Alumni

The Capilano Rugby Football Club is both proud and fortunate to have a supportive alumni association. The members of the Alumni Association share their passion for the sport of rugby and the Capilano Rugby community through contributions of time and energy as well as financial support. The Alumni are responsible for contributing to a variety of club-related activities, including the administration of the Stormy Exchange and the Jimmy Morris/Ozzie Gjerdalen Scholarship, as well as supporting financial requests for Capilano RFC members to participate in representative rugby.

The three programs are:

• • The Stormy Exchange: Annual rugby exchange between Capilano RFC and East Coast Bays RFC in New Zealand;
  • The Jimmy Morris/Ozzie Gjerdalen Scholarship: for students pursuing post-secondary education.
    

The Club will announce calls for submissions for any year that the scholarships can be awarded.

For more information, please e-mail alumni@capilanorfc.com.

Join the Capilano RFC Alumni Association

The Capilano RFC Alumni Association is always looking for new members. The definition of "Alumni" is very broad. Parents, partners, and friends who regularly attend home games should consider joining the Alumni. All former players, one season played or twenty seasons played, should strongly consider joining the Alumni.

How to become a member:

Annual dues are $125 and are payable by e-transfer (alumni@capilanorfc.com), cash or cheque to Capilano Rugby Club Alumni.

Membership runs for one year from September 1 to August 31 of each calendar year. Please ensure to renew the membership each year.

Benefits to membership:

- free admission for all regular season home club games

- one Alumni lunch each season

- updates on Club activity through a separate Alumni email, and the opportunity to participate in Alumni support to the Club.

- membership dues go directly towards the sponsorship of the “Stormy Exchange (approx.. $5000/yr), the Ozzie/Jimmy Bursary ($750-1000/yr), and regularly contribute to Club efforts towards Rep. selection and travel, and other requests to advance the Club or it’s members.

Club Award – Jimmy Morris & Ozzie Gjerdalen Bursary

The Jimmy Morris/Ozzie Gjerdalen Scholarship Fund is proud to oversee a $750.00 educational bursary for which any Capilano Rugby Football Club member currently enrolled in post-secondary education may apply.

Applicants must possess the qualities that both Jimmy and Ozzie admired and displayed during their lifetimes, including:

• Strength of Character

• Honesty

• A Positive Attitude

• Strong Physical and Mental Balance

• Dedication to his or her Community

Past winner of the Morrie/Gjerdalen scholarship have continues on with post-secondary education, interesting careers and as valuable members of the Capilano Rugby family:

1997-1998 – Matt Plant

1998-1999 – Ian Smortchevsky & Erika Shand

1999-2000 – Chris Burk & Garth Prouse

2000-2001 – Robbie McCall & Lindsay Pimlott

2001-2002 – Laura Ellwood & Carlie Smith

2002-2003 – Kate Pakulak & Andrew Plant

2003-2004 – Christoph Strubin & Kirsten Dixon

2004-2005 – Ale Diaz

2005-2006 - Megan Randall

2006-2007 – Erica Oxenham

2007-2008 – Ashley Robinson

2008-2009 – Nia Parsonage

2009-2010 – Luke Gjerdalen

2010-2011 – Marissa Hallaway

2011-2012 – Nevene Hammoud

2012-2013 – Andrea Dearnley

2013-2014 – Noah Spence

2014-2015 – Liam Mahon

2015-2016 – Ciara McDaniel

2016-2017 – Mark Greenwood

2017-2018 – Jamie Taylor

2018-2019 – Jessica Nelson

2019-2020 – NO AWARD THIS YEAR

2020-2021 – NO AWARD THIS YEAR

2021-2022 – NO AWARD THIS YEAR

2022-2023 – Mahyar Hosseini

2023-2024 - Joshua du Toit