Fall Dinner – After 35 incredible years on the pitch with Balmy Beach, Claude “The Dude” Germain is hanging up his boots. It’s been a journey filled with grit, determination, yellow cards and more red cards with more than a few good laughs, and we couldn’t let him go without a proper send-off. Join us on September 18th at the Balmy Beach Club for a night to remember, where we’ll honor The Dude in the best way possible—with a roast! Get ready for an evening of great stories, hearty laughs, and a few surprises as we celebrate Claude’s outstanding contribution to the team and the sport.

Details:
Date: September 18th
Location: Balmy Beach Club
Time: 6:30pm drinks Dinner 7pm – 10pm
Cost: $100 per person (includes a contribution to Junior Rugby)

RSVP: Please reply to this email if you plan to attend. You will receive a confirmation upon your response. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the one and only Dude!

The ORU I’s kicked off against Brantford I’s at T&G in a thrilling rematch of last year’s McCormick Cup final, and perhaps a sneak peak of this year’s final match up as well. Beach went up quick into the match capitalizing on a quick penalty to kick points going up 3-0. Shortly after Beach snuck in a try in the corner to put us up 10-0. Brantford rallied and put in two quick back to back tries to make the score 10-14. Another penalty gave us the opportunity to kick points once again bringing us within 1pt. One more score from Brantford before half time would see the score 13-21 going into the half. The second half saw a flurry of scores, and a couple injuries on both sides, with Brantford finishing on top 33-42. This was a great competitive game, and we are looking forward to a possible rematch in the McCormick Cup Final later this year.

The Gents take a few weeks off as the McCormick Cup tournament starts on September 7th vs Burlington.

U16s Finals – After two convincing wins over Waterloo County (26-0) and Peterorough Pagans (12-0) on Junior Cup day, the weather drove the players into the shed at Fletcher’s Field. When the rain didn’t let up, the final match versus Oakville was pushed to Tuesday evening back at Fletcher’s. To ensure a “proper” match, the usual 30 min cup match was extended to the standard 60 mins.

Under greying skies, the Cru and Beach kicked off for a gold medal match to decide who was the best U16 Boys team in Ontario. After crossing the try line early and some extended deliberation between the Match Official and AR – the first try of the match was scored by Balmy Beach’s Rylan Bozzer. Hard-nosed breakdowns and dominant scrums were the foundation of a strong Beach offence that continued to eat away at Cru territory and make gains. Prop and all-around open-field menace Sam “Big Red” Meikle decided to lead from the front and crash over for the second try of the match. Not to be dissuaded, the Cru pulled out some tricks and crossed in the corner, after missing the convert the score was 14-5 Beach.

Early in the final 30 minutes, sustained razors deep in the Cru red zone created increasing pressure, and a quick dummy from Adam DeNoble opened a gap to allow the speedster enough room to break the line and touch down, he made his own convert to bring the score to 21-5.

After the Cru brought on fresh legs with their “replacements” (and a few head scratchers from the match official) the golds from Oakville popped in two quick tries, and the Beach found themselves under pressure for the first time all season at 21-19.

After a continued strong lineout performance, the Beach pulled down the throw inside the Cru zone and Bozzer initiated a patented mid-field crash. The forwards executed flawlessly to pull an already stretched Cru defence back towards the sideline with Big Red smashing through several tentative tacklers to put the game away with a final try. With the convert, the final score was 28-19.

Beach Junior Rugby draws players from across the east end of Toronto, Schools represented on the U16 First XV are:
Birchmount CI, Crescent School, Danforth TCI, East York CI, Malvern CI, Neil McNeil CS, Northwood School (NY), O’Connor College School, Riverdale CI, Victoria Park CI

The Balmy Beach U16 Boys Blue (First XV) is sponsored by Heal Wellness Beaches: Acai Bowls and Smoothies at 1938 Queen St E