Roko Kapaiwai
The BLRC Women's Rugby Coaching Staff have announced a Strong Line Up to tackle United RFC at home this weekend
The Coaching Staff of the Burnaby Lake Women's Rugby Program have announced a strong line up to match up against United RFC on the shores of Burnaby Lake Saturday morning.
Kick Off is 11.30 in what should be an exciting encounter. The last time these two met, it was a lopsided 53 - 7 win to Burnaby, with Stevie Schnoor crossing for United's solitary try. They will be looking for some redemption on Saturday.
The line up sees a few changes from the Team that beat VELOX last week, some due to injuries in the backline, but a notable one is in the backrow. It is a positional change that promises to wreak havok on United
Romping stomping Marie-Eve Brindamour, nicknamed Bruce(no relation to the Towering Bruce on the Men's Premier side but a Tower nonetheless) is at Openside Flanker!!! This position is usually filled by Laura Harmse who is always a pest to the opposition, making a nuisance of herself without any regard for her safety. Kinda like Richie McCaw in some ways.
Front Row sees the usual suspects tormenting the opposition. I've called them Roses &Thorns before, Kim Donaldson the rose between thorns Brenna Glover and Corrine Jacobsen. They had their way against Velox last week and should be a good platform again on Saturday.
Behind them are literally four locks in Marley Harris at 6, Jody Dobush at 4, Emma Hadfield at 5 and Towering Marie-Eve at 7. Anchoring this powerful pack is Ms. Harmse
The Backline sees a few changes due to some injuries. The eveready Kary Steele slots in at inside Centre due to the broken finger injury to Dr. Maria Gallo. Deb Capps takes over from Daamiann Skelton who terrorised the VELOX backline with her blazing speed last week. She has a tweaked back, but is on the bench. The backs is again being anchored by Julia at 9 who distributes to Captain Schnell, they work very well together, these two. Tanya Hamilton is on the other wing and Devon Luca guards the backfield.
Be at the field on Saturday at 11.30 to witness some entertaining Rugby!!!
The full line Up is:
1. Brenna Glover
2. Kim Donaldson (vice-captain)
3. Corrine Jacobsen
4. Jody Dobush
5. Emma Hadfield
6. Marley Harris
7. Marie-Eve Brindamour
8. Laura Harmse
9. Julia Sugawara
10. Anna Schnell (captain)
11. Deb Capps
12. Kary Steele
13. Mel Miyazaki
14. Tanya Hamilton
15. Devon Luca
Shannon Fedewa
Dammian Skelton
Erin Clement
Allice Schandler
Sue-Lyn Wirth
Becky Querido
Krystal Steele
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Another Hard Fought Encounter Between the Valkyries and Burnaby Lake
By Ian Trevor
March 20, 2010 saw Burnaby Lake hosting the always tough Velox Valkyries in Premier Women’s action.
The two clubs have a rich tradition of hard fought games, scoreline notwithstanding, and with Burnaby having had their match vs. the Lomas postponed the prior week due to a late field closure and the unavailability of a backup field, there was an added air of anticipation to the match.
Velox achieved dominance on the island in the first half, and Burnaby was relishing the challenge that Velox would present.
Indeed, from the first opening kick off, defence was the order of the day. Velox hammered hard in the centres, and openside flanker Shannon Kane made her marauding presence felt early and often. Burnaby captain Anna Schnell responded. Field position became the order of the day, and between Anna and Inside Centre Maria Gallo, Burnaby was able to kick to open space behind the Velox backline giving the forwards an opportunity to contest lineout ball in the Velox half.
Burnaby opened the scoring when a set piece within sight of the 22 gave Anna Schnell space for a well weigthed chip kick over the defensive backline that right wing Daamiann Skelton was only too happy to run onto and collect for a try in the corner, converted by Anna Schnell. Velox roared back with furious work at the breakdown. Burnaby attempted to match Velox’s ferocity, but were unable to do that, and comply with the views of match day referee Leon Britz. This would start a pattern where Burnaby were doing well when going forward and retaining ball, but when the turnovers occurred the penalties would come.
Burnaby was able to string together enough continuity to work it’s way down to the Velox 22 and with a ball being spun wide to the right Kim Donaldson found herself on the wing with Daamiann Skelton supporting on the outside. Daamo was surplus to requirements on this one, as Kim dotted down for the second Burnaby try.
Velox again started to work their way back in, but a combination of good defensive pressure by Burnaby and an errant pass in the Velox centres saw Mel Miyazaki pick up an interception and sprint nearly half the field to touch down by the posts for the games third try. Anna Schnell converted. Again Velox stormed back, this time pressure was turned into points as repeated penalties inside the Burnaby 22 for hands in, offside and not releasing yielded a converted try for the visitors.
Burnaby and Velox also exchanged penalty kicks during the half leaving the halftime score at 22 – 10 for Burnaby Lake
The first half also saw the unfortunate departure of Maria Gallo with a broken finger. Maria has national team duty beckoning in the summer and we all wish her a speedy recovery in time for the Women’s World Cup.
As with the match vs Capilanos two weeks prior, halftime was about adjustment and re-focus. The challenge was to reset on defence, and ensure that Burnaby was compliant with the laws at the breakdown. With Kary Steele already on for the injured Maria Gallo, Lindsay Bernrot was welcomed back to the premier fold at fullback. Tanya Hamilton took a well earned rest after deputizing on the left wing in the first half. Devon Luca moved over to the left wing in Tanya’s place.
Burnaby came out flying in the second half. The intensity levels were cranked up and peace was made with the man in the middle. Sterling effort up front and at the breakdown from Kim Donaldson and Emma Hadfield made life difficult for the Valkyries, while the extra injection of pace and creativity from Lindsay Bernrot provided an added dimension to the Burnaby backline attack.
Five more tries would be added to the score sheet as the Burnaby forwards consistently secured quality possession for Julia Sugawara to provide Anna Schnell with a steady diet of quality ball for the midfield and outside backs.
As befits a club of Velox’s character their effort and commitment never waned. However the closest they would manage to a second try was a Jess Dovane scamper from midfield that just failed short of the Burnaby line. Marley Harris was able to track the Velox centre down from behind for a try saving tackle. This was the icing on the cake for Marley as she had a very strong game, both in attack and in defence.
Final Score: Burnaby 47 – Velox 10
Scorers
BLRC
Tries:
Kim Donaldson
Marie-Eve Brindamour
Anna Schnell
Melissa Miyazaki (2)
Daamiann Skelton (2)
Devon Luca
Converts
Anna Schnell (2)
Penalty
Anna Schnell
VELOX
Tries
Marlene Donaldson
Converts
Amanda Campbell
Penalty
Amanda Campbell
March 20, 2010 saw Burnaby Lake hosting the always tough Velox Valkyries in Premier Women’s action.
The two clubs have a rich tradition of hard fought games, scoreline notwithstanding, and with Burnaby having had their match vs. the Lomas postponed the prior week due to a late field closure and the unavailability of a backup field, there was an added air of anticipation to the match.
Velox achieved dominance on the island in the first half, and Burnaby was relishing the challenge that Velox would present.
Indeed, from the first opening kick off, defence was the order of the day. Velox hammered hard in the centres, and openside flanker Shannon Kane made her marauding presence felt early and often. Burnaby captain Anna Schnell responded. Field position became the order of the day, and between Anna and Inside Centre Maria Gallo, Burnaby was able to kick to open space behind the Velox backline giving the forwards an opportunity to contest lineout ball in the Velox half.
Burnaby opened the scoring when a set piece within sight of the 22 gave Anna Schnell space for a well weigthed chip kick over the defensive backline that right wing Daamiann Skelton was only too happy to run onto and collect for a try in the corner, converted by Anna Schnell. Velox roared back with furious work at the breakdown. Burnaby attempted to match Velox’s ferocity, but were unable to do that, and comply with the views of match day referee Leon Britz. This would start a pattern where Burnaby were doing well when going forward and retaining ball, but when the turnovers occurred the penalties would come.
Burnaby was able to string together enough continuity to work it’s way down to the Velox 22 and with a ball being spun wide to the right Kim Donaldson found herself on the wing with Daamiann Skelton supporting on the outside. Daamo was surplus to requirements on this one, as Kim dotted down for the second Burnaby try.
Velox again started to work their way back in, but a combination of good defensive pressure by Burnaby and an errant pass in the Velox centres saw Mel Miyazaki pick up an interception and sprint nearly half the field to touch down by the posts for the games third try. Anna Schnell converted. Again Velox stormed back, this time pressure was turned into points as repeated penalties inside the Burnaby 22 for hands in, offside and not releasing yielded a converted try for the visitors.
Burnaby and Velox also exchanged penalty kicks during the half leaving the halftime score at 22 – 10 for Burnaby Lake
The first half also saw the unfortunate departure of Maria Gallo with a broken finger. Maria has national team duty beckoning in the summer and we all wish her a speedy recovery in time for the Women’s World Cup.
As with the match vs Capilanos two weeks prior, halftime was about adjustment and re-focus. The challenge was to reset on defence, and ensure that Burnaby was compliant with the laws at the breakdown. With Kary Steele already on for the injured Maria Gallo, Lindsay Bernrot was welcomed back to the premier fold at fullback. Tanya Hamilton took a well earned rest after deputizing on the left wing in the first half. Devon Luca moved over to the left wing in Tanya’s place.
Burnaby came out flying in the second half. The intensity levels were cranked up and peace was made with the man in the middle. Sterling effort up front and at the breakdown from Kim Donaldson and Emma Hadfield made life difficult for the Valkyries, while the extra injection of pace and creativity from Lindsay Bernrot provided an added dimension to the Burnaby backline attack.
Five more tries would be added to the score sheet as the Burnaby forwards consistently secured quality possession for Julia Sugawara to provide Anna Schnell with a steady diet of quality ball for the midfield and outside backs.
As befits a club of Velox’s character their effort and commitment never waned. However the closest they would manage to a second try was a Jess Dovane scamper from midfield that just failed short of the Burnaby line. Marley Harris was able to track the Velox centre down from behind for a try saving tackle. This was the icing on the cake for Marley as she had a very strong game, both in attack and in defence.
Final Score: Burnaby 47 – Velox 10
Scorers
BLRC
Tries:
Kim Donaldson
Marie-Eve Brindamour
Anna Schnell
Melissa Miyazaki (2)
Daamiann Skelton (2)
Devon Luca
Converts
Anna Schnell (2)
Penalty
Anna Schnell
VELOX
Tries
Marlene Donaldson
Converts
Amanda Campbell
Penalty
Amanda Campbell
Monday, March 22, 2010
Burnaby Lake 2nd Division Women's Team Opens up BLOBS Day with a Win over the Lomas
By Katie Larson
The Burnaby Lake 2nd Division Women’s team fielded an eager and talented side against the Merelomas 2nd Division side on Saturday morning earning the first of two wins for the women’s program on the day.
The game was opened with a strong showing by Burnaby’s side retaining possession for multiple phases of play. Eventually the forward drives were able to suck in enough Lomas players to open up some space in the backline for outside center Deb Capps sprint in from the 22 for the first try of the day.
The Lomas responded with some solid cycling of the ball which caught the Burnaby defence off guard and led to a break by the Lomas scrum half. The Lomas speedster sprinted up the side line, but Capps was able to cut her off and make the try saving tackle.
Burnaby got right back on track with scrum half Lauren Tagg picking off the back of the breakdown and darting her way through the Lomas defence to cross the try line.
The scoring gates really opened up in the second half when fly half Lindsay Bernrot switched positions with inside center Heather Weldon. Weldon’s consistent movement of the ball sprung Bernrot through gaps multiple times allowing her to score three times. Shannon Fedewa also chipped in a try, while Erin Clement finished off an excellent forward charge up the field to touch down. Clement, new to Burnaby from Ottawa, has been an excellent addition to the Burnaby women’s program with her solid scrumming work and ability to adapt in any position. She also surprised everyone on Saturday with her kicking of 4 conversions.
The Lomas were able to sneak one try past Burnaby as Amy Grath received a penalty try for taking a high tackle making the final score 43- 7.
Burnaby Scorers
Lauren Tagg
Lindsay Bernrot (3)
Deb Capps
Shannon Fedewa
Erin Clement (1 try, 4 conversions)
Merelomas Scorers
Amy Grath
The Burnaby Lake 2nd Division Women’s team fielded an eager and talented side against the Merelomas 2nd Division side on Saturday morning earning the first of two wins for the women’s program on the day.
The game was opened with a strong showing by Burnaby’s side retaining possession for multiple phases of play. Eventually the forward drives were able to suck in enough Lomas players to open up some space in the backline for outside center Deb Capps sprint in from the 22 for the first try of the day.
The Lomas responded with some solid cycling of the ball which caught the Burnaby defence off guard and led to a break by the Lomas scrum half. The Lomas speedster sprinted up the side line, but Capps was able to cut her off and make the try saving tackle.
Burnaby got right back on track with scrum half Lauren Tagg picking off the back of the breakdown and darting her way through the Lomas defence to cross the try line.
The scoring gates really opened up in the second half when fly half Lindsay Bernrot switched positions with inside center Heather Weldon. Weldon’s consistent movement of the ball sprung Bernrot through gaps multiple times allowing her to score three times. Shannon Fedewa also chipped in a try, while Erin Clement finished off an excellent forward charge up the field to touch down. Clement, new to Burnaby from Ottawa, has been an excellent addition to the Burnaby women’s program with her solid scrumming work and ability to adapt in any position. She also surprised everyone on Saturday with her kicking of 4 conversions.
The Lomas were able to sneak one try past Burnaby as Amy Grath received a penalty try for taking a high tackle making the final score 43- 7.
Burnaby Scorers
Lauren Tagg
Lindsay Bernrot (3)
Deb Capps
Shannon Fedewa
Erin Clement (1 try, 4 conversions)
Merelomas Scorers
Amy Grath
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Burnaby Lake Girls Beat Japanese National Women's Team
It was an evening of jubilation on the Shores of Burnaby Lake last night as the current BC Women's Rugby Champs took on the Japanese National Women's Team and won in the last minute by ONE POINT!!!
What an end to a beautiful hard fought game.
Team captain and current National Women #10 Anna Schnell scored the first points with a penalty but was quickly countered with two quick tries and a convert by the Japanese Ladies to go up 12 - 3.
The smaller Japan girls(at least they looked small) were very quick to the breakdowns and strong in the scrums, winning at least 5 tightheads and numerous steals in rucks and mauls. Fans of Burnaby Lake on the sidelines were quickly losing their fingernails as they struggled to come to grips with the number of lead changes and the way their ladies were being womanhandled by the ladies from the Land of the Rising Sun. It does not usually happen to these girls.
Second half started well for the locals after a quick chat by the coaching staff, and guest player Emily Young from our neighbors in Kamploops suddenly found the ball in her hands and sprinted around her opponent for an uncoverted try. I couldn't keep up with who scored when as there were about three lead changes during the game - only that Burnaby was down by six with about a minute left....Yikes!!
Emily came through again as she again found herself with the ball and again ran around her opponent to score. Everyone on both sides waited anxiously for the convert and when Ms Schnell slotted it through between the uprights and the final whistle was blown, the local ladies and their fans jumped with joy and the visitors hung their heads in disappointment. But this was anybody's game right to the final second!! Japan, ranked 13th in the World vowed to do better on Saturday against BC, Burnaby Lake, ranked nowhere in the world, jumped to 12th.........I think.
Most of these ladies will probably never play against a National side again so this win makes it very memorable for them.
KAUKAUWA!!
What an end to a beautiful hard fought game.
Team captain and current National Women #10 Anna Schnell scored the first points with a penalty but was quickly countered with two quick tries and a convert by the Japanese Ladies to go up 12 - 3.
The smaller Japan girls(at least they looked small) were very quick to the breakdowns and strong in the scrums, winning at least 5 tightheads and numerous steals in rucks and mauls. Fans of Burnaby Lake on the sidelines were quickly losing their fingernails as they struggled to come to grips with the number of lead changes and the way their ladies were being womanhandled by the ladies from the Land of the Rising Sun. It does not usually happen to these girls.
Second half started well for the locals after a quick chat by the coaching staff, and guest player Emily Young from our neighbors in Kamploops suddenly found the ball in her hands and sprinted around her opponent for an uncoverted try. I couldn't keep up with who scored when as there were about three lead changes during the game - only that Burnaby was down by six with about a minute left....Yikes!!
Emily came through again as she again found herself with the ball and again ran around her opponent to score. Everyone on both sides waited anxiously for the convert and when Ms Schnell slotted it through between the uprights and the final whistle was blown, the local ladies and their fans jumped with joy and the visitors hung their heads in disappointment. But this was anybody's game right to the final second!! Japan, ranked 13th in the World vowed to do better on Saturday against BC, Burnaby Lake, ranked nowhere in the world, jumped to 12th.........I think.
Most of these ladies will probably never play against a National side again so this win makes it very memorable for them.
KAUKAUWA!!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Burnaby Lake Women Tests Strength & Talent Against Japanese National Team
The BC Womens Premier Provincial Champion, Burnaby Lake Rugby Club, will play the Japan National Women's Rugby Team Wednesday afternoon at the Burnaby Lake Fields. Preparation has been going well and Monday night they were helped at practice with a srimmage against their own Third Division Men's Team. It was a full on Rugby game, Men against Women and the Women's Captain, Anna Schnell, was heard later commenting to her troops that it was the best practice they've had so far. It was interesting to watch as Assitant Coaches, Emma Hadfield and Ian Trevor ran them through different phases. Scrums in particular, were fun to watch as Tighthead prop Alice held her own against Jeremy Jarvis, a veteran on the Burnaby Lake Men's squad.
Lineout jumps produced mixed results, which would mean a closer attention needs to be paid to in this area.
The girls are pumped!! The squad includes some former and current National and Provincial reps, and for some of these girls, this is an opportunity not to be missed, as it is probably the only time they will ever get to play against a National Team. It will be an exciting afternoon indeed for all involved and those of us on the Management side are just as pumped as those who will be on the field playing in the Blue & White Color of BURNABY LAKE RUGBY
KAUKAUWA!!!!!
Lineout jumps produced mixed results, which would mean a closer attention needs to be paid to in this area.
The girls are pumped!! The squad includes some former and current National and Provincial reps, and for some of these girls, this is an opportunity not to be missed, as it is probably the only time they will ever get to play against a National Team. It will be an exciting afternoon indeed for all involved and those of us on the Management side are just as pumped as those who will be on the field playing in the Blue & White Color of BURNABY LAKE RUGBY
KAUKAUWA!!!!!
Monday, September 21, 2009
BURNABY LAKE WOMEN OPENS SEASON WITH WIN AMID CHANGES
The new season has brought about a multitude of change at Burnaby Lake. With Mike James in charge of the BC Bears, the coaching staff at Burnaby Lake has shifted to more of an overall club focus.
Change is never easy, and on Saturday the Burnaby Lake Premier Women’s team took a big step towards getting the changes behind them. To paraphrase the head coach of the Burnaby Lake Premier Women's team, Walt Brandl, what we did or didn't do in the build up doesn't matter, what matters is what we do now.
Burnaby-Bayside games are always competitive affairs, regardless of the result, as there is a wealth of respect on both sides of the pitch and sidelines. While the result on the day (40 - 3 for Burnaby) may seem lopsided, Bayside had their opportunities, and as always battled to the final whistle.
The first 20 minutes saw the two teams feeling each other out with the field position and possession shifting back and forth, and Bayside in the lead from a penalty kick. Further effective kicking from the Bayside fly half kept Burnaby hemmed back at times, until the back 3 made some adjustments. Once those adjustments were made, some effective counter attacking through Devon Luca, Daamo Skelton and newcomer Maggie Pitts helped Burnaby get itself out of trouble.
As the game grew, the Burnaby pack, lead ably by Kim Donaldson and Laura Harmse, began to assert itself in the set pieces and at the breakdown creating the platform Lauren Tagg would need to ensure that captain Anna Schnell would receive the ball she needed to engineer the attacking process. Tries for the day were tallied by Anna Schnell with two, Mel Miyazaki also with two, Daamo Skelton and Erin Jang tallying one each. A total of six tries with Captain Schnell converting 5 of them to add to her contribution on the Scoreboard.
Next up for Burnaby is Japan on Wednesday Sept 23rd at the Club. This will be an exciting moment for the women, and for some players, a once in a lifetime opportunity to play against a National team.
Posted with contribution from Coach Ian Trevor
Change is never easy, and on Saturday the Burnaby Lake Premier Women’s team took a big step towards getting the changes behind them. To paraphrase the head coach of the Burnaby Lake Premier Women's team, Walt Brandl, what we did or didn't do in the build up doesn't matter, what matters is what we do now.
Burnaby-Bayside games are always competitive affairs, regardless of the result, as there is a wealth of respect on both sides of the pitch and sidelines. While the result on the day (40 - 3 for Burnaby) may seem lopsided, Bayside had their opportunities, and as always battled to the final whistle.
The first 20 minutes saw the two teams feeling each other out with the field position and possession shifting back and forth, and Bayside in the lead from a penalty kick. Further effective kicking from the Bayside fly half kept Burnaby hemmed back at times, until the back 3 made some adjustments. Once those adjustments were made, some effective counter attacking through Devon Luca, Daamo Skelton and newcomer Maggie Pitts helped Burnaby get itself out of trouble.
As the game grew, the Burnaby pack, lead ably by Kim Donaldson and Laura Harmse, began to assert itself in the set pieces and at the breakdown creating the platform Lauren Tagg would need to ensure that captain Anna Schnell would receive the ball she needed to engineer the attacking process. Tries for the day were tallied by Anna Schnell with two, Mel Miyazaki also with two, Daamo Skelton and Erin Jang tallying one each. A total of six tries with Captain Schnell converting 5 of them to add to her contribution on the Scoreboard.
Next up for Burnaby is Japan on Wednesday Sept 23rd at the Club. This will be an exciting moment for the women, and for some players, a once in a lifetime opportunity to play against a National team.
Posted with contribution from Coach Ian Trevor
Friday, July 24, 2009
The Abby Sevens is Here
Greetings from the Shores of Burnaby Lake.
One more sleep and we will be converging on the grounds of Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, for the innaugural International Sevens Tournament. This will be the first time International Teams will lock horns with Domestic Clubs to see who has more snort. Kenya, Canada and the West Indies are the International Sides playing in this tournament and will be up against top domestic Clubs such as hosts Abbotsford, Bayside and Burnaby Lake Lighthouse. There are teams from our neighbors down south here as well as we all try and win the coveted almighty buck on offer.
But more importantly, it is a chance to play against some big names in sevens rugby.
Burnaby Lake has been quietly preparing for this under the tutelage of duo-international Senirusi(Bruce) Rauqe, their Captain. Things were clicking well during their last run on Thursday; Friday afternoon was a chance to meet up for a game of 'touch' rugby with their neighbors, the Pacific Islanders, who will be playing at the Domestic Tournament.
There is really nothing more to say at this point except to wake up in the morning and stroll over to Rotary Stadium for a day full of Sevens Rugby
!!K A U K A U W A!!
One more sleep and we will be converging on the grounds of Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, for the innaugural International Sevens Tournament. This will be the first time International Teams will lock horns with Domestic Clubs to see who has more snort. Kenya, Canada and the West Indies are the International Sides playing in this tournament and will be up against top domestic Clubs such as hosts Abbotsford, Bayside and Burnaby Lake Lighthouse. There are teams from our neighbors down south here as well as we all try and win the coveted almighty buck on offer.
But more importantly, it is a chance to play against some big names in sevens rugby.
Burnaby Lake has been quietly preparing for this under the tutelage of duo-international Senirusi(Bruce) Rauqe, their Captain. Things were clicking well during their last run on Thursday; Friday afternoon was a chance to meet up for a game of 'touch' rugby with their neighbors, the Pacific Islanders, who will be playing at the Domestic Tournament.
There is really nothing more to say at this point except to wake up in the morning and stroll over to Rotary Stadium for a day full of Sevens Rugby
!!K A U K A U W A!!
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