BRAMPTON JUNIOR WOMEN WIN MEDALS AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS    19th August 2007

Brampton's Jane Kirby won a gold medal with the Ontario team at the National Championships in St. Johns Newfoundland earlier today.  The Ontario women defeated Quebec 22- o to take the gold.

At the Under 17 level, the Red Ontario team took the silver medal losing to BC 5-0 in the finals. Brampton was represented well with Miranda Smith and Jessica (Jake) Jacobs both in the team,

Photographs from the Tournament can be found at www.webcon.ca/~dverreau/gallery       MORE

BRAMPTON JUNIOR WOMEN AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS    18th August 2007

Brampton RFC has Jane Kirby representing Ontario at prop at the Under 19 Championships in St. Johns Newfoundland this weekend. Brampton also has Jessica "Jake" Jacobs playing loose head prop and Miranda Smith playing lock, for the Ontario U17 team.

The Ontario U 17 squad is divided into two teams: The red and the blue. Jessica and Miranda are in the Red team. They lost a close first contest to Alberta 14-12, but then played Ontario Blue and won 12-0.  Jake was dubbed Woman of the match in this game. On Friday, the Red Ontario U17 team played B.C.  and it was a magnificent match. After a closely contested match the score ended 12 - 12. Saturday, the Red Team defeated Alberta 7 - 3 to reach the finals.

Today, Friday 17th August, Jane Kirby and the Ontario U19 team played Manitoba. They started very strongly, scoring against Manitoba within two minutes.  The Ontario team played well, and by the half,
Manitoba was walking, and by half time they were some 20 points ahead. MORE

BRAMPTON JUNIOR WOMEN PLAY FOR ONTARIO IN NATIONAL FINALS    16th August 2007

By Jane Kirby

Over 750 players and officials arrived in St. John’s to contest the National Championships in four divisions:  U16 and U18 men and U17 and U19 women.

Brampton RFC's Under 19 player Jane Kirby is one of three Club members representing Ontario at the National Championships in St. Johns, Newfoundland.  The Ontario U19 team has been undefeated so far in the round robin part of the tournament.  MORE

BRAMPTON UNDER 16 MEN WIN LEAGUE TITLE WITH WIN OVER MARKHAM    13th August 2007

Brampton Beavers' Under 16 Men's team wrapped up an undefeated season as League champions on Monday evening as they defeated a strong Markham U 16 team by 10 -7. The only points lost by the Junior Beavers during the whole season were a tied game with Alliston Timberwolves played away. 

Brampton's victory and title did not come easily against a well-drilled and useful Markham side, and the effects of a 2 week hiatus in playing any games was readily apparent in the Brampton team. Uncharacteristic handling errors, poor kicks, poor decisions, a lack of tactical awareness, aided and abetted by the referee's interpretation of the off-side law in the ruck and maul, meant that the Junior Beavers were perhaps fortunate to win. MORE

BRAMPTON U16 JUNIOR MEN DEFEAT KETTON SCHOOL TOURISTS FROM UK     29th July 2007

Ketton School is located near Oxford in Southern England, and they are the third English touring side that Brampton Juniors Under 16 Men's team has faced this summer.  In suffering defeats at the hands of the two previous touring sides, Brampton was still able to score outstanding tries against the tourists and impress the visitors with their play. Against Ketton School, Brampton showed how much they have learned this season as they posted a well-deserved 19 - 13 victory on Sunday evening. 

Even with a 6:00pm kick off time, the conditions were hot, humid and hard. However, Brampton used their kick off to put immediate pressure on Ketton with a downfield tackle. Brampton then launched a series of pitch wide attacks showing good ball retention and strong running. Only the delivery of the ball - sometimes a little behind the runners - prevented a couple of early scores. MORE

BRAMPTON U16 JUNIOR MEN SALVAGE SOME PRIDE     22nd July 2007

Harton School from Newcastle in the United Kingdom have been frequent visitors on tour to Brampton Rugby Club. They are a well-drilled side with five years of Rugby experience behind them, and even in Sunday's blistering heat, they were too good for the Brampton Juniors, running away to a 58 - 10 victory. However, there was little gloom in the Brampton camp. This week, the Brampton U 16 team moved into first place in the league, while the coach of the English touring team congratulated them for sticking at their game and scoring two excellent tries.  MORE