Vancouver 7s 2026 – Men
Canada Men 2-0 on Day One of Vancouver Tournament
Today it was the men’s team who brought joy to the crowd as they won both of their matches in their Challenge tournament against Japan and Chile. Hopefully the momentum will carry through to Day 2 and then the SVNS 2 tournaments in South America later this month. A highlight was the first try by Andrew Cooper on his debut, he looks a promising prospect with size and a good work ethic. He’s from Kitsilano High School adjacent to the Meraloma club where he played rugby, he also spent some time with SAS Rugby Academy in South Africa.
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.
Week 15 Standings – February 28th 2026
| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | BP | Points | Ratio |
| Ravens | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 4.21 |
| Westshore | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 3.79 |
| UBC* | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 3.69 |
| Capilano | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 3.38 |
| James Bay | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 3.21 |
| Burnaby Lake | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 2.57 |
| UVic | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 2.5 |
| Pacific Pride | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1.43 |
| Meraloma | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 1.33 |
| CW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0.79 |
* UBC lose 4 points for defaulting Westshore match
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BC Premier Week 15 Predictions & Rosters: Ravens @ Capilano, Westshore @ CW, UVic @ JBAA, UBC @ Meraloma – Women’s Premier Burnaby @ Abbotsford, Westshore @ CW, Ravens @ Meraloma
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BC Premier Week 14 Predictions & Rosters: Westshore @ Lomas, Bays @ Burnaby, UBC @ Ravens, Pride @ CW – Women’s Premier Seattle @ Ravens, Thunderbirds @ Burnaby, Abby @ CW, Westshore @ Lomas
CanWest 7s 2026 – UBC
UVic Upset UBC 26-5 to Win Final Tournament but UBC Win CanWest 7s Series Title
The previous story heading was “Can UBC Be Defeated” and the answer was yes as UVic proved today but UBC win the CanWest 7s title by virtue of their first two tournament wins. UVic claim 2nd place in the series and TWU 3rd. The final session at UBC including the UVic v UBC match can be viewed on the Canada West TV stream. Commentary today was provided by Shalaya Valenzuela and Skye Farish.
Vancouver 7s 2026 – Women
Women 0-3 on Disappointing Day One: Face Japan in 5th Place Semi-Final on Day 2
It didn’t go as scripted as Canada lost all three games on Day One of the Vancouver 7s. They got thumped by USA in the opening match, defeated by Australia and then lost to Fiji. The stands were sparsely populated by the time Canada played their last match. The players returning from injury didn’t look like they were prepared for the intensity of the series, to make matters worse it appears Piper Logan was injured in the first match. They certainly missed the leadership of Olivia Apps who stayed in the UK to play in the PWR. Canada play in the 5th place semi-final against Japan on Day 2.
Vancouver Sevens Invitational (VSI) 2026
Fraser Valley East Claims U16 Girls Title; BC Gold U18 Women Win Gold
It was the women carrying the banner for BC at the VSI with Fraser Valley East winning Gold in U16 and Fraser Valley West winning Bronze, well done to the Valley. In U18 women it was BC Gold making it to the final and defeating Ontario in the final at BC Place. The men fell short with the BC U18 men getting blanked in the medals, Vancouver Island Tide claimed Silver in U16, kudos to them. It’s good to recognize the successful coaches as well, BC Gold U18 women’s coach is Darcy Patterson assisted by Shalaya Valenzuela. The Fraser Valley East U16 girls’ coaches are Slade Rozell, Josh Olafsen, Lindsay Nicholson, all the players were from Abbotsford. The Fraser Valley West U16 girls’ coaches were Katherine Siemens and Kelly Shields, the players were from Langley and United. The U16 boys’ Tide coach was Eric Slade, the players were from CW and JBAA. The tournament scores are on the BCRU events page.
High School Rugby Updates – March 2026
Phil Smith Launches 1st In Touch Newsletter of the 2026 High School Rugby Season
A sure sign of spring is Phil Smith’s In Touch rugby newsletter covering boys rugby on Vancouver Island. We encourage other educators/coaches to do similar for their regions, whether they be focused on boys or girls rugby or both. You can send your newsletter to editor@bcrugbynews.com
A few thoughts of my own reading Phil’s newsletter. Phil notes Quw’utsun (Cowichan) “has opted for sevens despite having a splendid 2025 XV season”. Indeed in 2025 they defeated Shawnigan Lake School in the regular season and were top ranked on Phil’s list at one point, apparently they’re going full out in XVs in the Juniors this year and doing 7s for the Seniors for one year. Another point, a reader sent me in the score for the Robert Bateman vs Shawnigan preseason match, won by Robert Bateman 22-17. Robert Bateman are touring to NZ and Australia this year, leaving next week. Also don’t count out Shawnigan, they lost to Quw’utsun last year in the regular season but ended up in the final, only losing to St. George’s. Looking forward to the upcoming high school rugby season.
Bayside Sharks – March 2026
Bayside Sharks Announce Intention to Move Up to Premier Next Season – Seek Head Coach
Bayside Sharks rugby club have announced their intention of moving up to the BC Premier for the 2026-27 season and are seeking a Head Coach, the announcement, poster and link to the application page are listed below. In July the Langley rugby club also announced their intention of moving up to BC Premier next season, that would potentially grow the league to 11 teams plus the Pacific Pride (Rugby Canada Academy) from its current 9 teams plus Pride. Currently each team plays 17 matches, a home/away with the other 8 teams plus one match against the Rugby Canada academy side.
Kamloops Rugby Updates – February 2026
Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Women Draw with Caps at Klahanie, Men Defeat Kats
The last early morning of the regular season, saw the KRC Senior Ladies leaving Exhibition Park at 5:30am this morning for Capilanos. After weeks of rain and water logged pitches, it was sunny skies and a relatively dry playing surface at Kahlanie Park.
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