Women - Niagara Rugby Union "A" Division - 2010 Season

July 12th, 2010.

"When you feel like giving up,
remember why you held on for so long in the first place."
- Rugby Friends are friends for life

    
Schedule and Results
Standings
Game Report

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Schedule - 2010

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Date:	Women's - A	RESULTS
Sat May 29	Creek @ Niagara	L 27-0
Sat June 5	Hamilton @ Creek	W 56-0
Sat June 12	Brantford @ Creek	W 19-5
Sat June 19	Niagara @ Creek	L 27-7
Sat June 26	Creek @ Brantford	L
Sat July 10	Creek @ Burlington	L
Sat July 17	Waterloo @ Creek
Sat July 24	Creek @ Hamilton
Sat Aug 7	Burlington @ Creek
Sat Aug 14	Creek @ Waterloo
Sat Aug 21	Semi-Finals
Sat Aug 28	Finals

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Women's A
Team	Wins	Losses	Ties	Bonus	Pts
Waterloo	4	0	0	4	20
Niagara	3	1	0	3	15
Burlington	2	2	0	2	10
StoneyCreek	2	1	0	1	9
Brantford	1	3	0	1	5
Hamilton	0	4	0	0	0

 

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Game Report -

2009 Season Re-Cap Coach's Report

2009 was a difficult year for the Stoney Creek Women’s  Rugby Team(s).  For a variety of reasons (injuries, jobs, school) we lost a number of starters from the 2008 Championship team.  The schedule was also not in our favour with our toughest games at the beginning of the season with little or no time to recover.  Enough excuses!  We lost more games than we won and finished the season in 5th place.  Despite not making the playoffs there were a number of positives that will help us to build for 2010.  One of the most significant gains is our Jr players like Katelyn Putzig, Sam Warry and Steph Draper are starting to step into leadership roles on the Senior team. This transition is necessary and as we move towards 2010 it is these players that will play a pivotal role in how we progress.  McMaster also continues to be a good feeder system providing us with some talented athletes that help develop our home grown talent. Sarah Van Hoof is a great example for our juniors and young seniors of the type of dedication and commitment it takes to play rugby at the next level.  It is my hope that this partnership continues to grow and benefit both teams.

      Flexibility and versatility were some of the most critical skills we needed in 2009.  It was not uncommon for a player to play more than one position in a game.  One player showed such a tremendous ability to perform at any position it was not uncommon for her to play sometimes 3 different positions moving between forwards and backs...thanks Vicki Woodhead!  A team also needs to have some consistency, players we could count on from week to week to be there at games and practices without fail.  We had a number of women who made that commitment in 2009 and will continue to lead our team by example moving forward into 2010.

       Additionally 2009 saw the joining of Sonia Sennik to the women’s coaching staff.  This is a much welcomed addition as having one coach for three teams has been very difficult.  Sennik and I will continue to grow as coaches and learn from each other.  This partnership was essential to providing continuity through 2009 as I was called away for a couple of key games with other rugby responsibilities.  Having Sennik on board allowed me to fulfill my Board commitments trusting the players were in good hands and getting great instruction.

       As we move towards the start of the 2010 it is important for all our players to think about the upcoming rugby season early.  We need you come ready to work and bring a strong desire to be the best.  We have lost touch with the rugby mentality of “she who sheds her blood with me today shall be my sister” and we need it back.  We need to start 2010 with team at the heart of all we do.  We don’t run to get our bodies in shape we run so we can be there to support our teammate.  

We don’t make our hits so people cheer for us we make our hits to help our teammates; we don’t score tries for glory we score tries so our team can celebrate!

~ Annemaree Peters
SCRFC Women's Head Coach

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