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Bonnie Hoeflicher, Christine Women’s Rugby: Fun in the scrum

McFarlane, Diana Smith and Sylvia
Taschner (l-r, in striped jerseys) make
the tackle in a weekend rugby match.

 

Douglas College Women’s Rugby is in high gear this season. First Division remains
undefeated and Second Division puts up a tough fight every game, win or lose. The West
Coast Women’s Rugby League provides plenty of hard competition from 19 BC teams,
including UBC, SFU and the Ex-Britannia Lions as well as several squads from Vancouver
Island and the Interior.

With a team in the league for over six years, the First Division women are veterans,
counting three provincial players and one Team Canada member in their number. Many
players are giving back to their favorite sport by coaching at the high school level —
helping to foster what has become BC’s fastest-growing women’s sport. This year, it was
the large number of enthusiastic players coming out of high school that allowed Douglas
College to field a Second Division team. Head Coach Dave Dando and Assistant Coach
Dan Riordan keep energy levels high, modeling excellent skills and great attitude won from
20 years combined experience. §f