Bell Bruins Alumni RFCNEW ! Saranac/Lake Placid Tour 2004 (August 6-8)-- PHOTOS AVAILABLE! -- NEW ! Photos from Tournament available (click above)!!! ***Updated Aug 10th, 2004***
Coming Events:There are a number of coming events for Bell Bruins Alumni:
Bytown Blues vs. Queens University (Fall League finals 2003): Matsukubo (with baby Juliette), Nesrallah, and the Ruff brothers defeat Geoff Carran and the rest of the Queen's University chumps 20-15 in a close encounter for the 2003 Twin Elm Cup!! (Fall league championships) -- Murph is an in form spectator and Pither takes some time from his PhD thesis to have a few cold ones!!
Good luck to the following Bell Alumnus in OUA rugby action this coming weekend - Nov 8th, 2004: Gold Medal - McMaster vs. Western MAC WINS!!! -- sorry D. Bergeron, Western sucks!!! Spencer Fullerton - McMaster University (kill Western!!!) Fly half Spencer Fullerton scored 13
points in MAC's victory over Western to secure a second straight OUA
Rugby Championship. Fullerton, an assistant Captain on the team, is
a second-year Engineering student from Bell High School in Ottawa.
He scored the opening try for the Marauders, made two field goals
and scored a conversion point. Bronze Medal - Queen's vs. Carleton University Matt "Puke" Barthe, Adrian Deutokom, Tavis Weighand - Carleton University Geoff Carran, Jonathan Smith - Queen's University
2004 Alumni Game - Fri, June 11th @ 5pm (see below for match report!)1) Shawn Watson 2)
Jimmy Sourges/ 3) Steve McNeil 4) Matt McNaughton 5)
6)
Jeff Johnson/ 7)
8) Maisara 'Mace' Kobaisy 9)
10)
11) Dave Robertson 12) Ryan Bradford 13)
Matt ' 14)
15) Andrew Matsukubo Man of the Match ' Alumni ' Chris Stewart Man of the Match ' Senior ' Brad 'Speedbump' Leung / Kyle Harris Spectators: Well,
I think that this year's alumni match was played under the most
enjoyable conditions (not to hot, not to cold).
It made for the beginning of a great afternoon.
Anyways, I have to say that I was quite surprised with the
promptness at which the participants took to the field.
You could sense the keenness in the air (either that or
everyone had a comp Thanks as well to Matsukubo, Hooper and Murph for supplying much of the refreshments and food. I've never had such a good microwaved hotdog in my life! After the tequila at the Pump, the rest is a pretty much a blurr (although I do remember a quick visit to Georgie's for Pizza and Gravy)'. Anyways, that's most of what I can remember and look forward to seeing an even stronger side together at Saranac with the likes of Gavin, Pither, Bergeron, John Lee, Sharpe, Bones, and maybe even Beane who I believe will be on a witness/nursing relocation program come August. Btw, expect a notice very soon about $ for jerserys, campites etc. Cheers. 2003 Bell High School Alumni Rugby match (sorry, no pictures this year... we just forgot! Actually, we do have some from the beer up at Hooters!)June 13th, 2003 -- Any match that's played on friday the 13th at the Bell High School pitch promises to be a showcase!!! This year's alumni game did not disappoint!! After yet another successful season (National Capital Champions and OFSAA finalists once again), the Bell Senior boys team were ready to face the ever-ready Bell Alumni squad featuring several first year players such as Geoff Carran (Ottawa Scottish, Queens University), Bryan Goat (Carleton University), Ross Townsend (Ottawa Scottish), Adam Black (Ottawa Scottish) just to name a few. Although missing several key players, the Alumni as usual were able to put together a talented and fun side.... although Jason Pither (former Canada u19 and Queens University/Kingston RFC) looks to be getting a bit long in the tooth... How old are you now Jay??? Anyways, despite the extreme weather conditions (it was actually quite nice to play in the pouring rain for a change as opposed to 50C heat!!) both teams showed a willingness to throw the ball around and have a great time, displaying the usual amount of skill and flair that exists between both teams. Colin Murphy (flanker) showed no pity on the younger opposition, displaying his Maori sidestepping abilities and abrasive tackling.. OUCH! It's nice to see that Murph continues to play the game the way it was meant to be played,... no pads, no scrumcap and no mouthguard! Alumni Man of the Match --> openside flanker Colin Murphy Senior Team Man of the Match --> scrum Half Sean Lennox and prop Matt Keogh Alumni squad 2003: 1. Adam Black, 2. Ross Townsend, 3. Dave Robertson, 4. Scot Richardson, 5. Courtenay Trelevan, 6. Bryan Goat, 7.Colin Murphy, 8. Geoff Carran, 9. Derek Featherstone/Joe Nesrallah, 10. Chris Stewart, 11. Chucky "The Chainsaw" O'connor, 12. Ryan Bradford, 13. Jason Pither/Matt"Puke" Barthe, 14. Mike Hooper, 15. Andrew "Kujo" Matsukubo Bell Senior Boys 2003: 1. Matt Keogh, 2. Eric Morgan, 3. Big Ed, 4. Trevor, 5. Jordan, 6. Tim 7. John "Brad Pitt" McCallvry 8. John Lee, 9. Sean Lennox , 10. John Smith, 11. Glendon Blackman, 12. Trevor Sharp 13. Scott "Bones" M. 14. Trevor 15. Andrew Souza not to mention a couple of juniors that showed up! Congratulations to the Senior Boys team for their second consecutive appearance at OFSAA as well as their second consectutive NCSSAA Championship in addition to their fourth straight Western City Championship!! Also, special mention to Gavin Coverdale (starting flyhalf for the Ottawa Harleqins 2003) and to Spencer Fullerton (flyhalf for the Toronto Xtreme and Ontario U21 Gold Medalists, 2003) 2002 Annual Bell High School Alumni Rugby matchJune 14th, 2002 -- This years' alumni match was one of the
funnest to date featuring many recent graduates along with some of
the older stars. The
match was played with much enthusiasm and tenacity by both sides but
one really has to feel sorry for the younger side that had to face a
veteran backrow of Jeff Johnson, and the two Murphy brothers at
flanker (Noel and Colin). The
present Bell Team put in a gutsy performance and displayed and equal
amount of skill and technique as the old boys but in the end the
youthful alumni side were successful by a score of 44-22.
The Bell team might have narrowed the gap had they played the
entire match in their proper positions and weren't missing several
key players in the backline such as scrum half Sean Lennox, inside
centre Trevor Sharpe, and speedy wingers Rasheed Robinson and Ivan
Wang. Standouts for the alumni side were fullback
Andrew Matsukubo (Bytown Blues, Eastern Ont. Harlequins) and elusive
winger Chucky 'the Chainsaw' O'connor who cut through the
defense all day long. Both
received excellent ball from the centre pairing of Gavin Coverdale
(Ontario U21, Ottawa Scottish) and Derek Featherstone (Ottawa
Scottish). Forwards
Maisara Kobaisy (Ontario U21, Ottawa Scottish) and Jeff Cochrane
(Ottawa Scottish) got the team going forward all day while setting
up a nice platform for versatile scrum half
Chris Stewart to make
his pretty and lengthy dive passes. Man of the Match for the Alumni, winger Chucky 'the Chainsaw' and flanker Colin Murphy Man of the Match for Bell Senior boys, outside centre Adam Radmore and winger Glendon Blackman. Special mention to both Geoff Carran (Ottawa Scottish, Eastern Ont U20) and Spencer Fullerton (Ottawa Scottish, Canada U19) who ran centre crashes at yours truly recognizing that I was a total liability on defense. I must of coached you guys well to recognize the opposition's weakness. See you next year!!! Alumni squad 2002: 1. Najii/Jeff Cochrane, 2. Jeff Ruttan, 3. Shawn Watson/Andrew Ford, 4. Neil Chatterly/Bill "William" Buck, 5. Jeff Potvin, 6. Colin Murphy, 7. Noel Murphy, 8. Mase Kobaisy/Jeff Johston, 9. Derek Featherstone/Chris Stewart, 10. Joe Nesrallah, 11. Chucky "The Chainsaw" O'connor/Adrian Deutokum, 12. Ryan Bradford/Gavin Coverdale, 13. Matt"Puke" Barthe, 14. Dave Robertson/John McFarland, 15. Andrew "Kujo" Matsukubo/Steve Joint Subs (i.e. Drinking Spectators!): Steve McNeill --> thanks for the B52s!!!/Brad Myers and several others Bell Senior Boys 2002: 1. Matt Keogh, 2. Travis, 3. Fat Dave, 4. Trevor, 5. Tavis Weigand, 6. A.J./John Smith 7. Brad Snippe 8. John Lee, 9. Sean Lennox , 10. Geoff Caran, 11. Glendon Blackman, 12. Trevor Sharp/Brad Conlan 13. Scott "Bones" M./Adam Radmore 14. Rasheed Robinson/Ivan Wang 15. Spencer Fullerton
Bell High School RFC NewsJune, 2003 - Bell High School Wins National Capital Championship for second straight year. The Bell Bruins RFC remained unbeaten and defeated Sir Wilfrid Laurier in a close match in poor conditions to earn a spot at OFSAA (Fletcher's Field -- Markam, Ontario). Next year, will prove to be a challenging year on the field as many of the players will be graduating because of the double cohort. Nonethless, with the proud and rich tradition that exists at Bell, the team will be ready and up for the challenge and coaches Joe Nesrallah (Beauty) and Bud McCrae (the Beast) will make sure of it. June, 2002 - Bell High School Wins National Capital Championship. The Bell Bruins RFC beat Colonel Bye 22-3 to win a spot at OFSAA in Barrie, Ontario. At OFSAA the team competed well, losing 12-5 in their first match against eventual bronze medallists Medway of London. In the consolation match the senior players decided that all members of the team should play/ With 15 reserves on the field the team lost 11-0 to Northern of Toronto. With 22 players returning, Bell should again be a force to be reckoned with. Congratulations and good luck to the graduating players.
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