Rugby Canada Updates – November 2026
Rugby Canada and USA Rugby Announce Four Year Agreement on Establishing Annual Fixtures and Training Camps Across Age Grade Pathways
This is one of those stories where a media release is made about something that was considered normal in the past, back to the future. Canada and USA rugby co-operation was taken for granted in the past, now it’s a media release because it was neglected in the post COVID era. Pre-COVID it was thriving, 2019 the Canada U18 teams (two of them) toured to California at the end of December, July 2019 the USA U18 team came up to Vancouver Island to play three matches against Canada U18, December 2018 Canada U18 sent two teams to California to play the USA U18 teams. It’s seven years ago since 2019 but it seems many have forgotten, it’s not surprising, was the Rugby Canada CEO here then, no, was the Rugby Canada High Performance Director here, no, was the Rugby Canada Head Coach here, no. This is all new for them, so hence the media release. Below is the Rugby Canada media release and as a reminder the December 2019 Canada U18 schedule.
BC Premier Schedule 2026-27
Men’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule, Results and Week 8 Standings
The BCRU have posted the 2026/27 schedules to PlayHQ, the new registration system. This is the schedule for the men’s Premier, there are 11 teams, 21 Rounds including bye weeks, each team plays 18 games, there are 99 matches in total. The season starts September 12, the winter break occurs between Round 11 on November 28th and Round 12 on January 16th, the regular season ends on April 10th.
During the season check the BCRU site for any last minute changes. We’ll also keep this post on the front page and updated with scores and standings.
BC Premier Week 8 Predictions & Rosters: Rowers @ Westshore, CW @ UBC, UVic @ Ravens, Burnaby @ JBAA
Women’s University Championships 2026
UVic and UBC Win Semi-Finals: Face Off in Finals on Sunday
Canada Surrender 49 Straight Points in 59-14 Loss to Georgia
BC Premier Week 7 Predictions & Rosters: UBC @ Burnaby, Westshore @ UVic, Rower @ Lomas, CW @ Capilano, Bayside @ Ravens
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.
UBCOB Ravens – November 2026
Not a Masterpiece
Ravens 26 – UVic 25
Report by Peter MacDonald
In a rematch of last year’s Premier final, the Ravens managed to squeak out a win despite being dominated in the sets, losing half of their lineouts and holding only about 30% of possession. Like the Cleveland Cavaliers, UVic were the clear winners “analytically and in the expected score”. Defence and one moment of good rugby by the Ravens in the dying minutes was the difference.
Bayside Sharks – November 2026
LIGHT THE FUTURE OF BC RUGBY: Bayside Make A Call to the Wider Rugby Community
Every rugby player knows the feeling.
Training as daylight fades, squeezing in one last drill before darkness takes over. Those final minutes matter. They are where skills develop, friendships grow and a love of rugby is built.
BC Rugby Standings Week 8
League Standings for Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3
Special thanks to Peter Muirhead for putting these standings together, the PlayHQ system that the BCRU uses is still not updating properly. The PlayHQ system can be accessed here for match results, however tries and try bonus points are not working consistently on their system at the present time. The tables below are ordered by Points per Game rather than total points. Photo by Dave Nicholson – Phil Mack playing Div 1 for JBAA vs Nanaimo.
Women’s University Championships 2026
UVic Vikes Win National University Title With 17-0 Win Over UBC
The UVic Vikes won their first women’s rugby national title with a 17-0 win over BC rivals UBC. UVic have made the finals the last four years but only came away with Silver, this year they took Gold. Scoring for UVic were Emily Findlay, Piper Walsh and Larah Wright. Below is the replay from CBC Sports and the match report from U SPORTS.
BC Rugby Weekend of November 7th 2026
BC Premier Week 8 Results: Westshore Sink Rowers, CW Dominated by UBC, UVic Edged by Ravens, Burnaby Lose to JBAA
All predictions went as planned, the UVic v Ravens match was a nail biter, just decided by a point in the last minutes. Westshore and UBC won comfortably and the Bays defence held Burnaby to two tries in their win.
It’s Week 8 of the BC Premier and it looks like some national team 7s activity happening as rosters are devoid of national team hopefuls this week plus the XVs team are in Europe. The important SVNS 3 tournament for Canada 7s is in 3 weeks in Dubai. Three teams have byes this week Meraloma, Bayside and Capilano. The Capilano U23 are hosting Edmonton Gold in an exhibition game at Klahanie Sunday at 2.30. A key match is Ravens v UVic, a replay of last year’s final. JBAA try to defend their unbeaten record minus seven starters. Rowers look for their first win on the Island vs Westshore. UBC continue to build towards the university nationals as they host CW.
Canada v Georgia November 2026
Canada Surrender 49 Straight Points in 59-14 Loss to Georgia
Canada were actually ahead 14-10 at 27′ but from there it went downhill as Georgia scored 49 points to finish 59-14 winners. Even though the Georgia scrum was dominant it was the backline that scored all the first half tries for Georgia and scored 6 of their 9 tries overall. Canada also conceded a penalty try on a scrum at 44′ which cost Lucas Rumball a yellow card. Nic Benn also received a yellow card at 19′. Georgia had 65% of the territory and 54% of the possession. Canada’s two tries were scored by Ben Lesage and Izzak Kelly. Jack Gore came on at 70′ to get his first cap. Canada’s next match is against Hong Kong, a must win. Match highlights and reports from CBC Sports and World Rugby are posted below in the article.
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