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Young brothers put Oak Bay on the map in national rugby championships
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Brothers Lachlan, 13, and Gavin Kratz, 15, will put Oak Bay on the map in the Rugby Canada National Championship Festival from Aug. 7-11 in Vancouver. The two boys have been playing with the Castaway Wanderers since they were 5 and 7, and hope to take the sport as far as it will lead them.
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the event, but what makes their situation even more special is that both boys are in the younger end of their age divisions. Lachlan will play in the under-14 category, while Gavin will take on the under16 group this year. The biggest challenge: size difference. Danielle Pope “Most of these players will have News staff had another year on us, so that means another year of training and If you ask Gavin and Lachlan Kratz to name their favourite sports another year of growth,” Gavin says. That growth may not make stars, they’ll both give you the same much difference, though. Spencer answer: you can’t pick just one. Robinson, coach of both the “The thing about rugby, is that Castaway Wanderers and the it isn’t really about this player or provincial underthat – everyone 15 team, says is excellent, and “They try so hard at been proud it’s the team that everything they do, and to see he’s to work with the stands out,” says that with such honesty all the Kratz brothers. Lachlan. “They really At ages 13 and time is just great. They always are all-around 15 respectively, give it their best shot.” good kids,” says Lachlan and Robinson. “They Gavin have – Spencer Robinson, try so hard at been learning Castaway Wanderers coach everything they this truth most do, and to see of their lives. that with such honesty all the time The boys started playing rugby is just great. They always give it with the Castaway Wanderers at their best shot.” ages 5 and 7. Now, with years of While Lachlan may be the more experience and two successful outspoken of the two, Robinson tryouts, the brothers have been notes that Gavin is also highly handpicked for Rugby Canada’s accomplished both as an athlete National Championship Festival in and a speech-giving Toastmaster. Vancouver from Aug. 7-11. “The brothers really have a “We’ve really had so many neat bond, and Gavin has done phenomenal players on our team an incredible job of leading the this year, so it was an honour to way for his younger brother – and be selected,” says Gavin, who also Lachlan has taken up that effort to attended last year’s championship fill his older brother’s shoes,” says in Ontario, where his team won the Robinson. event. The brothers are the only players from Monterey middle school and PLEASE SEE: Oak Bay High to be selected for Championship rugby, Page A11
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