Girls' Rugby Tour
March 28 - Undefeated Tour: The girls wrapped up the rugby part of their tour with a convincing win over Salisbury 34-10. The game was played under the lights at the Salisbury Rugby Club, Wiltshire. The “Iron Women” go undefeated and they impressed both players and fans at every stop. Their game is showing signs of maturity, being able to use different styles of play in different situations and conditions. The girls move on to London to finish the tour and head back home Tuesday morning. Congratulations to a most successful tour.
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March 26 - Shawnigan’s Senior Girls’ rugby team remains undefeated after a tough encounter in Cymrych, Wales. Cymrych is a small farming village 120 km west of Cardiff. Poor weather had us move from the village rugby club to a small rather interesting local field. Rusted goal posts and a sloping field made it look more like a pasture than a rugby field. We won the toss and played downhill in the 1st half. The Cymrych girls had not lost a game in two years and they opened the game with a quick unconverted try in the opening 5 minutes. The toughness and physicality took the Shawnigan girls by surprise and it was then a question of whether they were going to respond to the challenge. They did and came back strongly to score a converted try on the boot of Jules to move ahead 7-5. It was a ferocious battle and Shawnigan managed to score again to make it 12-5 at the half. The rain continued to fall but the intensity of the game continued and the final whistle saw Shawnigan come out 19-10 winners. This game was just what the girls needed and they came through with a very stoic performance against these tough girls from the farm. Jules was again named “Player of the Match” but strong performances by Rachel B, Chloe again, Emilie and Emma should not be missed. The team is coming together nicely and playing some good solid rugby. We are now off to Salisbury to try and keep our record unblemished. We play Saturday night under the lights in Salisbury which will be a new experience for the girls. Sunday we take in a premier League game, London Irish vs Sale and then move on to London for our final two nights. Monday night we are off to the theatre to see “We Will Rock You.”
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March 20 - The “Iron Women” opened up their tour with a win against Harlequin Ladies 31-0 in Cardiff Saturday morning. The game was most entertaining and played in a wonderful spirit. The Harlequin ladies were unfortunately missing some key players due a Welsh trial for Under 18 Women. No doubt this would have made the contest far more competitive. Having said that, Shawnigan dominated from start to finish and never took their feet off the gas despite being somewhat jet lagged. At the reception after the game Chloe was awarded player of the game and very deserving of this honour. Rugby wasn’t over yet as we moved on to the International match between Wales and Italy in Milllenium Stadium. It was a great spectacle and girls thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, particularly the singing. Tomorrow we are off to Bridgend to watch the Womens’ International match between Italy and Wales.
– Mark Hall, Coach
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Before they left on tour, the Girls’ Rugby Team serenaded the school in chapel. With Mr. Borsato accompanying them on guitar, they sang “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. We wish them well on their Journey to England and Wales.
The Junior Boys' Rugby Team left on their Tour of England and Wales on Thursday morning and the Senior Boys' Rugby Team will leave for Argentina on Saturday. Best wishes to them all!