FAST FACTS 

 

STANDARD LIFE CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS       

(Men's first division)

 

1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2007, 2008

 

WOMEN'S CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS     

1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008

 

O'NEILL CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Men's second division)

1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2008

 

PAST PRESIDENTS     

(if someone can help us out with the early years it would be appreciated)

 

Gary Peacock (1981-82)

Rick Baxter (years??)

Jim Bergeron (years??)
Serge Blondeau(1987-89)

Bill Tierney (1989-91)

Marc Wolvin (1991-93)

Lee-Ann Bieber (1993-95)

Dave Meloche (1995-97)

Jean-Marie Fontaine (1997-01)
Margaret Thompson (2001-02)
Jeffrey Taylor (2003 - 2005)   

Jean-Marie Fontaine (2006-2008)

 

CAPTAINS

 

Women's second team

1998 - Sommer Christie

1999 - Angela Goodfellow

2000 - Jennifer Gushue

2001 - Erica Leonard
2002 - Allison Walker

 

Men's second team

1981 - W. O'Neil

1982 - C. Voutsinas

1983 - L. Simpson

1984 - L. Simpson

1985 - A. Leroux, S Broughton

1986 - S. Broughton

1987 - R. Creagh

1988 - G. Jamieson

1989 - G. Jamieson

1990 - P. Nield

1991 - D. Carmichael

1992 - P. Nield

1993 - G. Jamieson

1994 - G. Jamieson

1995 - K. Frauenhoff

1996 - S. Moses

1997 - D. Krindle

1998 - B. McNevin

1999 - J.P. Philion

2000 - P. Lapp

2001 - J. Taylor
2002 - Eliaze Mainberger

2007 - Mike Thompson

2008 - MiIke Thompson

 

Women's first team

1989 - Cathy Jaynes

1990 - ??

1991 - Cindy Cantin

1992 - Maureen McMahon

1993 - Val Matthew

1994 - Val Matthew

1995 - Val Matthew

1996 - Sylvie Genest

          Mich Green

1997 - Margaret Thompson

1998 - Margaret Thompson

1999 - Margaret Thompson

2000 - Sommer Christie

2001 - Sommer Christie
2002 - Margaret Thompson

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007 - Sommer Christie

2008 - Sommer Christie

 

Men's first team

1980 - G. Jamieson

1981 - G. Jamieson

1982 - M. Churches

1983 - G. Winter

1984 - K. McMullen

1985 - K. McMullen

1986 - M. Wolvin

1987 - M. Wolvin

1988 - S. Creagh,

          S. Armstrong

1989 - S. Creagh

          S. Armstrong

1990 - A. Leroux

1991 - S. Armstrong

1992 - T. Allen

1993 - T. Allen

1994 - B. Belvedere

1995 - B. Belvedere

1996 - B. Belvedere

1997 - E. Beyeler

1998 - E. Beyeler

1999 - E. Beyeler

2000 - J. Chatterson

2001 - M. Lapalme, R. Lynam
2002 - Mark Lapalme

2003 -

2004 -

2005 -

2006 - John Lavery

2007 - John Lavery

2008 - John Lavery

 

INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

 

Canada XVs Womens

Sommer Christie

Gill Florence

Bettina Hoffman

Josee Lacasse

Julia Leonard

Val Matthews

Karen Richardson

 

Canada U 20 Women

Mandy Mongeau

 

Canada XVs Mens

Stuart Creagh

Keith Wilkinson

 

Canada V11s Mens

Scott Armstrong

 

Canada NA 4

Dion Varvarikos

 

SABRFC COACHES

 

Women

1993 - 1995  Keith Wilkinson

1995 - 1999  Lee Bieber

2000 - 2002  Stuart Creagh

2004

2005

2006

2007 Cathy Jaynes

        Margaret Thompson

        Keith Wilkinson

2008 John Chiniborn

 

Men

1981 - 1983 Bill Tierney

1983 - 1988 Bill Tierney

                  Keith Wilkinson

1989 - 1990 Greg Thaggard

                  Keith Wilkinson

1990 - 1992 Stuart Creagh?

2000

2003

2004

2005 Shaun Oosthuisen

2006 Shaun Oosthuisen

         Lester Simpson

         Keith Wilkinson    

2007 Andy Leroux

          Matt Stevens 

          Lester Simpson

          Keith Wilkinson

2008 Andy Leroux

 

What you read here is a summary based on documents and stories from a few of the many people who have worn the Ste Anne de Bellevue jersey through the years. If you have anything to add or correct, we'd love to hear from you. Send your stories or photos to 2kwilkinson@sympatico.ca

 

The Ste-Anne de Bellevue rugby club has a long, storied, and illustrious history. What you'll find below is an attempt to bring it all together. This page has a short summary of our history. As material comes in we'll flesh it out and add pages for each era. Enjoy!

 
Silverstone in 1993 with the Standard Life Cup, O'Neil Cup, and Women's Cup, all won by Ste Anne's that year!

"BLAST FROM THE PAST" ARCHIVE:

Newspaper clippings and photos featuring former players.

The Gazette, Sunday, October 14, 2007

 

Source and date unknown (this one is too good to leave out)   

 

The Gazette, Thursday, May 19, 1988,

courtesy Mike Homer

 

The Gazette, Tuesday, March 17, 1987

courtesy Mike Homer

 

The Gazette, Thursday, June 5, 1986

courtesy Mike Homer

 

The Gazette, October 31, 1993

courtesy Steve Broughton

 

The Gazette, June 18, 1984

courtesy Lee Beiber

 

The Gazette, Thursday, July 30, 1992

courtesy Gillian Florence

 

The Chronicle, undated (Bridgend Athletic tour to Canada)

courtesy Lee Bieber

 

The Gazette, Thursday, September 11, 1986

courtesy Lee Bieber

 

The Montreal Daily News, Friday, May 6, 1988

courtesy Mike Homer

 

The Gazette, Thursday, November 5, 1987

courtesy Paul Lapp

 

The Boston Globe, July 5, 1981

courtesy Terry Sonnel

PICTURE ARCHIVE:

Photo collections from alumni.

The Mike Homer Collection

The Steve Broughton 1989 collection

A few more from Steve's album

Some photos found in a box at the back of Paul Lapp's closet

CONDENSED HISTORY

The Ste-Anne de Bellevue Rugby Club is without a doubt the most successful rugby club in the history of the Quebec Rugby Federation. Through the years the club has won more provincial championships than any other in the province. Beyond the championships though, the club has been a place where athletes of all shapes, sizes, and abilities have found a competitive and fun environment to develop and learn the great game of rugby.

 

THE EARLY YEARS: 1964 - 1980

Putting a date on the first rugby game in Ste-Anne de Bellevue and the precise origins of the club will always be difficult. With certainty however, we know the 

origins of the club to be at Macdonald College where a group of students

formed a rugby team sometime around 1964. As the years went by the college

 team grew into a club as the players graduated but continued to play the game 

under the Macdonald College colors.In the 70's the club continued to develop and 

began calling itself the "Association Sportive de Ste-Anne de Bellevue". 

The first set of jerseys worn by the club was the distinctive gold "bras d'or"

 kit that was donated by the Brasserie Bellevue in Ste-Anne.

Through these early years the club consisted of only one men's team. With the approaching of the '80's, interest in the sport grew in Ste-Anne as the sport was picked up by John Abbott College and the women's game began to develop.

 

THE '80's

In 1981 the club was officially incorporated as the "Ste-Anne de Bellevue Rugby 

Football Club" becoming an autonomous and independent entity in the Quebec Rugby Union, and providing a convenient date for all future anniversary celebrations.

The early eighties were a period of explosive growth for the club. 

By 1982 the club was fielding three men's teams and one women's team. In 1981 the club won it's first men's first division title, the first of 11 such titles that would see Ste-Anne's dominate the Quebec rugby scene for the next 15 years. Much of what is now taken for granted as part of the Ste-Anne de- Bellevue rugby tradition was laid down in the early eighties. 

The club first played with its now trademark white jerseys in 1982, although the old yellow bras d'or kit would continue to be worn by the third team well into the latter part of the decade.  

A navy blue kit also went into and was worn by the lower division teams. It is now the color worn by the second teams on both the men's and women's sides. In 1983 the club moved to it's new grounds at Ecole St-Georges, where it still plays to this day.

In 1986, the club took it's first overseas tour with a trip to Wales, Ireland, and England. By any account, it laid the foundation for the club's success over the next ten years.By the end of the eighties the club was firmly established as the most dominant in Quebec. At the close of the decade the first team had won six championships and the second team four. The women's team continued to develop and captured two provincial titles in the process, but much of their success would have to wait for the coming decade.

 

THE '90's

The early part of the '90's found the club at it's most developed. Ste-Anne's was fielding four men's teams and two women's teams.Championships continued to roll in for the men's teams. In 1991, the club became the first in Quebec to sweep all three men's cups. The second team won their last title in 1993 for a total of six. The first division side won it's last title in 1994 for a total of 11, but in the process completed an amazing string of nine consecutive championships going back to 1986. It's a feat that will not likely be matched any time soon.

The departure of many veteran players in the middle part of the decade strained the men's teams through the latter part of the '90's and by 1996 the club was committed to rebuilding the men's program. The number of senior men's teams had shrunk to two.

The decline in fortune of the men's teams was matched however by the rise of the women's program to provincial dominance. Through the '90's, the women's teams won six first division titles and established their own record with 5 consecutive titles from 1992 to 1996. The women's team would continue to develop and at the turn of the millennium they were again poised to regain provincial dominance.

 

THE 3rd MILLENIUM

The women's program shone bright in 2000 and 2001 as they captured a ninth and 

tenth provincial title for the club and continue to look strong in 2002.

At the start of this new era for the club, fortunes are looking up once again. A flood of  young, energetic members has rejuvenated the senior programs as the club looks to recapture some of the spirit of it's earlier days. The club embarked on only it's second overseas tour in 2001, a return visit to Ireland and Wales. On this tour, however the 50+ strong tour group included both the men's and women's sides. Where the club goes from here rests with it's current members, but it continues to fulfill it's mandate of being a fun and competitive environment for any athlete to learn and play the great game of rugby football. 

2002 - 2008