Canada Women Historical List of Caps
Rugby Wrapup for Weekend of January 18th 2025
UBC Defeat #9 Ranked CWU, 16 Canadian Women in Round 14 of English Premier, Six Nations Starts January 31st – Schedule Posted
This is a rugby wrapup for the weekend of January 18th 2025. The BC Rugby leagues resume next weekend in most divisions except Premier which is February 1st. UBC toured down to Washington State for an exhibition match. The PWR, Premiership Women’s Rugby, in the UK wrapped up Round 14 with 16 Canadians in action. We have more details on those below. Coming up on the horizon is the Six Nations, and yes for members, we will putting them up for download, as we have since 2016. The Six Nations schedule is posted below.
BC Rugby League Standings – Start of Spring Season 2025
BC Rugby League Standings for Men’s Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Women’s Premier, Div 1, Div 2
Thanks to Peter Muirhead who put together these league tables, they represent the league standings going into the spring season which starts next weekend, January 25th in most leagues, February 1st for the BC Premier.
Editorial: Men’s High Performance Rugby, Comparing USA and Canada
RugbyPass Publishes Article on USA Rugby Head Coach Scott Lawrence; Reviewing Rugby Canada High Performance Plans
RugbyPass, owned by World Rugby, published an article on Scott Lawrence, the USA head coach (and GM), this week. It’s worth a read, it outlines his plans for the men’s XVs rugby program and how the U20 and U18 teams fit into that picture. It also talks about the results he’s getting, 3 wins in November against good teams, Portugal, Spain, Tonga, raising USA to #15 in the world rankings.
Rugby Canada Hall of Fame 2024
Rugby Canada HOF Committee Name Nine Inductees for Class of 2024: Eddie Evans, Ed Fairhurst, Barbara Mervin, Ian Hyde-Lay, DTH van der Merwe, Rick Powers, Joyce Henry, Colette McAuley, John Hutchinson
Congratulations to the nine 2024 Hall of Fame inductees. Their profiles are linked below but I have favourite memories for several of them who I’ve crossed paths with in the rugby world.
BC Bears Update – January 2025
BC Bears Summer Schedule for Senior Women, U19 Men & Women, U17 Boys & Girls, U15 Boys & Girls
The BCRU released its summer schedule for the BC Bears provincial teams. The one group missing is the senior men and it highlights the holding pattern men’s high performance rugby in Canada is currently in. The issue largely goes back to a lack of direction from Rugby Canada on the men’s high performance pathway.
Vancouver Sevens Invitational (VSI) 2025
Vancouver Sevens Invitational Teams Announced for February 20-21 Tournament at UBC
The BCRU have announced the U18 and U16 teams entered in the Vancouver Sevens Invitational to be hosted at UBC. The event runs alongside the World Rugby Vancouver Sevens which is hosted at BC Place. The invitational tournament takes place on Thursday and Friday, the main sevens event takes place Friday to Sunday.
Community Rugby in Action
UVic Vikes Men’s Rugby Hosts “Vikes Giving Day” Blood Drive on February 5th 2025
I received a nice note from Ian Smith, one of the UVic Vikes rugby players who is also their fundraising lead. It’s about their Blood Drive initiative to support Canadian Blood Services while also supporting UVic sports through pledges. You can read the note below which has links to their pledge form and the Canadian Blood Services donor form. Last year over 60 student-athletes and friends donated blood and they reached 127 pledges, a number they hope to exceed this year.
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