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As coaches Mike Collins and “Diver “Dave
Dando will both tell you, or show you if your
man or women enough to step on to the pitch
with either one of them, rugby players are the
meanest , hardest, toughest lot of athletes that
Douglas college has to offer.

The sport continues to rise in terms of its
popularity in both the men’s and women’s
divisions and with 20 scholarships for both the
men’s and women’s teams the talent continues to
poor in from high schools across the lower
mainland. Factor in these variables and this year
should be no exception to the long history of
success that the men’s and women’s sides have
previously enjoyed.

With the addition of a developmental squad to
the women’s program the upcoming season
should prove to be exciting not only because of
the high hopes of improving on last season, but
also in terms of fun as women who are
newcomers to the sport learn and improve under

the watchful eye of coach Dando.

The loss of stand out prop Pam Hadikan will
be immeasurable not only in terms of her skill,
but her leadership skills. The team will be relying
heavily on up and coming stars as well as
returning players such as Jen Ginther, Anne
Carnachan, Stephanie Bigger, and leading try
scorer Jen “Cliff” Fletcher. The Men’s side , led
by inspirational coach and long time player Mike
Collins, will be looking to avenge a
disappointing loss to SFU in last years playoffs.
The strong regular season record of 7-3 was good
enough for second overall in the North West
Collegiate Rugby Union, but the regular season
doesn’t win championships and expectations will
be high in 96/97.

Much of the weight lies on the shoulders of
last years standouts, Mike Lewthwaite and
Brendan Leong. Some new talent will also have
to have imerge if power houses such as SFU and
UBC are to be dethroned.

Open training and tryouts will be held through out September for players of all skill
levels. For more information please contact Dave Dando at 231-1895 or Mike Collins
at 936-4955.

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14 September 3 1996 The Other Press