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31 OAKVILLE BEAVER · Friday, March 6, 2009 The Players Ball Hockey League is now accepting team and individual registration for its summer By Jon Kuiperij ple challenges that we are unfortunately lacking league, which begins play next BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR here." month. If the Knights and Lancers don't feel challenged The league features divisions The Oakville Crusaders' under-14 rugby players by Ontario competition, it might be partly their are about to find out how good they really are. fault. Oakville's U14 program has held year-round Twenty-five members of the Crusaders' two U14 training the past two seasons, something that most teams, the Knights and the Lancers, depart next of their opponents don't do. week for an eight-day junior tour of the United "We started in March 2007 and haven't stopped," March 20-22, 2009 International Centre Kingdom. There, the Knights and Lancers will said Amm, who has conducted indoor practices 6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga play four exhibition games against British clubs, twice a week for the past three months. "It gives us Toronto's Finest Wine & watch Gloucester RFC play a Guinness a very large advantage on other teams." Culinary Event! "We want to 3 days to sample, learn and enjoy Premiership contest, visit Twickenham It won't be an advantage against the the finest wine, spirits, beer, cheese and see some of England's other give our boys a and fine foods... English, who train even more than the sights. Crusaders. couple challenges Register early! Crusaders coach Roy Amm expects "We'll have to play well," Amm said. Wine Appreciation that we are Seminars featuring his players will face much stiffer chal"We'll win if we can, but definitely comcelebrity tutored tastings unfortunately including The Toronto lenges in England than they did in peting is the most important message. I Star's Gord Stimmell lacking here." provincial U14 play last season. The believe we'll compete and compete Knights won an Ontario championship well." presents its hottest new hosts live on The Sip & Savour Stage, featuring: in 2008, blanking the Nomads 32-0 in Oakville rugby Oakville players have titled their trip the final to conclude an undefeated sea- coach Roy Amm the Brothers In Arms Tour, displaying son. the very spirit Amm hopes to promote Perhaps a better illustration of Oakville's domi- with the trip. nance of junior rugby in Ontario is that Crusaders "That's exactly what we try to push on them, the Chuck Hughes Roger Mooking Chuck's Day Off Everyday Exotic players made up nearly half (filling nine of 20 roster team spirit and the team entity," he said. Sponsored by spots) the provincial team that competed at last Oakville's team, comprised of the top players on All You Need is year's U14 nationals. the Knights and Lancers, will arrive in London "Cheese" seminars "We want to introduce them to what we believe next Thursday. Their opponents in England will be is a different level of play," Amm said. "Rugby in Henley RFC, Maidenhead RFC, Guildford St. Peters England is like hockey in Canada, a very popular School and Weybridge St. Georges College. sport played by everyone. Their skill level, we St. Georges is the alma mater of one of the Wave 94.7 FM Smooth Jazz Wine Garden featuring live performances daily believe, is greater. We want to give our boys a cou- Crusaders' coaches, Paul Johnson. U14 rugby program heading overseas Coach anticipates games against English will challenge his players Ball hockey league accepting registrants for men (18-plus), masters (30plus), youth (4-17) and women (18-plus). 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