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2002 INDUCTEES
Bill Tierney
Inducted November 16 2002
Bill
Tierney is one of the solid pillars of
Ste-Anne's Rugby. With his Irish heritage, he has
constantly sought and found ways to develop the game
of Rugby in Ste-Anne's, as a coach, as a player and as
mayor
His selection as the first
ever Hall of Famer is a reflection of a long and
successful career as a player in England, where he
played Number 8 for Bedford in the English 1st
Division, in Nova Scotia where he played Provincial
Rugby at fly half, in France and in Québec.
He won the Eastern Canada Club Championship, played
for the Club, Quebec and Eastern Canada.
Bill was a Club and Provincial Junior Coach. He has
led the development of the St. George's
sports
fields with new posts, grass, and change facilities,
and in 2005 was re-elected Mayor of the town. Bill
lives in Ste-Anne's and teaches at John Abbott
College. Bill is a worthy founding member of the Hall
of Fame.
Martin Silverstone
Inducted November 16 2002
Martin is the lynch pin of the Ste-Anne's Club, the
glue that holds everything together. His laid back
style of management may remind one of crazy glue at
times, but it always seems to work. Stone has won many awards in his illustrious
career. "Most tries in practice, all tries in
practice" being the first way back in 1977. He is
most remembered for losing the Captain's mug in 1980,
something most alumni have never forgiven him for.
He tells
many stories about France
which no one believes, and on every Rugby tour he has helped
to organize, at least one person has almost died. In
2000 he won the prestigious "Most practices made,
fewest games played" award - a feat he duplicated
this year.
He has been investigated for contributing
to the delinquency of minors and he once held a party
in which his entire house almost fell down. Stone: a
true Hall of Famer, and a rock on which the Club has
been built.
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2003 INDUCTEES
Jim Bergeron
Inducted December 2003
Pictures & Write-ups Coming Soon.
Mark Wolvin
Inducted December 2003
Pictures & Write-ups Coming Soon.
Keith Wilkinson
Inducted December 2003
Keith came to Ste-Anne's from the
Montreal Wanderers, following the trail blazed by Bill Tierney. He
played in and coached Ste-Anne's Senior Men's team with Bill, and coached the
Club's Senior Women's Team. He worked as Assistant Coach to Rugby Canada's
National Men's XV, was Coach of the National Men's Sevens team for
two years, Quebec Provincial Men's Team Coach and Assistant Coach to Cowbridge RFC in
Wales. He was Team Manager for Canada's National Men's Team, a
Rugby Canada National Selector for five years, member of the Rugby Canada Board for
8 years, and Director of Canada's National Rugby Teams for three years.
He now coaches in Ste Anne's for 6
months, most recently as a stand-in for 2005. Then he coaches 6 months at Brampton RFC in
Ontario. In 2004 he
chaired a Rugby Ontario Task Force on Coaching in Ontario. He is a
certified NCCP Level 3 coach and Learning Facilitator "Competition Level" and IRB
certified referee. After a career playing in England for Cambridge
University, the Royal Air Force and Eastern Counties, he played for
Canada as a centre for three years 1976 - 1979.
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