In Memory Of… April 2025
Tropical 7s – 2025
Eleven Canadian Teams Undefeated on Day 1 of the Tropical 7s
There are several Canadian teams that are undefeated after Day 1 action. The MacDowell Rugby women’s team who are defending champions went 3-0 on Day 1. The team features players like former Canada 7s player Kayla Moleschi, and Westshore’s Renee Gonzalez. I recognize three players from the Howler’s tour to Guatemala as well, Gracie Anderson, Brogan Mior and Trinity Todd, also Thunder Indigenous Rugby Phil Mack award recipient, Bella Anderton-Teasdale.
World Rugby SVNS Series – April 2025
Changes Coming to World Rugby Sevens Circuit According to Uruguay Report: Reducing Core Teams from 12 to 8
The following article in elobservador.com.uy was written by Ignacio Chans and claims the World Rugby Sevens Series will limit the number of teams to 8 next season on the circuit. It implies teams like Uruguay and Canada won’t be going up to the main series next year regardless of the outcome of the promotion tournament.
BC Friends of Rugby – April 2025
BC Friends of Rugby Offering Twelve $1500 Scholarships: Apply Now
The BC Friends of Rugby are offering 12 scholarships of $1500 to BC graduating high school players. The announcement of recipients is typically made at the high school finals, so apply now before it’s too late.
High School Rugby Updates – April 2025
In Touch Newsletter Issue 5 – Quw’utsun are the Real Deal
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.
MLR 2025 – Round 9
MLR Week 9: 20 Canadian Players in Action, 13 Starting, 7 Reserve – Houston & Utah Top West, Chicago Top in East
There were 20 Canadian players in action in Week 9, 13 starters and 7 in reserve. Houston remains top in the West on total points but Utah have a game in hand and are top when considering points per match. Chicago are clear leaders in the East, leading in both categories.
Canada Men’s U20 – April 2025
Canada Name Men’s U20 Team to Travel to Fiji in May/June for Matches vs Samoa, Fiji, Tonga
Coach Christiaan Esterhuizen has selected 32 players to make the trip to Fiji in May/June to play Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. There is no JWRT U20 championship this year, and there’s been no mention from World Rugby on what future plans are for U20 programs outside of the Tier 1 nations who are holding their Junior World U20 Championships in June/July in Italy.
BC Rugby Weekend of April 12th 2025
BC Premier Quarter-Final Results: Westshore Topple Caps – Full Match Video; Lomas Defeat CW; Full Playoff Results from Div 1 to Div 3
The BC Premier quarter-finals are here, the #1 Ravens and #2 UBC have a bye. The semi-finals take place April 26th with Westshore @ Ravens and Meraloma @ UBC. Results of other division playoff matches are listed below.
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