by Carla Wilson \/ Times Colonist<\/p>\n
A roast of the late George Jones will run online on Tuesday to raise money for a scholarship dedicated to post-secondary students involved in rugby.<\/p>\n
Jones died in May at age 86. The Victoria resident was known for his prowess as a tax lawyer, his life-long commitment to the sports community in general and particularly rugby, and for his sense of humour.<\/p>\n
The roast was filmed on Sept. 10 outdoors to allow for social distancing. The video will be posted on YouTube<\/a> at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Son Brett Jones, the master of ceremonies, said participants will be sending out live messages via twitter.com\/MemorialJones<\/a> when the video goes live. It will run for less than an hour.<\/p>\n The goal is to raise $90,000 toward the scholarship fund through the Rugby Canada Foundation, his son said.<\/p>\n George Jones was especially keen to see women in sports given the same recognition as men, Brett Jones said.<\/p>\n Filming the video was \u201cabsolutely phenomenal,\u201d he said. \u201cThe speakers were all so good \u2014 funny and heartfelt.\u201d<\/p>\n Roasters include former Saanich fire chief Dave Ward; friend Mike Holmes; Doug Tate, UVic men\u2019s rugby team coach; well-known rugby player Karl Fix; and friend Maegan Thompson.<\/p>\n The scholarship, which aims to assist college and university students, has already raised $5,000.<\/p>\n