Sports

Fresh off leading his squad to a second consecutive AAA Provincial Championship, Shawnigan 1st XV Head Coach Tim Murdy has been selected as an Assistant Coach of the Canadian Senior Men's Select XV in the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship (ARC).

For two weeks in August, many of Canada's top school-age athletes will descend on its smallest province, Prince Edward Island, for the 2009 Canada Summer Games.  The crew competing for British Columbia in the rowing events will feature four Shawnigan alumni, and one current student, competing for their share of the gold and the chance to be recognized as National Champions.

The 2009 Churchill Cup is taking place over the next two weeks in Denver, CO, and a Shawnigan graduate is featuring prominently for the Canadian National Team. Cowichan Valley product Matt Evans ’06 has been selected for his first International start for the Senior squad, chosen to start at fullback as Canada looks to topple a strong Ireland ‘A’ team on Wednesday at Infinity Park.

by Ryan Panton '97

Sorry for the short notice…

This weekend the SLS Senior Girls Rugby Team will be in Edmonton for the 2009 Thunderbird Invitational Rugby Tournament. The two-day tournament will see the girls play a total of four one-hour games:

FRIDAY, MAY 1ST
12:00 - vs. Harry Ainlay Titans (Edmonton, AB)
16:00 - vs. ME LaZerte Voyageurs (Edmonton, AB)

SATURDAY, MAY 2ND
11:00 - vs. John G. Diefenbaker Chiefs (Calgary, AB)
13:00 - vs. Ross Shepard Thunderbirds (Edmonton, AB)

This weekend started the racing season off for the rowers after a long wait for the ice to melt. The Hungerford cup was held on Saturday with a 1k race course. It was a great success with record numbers of athletes participating. Most notable races were the Men’s 4+ and both the Hungerford Cup (M2-) and Roaf trophy (W2-), all won by Shawnigan rowers.