Category: Featured
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Sportlomo Program Confusion
SPORTLOMO CONFUSION Many members are having issues of where and when to login to Sportlomo, trying to enter the wrong program and re-registering, now with 2 accounts and paying a 2ndtime. So here is a break down and what each login screen looks like. Sportlomo Managers login: The 1st picture has a blue back ground.…
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How to enter/Exit Grass Fields for Fall Non-Contact Session
Any questions or concerns on this procedure please contact Westshore RFC COVID-19 Coordinator-Jay Jimmo 250-588-1696. Or read Westshore RFC Safety Plan on our website. HOW TO ENTER WESTSHORE RFC FIELDS FOR ALL TRAINING SESSIONS. This will be the process for EVERY training session, regardless of the group. When you either park your vehicle or…
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Westshore RFC 1st Fall Non-Contact Training Session
Westshore successfully applied for and was granted sanctioning by BCRU for operating and running training camps during the COVID-19 pandemic. The club set up for our first training of the 12 week non-contact sessions. The Youth rugby group took to the field from 5-6pm with enthusiastic Coaches (Sisters Britt and Courtney Sims, Amanda Thornborough) and…
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Velox Alumni Dean Budd retires from international rugby as current team Italy Captain
New Zealand-born Dean Budd, a Velox Valhallian Alumni, announced his retirement from the international stage as Captain of the Italian National Rugby Team, where he has been a member of since 2017 collecting over 30 caps for his team. Dean represented Auckland from 2008-2010, before making 5 appearances for the Blues in Super Rugby forum.…
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George Jones – A Rugby Man – Tribute by Jim Hume
George Jones – A Rugby Man – Tribute By Jim Hume It had been a long game played in its final quarter against insurmountable odds and with the referee in charge making some hard to understand calls. But all his life George Jones had played in odds-against contests as a rugby player on fields home…
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Passing of a legend-George Jones
It is with great sorrow that a Velox Icon/legend George Jones has passed away on Monday 25 May 2020. George was a club member and founder for many decades from player to coach to board member and a Life Time Member for all his efforts of the original Velox RFC and into the Velox Valhallian…
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Matt Bennett Wins Gold at Vancouver 7’s International U16 BC Elites
A big shout out to Westshore RFC Junior player Matt Bennett who has been a dominate force on our U15 Team. Was selected for the BC Elite U16 Team for the Vancouver 7’s Internationals where his team won gold!! Congrats Matt, we are all very proud of you!!
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Rugby Canada suspends rugby until 10 Apr 20 due to Corona Virus outbreak
15 Mar 2020 Due to the Corona Virus/COVID-19 health situation in Canada and world wide, Rugby Canada has directed its provincial rugby unions (BCRU for us) to officially suspend all rugby across the country. This includes all practices and games for all interclub activities as well, until at least 10 Apr 2020. Westshore RFC will…
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SPRING WESTSHORE CLUB SENIOR COMBO SCHEDULE 2020
All senior men’s and Women’s schedules are in accordance with BCRU website. Changes may occur due to weather at last minute. Current as of 19 Jan 2020.
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Westshore’s new Director of Men’s Rugby-Ray Barkwill
Ray Barkwill was born in Niagara Falls Ontario, taking up rugby in high school as a hooker while playing for the Niagara Wasps RFC senior men’s team through his summers. He made the Niagara Thunder regional team that competed in the Junior Rugby-Canadian Super League many times. At the age of 25, Ray completed his…