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Wildcats 2011-12 season – Act 1

Beren — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:53:55 +0000

August 2011 : A deserted Meyrin Sports Centre, sport has been replaced by the summer holidays…. But who is that over there? A group of women bonded together by a passion for rugby…The wildcats are motivated and ready for a promising season together.
After a difficult year for the RC CMSG women Rugby team, hit by injury and a lack of players, the Wildcats are glad to welcome some new and talented players!!! They will complement an existing solid core of experienced players.
Thanks to a great coach and positive trainings sessions, good results soon show and a new team is being built step by step!! The first victory against the Basel Birds, encourages everybody! But the best is yet to come!! At Neuchatel, the Wildcats are facing a well-motivated and powerful team. The game is hard but after several wonderful tries, transformations and scrums, the Wildcats achieve a resounding victory and are overjoyed with their game. The coach is ecstatic!!!!
The Wildcats have a home match against the Luzern Dangels. We play hard, but we lose to a strong team. A close match the next week narrowly won by the Bern Red Devils. Let’s forget those previous 2 games and congratulate the Wildcats for their great victory in Konstanz. It is a really close game; two teams at a similar level, defending furiously. Only one try scored from each team, but the Wildcats transformed theirs to win by 2 points. A victory 7-5; happily celebrated at the Clubhouse.
Saturday, October 22th: Last game of the championship before the winter break. An opportunity for the Wildcats to show what they can do. Last year we forfeited against Zurich because of a lack of players. Today, the Wildcats face Zurich with 17 players on their side!!! They play the highest level of rugby seen for a long time, leading the game and the score by playing with real team spirit and a lot of motivation. A large crowd of supporters were impressed by the standard of play and the Wildcats spirit certainly surprised the Zurich team. Unfortunately a try scored during the last minute by Zurich gave them a 3 point win. Despite the result, the girls of the RC CMSG are happy about the final result which augurs well for the second part of the season!!!
Wild celebrations followed once more at the club house!!!
Never forget this: the Wildcats are not only a team but a family made of friends and women who love being together, help each other, train and party TOGETHER!!!!
The Wildcats have arrived so watch out!!!
Well done girls !
Well done and Thankyou Chap !
Thanks to our back up coaches !
And most importantly, don’t forget ‘together’ !

Seniors and Wildcats travel to GC Zurich

Beren — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:07:41 +0000

We will be travelling to Zürich this Sunday where the Wildcats will take on the Zürich ladies first at 1pm, followed by a 2pm kickoff for the RC CMSG senior team, which will be our last match of the season in LNA.

Calendar & results for 2011 / 2012

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:30:39 +0000

10/09/11 - 34 – 5
Wildcats vs. Basel

24/09/11 - 10 - 57
Yverdon-Neuchâtel vs. Wildcats

01/10/11 - 0 – 65
Wildcats vs. Luzern

08/10/11 - 8 – 19
Wildcats vs. Bern

15/10/11 – 5 – 7
Konstanz vs. Wildcats

22/10/11 – 19 – 21
Wildcats vs. Zurich

Training resumes

Emily — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:00:04 +0000

After a length Christmas and winter break, training is back on. We will be training at the Meyrin pitch every Tuesday and Thursday from 7pm-9pm. Get in touch if you want to join

19.09.09: Bern V. Wildcats

Emily — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:11:37 +0000

Our second match of the season. Our second away game – but our first WIN!!! We arrived in Bern all eager and feeling positive – in spite of the fact that as we went out to warm up it started to rain! That got us into the rugby mode quite quickly. Before kick-off we were already wet and a bit muddy! We started this match with a real detemination to prove ourselves. We were putting on some good pressure and our attacking play was solid and well supported. Our first try came as a result of an overlap on the wing. Bern weren’t going to make it easy though. They stepped up the pressure and their attacking line became faster and stronger. They managed to get through for a first try. Not to be put off we digged deeper and came up with the results. A series of tries in the first half, including Leila scoring her 1st ever (followed by 2 more in the game later on)! Half-time score and we were leading comfortably 5-29. After all that hardword, we were determined not to let them back in. Still, they didn’t want to go down without a fight. Midway through the second half and they were a player down through injury. We decided to keep the game interesting and loan them a player. As a result, their game seemed to improve! We scored a couple more as did they but we held on firm and came out victorious. Final score 17-43! Well done Wildcats. A thoroughly deserved win!

06.09.09: Yverdon V. Wildcats

Emily — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:58:25 +0000

We were blessed with a sunny warm September day for our first match of the 2009/10 season. Kick-off was 13:00 and we were there with plenty of enthusiasm. This match was our first match with our new coach and we had a number of fresh / new players too. We also had some fabulous support from people who’d chosen just to come watch / support us – so thank you all for that.

Our last encounter with Yverdon had given us a great win – were the out for “revenge” this time? Well, the match got under way and was pretty intense from the start.They used their forward pack a lot to drive the ball forward, crashing into our defence and hoping to draw more of our players in. They were quick and strong in the rucks and their first try came as a result of run from the back of a ruck on the blind side. A trick they were to employ frequently throughout the game with the strong, determined running from their No. 9. Even when we had the ball they were quick to apply the pressure. Just clearing the ball from out own 22 was suddenly more diffcult than expected. Still, we soldiered on, determined to pick up our game where necessary and fight on. They managed a few more tries with similar tactics as before, though we were responding and managed to force them back off our line and hold up some would be tries.
The second half got off to a similar start. However, we had also suffered a few minor injuries which meant we had to substitute players and positions. We needed to adapt our game and figure out the weak points in their game. This proved quite a demanding task but with sheer determination we managed to put up much more of a fight. Moreover, we had quite a few good attempts at their line and managed to put them under some pressure this time. We weren’t faultless and where we failed to reset the defensive line quickly they sneaked over for a few more tries, but our efforts paid off with a try of our own. In general it was a tough fought match. We had an inexperienced front row in opposition to their much experienced one but where the girls had been working on their line-outs proved its worth as they were very strong and consistent. Final score 48-5. Obviously we have work to do – but it was an experience much enjoyed by all and everyone, especially the new players, will have learnt a lot from the game. Team spirit remains strong and we’re looking forward to out next game against Bern on th 19th September.

Wildcats Events 2009 / 2010

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:07 +0000

Events for the 2009 / 10 season:

Saturday 10th April 2010: Big rugby day with all 3 teams playing (Mens first and seconds teams and the womens) @ the CERN pitch. Then a Karaoke night in Charly O’Neill’s. More details to follow.
Saturday 29th August: Wildcat open day and boot camp. For all those who want to discover rugby for the first time and / or work on their skills. Open to anyone and everyone – especially the curious!! From 11 – 4 at the pitch in Meyrin.

Pre-season dinner: For all current and wanna be Wildcats. A chance to regroup and meet our new coach Chap.
Venue: L’Incontro, place de al Syangogue. Time: 19:00

More events will be added here soon, so keep checking!

Current results

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:55:42 +0000

Season 2009 / 2010

10.04.2010: Wildcats 0 v 39 Bern
27.3.2010: Wildcats 5 v 5 Yverdon
14.11.2009: Wildcats 30 v 0 Konstanz
31.10.2009: Basel 10 v 24 Wildcats
10.10.2009: Wildcats 10 v 66 Luzern
04.10.2009: Zurich 39 v 5 Wildcats
19.09.2009: Bern 17 v 43 Wildcats
06.09.2009: Yverdon 48 v 5 Wildcats

Season 2008 / 09

30.06.2009: Wildcats 0 v 114 Luzern
17.05.2009: Zurich 59 v 0 Wildcats
09.05.2009 Wildcats v Nyon (15:00) (ANNULE / CANCELLED)
25.04.2009: Wildcats 17 v 56 Bern
19.04.2009: Yverdon 5 v 46 Wildcats
04.04.2009: Super 7s tournament – round 2. Nyon.- 6th Place.

30.11.2008: Nyon 7 v 10 Wildcats
22.11.2008: Wildcats 5 v 80(?) Luzern
15.11.2008 Wildcats 5 v 58 Yverdon
01.11.2008 Wildcats 5 v 58 Zurich
18.10.2008 Bern 59 v 5 Wildcats
11.10.2008 Super 7s tournament – round 1. Basel – 3rd place!!!

Wildcats, last Result

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:05:00 +0000

19.09.2009 Bern 17 – 43 Wildcats

17.05.2009, Zurich V. Wildcats

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:45:47 +0000

We left Geneva very early on the Sunday morning to make ou way up to Zurich for the kick-off at 12:30. The sun was shining and spirits were high. We were looking forward to a good game of rugby. Once we arrived, we were informed that we’d be kicking off a little later than planned due to second team men’s match. More time to prepare for us. It was very warm and it was decided that we would play 3 times 20 minute intervals instead of 2 times 30. Hopefully this would give us all more chance to remain hydrated.
As it was – hydration was the least of our problems. Zurich, at home, wanted to prove why they have finished 1st on the league so often and started with a bang. Immediately, we felt the pressure and found it very difficult to structure ourselves around the game they imposed. Our support wasn’t as fast or aggressive as theirs and neither was the defensive line. Soon, the match had become one-sided and we seemed to be always defending – rarely getting to play the ball at all. The first 40 minutes saw us struggle with this but there were moments where we proved our worth with some strong scrums and some big hits. However, these odd moments weren’t enough – we needed to keep the intensity up for longer. Zurich were running away with the match with 9 tries already. The last pause before the last 20 minutes had our coach tell us some harsh truths. We weren’t doing enough and we were letting ourselves down. During the last 20 minutes – our team moral was reborn. We fought hard, put more pressure on and sure enough Zurich weren’t getting through our line – in fact, they were making mistakes. It may have been too late in the game to change the result or to get us a score, but we finally found our determination and team strength. Let’s take that feeling forward to all out future games. Final score, Zurich 59 – Wildcats 0.