Canada v Georgia – November 2025
Meehan Names Canada Squad for Georgia Clash: One Change to Match 23 with a 6/2 Bench
Coach Stephen Meehan has made one change to the match 23 from the Romania loss, he’s brought it an extra second row and dropped a wing, going from a 5/3 bench to a 6/2 bench. Coming into the roster is Callum Botchar as reserve second row and leaving is Jack Shaw as reserve wing. There’s some rotation from the bench with Emerson Prior starting at loosehead prop, Barnaby Waddell starting second row, Jason Higgins starting scrum half and Noah Flesch starting inside centre. Miller, Kelly, Gallagher, Tremblay rotate to the reserves.
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.
There’s no Premier Rugby on Remembrance Day Weekend – Week 7 is November 15th.
Week 6 Standings – November 1st 2025
| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | BP | Points | Ratio |
| UBC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 |
| Westshore | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4 |
| Ravens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 3.83 |
| Capilano | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3.66 |
| Burnaby Lake | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| James Bay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2.83 |
| UVic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Meraloma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 |
| Pacific Pride | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| CW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0.8 |
MacDowell Rugby Updates – November 2025
MacDowell Rugby Win Double Gold in Mexico Tournament: Heading to NZ in December, Applications Still Open
MacDowell Rugby are coming off a successful tour to Mexico and are now focused on December’s Global Youth Sevens in NZ. Spots are still open on the boys and girls U18 teams. The application form is here.
Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship 2025
UVic and UBC Advance to Semi-Finals on Friday
UVic defeated Queen’s in their quarter-final 36-7 and UBC defeated Montreal 40-0 in their quarter-final. Guelph also won their quarter-final over UBC Okanagan 59-0. ETS defeated Dalhousie 21-3 in their quarter-final. The semi-finals on Friday are now set, UBC v Guelph and UVic v ETS.
Match reports for the UVic and UBC matches are posted below.
Rugby on Remembrance Day
A Look at Rugby on Remembrance Day in 1945-1947, 1987
The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918. That was the history behind Armistice or Remembrance Day. “At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them”. We take a look at how rugby in Victoria was part of the Remembrance Day events in the years after World War II and as recent as 1987.
World Rugby Classic – 2025
Canada Classics Finish Tournament with 37-15 Win Over USA
The Canadian Classics wrapped up their tournament with a 37-15 win over USA. They finished the tournament with a 2-1 record, defeating the Lions and USA, and only losing to eventual winner Argentina. The match video and roster is posted below.
Canada v Romania – November 2025
Canada Fall to Romania 31-21 in First November Test: Next Up Georgia
It was pretty much the game expected by most pundits when the 21st ranked team hosted the 24th ranked team. There wasn’t much backline brilliance and the Romanian scrum dominated the match. The first 12 points from Romania came from the boot with infractions by Canada inside their own half, one at the breakdown, one at the lineout and two at the scrum. It was actually Canada and Mason Flesch who scored the first try, 12-7 at the half.
Canada Sevens – November 2025 Update
National Team 7s Camps Begin in Langford for Men and Women: Training Camp Squads Announced
There’s a good mix of talent in the training squads announced for both the men and women. The camp started November 6th and the men’s squad will be preparing for the RAN 7s tournament in Trinidad starting November 21st, the women’s squad will be preparing for the SVNS series in Dubai starting November 29th.
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