Sports Section Editor: Jordan Cripps the other press odie Lush P Contributor hey say you need balls of leather to play rugby; owever the Douglas College Women’s Rugby eam would disagree. So far this year they've eaten, broken, smashed and ran over all oppo- itness has been the number one concern hroughout the first part of the season and con- inues to be the team’s number one focus. Burnaby and Capilano should be considered ouglas’ biggest threats since these are the only dcsportseditor@yahoo.ca Douglas Women’s Premier Rugby Ready to Battle for Top Spot two teams that have been able to defeat Douglas to this point. i Despite being handed a tough loss by Capilano in November, the Douglas Women’s Rugby S anding West Coast Women’s this team is ready to take on anything that comes their way. The next game for the Women’s Premier Team is Saturday February 8th vs. Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. February 12, 2003 Association Standings ents. The season isn’t over yet, with some of the College Premier team is looking forward Premier T D.. PIS ardest rugby yet to be played in the near future. to the second half of the season, espe- Douglas 0 0 32 aving only four games left in the regular sea-_ cially a rematch against the Burnaby 0 1 32 on, it’s now time to step up to the plate. team that defeated them 19-17 in 0 0 28 The biggest challenge that this team is facing September. It’s hard being tied for first 0 0 20 t this point is the legacy developed by the team place with an archrival, and the 0 1 16 ver the past two years. Having lost some key Douglas College Premier team is eager 0 0 16 layers last year, it’s time for the young players and champing at the bit for a chance to 0 0 8 o step in and fill in those important positions redeem itself. 0 0 4 o they can maintain the winning tradition of | Coach Ged Griffiths is eager to spark he team. the Premier team’s appetite for destruc- T D PTS With a record of 8-2-0, and currently tied for _ tion. 0 0 12 irst place in the league, it seems like it would be —_- Veteran players Kirstie Smith, Corinne 1 0 13 ard for people to say that the Premier team Jacobsen and Stacey Webber have really 0 0 8 eeds vast improvement. There are many ways pulled the team together and proven to be 0 0 6 hey can get better, though, before the second good role models for the younger players. 0 0 4 alf of the season begins on February 8th. With good guidance and excellent coaching 1 0 3 IN \\. Douglas College WoMmeris. Celebrates the Unsung Heroine Awards Friday, March hs 2003 On International Women’s Day, celebrations at Douglas College will honour our Unsung Heroines. Do You ... who have gone out of their way to make others feel welcome, or who make life easier for others at Douglas College or in the community? We want to honour these women. Nominations are open to ANY women at Douglas College or in the surrounding community. Know Women... Names of all nominees and award winners will be announced at our annual dinner on Friday, wow ow Joeugias bc stude The Students’ Union Pride Collective meets Wednesdays at 4:00pm in the Pride Resource Room (Room 110 in the Students’ Union Building). All lesbian, gay, bi, transgendered, questioning and allied students are welcome. March 7th, 2003 and in Douglas College and community publications. When | frst fool sa welcome by Please submit names and the reasons for nomination in writing, by e-mail or fax to: » ana hey opapod Douglas College Women’s Centre. Room 4810 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC, V3L 582 e-mail womcetr@douglas.be.ca fax 604-527-5095 3 WUE: by Friday, February 28, 2003 Douglas Students’ Union Local 18-Canadian Federation of Students For more information call 604-527-5148 or e-mail wometr@douglas.bc.ca page 13 ©