Hong Kong 7s 2026

Canada Finish 4th in Hong Kong – Next Tournament May 29-31 in Spain

Canada’s highlight of the tournament was the win over #5 USA on Day 2 but they were no match for #1 NZ or #3 France on Day 3. Canada also picked up injuries during the tournament and fielded an 11 player roster against France minus Fancy Bermudez and Caroline Crossley, both injured in the Australia match. Next up is the tournament in Spain at the end of May. Canada will be in a pool with France, Spain and Great Britain. NZ won the Hong Kong women’s tournament, South Africa the men’s tournament.

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BC Premier 2025/26

Men’s Premier Schedule by Club and Social Media Links

This article contains social media links and schedules for BC Premier clubs, as well as the updated standings.

Standings – April 11th 2026

Team Played Wins Draws Losses BP Points Ratio
Ravens 16 13 0 3 16 68 4.25
UBC* 17 12 1 4 18 64 3.76
Westshore 17 13 0 4 12 64 3.76
James Bay 17 10 0 7 14 54 3.18
Capilano 17 9 0 8 15 51 3.0
UVic 16 8 0 8 15 47 2.93
Burnaby Lake 17 8 1 8 13 47 2.76
Meraloma 17 3 1 13 8 22 1.29
Pacific Pride 9 1 1 7 4 10 1.11
CW# 17 1 0 16 7 7 0.41

* UBC lose 4 points for defaulting Westshore match
# CW lose 4 points for defaulting Ravens match
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BC Rugby Weekend of April 18th 2026

Premier Final Make-Up Weekend Ravens Dominate UVic – Quarter-Finals Set Capilano @ JBAA and UVic @ Westshore

There was only one Premier match in the final make-up weekend before the playoffs, it was #1 Ravens vs #6 Vikes. The Ravens won handily and they’ll get a bye and host the semi-final on May 2nd while UVic visit Westshore in the quarter-finals next weekend. The Caps will visit JBAA in the other quarter-final. UBC also get a bye next week and host a semi-final on May 2nd. There was no women’s Premier this weekend, next weekend CW visit Westshore in the 4th/5th playoff before the semi-finals start on May 2nd with the top three teams being Meraloma, Burnaby, Thunderbirds.

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Pacific Four 2026 – Canada v NZ

Canada Fall to 3rd in World Ranking with Loss to NZ: Video Highlights

Canada were outplayed on the day by the team that took over their #2 ranking, NZ. NZ rise to 2nd and Canada drop to 3rd. Canada were ahead at the half 14-10 but were completely outplayed in the second half. Two intercept tries by NZ in the last quarter highlighted the lack of imagination in Canada’s attack and inability to adapt to the NZ defensive strategy. NZ threw their outside defenders up fast and Canada kept trying to spread it wide without using any inside runners. Add in the advantage that NZ had at the breakdown, where slow Canadian support and isolated runners were punished with multiple turnovers, and it was a 26-0 2nd half in favour of NZ.

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Editorial April 2026

Rugby Canada Releases Annual Report – What’s Not Mentioned

Sometimes in the news it’s what’s missing that’s important. This is one of those stories. I struggled with writing this article but information was presented to me a while ago that keeps resurfacing in daily thought, and it’s time to share it with the wider rugby community, perhaps to excise it from my list of responsibilities as a rugby journalist. It’s an unpleasant story, it won’t make you feel good, so you may want to pause and turn back before proceeding.

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High School Rugby Updates – April 2026

In Touch Newsletter by Phil Smith: Volume 2 Issue 5

Phil’s Volume 2 Issue 5 covers the Island’s XVs scene, the Island XVs rankings and the schedule for April. The newsletter is posted below.

Some important dates for high school rugby are as follows:

XV’s or 7’s Team Declaration Deadline: April 22nd, 2026
Zone Championships Completed: May 19th, 2026
2026 Rugby XVs & 7s Provincial Championships: May 27-30

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Kamloops Rugby Updates – April 2026

Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Home Teams Claim Victory Against United to Finish 2nd in League Tables

A longer than planned bus trip from United to Kamloops resulted in a delayed kickoff to the BC Women’s Division 1 action this past Saturday.

Thankfully it was a sunny day at Exhibition Park, and after the delay, the KRC Senior Women kicked off to the visiting United Rugby Club.

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Pacific Four 2026 – Canada v Australia

Canada Defeat Australia 24-0 in Blustery Conditions

It wasn’t ideal playing conditions, a water logged field, driving rain and a weather delay due to lightning but Canada managed to score four tries for a bonus point while keeping Australia off the board. It wasn’t champagne rugby but Canada’s defence got the job done. Outstanding for Canada were Justine Pelletier at scrum half, Julia Omokhuale in the second row, Pam Buisa at flanker and Brittany Kassil at loosehead prop.

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