Rugby Reflections

Merry Christmas!!
As we approach the Christian Anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ, I'd like to reflect on Rugby for a moment - Burnaby Lake Women's Rugby...
This Fall session of the Vancouver Rugby Union season, started, for the Premier at least, very much like the Spring Session of last season - it started with a win!
They have been at it since the first game of the Fall season in 2010. It is an impressive record to hold indeed.
With all the 'retirements, injuries, marriages and babies that came along to disrupt the continuity of the progress, Coach Walt Brandl 'borrowed' players from the Division 2 Team and molded them into Premier Players. Without skipping a beat, these players showed they are worthy of the call up and proved it by winning all their games leading up to the Finals.
Along the way they put up some very impressive numbers in defeating leading Lower Mainland Clubs like United, Meralomas, Capilanos and Bayside.
BLRC Premier Women were crowned the Vancouver Rugby Union Champs when they hosted the 'AnnaSchnell Cup' on a wet December Day beating Bayside with the lowest of scores and margin of the season.
We look forward to the Spring and hopefully we will get back some of the injured, the married and the retired to help boost the Team during the 'Spring' Season
Merry Christmas all!!