Gents,

This coming May is going to be very busy but very good for the club so I want to give all of you fair notice of the events to come.
Apart from the regular season games and the final game of the league season with the Legends on May 5th, we have the following:
1.      Sunday, May 12th – visiting Japanese team Wak Sun will be playing over 60’s and over 70’s on the day. This has been thrown open to the league in an effort to attract enough older rugby players to put together both games in some form. It will also be a full day of entertainment, eating and re-connecting with good Japanese friends.
2.      May 22nd – 25th – St Louis Rich (Rich Etzkorn) is planning on bringing up two teams of players for their 80th club celebration. Both a young competitive side and a Masters side. Now we would likely play on the Thursday, 23rd against Rich’s Old Boys team and I will look to organise a young buck’s game against maybe the Rowers, depending on come aspirations etc. at that time of the year. They will probably combine with us for the May 25th Legends 40th celebration World International festival of Rugby.
3.      Saturday, May 25th – Legends 40th anniversary and a World International Festival of Rugby.

Watch this space!!!

I too was saddened to see the posting re Sweeney.  When I started golfing some dozen years ago Niall was one of the players who was active and was very supportive to a new hacker in the group.  He was a very nice man, a gentleman, with a great sense of humor.  Always with helpful and uplifting with comments on a golf swing, but only if asked.   I particularly enjoyed his MC'ing of our dinners where various prizes were awarded with a running commentary from Niall, all of it funny and some of it of course rude.
Message from Roy Thordarson Feb 12th 2013

Name
Allan Cobbin

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Comment
I joined the Evergreens in the Fall of 1973 and toured with them to Japan in 1974,78 and again in 1982 When I joined the Club was known as the OldStylers and later the Whoi-Whois. Bad knees and an aging body resulted in my rugby retirement in 1982.
I worked in the BC Corrections Branch (Probation) for 34 years retiring to Roberts Creek in 1988.
I have wonderful memories of my time with the Evergreens and well remember Graham, John Smith, Tom Taylor, Rolie, Gary Fumano , Jack Ford and many others.
Reading Neil Sweeny's obituary brought back great memories of my time with the Evergreens.
A neighbour and friend of mine (Vern Loffstrom --also an Evergreen) meet regularly and perhaps one day we can come in to one of your Social Events or even to watch a game. I won't bring along my togs as my aging body and advancing years wouldn't permit that.
With all best wishes for the future........Al