BC Premier 2025-26
An Early Look at the 2025-26 BC Premier Season: 17 Match Weekends, Double Club Round, Single Round vs Pride
The BC Rugby season is about 2 months away but it’s never to early to start thinking about it, right? This year’s Premier season looks like it will kick off September 13th with the same 10 teams from last year. Last year due to weather cancellations the number of games played by each team varied from 12 to 15. In 2025-26 each team is scheduled to play 17 matches. There will be a single round against the Pacific Pride and a double, home and away round, against the other 8 teams.
Canada Match 23 Announced for Belgium Contest in Edmonton on Saturday – First Match Under New Head Coach Stephen Meehan
Canada Make 12 Changes to Starting XV for 2nd Match Against South Africa: Sophie de Goede Set to Return from Reserves
Canada Men’s XV List for Belgium and Spain Pruned Down to 33 Players
Canada v Belgium July 2025
Canada Match 23 Announced for Belgium Contest in Edmonton on Saturday – First Match Under New Head Coach Stephen Meehan
The match 23 for Stephen Meehan’s first game as head coach has been released today. There are 12 players returning from Canada’s last match against Romania in November. Those are Cali Martinez and Andrew Quattrin in the front row, Izzak Kelly, Matt Heaton, Lucas Rumball, Matt Oworu, Callum Botchar, Sion Parry in the forwards, in the backs Brock Gallagher, Cooper Coats, Peter Nelson, Noah Flesch.
Canada vs South Africa Match #2 – July 2025
Canada Make 12 Changes to Starting XV for 2nd Match Against South Africa: Sophie de Goede Set to Return from Reserves
There are a number of changes from the first match against South Africa which Canada won 50-20. In the front row a change of props with Brittany Kassil and Olivia DeMerchant replacing McKinley Hunt and DeLeaka Menin. South Africa had the upper hand in the scrums in Match #1. Also a change in the second row with Tyson Beukeboom and Laetitia Royer replacing Caroline Crossley and Courtney O’Donnell. The flankers are changed with Karen Paquin and Pam Buisa getting the start. Only hooker Gillian Boag and #8 Gabrielle Senft retain their original starting spots.
Canada Men’s XVs – July Updates
Canada Men’s XV List for Belgium and Spain Pruned Down to 33 Players
And then there were 33. Coach Steve Meehan has pruned 11 players from his list of 42 and added 2 that weren’t on the previous list. It’s unlikely all 33 will see action in the two matches, Belgium on July 12th and Spain on July 18th. The Belgium match will be the easier of the two and where you would expect some new caps to be awarded. Belgium lost to the USA last weekend 36-16, 6 tries to 2.
Provincial Regional Championships (PRCs) 2025
Vancouver Dominate Boys Competition with 3 Gold, Island Claim 2 Gold and Silver in Girls Competition, Valley Win One Gold and 3 Silver Overall, Interior Win U19 Boys Silver
The Vancouver Wave dominated the boys competition winning Gold at the U19, U17 and U15 levels. The Island Tide dominated the girls competition winning Gold at the U19, U17 and Silver at the U15 levels, also claiming Silver in the boys U15. The Fraser Valley won Gold in the U15 girls and Silver in the U19, U17 girls and U17 boys. The Interior had their best showing in the U19 boys division, winning Silver.
Regional Rugby – July 2025
Island Tide Play Expansive Rugby in 53-17 Win Over Vancouver Wave
The Vancouver Wave struck first just 3 minutes into the match with a lineout and maul that went to ground just short of the goal line, a couple of pick and goes saw them go over, Mike Moloney converted, 7-0. At this early stage of the game the Wave lineout looked to be functioning well and as the commentator noted, the Wave team seemed suited to a strong forwards match while the Tide would likely rely on an expansive game.
Canada U18 Updates
Canadian U18 Team Defeat German National U18 Team 24-15 to Finish Tour With Three Wins
An excellent end of tour match for the U18 Dog River Howlers as they defeated the German National U18 team 24-15 to finish the tour with 3 wins from 3 games. The team was predominantly a BC U18 team with 23 of the 28 tour players from BC and coaches from St. George’s and Shawnigan schools. The match video can be viewed here.
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