful kick at goal afterHeaton was also Ahmad Harajly was up next and again it was Cima createdwho the score It was Cima createdwho fora try - perfect grubber through theline intothe end - gap in the line and poorly - down. Canada managed a nicely - - zone. The - crafted - attack. Saturday October 8, 2016 SCORING TEAMS CANADA‘A’ 37 USA SELECTS47 USA 22 JP 19 Taufete’e16 Joe 17 Chance 11 Matai 12 BryceCampbell 13 Martin Iosefo 9 Nick Boyer10 Ben Cima 6 4 Christian 1 Yellow cards Pens Cons Tries Yellow cards Pens Cons Tries Malon Jake Turnbull 2 Siaosi SELECTS – – – – – – Eloff D. Fraser (14), B. LeSage 37), 2 (31, L. (48), Rumball L. Albornoz (78) N. Boyer(11), M. Iosefo M. 2 (56,67),Te’o Harajly (61),A. (64) G. McRorie2 (4,30) B. Cima 4 (16.40,50,76) B. Cima 65, 68) 5 (12,57,62, G. McRorie A. Ferguson49), 2(32, (79) Al Mahoni Leuta - 23 Brett Ostberg Jiboori – – R. BarkwillR. M. (54), Heaton(75) J. Turnbull (47) 14 Ahmad14 Harajly 15 Mike Te’o (capt.) Hanco 20 Pat Blair 21 Stephen 7 Cecil Garber 8 Thompson 5 Harry Higgins 5 Harry Germishuys Wenglewski Sione 3 Demecus 18 Alex Tu’ihalamaka Tomasin Maughan Beach 2016
CANADA ‘A’ 1 Rob Brouwer 2 Ray Barkwill 3 Ryan Kotlewski 4 Lucas Albornoz 5 Conor Keys 6 Lucas Rumball 7 Matt Heaton 8 Admir Cejvanovic 9 Gordon McRorie (capt.) 10 Robbie Povey 11 Anton Ngongo 12 Doug Fraser 13 Ben LeSage 14 Kainoa Lloyd 15 Rory McDonell 16 Martial Lagain 17 Peter Houlihan 18 Ryan Ackerman 19 Adrian Wadden 20 Mike Sheppard 21 Andrew Ferguson 22 Patrick Parfrey 23 Guiseppe du Toit
MATCH OFFICIALS
Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday Referee: Ricardo Sant’Anna (CBRu) Assistants: Claudio Cattivelli (URU) & Rodrigo Goyret (URU) TMO: Alejandro Longres (URU) Canada fall short against Samoa Americas Rugby News October 16, 2016 A dominant scrum and plenty of possession was not enough to get Canada ‘A’ the win in
their last match of the Americas Pacific 2016 Challenge, as Samoa ‘A’ emerged victorious by a final score of 27-22. Three tries were scored by each side but the left boot of Jack Saena and a last second drop goal by Patrick Fa’apale proved the difference. The Samoans had the best of the early exchanges with two converted tries in the first quarter against one penalty goal by Andrew Ferguson. Oneone Fa’afou was on the end of a long-range counter strike and then the flanker was involved again soon after, his pass putting Ope Peleseuma into the corner. Saena’s kick from the sideline split the
uprights for a 14-3 lead. Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday
Canada replied through their scrum at the half-hour mark. The Samoan scrum disintegrated on their own line and as Admir Cejvanovic fell over the line the referee went under the sticks for the penalty try, with Ferguson adding the easy extras. Saena impressed with his running skills as well, creating space by attacking the line and then his inside support line was rewarded with a breakaway try. The Flyhalf converted his own touchdown to make it an 11 point gap at the break. Ferguson was off target on a penalty chance as Fa’afou was binned for a cynical penalty at the breakdown. The second half showed promise for Canada with gaps starting to open in a tiring Samoan defense. A nifty give-and-go interchange between Rory McDonell and Kainoa Lloyd broke the line and Ben LeSage came roaring up in support to tear away untouched from 25 metres out. Ferguson’s conversion cut the lead to only four but despite continual pressure, it would be nearly 20 minutes before Canada managed to put points on the board again. Reserves came on to replace tired legs and Canada won a scrum deep in Samoan territory. This time the Islanders managed to keep their feet 2016 but they could not stop Gordon McRorie from scoring after the scrumhalf broke from the back. The try put Canada in the lead for the first time but somehow McRorie missed the routine conversion. A soft penalty at the breakdown handed Saena his chance to take three and he did not disappoint. Samoa gave Canada no chances in the closing moments with Fa’apale’s drop goal direct from a scrum sealing the victory and drawing the final whistle. It’s a disappointing end to the tournament for Canada, who finish with no wins from three and must wait on the result of Uruguay’s match against the USA to determine their fate. If the South Americans score even a losing bonus point Canada will
Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday be condemned to last place of the six teams. Samoa meanwhile finish with two wins from three with their only defeat to de facto finalists Fiji. SCORING SAMOA ‘A’ 27 CANADA ‘A’ 22 Tries – O. Fa’afou (11), Try – Penalty try (30), O. Peleseuma (18), B. LeSage (50), J. Saena (35) G. McRorie (70) Cons – J. Saena 3 (12, 19, 36) Cons – A. Ferguson 2 (31, 51) Pens – J. Saena (74) Pens – A. Ferguson (13) Drops – P. Fa’apale (80) Yellow cards – O. Fa’afou (40) 2016 TEAMS SAMOA ‘A’ 1 Nephi Leatigaga 2 Lene Nu’uuli 3 Jake Grey (capt.) 4 Talaga Alofipo 5 Callum Adams 6 Mikaele Tapili 7 Oneone Fa’afou 8 Suamalie Tuiletufuta 9 Danny Tusitala 10 Jack Saena 12 Rhema Sagote 13 Ope Peleseuma 11 Meki Magele 14 La’aloi Leilua 15 Johnny Va’ili 16 Malcolm Tanielu 17 Michael Tuiloma 18 Sylvester Taupau 19 Lester Sefo 20 Joshua Fuimaono 21 Melani Matavao 22 Patrick Fa’apale 23 Malu Falaniko
CANADA ‘A’ 1 Rob Brouwer 2 Ray Barkwill (c) 3 Ryan Ackerman 4 Lucas Albornoz 5 Adrian Wadden 6 Lucas Rumball 7 Matt Heaton 8 Admir Cejvanovic Saturday October 8, 8, October Saturday 9 Andrew Ferguson 10 Patrick Parfrey 12 Guiseppe du Toit 13 Ben LeSage 11 Sean Ferguson 14 Kainoa Lloyd 15 Rory McDonell 16 Martial Lagain 17 Peter Houlihan 18 Ryan Kotlewski 19 Conor Keys 20 Mike Sheppard 21 Gordon McRorie 22 Robbie Povey 23 Doug Fraser
MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Tim Baker (HKRFU) Assistants: Pali De Luca (UAR) & Rodrigo Goyet (URU) TMO: Alejandro Longres (URU) Courser to be inducted into rugby hall of fame Brantford Expositor - October 10, 2016
2016 Ken Courser is joining some select company. During a ceremony on December 10 in Mississauga, Courser will be inducted into the Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame. Not only will he be joining a small group that has made a large impact on the sport in the province but he'll also become just the third Brantford Harlequin to enter the shrine. "I'm absolutely thrilled," the 56-year-old said. "I get to join George Jones and Bob McGeein, who are the only members of the club that are in the hall of fame." Jones was the founder of the club, while McGeein has been involved with the game for decades through a variety of roles. Courser moved to Brantford from Quebec in 1972. Once he hit high school, he started playing rugby for Brantford Collegiate Institute. He Saturday October 10, 10, October Saturday joined the Harlequins in 1978 and played until 2005, winning a McCormick Cup with the Harlequins in 2003. "For me, it was the camaraderie of the teammates," he said when talking about his biggest joy when it came to playing the game. "I enjoyed the social aspect." But his work on the field was just a small part of the overall picture. Throughout his administrative career with the Harlequins, Courser has been the club's social director, secretary, vice president and treasurer. He also served as the club's president from 1989-92, 1994, 1996-98 and from 2010 to the present. He has remained a Harlequin because he loves the game and the people. "The people that I met growing up when playing up in the '80s - Al Prior, Dan Staats, Ian Dorris - are still working with the club," he said. 2016 "It was because of the people that I stayed and worked on the executive with them." While the sport and the club has taken up a lot of his time, it's also allowed him to stay in touch. "It's a 12-month career type thing," he said. "I just grew up with the game. That's where I met most of my best friends." Courser said that a futures committee is working hard, especially with the business community, to ensure the Harlequins' future. With the club in good shape, he could step back at any time. However, Courser doesn't see a day where rugby isn't part of his life. "I don't think I'll ever stop but I'll wind down," he said. "I've coached the senior women for five years now. "You never want to lose touch with the game. It's fun to manage and it's always fun to administrate the game but you like to be part of the game on a Saturday.
Saturday October 10, 10, October Saturday "I was starting to lose touch and then there was the opportunity to come out and coach the women. That's kind of rejuvenated my excitement for the game." With his wife, Monica, supporting him through the years, Courser has done a lot of good work for the Harlequins. He said he feels fortunate to have the club behind him. "It's been a privilege of mine to work with the club for this many years," he said. "I'm thrilled that they've allowed me to be their president for 15 years and allowed me to work closely with the club for 35 years." Saturday October 15, 2016 McCormick Cup McCormick Finals Semi The Saturday October 15, 2016 without keywithout players. RoryBoth McDonell of BrantfordAndrewand piece drama forof added the match isthefact sides will both be that continue,attackingas thetwo were heavily in their Harlequins.teams Both are coming offhigh faceagainst off the Marshall Premiership Champions,the Fields in a rematch of last year's final. while Balmy BeachtheToronto and Scottish meet Fletcher'sup at travel toBrantford for abattle sure to host be rugbyof somegreat action. The Oakville Crusaders MCCORMICKCUP shakethe rust,off intheprocess sides cometwo strongerout because ofit orifthey will have to coming offoftwo Stoney Creek byesAjax had two,and in round meaning that they are the Torontoand willNomads be taking a trip to Stoney Creek. Both travelling toFletcher’s Fields to faceagainst off the Markham Irish CONSOLATIONSEMI on tosuccessfully defend their championship? forthe Beach. Will TorontoScottish get paybackor will the Beachgo met two in the McCormick finalCup their tie endedin a27 Balmyand 20 BeachLondon narrowingout came wins, withtheScottishvery narrow off beating11 Lindsay Scottish inarematch of2015McCormick the teamsFinal.Cup Both Americas Pacific Challenge in Uruguay. Fergusonof Oakville are inactionwith Canada’s‘A’ sideat the Meanwhile in Finals,the ConsolationAjaxWanderers will be Meanwhile Balmy Beach will be facing against off the Toronto Oakville will Crusaders be travelling to Brantfordthis weekend to The McCormick semifinalsCup takeplace is thisin Saturdaywhat PREVIEW SEMI - FINAL - week week rests. It will be interesting to whether see the - favor, FINALS and their highand scoringwill ways likely - against minded sidesface off. Aninteresting the No. 1 rankedthe No.1 Harlequins, - - 19. Lastyear whenthese scoring matches that - 15 victory - 0 Saturday October 15, 2016 Quins Lineup host Oakville Oakville host CrusadersQuins Lineup looking torun large and controlthe line out grizzledthat trio will be looking todamagedo some in the sets. digging in between fellowbookend Graeme'Girly Man' Mahar. Its a Lindsay leading the pack from the beenplayingon who's the best rugby this season. August fixture that saw teams both literally drawblood. temperswere hot whena cumulative points80 werescored in a recent guys tocarry'till on the end. home field advantage forthe playoffs. Now,it's time for23 ofthese this season, contributing toa 1st place finish in the league and earning the betterpart of thelast 2 seasons,and is the best weapon we've got eager toget involved in contact. GraemeMckelvey has held formfor back intothe squad. will He no doubt continued tosmoke since workinghis way when hetalks. of his career. We'll run him at 6.Listen tohim sheet since April, and is playing the best rugby season, Paul Auzins has been oneveryteam our chances. counterthat with Dylan Mundy and the skipper Hugh McDonell. I like some strongOakville backs will no doubt be up fora game little bitgrease of in the joints. tables forthe DJ Stevie PFriday willwho looktospeed things up with a season, but in the endit is 1stClass FirefighterAdam Schouten spinning offthe back a of solid scrum.we'll So run him at 8. The frontrow goes withexperience oversize, yet still lookslarge With that being said, we've puttogetherthe bestpossible rosterbased The Cru rivalry runsdeep The unofficial count is 49 differentplayers earning 1stteam minutes They'll be poweredby the twin engine room,a 500lb slab of Van Horne The centrecombo could be thepivotal position towatch this week The halfback pairing has been the mosthotly contestedposition this Lucas McIvor showed up on fireand has The back rowhas played intoform this - 2002and Cup 2003 runs come tomind, and Loosehead be . side, his preferredhooker - so we'll - Matt - The back three sees the explosive attacking skills of Joe Newman running at fullback, while the wing pairing goes to form. Casey Bouk was never not the best player on the field for the 2's this season, even when he was playing 1's, and he has looked just as confident in the 1's strip to 2016 boot. He's in on the wing for his defensive prowess and his speed of foot. The far wing goes to a guy who's averaging 2 tries a day this season, and likely holds the Harlequins all time try scoring record. Anyone want to contest that fact? Gavin Jacklyn (3 kids) seems to know the shortest route to any try line in the province. So we'll pick him to run the open wing. The bench goes on record as possibly the best we've seen, by any measure. The props are heavy - though exceptionally good looking thanks to the return of Lukas Gillham to Loosehead reserve. Cullen Fawcett got his first wrench for Christmas - he's bringing it so Mahar can show him how it works from the reserve Tighthead spot. Eric Howard got so good at backing up short fat old guys, they let him do it for Canada - so we'll stuff him into a reserve hooker jersey
Saturday October 15, 15, October Saturday and let him have a run. Joe Yelle has played so well off the bench for both sides this year that we're just gonna keep him there. Expect him to add some range to the 2nd row in the final stanza. Kolby Francis earns his way into the side after finally learning how to knock grown men over. Leaving the toilet at school helps. We've pre-ordered a bucket of the Colonel's best chicken with a side of fries a and a diet soda in case any of these guys get hungry. Just make sure to leave some crumbs in there to cover the back three. The professor takes a short sabbatical to join his adult friends, Adam Maahs combs his beard and raises his hand for a reserve back role. We'll make him wait till he steps on the field to find out which one that will be. And to round out the side, comes probably the most clutch Harlequin reserve in history - Jeff Kellam - 2016 who came into hoist the Cup from 12 back in '03 after the first of the infamous 'triple break' to legendary Marc Cohoon. It's going to take a massive effort from the collective to see this one through to the finish. Anyone who's a Harlequin will be prepared
to show up and do their part. Saturday October 15, 15, October Saturday Saturday October 15, 2016 would trade penalty goals again, the Quins coming atout the half with a line break saw all the backs touch the ball toearn a5 pointer. The teams the the Quins downpoints 6 earlyfrom aseriesof penalty Cru relievethe pressure. A few mistakes from team thehome would see saw the Quins close ona fewoccasions, but costly mistakes helped the the Cru pack toearn some earlyterritory and possession. Early pressure The firstscrum sawHarlequins the make a statement,running overtopof much like the weather team tooktothe park against long time rival Oakville Crusaders, and points closer tothe Cru attack fromrange close saw them climb 7 grind away through the forwardpack, waves of gained some territorialadvantage and began to While the Quins rolled in freshlegs, the Cru visiting team, who refusedto fold the tent. comfortable, up 28 and just like that, the Quins looked afternoon. This lead to2 scores, converted, looking mixed up fora goodthe part of engineering a potentattack that kept the Cru backline tookmatters into their ownhands, back the pack grinding away only tocalleda see try take amassive efforttoclose this oneout forthe fans in the process. both teams defense answered most questions asked slim 14 The 2nd half saw the Quins come swinging, out The halftime chat From theopening whistle, thecollisions could be heard across the park. In what can only bedescribed as 'ideal conditions', the Harlequin Men's Game Report Game Report Quins answered through thebackline, earning a penalty goal beforea - something about bad chicken. The - 12 lead. much Not separated thematch up in the firststanza, - - 12.Full credit tothe front. cut the mistakes, play the faster rugby. It was going to - the match up did disappoint.not – Quins host Cru Quins host . - and put on a display goals. Beforelong - Almost on cue for drama, the Quins defense conceited 2 yellow cards in the same minute, and the visitors 2016 converted to pull within a score at 28-24. The short handed Quins defense saw themselves once again on the ropes, before an attacking team penalty saw the home team clear the line. One whistle to the next, the Quins gained back a rested set of legs from the sin bin, just in time for the dogfight that was the final 2 minutes. Both teams slugged it out at mid field, a series of rucks and counter rucks saw possession change hands more than twice - until Eric Howard got
Saturday October 15, 15, October Saturday involved and earned a penalty for the home side. It became a formality for the skipper Hugh McDonell to knock the ball off the park as the final whistle sounded, the Brantford Harlequins moving on to their first McCormick Cup final since 2003. A great effort from players and fans alike, and a great day for rugby at the Harlequin Club. The Quins now move on to the McCormick Cup Final @ Fletchers Fields, Markham where they will face another epic rival in the Toronto Scottish next Saturday, October 22 - 2pm Kick off. Saturday October 15, 2016 Fletcher's Fields in Markham. 2:30pm. The finals will be thehighlight a of full day of rugby action at less. Theor McCormick Cup Finals will take place on October22 at sides did not disappoint, as both matches weredecided by fourpoints TorontoScottish and Balmy Beach clashed at Fletcher's Fields. The four clubs. Brantfordmet Oakville this past Saturday in Brantford,while the MCCORMICK The McCormick Cup Semi Finals came down tofour powerhouse rugby SEMI MATCHUP The Scottish proved tobe toomuch forthe Beach side, and making critical stopsagainst a charging Scottish side. resilient theycould be, hanging on throughout the matchup have wonthe past twoMcCormick Cups, displayed how would be the deciding factor early on. Balmy Beach, who Scottish in the McCormick Cup Finals successful run tothe semis, while Brantfordwill face the 28 wire,but Brantford narrowly tookthe decision by a scoreof clubs trading points,the match looked tocome down tothe number oneranked Harlequins, on Saturday. With both Brantford one rankedone BrantfordHarlequins McCormick Cup, while the Scottish will face the number impressive run,just falling short of athird straight 16. Balmy Beach exits the playoffs, afteryet another though as they tookthe match narrowly by a score18 of Toronto Scottish (2) - The Crusaders did gonot down withoutafight against the In thisall Torontomatchup, it was evident that FINAL - 24. Oakville bowsthe McCormick outof Cup aftera RECAPS Harlequins (1 CUP 18 ) v . Balmy. Beach (3) 28 v.Oakville Crusaders (5 . . 16 defense ) 24 - - Consolation Semi-Finals Close contests seemed to be the theme of the
2016 day, as it was fairly evident in Consolation action, as well. Markham Irish (4) 61 v. Ajax Wanderers (16) 7 Markham and Ajax met on Saturday, as well, but the 16th-ranked Wanderers were no match against the Irish side. Markham won the contest 61-7 and move on to face Stoney Creek in the finals. Stoney Creek (7) 24 v. Toronto Nomads (14) 19 Stoney Creek faced the Toronto Nomads on Saturday. Although, both sides conceded three tries respectively, Creek took the contest 24-19, narrowly defeating the Toronto side. The McCormick Cup Consolation Final will take
place on October 22 at 11:30am. Saturday October 15, 15, October Saturday Saturday October 22, 2016 McCormick Cup McCormick #1 Final The vs #2 Saturday October 22, 2016 Fletcher's Fields. Kickoff forthe McCormick Cup Final is 2:30pm. by a small margin, as well. their semi TorontoScottish, have who twotitles totheir name. BrantfordHarlequins, have who won threechampionships and the 22. The Scottish narrowly defeated last year's champion Balmy Beach, in The competition that issteeped so in tradition has come down tothe The McCormick Cup Final is set totake place this Saturday, October The twoteams will face offduring an exciting McCormick Cup Day at MCCORMICK MCCORMICK CUP FINALS MATCHUP PREVIEW - final bout, while Brantforddefeated theOakville Crusaders Saturday October 22, 2016 are agood rugby team. As closeas the Cup Final goodenough unless they'reon topfor the 80minutes that count Harlequins havewho been the best team onthepark. But it's not surethat happens. Forthe last minutes1,200 topat theminutes. endof80 And it's on the guys onthe park tomake - record.The pregame speech heading intothe third fixture in the table threeconsecutive semi finals it startedJune 3rd, The Quins 2016. had seen effortstheir fall in short be played. competition that's helped propel the top23 guys toset thestandard to thereare good some players left offthe team sheet. it'sBut that through thefall strip matter. themselves thefavorite. Though have full rights tocalling second in the season tolose. They may have finished organized. And they aren't playing seasons. They're talented and well consecutive finals the past 2 losing toBalmy Beach in the Scottish have come closer the Quins have come in the past The team this week is about as goodas we'vewear seen theHarlequins this one The opponent It's beena long build tothis game good rugby teams win games Quins Lineup McCormick McCormick Quins Lineup Cup Final - at any point in history.With 30 guys turning up totraining - predictions . - - TorontoScottish and a full class of studentsputting their hands up - - but they favorites - - and werenow riding a sub par 0 - it's not good enough unless you're on - - in - and 'on paper' teams just don't - arguably since 2003 - it's been the - realistically - 2 - in - - And on that note - we'll let Matt Lindsay (3 kids) set the bar from the #1 jersey. He's
2016 put a lot of miles on a big frame, playing both sides of the scrum for the better part of a decade in a Quins jersey - to put it in perspective - he was Matt Lindsay (0 kids) when he joined the club. His fellow bookend - has been the dominant Tighthead in the province this season - (Feel free to contest that fact Saturday, Binky) Graeme Mahar has played the hardest position on the field and made it look natural. The hooker position is arguably the most contested spot on the team sheet this week - Neill's in over Howard - the deciding factor being who gets to fill out the team sheet. The Van Horne's provide twin power in the engine room - and will be the anchor
Saturday October 22, 22, October Saturday around the set piece. Each whistle means a new contest - and these guys live to play for keeps. Packing down on the flanks this weekend are two of the most reliable
guys on the park. Paul 2016 Auzins continues to hold the form of his career - and earns a spot at 6 this week. We held our breath, but are happy to
announce Jordan Kozina cleared customs and is back on home soil - and as such he's an automatic selection at 7. And his beard's a 10. It wouldn't have ever been in the script, but the 8 jersey sees a rotation this week - Mckelvey picking up
Saturday October 22, 22, October Saturday a knock in a physical semi final sees him moved to an impact sub role.
Quarter and Semi Final Man of the Match Lucas McIvor packs down at the back of the scrum. Dan West says - 'watch out'. The backline was put to their
2016 chips last weekend - an epic dual in the centers won by the boys in Quins strip. It all starts with the sweet beats laid down by the halfback pairing. Like a country music techno rave - Schouten and the DJ Stevie P connect like no other pairing we've seen.
They'll be spinning to the wheels of Dylan Mundy and Hugh McDonell at 12 and 13. Probably time to get that 13 tattoo Hughbert - it's not coming
off. Saturday October 22, 22, October Saturday
The wing pairing is not generally where most teams insert the word 'toughness' but it's hard to argue these two guys weren't nails all season. Casey Bouk has just run himself into form, taking a tough assignment last week running waste high on his opposite - and making short work - while Joe Newman's 'run face first' style has put him into a lot of space with ball in hand. They'll be running along side the skipper - Rory McDonell - who's back and looking eager to get his final run of the season in a Quins jersey after missing the last two rounds to Canada 'A' tour. The boys carried the load - expect the captain to do the same. The bench tilts heavily in favor of front row - Eric Howard's pockets 2016 stuffed with caps for extra weight, making his pants fit extra tight - even for him. Lukas Gillham takes advantage of the extra leg room left by Howie's lack of length - and stretches out in the 17 jersey. We'll be bringing that 500 lbs into the game when it matters. Cullen Fawcett adds a huge slab of beef to the sandwich - and will bring in some fresh elbow grease for the wrench in the 2nd stanza. Joe Yelle earned his way into the side this year based on his work off the bench - he's injected himself well as the legs start to tire in the last quarter - so look for that to be a weapon for the Quins. Tyler Mirco played his way back into form last weekend - so much so that we'll use his real name this week - gotta lay off the fried chicken if we're gonna call ourselves athletes. Mckelvey fills a bench role this
week - that kind of physicality can be devastating off the bench. Saturday October 22, 22, October Saturday The backline features so many gamers we don't have a real need for replacements - but we picked up a whack of talent with Will Kelly and Adam Maahs both putting hands up in class this week to get a game in - and as both are still at the top of the depth chart based on summer form - we're going to bring them in just to have another look to go to when we get bored of the usual excitement. With a few players carrying knocks this deep into the season - we've named Kolby Francis in jersey 24, and he'll see action if anyone doesn't feel up to full duties on game day. The exciting part starts Saturday - 2:30pm - on the stadium pitch at Fletcher's Fields, Markham. It will be televised or Rogers Cable TV - but you'll have to be there to believe it. Saturday October 22, 2016 Game. Championship to bus Rugbya travelingLimo in a preparedwhen to be needs One champions. Marshall Trophy Brantford’sof support trip toFletchers in Bus Limo making a A fewboysold Saturday October 22, 2016 The 2016 McCormick Cup Champions Saturday October 22, 2016 wentinto half with a12 the southwardwinds reeking havoc on the airborneball. Brantford ata try the30minute mark. The conversion was unsuccessful with Torontoseemed tobe unbreakable early on, until Casey Bouk ran in mark. complete the conversion and it was 10 early on. Stevetry Piatek nailed a tough kick intothe wind to RoryMcDonell evaded numerous tackles torecord the Quin's first lead feed. Just like that, the Scottish had a 10 Williams ran in, one afterreceiving a great Cooksonpenalty conversion. Then, Gareth on, with thefirststrike coming offof aMilan Harlequin offence.They weresuccessful early defensive forceto stop the ever powerful Scottish knew they would have tobe a when kicking towardend of thepitch. North powerful Octoberwind that riddled kickers' chances of conversions sleet;or but this day came withprecipitation; no only a brisk, http://www.rogerstv.com/ontariorugby 25 points in40 minutes. Towatch a replaythe game, of head to favor clawed back and tooka 12 ScottishSaturday. on Afteran early Scottish lead, the Harlequins McCormick Cup, aftera tough fought 37 It was a grudge match early on,as the It is tradition that the McCormick Cup Day comes with rain, snow (MARKHAM,ON) Brantfordcontinued toput pressure on the Scottish side, but Brantfordwas not going tolay down inthis one,though as captain . in the second half and the Quins did not lookback, putting up - The BrantfordHarlequins hoisted the - 10 lead 10 - 10 lead intohalf. The wind was in their . - 7 Scottish at the25minute - - 17 defeat overthe Toronto 0 The second half saw a rejuvenated Brantford side enter the game. The Quins fought hard defensively early on to keep the Scottish in their end. It payed 2016 off, as their defensive grind created a change in possession and a try that led to a successful conversion. At the 50 minute mark, Brantford sat comfortably, with a 19-10 lead. In typical Scottish fashion, they kept pushing. The boys in blue answered back with a quick try and successful conversion to keep things interesting. That was all that the Toronto side could muster though, as the quick, offensive style of Brantford's play proved to be too much for the defensive-minded Scottish. Brantford tallied on two more tries in the contest and a successful penalty conversion by Will Kelly, which ultimately killed all chances of a Scottish comeback. The final score of the exciting contest was 37- 17. This is the fourth time that the Brantford Harlequins have won the Senior Men's Championship and the first time since 2003 that they have done so. The club won the very first Ontario Cup in 1950, as well Saturday October 22, 22, October Saturday as the Carling Cup in 1974 and now - the McCormick Cup in 2003 and 2016. The Harlequins placed first in the Marshall Premiership with a record of 12-2-0, outscoring their opponents handily by a difference of 556- 250. Their only two losses came in their first two games of the season, giving them an winning streak of 16 games and counting.
Consolation: Markham Irish took the Consolation Finals with a 55-7 win over the Stoney Creek Camels. Saturday October 22, 2016 would bend, they wouldn't break harder than wouldone have thought believe they could survive the half. Playing intothat wind was backline was able tomove theball and attack wide. 10 started toroll like a wave mark, the Harlequins began tosettle in totheir game. The scrum didn't realize therewas another level. Butby the 10minute forthe pace and physicality a of final Maybe the Scottish experience made them abit moreprepared lead easily accelerate in the airisn't something your mind can compute was a factor fromthe opening kick make it harder than you have towhen you needit most? the firsthalf. Games are wonand lostin the last 20 minutes. Why happened. watch if you have the time: opponent workingon over the past decade so. And inor full fairness tothe The Scottish tookadvantage of thewindearly toearn a10 point And with that It was what theHarlequins wanted todo here'sBut it howfelt. I'll let the speak video foritself and spare you thetale ofwhat http://www.rogerstv.com/media?lid=237&rid=82&gid=261953 Letscall this the thesis statementwhatof theclub has been It was aboutminute the 15 mark wherethe Quins started to Game Report Game Report - and it almost feltlike the mountain grewa bit toohigh. - and it wasn't easily caught. - an absolute contestuntil the last whistle. Worth a - the Quins started climbing a mountain. The wind - building as the shove kept on.The – Quins asScottish . - watching the ball actually - - maybe the Quins just but as much as the Quins - play intothe wind in - 7. It must have been tough for the Scottish to defend a team that never kicked the ball - not from their own goal line, not from a penalty - the
2016 Quins played in an all out attack - on both sides of the ball - earning a 12-10 lead going into the sheds after 40. The halftime chat - lift the level and hammer the gas - we've got another pack coming in fresh to finish the job. The Second half saw the Scottish play some great rugby - but the Quins defense was up to the task. And once they got the ball back - the Quins looked sharp on attack. And any time the Scottish gained any territory - the boot of Stevie Piatek sent the ball back into the Scottish in goal with almost knife like precision. A lot of guys gave that beauty a hard time about playing Rugby League - but where do you think he honed that ability to put the ball down field? He sure did look like a tactician in this match up. Can't stop a guy who just wants to celebrate. Howie came charging in to lead the boys off the bench - and the offense kept rolling on. Two more tries through the pack, and the captain ending the game with a great effort slicing through from 50 meters that capped off almost 3 minutes of wide open rugby without a
whistle - a fitting end to a classic match that saw the Quins ahead at the Saturday October 22, 22, October Saturday end 37-17. It was a great effort all around - starting with Mckelvey making the call in warm up to give up his spot to the kid Killboy Francis - the former's ankle just wasn't fit - and though he'd worn 8 for the better part of the last 4 seasons - the best he could do to help the team was to pass the sweater and give up playing in his first final. Class move. Both teams played well disciplined rugby in a game well managed by the officiating crew. The crowd was big and loud - it may have been on the Scottish pitch but it felt like a home game - as the saying goes 'the club lifts the cup'. A short old man once said 'A win, is a win, is a win'. It was repeated 16 times in 2016 - until there just weren't any more games to win. And for that - we are grateful. RUGBY ONTARIO ANNOUNCES 2016 PROVINCIAL AWARDS WINNERS
October 27, 2016 2016
(TORONTO, ON) – Rugby Ontario is pleased to announce the 2016 Rugby
Ontario Provincial Award winners. ThursdayOctober 27,
Senior Provincial Player of the Year (Female) – Jacey Grusnick (Barrhaven Scottish RFC) Senior Provincial Player of the Year (Male) – Rob Brouwer (Lindsay RC) Junior Provincial Player of the Year (Female) – Julia Schell (Oshawa Vikings RFC) Junior Provincial Player of the Year (Male) – Will Kelly (Brantford Harlequins RFC) Senior Club Player of the Year (Male) – Rory McDonell (Brantford Harlequins RFC) Club Coach of the Year (Female) – Linda Manzo (Toronto Scottish RFC) Club Coach of the Year (Male) – John Daggett (Barrie RFC) Junior Club Program of the Year (Female) – Oshawa Vikings RFC Junior Club Program of the Year (Male) – Crusaders RC Minor Club Program of the Year – Toronto City Youth RFC Volunteer of the Year – Jim Shaw (Bytown Blues RFC) Match Official of the Year – Rose Labreche The 2016 Rugby Ontario Provincial Recognition Award winners will be honored at the Rugby Ontario Awards Ceremony and Dinner in 2016 Mississauga, Ont., on the evening of Saturday, December 10, 2016. The ceremony will be held at the Maple Banquet Hall, and will be held in conjunction with the Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Tickets to the Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner are $95 each, or $850 for a ten-seat table. The deadline to purchase tickets to the event is December 1, 2016. For more information regarding the purchasing of tickets, please refer to the Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner Ticket Order Form: http://www.rugbyontario.com/en- us/aboutus/provincialawardsprogram.aspx
Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner (Dec. 10, 2016) - Evening Schedule: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner ThursdayOctober 27, Thursday December 10, 2016 RUGBY ONTARIOFAMEOF HALL AWARDS AND THIS WEEKEND DINNER - December 10 atDecember 10 Maple Banquet Hall in Mississauga. The evening will annual Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner this Saturday, - 2016Hall of Fame Inductees: player, coach, official, volunteerclub, or in the 2016season. game, as well as outline membershave who shown excellence, as a havethose who honor devotedtheir time torugby and helped grow the Rugby Ontario Helped toput together a high school rugby league in Brantford Coordinated various fundraisers and programs which contributed to Harlequins the overall financial and participatory success the Brantfordof - (MISSISSAUGA, ON) Ken Courser - - - (1989 President (Social Director,Secretary, within BrantfordHarlequins RFC (1978 President, BrantfordHarlequins in Served various executive Member of theBrantford present) Present) – Rugby Ontario will be hosting our - - 1992, 1994, 1996 1992, present) , Treasurer,, Fixtures) (1982 December 9, - 1998, Harlequins Vice positions 2010 - 2016 - - Bruce Gage
- Has coached Balmy Beach RFC for 2016 35+ years (1980-present) - Coached Balmy Beach RFC to Two Carling Cup Championships and 11 McCormick Cup Championships - Coached Ontario Senior Men's Rugby Team to 3 MacTier Cups (1990-1999) - Coached Ontario Men's Rugby Teams in friendlies vs. "Young Canada", North East United States and Leicester (2004-2006) Lesley (Tubs) and Gladys (Gee) Gage - Active members of Balmy Beach RFC (1960-2007) - President of Balmy Beach RFC (Tubbs: 1968-1972) - Ontario Rugby Union Selector (Tubbs: 1968-1974) - Managers of Balmy Beach RFC Men's 1st XV (1983-1999) - Championship for Ontario Sr. Men's Second Teams named the Gee Gage Cup (1999) - Balmy Beach RFC Field renamed the "Tubbs and Gee Gage Rugby Field" (2003)
Julie McGann - Earned seven International Caps
Thursday December 10, with Canada; Can-am Game (1992), Canada Cup (1993), World Cup (1994) - 10-year career with Ontario, winning four National Championships (1990-2000)
- Member of Brampton Beavers Rugby Club (1990-2000) - Also played for Lindsay RFC (2003-2005), Peterborough Pagans (2006), Toronto Lions (2009-2010), Bournemouth RFC (2011-2012) - At 40 years old, played in the World Rugby Classic Bermuda representing the Canadian Over 40 Team (2007) Thursday December 10, 2016 - - - Cec - - Played forToronto Scottish RFC (1970'sand 1980's) Played forOntario's provincial team (1970's) The LeadershipAward in SchoolSport (1970's School's Rugby LawrencePark Rugby in Ontario Fathers Founded and One Moody of the - of High 2000's Founding coached ) High Program School - OFSAA BoysAAA Rugby Good Bye 2016