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2005 Nomads Award Winners
Last Friday, at the very well-attended Dinner-Dance / Awards Banquet, the Nomads awards for the 2005 rugby season were handed out.
By no means were the selections an easy task. In a very succesful season, which saw the senior men promoted and the senior women consolidate their
Nomad senior men's 2nds are playing against ICRC 2nds, on Saturday, October 30th, at 12:450pm. This is the 2nd team Cup Final
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"The Greatest Ever" Featuring Nomads, Airs Tonight
The UK series that used Nomad players as extras back in May, airs tonight.
The show is called The Greatest Ever: Weapons; the segment our rugby players were used for is on the advances in weaponry throughout history.
A dozen players were used to demonstrate the correct use of a pike, which is a pole weapon used extensively by infantry as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
A
pike
The show airs tonight, Thursday, October 27th, at 8:00pm on the Discovery Channel.
The series 'The Greatest Ever' is a high-energy, fast paced top ten countdown of some of the most remarkable technology ever made. They've done Greatest Ever Sports Cars, Motorbikes, Fighter Planes and now this sequence is for Greatest Ever Weapons.
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Ontario League Men’s 2nds & 3rds Cup Announced
Men’s 2nd team Format: 2 pools of 3. Each team will play the other 2 teams in their pool, plus a cross-over game. The top team in each pool will play in the championship game on October 29th, @ Fletcher’s Fields.
The pool winner will be determined based on points as noted in ORU Game Regulation R-405. In the event of a tie in the standings R-406 will be used.
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Pool
A
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Pool
B
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Beach
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Cru
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ICRC
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Barbs
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Brampton
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Nomads
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Draw
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October
1st |
October
15th
Cru @ Beach Barbs @ Nomads ICRC @ Brampton |
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October
22nd
Beach @ ICRC Nomads @ Cru Barbs @ Brampton |
October
29th
Finals @ Fletcher’s |
Men’s
3rds
Oct
15 Cru @ Beach
Oct 22 Beach @ ICRC
Oct 29 Cru @ ICRC
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Training Thursday, September 29th Starts Early
Training
on Thursday, September 29th, will START at
6:00pm, at Northern SS. Be there well before
hand, dressed in training gear and ready to
run at 6pm.
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Available Post-Season?
The Nomad senior men 's first team starts the McCormick Cup this Saturday at home to Markham.
If
anyone from the 2nd and 3rd team are interested
in continuing in the ORU 2nd team cup, contact
Garth ASAP at torontonomads@hotmail.com
McCormick
Cup Bracket here:
(print in landscape)
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Carpool Meeting Times for Highland & Muddy York
The Nomad senior men are at home to Highland 1sts & Muddy York on Saturday, September 24th, at 1:30pm & 12:00pm respectively. These are the final games of the 2005 regular season: the McCormick Cup is next.
MEN'S 3RDS V. MUDDY YORK
12:00pm kick-off at Fletcher's Fields.
2nd team - leaving York Millls station at 10:30am
MEN'S 1STS V. HIGHLAND 1STS
1:30pm kick-off at Fletcher's Fields.
1st
team -
leaving York
Millls station at 11:30am
For any problems or questions, contact any of all of the following:
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Adam
Mernick
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416-271-7395 | |
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Alex
Miller
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416-992-6067 | |
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Andrew
Prior
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416-458-7705 | |
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Matt
Carrington
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647-588-2382 |
For a map to York Mills, click here.
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Supporters' (& Players') Bus to the Yeomen Game
This weekend is a HUGE match for the men's first team as they defend their first place ranking in the Keenan Division against the 2nd place Yeomen. A very good side, the Yeomen are down from the Marshall Division this year and very much want to get back up.
Although they have stumbled along the way this season, the Yeomen have done an excellent job of picking up bonus points in nearly every game. Thus with only two rounds left in the season, there are only 3 points separating the Nomads' and Yeomen's first teams.
The Moat is tough place to play, so in order to increase the Nomads' support there, former player Roger Best has graciously agreed to sponsor a bus from the Rose & Crown at Yonge and Eglinton to the Moat and back.
The bus will leave the Rose shortly after 12 noon on Saturday and will return after the first team game finishes around 4:30pm.
Let's
show the boys our support!
$10-15 (depending on price of admission to the park) will get you a seat on the bus and all the refreshments you can can handle!
To reserve a seat on the bus, e-mail Garth at torontonomads@hotmail.com or call 416-960-0519.
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Men's 3rd Team to Play Friendlies throughout September
Despite losing a few players to college and university earlier this month, there has been great numbers at training. This weekend, there are 46 players available to play, and that's with 11 players out injured or away, who would otherwise be available.
Thus the men's' 3rd team will be entered in the TRU's autumn league with games scheduled for September 17th & 24th. The full schedule will be released shortly - check here or, the fixtures page, or the message board for updates.
There are a few options for the 3rds this Saturday, September 10th. It will be worked out whom we are playing by training on Thursday night.
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Brand New Nomad Jerseys for Sale
There is an entire set of brand new Nomad game jerseys for sale. They are the traditional blue & white hooped design as worn this year by the men's 2nds & 3rds and women's 2nds.
There
are no numbers on the back
The
men's 3rd team model the jerseys
The jerseys are $70 each. To purchase a jersey, contact Juan at nomadsrfc@msn.com
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U18 Boys' 2005 Award Winners
With many of the 2005 Nomads' U18 boys' team already departed for university, the core of the players still in Toronto turned out at Scallywags on Wednesday, August 31st, to commemorate the season with a dinner and awards.
Although the season ended without the championship trophy, there was some excellent rugby played and the numbers were always good.
Coaches Bill Brown and Edd Tummon gave out the following awards:
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Best
Forward:
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James Paltser |
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Best
Back:
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Dave Lawrence |
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Most
Improved:
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Andrew McNab |
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Rookie
of the Year:
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Davis Kelo |
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Coaches'
Award:
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Adam Ali |
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Most
Valuable Player:
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Ian Rivers |
With many boys eligible again next year for U18, 2006 looks promising for the Nomad juniors.
What is also exciting is that some players who will graduate to the senior ranks next season, will have been playing with the Nomads since the Minis. It will be the first crop of players to have gone through the entire range of age-grade rugby at the Nomads.
Nomad
U18 boys
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Carpool Meeting Times for Cobourg & Stoney Creek
MEN'S 3RDS V. COBOURG 2NDS
The Nomad men's 3rds play the Cobuorg 2nds at Fletcher's Fields at 3:10pm in the Grand Final for the B2 Division. The carpool for the 3rd team meets at York Mills at 1:00pm.
MEN'S 1STS & 2NDS V. STONEY CREEK 1STS & 2NDS
The Nomad men's 2nds & 1sts play the Stoney Creek 2nds & 1sts at Saltfleet HS in Stoney Creek, at 1:30pm and 3:00pm. Their carpool meets at Kipling subway station at 10:30am.
For any problems or questions, contact any of all of the following:
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1sts & 2nds:
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Adam
Mernick
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416-271-7395 | |
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Matt
Carrington
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647-588-2382 | |
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Andrew
Prior
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416-458-7705 | |
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3rds:
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Aaron
"Hori" Bryant
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416-993-9825 | |
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Mike
"Murph" Murphy
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647-831-1973 |
THERE WILL BE FINES FOR TARDINESS!
For a map to York Mills, click here.
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Senior Men's 3rds Playoffs Announced - UPDATE
After a somewhat unbalanced schedule, the Nomads men's 3rd team finished 3rd in the TRU B2 division.
The Beach 4ths finished 1st and will play up in the B1 division playoffs, meaning that the Nomad men's 3rds are seeded for a home game against the Scottish 3rds this Saturday, August 20th.
Nomad
men's 3rd team
The game will scheduled for a noon kickoff. The winner will move the final on August 27th, tol be played against the winner of Crusader 4th @ Cobourg 2nds, also played on August 20th.
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Carpoool Meeting Time for Highland
WOMEN @ OTTAWA BANSHEES
The Nomad women are away at Twin Elm Rugby Park in Ottawa. Rides have been arranged. Any issues, contact:
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WOMEN:
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Vanessa
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647-436-0861 | |
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Jen
Dewling
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MEN'S 1STS & 2NDS/3RDS @ HIGHLAND
The Nomad men's 2nds (with the available 3rds) & 1sts play away to Highland at Fergus, at 1:30pm and 3:00pm.
There will be bus and the cost will be $20 each, which includes "refreshments" on the way back.
The meeting time is at York Mills at 10:45am, check the message board for all the latest details.
For any problems or questions, contact the playing committee:
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MEN:
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Garth
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Matt
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For a map to York Mills, click here.
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Carpoool Meeting Times for Yeomen, Dragons & Scottish
MEN'S 3RDS V. DRAGONS 3RDS
The Nomad men's 3rds host the Dragons 3rds at Fletcher's Fields at noon. Their carpool meets at York Mills at 10:30am.
MEN'S 1STS & 2NDS V. YEOMEN 1STS & 2NDS
The Nomad men's 2nds & 1sts