BC Rugby Weekend of March 22nd 2025
From the Editor’s Desk – March 2025
Comox Valley U18 Girls in Scotland, Canada U20 Women’s 7s in Paraguay in August, Canada Women Start Pacific Four in Kansas City in May, Howlers U18 Boys Tour Germany in June/July, BC Club Finals in Abbotsford on May 3rd
Comox Rapids U18 Girls in Scotland
The Comox Valley U18 girls team, the Rapids, are currently touring northern England and Scotland and doing quite well. They defeated Northern RFC, based in Newcastle, 24-22 in their first match. They then defeated Borders 59-5 in Melrose, Scotland and are finishing their tour up in Edinburgh. You can follow their tour on their Instagram account.
CanWest 7s 2025
UBC Win CanWest 7s Series for 3rd Year in a Row
The UBC Thunderbirds finished the final Women’s Rugby 7’s tournament of the year with a 5-0 record to go unbeaten over the 2025 season and win their third straight Canada West championship Saturday afternoon at Willoughby Stadium at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
BC Rugby League Standings – March 15th 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 for the weekend of March 15th 2025. Tables ordered by points per game. Note these are the unofficial standings, the official competition page is maintained by the BCRU.
MLR 2025 – Round 5
MLR Round 5 Summary 25 Canadians in Action, 8 Starters and 17 Reserve: San Diego Tops West, Chicago Tops East
There were 25 Canadian players in action in Round 5 of the MLR, 8 starting and 17 in the reserves. It was the first appearance for Kaden Duguid and Gabe Casey in the match 23.
High School Rugby Updates – March 2025
In Touch Newsletter Issue 3 – Public puts Private on Notice
Quw’utsun shocks Shawnigan, Claremont Rattles SMUS
Phil Smith has come up with a great resource for high school rugby on the Island and in BC. It’s a newsletter “Covering High School Rugby on Vancouver Island and British Columbia”. We’ve included a link below to download the full .pdf version which is formatted and includes photos. We’ve also copied some of the text below for a quick read.
BC Rugby Weekend of March 15th 2025
BC Premier Week 13 Results: Lomas Edge Burnaby, UVic Fall to CW, Pride Overcome Westshore, Bays Lose to UBC, Ravens Top Caps – Women’s Premier CW Lose in Seattle, Thunderbirds Defeat Burnaby
Only 3 more weekends of regular season play after this weekend, time is running out for teams trying to capture the last playoff spot while near the top of the standings UBC and Lomas battle for the #2 playoff ranking and a quarter-final bye.
Canada U20 Women – March Updates
Canada U20 Women Tour to Ireland in May: Team Features 8 Players from League Leading BC Premier Thunderbirds Team
The women’s Canada U20 team travels to Ireland in May for two matches against Ireland. The team features 8 players from the Thunderbirds team that currently sits in 1st place in the women’s BC Premier competition, Skye Farish, Lana Dueck, Brooke Roddham, Adia Pye, Mya Koleba, Kiki Idowu, Anya Prokopich, Alexis Dobson.
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