Town Crier April 7: ClubHub, Canada Women's 7's, April 11th invitation and Social Squad Announcement

Bonjour au groupe !

TMR ClubHub

To access the TMR ClubHub is now open until April 21 @ 11:00pm! Link to access shop: https://tinyurl.com/vpntbjyr  This is for regular club merchandise; specific 70th Anniversary themed merch will be available later this season.

Canada Women's 7's

Si ce point d'information vous a peut-être échappé, voici un aperçu des aspirations de l'équipe national à sept féminin, dont les club VMR a des atomes crochus, depuis la série SVNZ Embedded, 

https://youtu.be/kBAOcpMBJXI?si=hqPi0g1yLyVhJQ7h

A team photo ahead of the Singapore tourney where the squad won their second straight bronze medal.  Front row center features Mahalia Robinson and Sabrina Poulin!

Friday, April 11 invite

Invitations ouvertes à tous de vous joindre au joueurs après la pratique du vendredi le 11 avril. Jim Gaita et moi-même y-seront pour vous servir à manger et ensuite c'est une soirée de cohésion en chantant karaoke pour tous ! 

2025 Social Squad

Below is a list of the 2025 Social Squad.  Thank you all for contributing to costs for field and coaching expenses.  A new mailing list will begin next week and only those listed below will continue to receive emails directly to their in-box.  I encourage you to keep up with everything TMR via the club's website and social media profiles.  Anyone wanting to join during the season is free to send an email to alumni@tmrrugby.com.

Bernie Loftus, Tom Saurin, Doug Laurie, Corey White, 

Ian MacArthur, Pierre Drolet, Tom Ingerman, John Papas,

Richard Dodwell, Anne Coyle, Nick Prud'homme,

Nancy Ennis, Derek Kopke, Rob Hunger, Chris Lyle,

Bruce Wilson, Caroline Woolrich, Paul Dery-Goldberg &

Jim Gaita, Charles Martineau, Rick Adams, Greg Turcot,

JP Martineau, Karen Runnels, Jason Collum, Steven Spedding,

Yacine Drinali, Patrick Jawich, John Hooper, Maria Hughes,

Paul Timperly, Hugo Degroote, John Dodwell, Ian Campos & 

Christine Regimbal, Dave Redfern, Pierre Paul Gros, Steve Kimpton,

Max Kimpton, Paul Shibata, Norm Baker, Guillaume Bouthillier,

Saby Dagenais, Aaron Butler, Micheal McNally, Bob McCrindle,

David Levan, Kyla Demers, Ron Chiasson, Hilary Parsons,

Hichem Daoud-Brixi, Sebastien Vittecoq, Paula Ingerman, Cathy Nicols,

Kevin Jordan, Etienne Bouchard-Claisse, Cam Charbonneau,

Léa-James Bouchard-Claisse, Marc L'abbe, Jean-Philippe Landry,

Donna-Lynn Ahee, Julien Géremie, Brent Forcade, Bobby Swail,

Alex Grenier, Serge Ghattas, Matt Groneau, John Kalbfelisch,

Doug Bargenquest, Cathy Beagenquest, Caitlin Bargenquest, John Lucy,

Ashley Bargenquest, Jonathan Newsome...

Thanks for reading and be well!

Frenchie

Town Crier March 31: Representative playing news, Social membership update, club training and a first win!

Greetings Townies!

Women Rep. News:

Bravo à Mahalia Robinson, Sabrina Poulin et Jocelyn Barriault pour leur contribution au succès d'équipe Canada à sept durant le tournoi à Hong Kong.  Médaille de bronze suite à la victoire de 21-17 contre la France. Revoir les faits saillants, ainsi que l'essaie décisif par Sabrina Poulin, sur Youtube

https://youtu.be/zwYHXwp5aos?si=SFpW11kqkBTi70o2  

Ci-dessous, une photo des trois avec un certain intrus nommé Lucas Hotton.

Photo: Adrien Dat

2025 Social Membership Update:

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who has answered the call to join TMR as a social member this year.  Here are the latest to join the group: 

Bernie Loftus, Tom Saurin, Doug Laurie, Corey White, 

Ian MacArthur, Pierre Drolet, Tom Ingerman, John Papas,

Richard Dodwell, Anne Coyle, Nick Prud'homme,

Nancy Ennis, Derek Kopke, Rob Hunger, Chris Lyle,

Bruce Wilson, Caroline Woolrich, Paul Dery-Goldberg,

Jim Gaita, Charles Martineau, Rick Adams, Greg Turcot,

Karen Runnels, Jason Collum, Steven Spedding, Yacine Drinali,

Pat Jawich, John Hooper, Maria Hughes, Paul Timperley, 

Hugo Degroote, John Dodwell, Ian Campos, Christine Regimbal,

Dave Redfern & Pierre-Paul Gros, Steve Kimpton, Max Kimpton,

Norman Baker, Guillaume Bouthillier, Saby Dagenais, Aaron Butler,

Michael McNally, Bob McCrindle, David Levan,

Kyla Demers & Ron Chiasson.

Of course, should you wish to join the group, the doors are always open: 

Option 1 - E-Transfer 

tmrrfc@tmrrugby.com

Security question: myclub

Security answer: tmrrfc

Option 2-  PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/LhLLB8X35DD7NC

Reprises des entraînements :

Sous la direction de Marwan Erraidi, pour les hommes, et Paul Jourde, pour les femmes, les entraînements sont de nouveau au calendrier. La nouvelle de la semaine dernière était encourageante avec plus de 50 participants, beaucoup de nouveaux et une belle présence par la suite au Clubhouse.

Photo: Adrien Dat

A first win!

From former president Paul Dery-Goldberg comes this thread about Isabelle Cronier winning her first court case as a practicing lawyer.  Bravo Isa !

ttps://www.droit-inc.com/conseils-carriere/nouvelles/premiere-plaidoirie-premiere-victoire

That's it for now. Take good care of yourself and those close to you!

Frenchie

Town Crier March 24: Social membership drive and 70th anniversary teaser

Greetings all,

Nous sommes à la dernière semaine du recrutement des participants pour notre groupe de membres sociaux.  Un nouvel objectif est d'ajouter à nos 36 membres en règle afin de former un groupe totalisant 75 et ce avant le 31 mars.  Avec votre contribution de 100$, vous soutenez votre ancien club en contribuant aux coûts de location de terrain et les frais associés à l'emploi des entraîneurs.

As we kick off week four of our social membership drive, we thought to set a target to encourage momentum in registrations. At the moment, we have 39 social memberships in the books, our target is 75 members by March 31. Membership dues remain at $100.

Social Membership Drive to seventy-five !

Here are your options to support coaching and field costs at the club:

Option 1 - E-Transfer 

tmrrfc@tmrrugby.com

Security question: myclub

Security answer: tmrrfc

Option 2 - PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/LhLLB8X35DD7NC

Option 3 - by/par cheque

Town of Mount Royal Rugby Club

3380 Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse, Mont-Royal,Quebec, H4N2P4

Nos membres du groupe Social Squad 2025 à date, sont :

Bernie Loftus, Tom Saurin, Doug Laurie, Corey White, 

Ian MacArthur, Pierre Drolet, Tom Ingerman, John Papas,

Richard Dodwell, Anne Coyle, Nick Prud'homme,

Nancy Ennis, Derek Kopke, Rob Hunger, Chris Lyle,

Bruce Wilson, Caroline Woolrich, Paul Dery-Goldberg,

Jim Gaita, Charles Martineau, Rick Adams, Greg Turcot,

Karen Runnels, Jason Collum, Steven Spedding, Yacine Drinali,

Pat Jawich, John Hooper, Maria Hughes, Paul Timperley, 

Hugo Degroote, John Dodwell, Ian Campos, Christine Regimbal,

Dave Redfern & Pierre-Paul Gros...

70th Anniversary Teaser...

Two points on this front.  We will be tracking those interested in attending the 70th Anniversary events on a regular basis, but we did want to give you a head's up that some of our Kajima and Kurumi rugby brethren are already committed!  They include Horimu Seki, his brother Tatsu and sister-in-law Hiroko Seki who have also purchased tickets to Montreal.  They are added to the first, and most seasoned of Kajima/TMR tourists, Koji Shibata.  More of our Japanese friends are considering the visit, so this important group is likely to grow.

Thursday, Aug. 28 @ 7:00 pm is our Welcome Home Whisky and Wine Tasting.  Scobie Hall will feature a dual-tasting event, animated by some of our very own Townies, with wine tasting upstairs and whisky tasting on the main floor. Ticket purchase and other details to follow.

Plus d'info, à savoir les noms des animateur.trices, les types de vins et de whisky, ainsi que les modalités des billets, suivront prochainement.

À très bientôt,

Frenchie

Town Crier Feb 10: Six Nations brunch news

Greetings!

There was a particularly good turnout to catch Italy sitting down the Welsh Dragon, which is looking more like a gecko, and to see England squeak through against a France side that had forgotten to bring their ball catching skills to the first half of Le Crunch.

Merci aux membres du squad féminin qui ont préparé et servi un brunch sans pareille, perso, j'y suis allé de trois assiettes ! Un gros merci à Alexia Vitti pour son orchestration des cuistots. Les enchères de vêtements de marque, sous l'animation de Jean-Christophe Vinette, à très bien réussi son but d'amasser des fonds et d'animer l'entre-match de ce matin au mythique Clubhouse. Les fonds, totalisant plus de 1, 100$, serviront à subventionner le voyage en Guadeloupe pour les équipes à sept du club. Quelques photos, depuis Adrien Dat, de cette matinée...

From the lower deck of Twickenham during the Eng/Fra tilt, comes this beauty.  TMR alumni, Patrick Moose Jawich and his Brébeuf buddy Sev Arevian enjoyed the action and the England win.  Tickets are hard to come by at Twickers, but Moose's wife, Lauren Costello, worked her magic and secured these seats for the big man's birthday!

I'm heading to Vancouver to catch the Seven's action, so our next Town Crier will be a few weeks down the road!

Take good care of one another!

Frenchie

Town Crier Feb 3: 2025 New executive, 6 Nations & player tid-bits

Bonjour le groupe.

Voici le nouveau comité exécutif du club, dûment élu lors de l'Assemblée annuelle générale.  Merci de féliciter et d'appuyer tout cette équipe durant l'année en cours. 

Time for everyone to get behind the new executive for the start of our 70th season as a club! 

President: Tom Ingerman

Vice-president: Ian Carvalho Campos

Secretary: Pierre-Olivier Phan-Lachappelle

Treasurer: To be confirmed

VP women: Samara Ben Sabat

VP men: Jean-Chrisophe Vinette

Junior development women: Susy Binstock

Junior development men: To be confirmed

VP alumni: Pierre Drolet

Trustees: Alessandro Fanelli, Derek Kopke, Steven Spedding

Tournoi des Six Nations semaine deux...Week two of the Six Nations Championship

All you should eat brunch and fundraiser for the women and men taking part in the Guadeloupe Sevens Tournament.  Great food, auction items and cold beer.  What more could you want!

Player tid-bits...

Des nouvelles de certains joueurs du club dans leur nouvelles affectations sportives.  Roman Cao-Riquelme  est au premier plan avec son nouveau club le Alicante!

Greg Anderson from Australia recently sent me this photo wondering about the name of ''fellow in red. Played halfback or flanker''.  Well, I had to reach out to my sources because the only person I recognized was Mike Badke (far left).  Thank you John Dodwell and Ian MacArthur for identifying the whole group (well, almost)...  In the usual order are: 

Skinny aka Terry Francis Patrick O’Connell

And far right Greg Anderson

His wife Sheila and their two kids Allie and Paul….Paul is living in Fernie and playing Rugby there

Guy with Bali, shirt no idea.

Greg and Skinny played on the 1976 TMRRFC team I Captained. John Dodwell and Tom Cleary were the linchpins in our success! Plus Rent a crowd!

Let's stay in touch (it's safer there...)

Frenchie

Town Crier Jan 27: A.G.A., 6 Nations & Japan reunion!

Greetings!

A.G.A.

J'espère que vous êtes en bonne santé et hâte de voir le mois de janvier claquer la porte pour une entrée en force de février ! Rappel à propos de notre  Assemblée annuelle :

A.G.A. Wednesday, Jan. 29 @ 19h

Location: TMR Clubhouse

Option: Remote viewing: https://meet.google.com/utv-naaz-ebg

Positions available are Vice-President, Treasurer, VP Women, VP Junior men, Clubhouse manager.

6 Nations Brunch 

Back for another season of 6 nations viewing at the Clubhouse as we kick off a popular tradition.  Clubhouse opens at 9 am Saturday, Feb. 1.  All You Should Eat Buffet! Rates are $20/ $10 students/ U10 kids free. All profits go to the VEO camera fundraising project.

Japan Reunion

Shout out to Ian Campos for planning and corralling this wonderful group to relive their exploits of the Town Tackles Tokyo Tour. 

Merci de votre lecture et de votre soutien !

Frenchie

Town Crier Jan 20: Happy New Year!

Greetings Townie Alumni!

Busy days ahead as your rugby club prepares for its Annual General Assembly (A.G.A.), the return of the Six Nations Brunches at the Clubhouse and a look back at the successes of the past season via the annual awards banquet. Many thanks to Billie Elmourne and her team for a wonderful Captain's Dinner!  Finally a shout out to one of our alumni as she grows a business that targets overall approaches to a healthy body and a healthy mind.

Full news about the AGA and the first of our Six Nation Brunches will follow next week.  A.G.A. is on January 29th at 7:00 pm at the Clubhouse.

Voici la liste des récipiendaires des trophées signalant les efforts de tous durant la campagne 2024 :

Most Valuable Player Women Firsts: Sabrina Poulin; Most Valuable Player Men Firsts : Thomas Goetz; Most Valuable Player Men Seconds : Pierre Chartier; Most Improved Player Women Firsts : Juliette Hay; Most Improved Player Men Firsts : Antoine Guay; Most Improved Player Men Seconds: Jeffson Boisvert; Aviva Adelman Rookie Award: Catherine Le Brasseur; Rookie of the year (men): Bastien Curutchet;Bazoone Award: Mélissa Millette; Wanker Award: JC Vinette; Chip Drury: Michael Laplaine-Pereira; Lloyd Elder Award: Susy Binstock; Matchek Award: Pierre “Frenchie” Drolet; Karen Thompson Award: Dominique Baril-Tremblay; Merci au Directeur sportif sortant: Jean-Baptiste Dargelos

Alumni representatives at the 69th Annual Captain's Dinner.  Almost a Seven-a-side team!

Des nouvelles de Kyla Demers et Vertex (https://vertexcommotion.ca/).  Une entente de partenariat est signée entre Vertex et l'Armada de Blainville, équipe de hockey dans la ligue Junior majeur du Québec.  Ci-dessous la photo marquant cette entente. 

That's all for this week.  Stay tuned and let's keep in touch!

Frenchie