BC Rugby Quarter-Finals 2026
Twenty Quarter-Final Matches This Weekend at Fifteen Locations Across the Province
There are 20 quarter-final matches this weekend at 15 locations, there was one default in men’s Div 2. There are double headers at Juan de Fuca, Klahanie, Brockton Oval, South Surrey Athletic Park and Kamloops. The match locations, times and referee assignments are listed below. We’ll do our BC Premier predictions and rosters article on Friday, we’ll also list rosters for other divisions if they’re sent to us, text format preferred, email editor@bcrugbynews.com
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.
Standings – April 11th 2026
| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | BP | Points | Ratio |
| Ravens | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 |
| UBC* | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 64 | 3.76 |
| Westshore | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 3.76 |
| James Bay | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 3.18 |
| Capilano | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 3.0 |
| UVic | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 2.93 |
| Burnaby Lake | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 2.76 |
| Meraloma | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 1.29 |
| Pacific Pride | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| CW# | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0.41 |
* UBC lose 4 points for defaulting Westshore match
# CW lose 4 points for defaulting Ravens match
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BC Premier Final Make-Up Weekend Ravens @ UVic – A Look at Men’s Division One Playoff Picture With Three Matches
Boys rugby XV's rankings have arrived! ⬇️
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Last weekend of the regular season in the BC Premier. Lomas @ Burnaby, Westshore @ Caps, UBC @ Bays, UVic @ CW – Women’s Premier Westshore @ Thunderbirds, Lomas @ Burnaby
High School Rugby Updates – April 2026
In Touch Newsletter by Phil Smith: Volume 2 Issue 6
Phil’s Volume 2 Issue 6 covers the incoming tour by French school Lycee Bellevue, the Island XVs rankings and the schedule for April. The newsletter is posted below.
Some important dates for high school rugby are as follows:
XV’s or 7’s Team Declaration Deadline: April 22nd, 2026
Zone Championships Completed: May 19th, 2026
2026 Rugby XVs & 7s Provincial Championships: May 27-30
Canadian Classics – April 2026
Kevin ‘Lunk’ Wirachowski Memorial Game on Saturday Prior to JBAA v Capilano: Player Spots Still Open
The Vancouver Island Classics vs Calgary Classics game kicks off on Saturday in memory of Kevin ‘Lunk’ Wirachowski. It’s the curtain raiser for the BC Premier quarter-final between James Bay and Capilano at MacDonald Park. Tom Woods is helping to organize and the Crimson Tide Classics team is still looking to fill the roster, contact Tom at thodeconsulting@gmail.com for more information. The game was first held in Victoria in 2024, we have the write up on that with photos.
Hong Kong 7s 2026
Canada Finish 4th in Hong Kong – Next Tournament May 29-31 in Spain
Canada’s highlight of the tournament was the win over #5 USA on Day 2 but they were no match for #1 NZ or #3 France on Day 3. Canada also picked up injuries during the tournament and fielded an 11 player roster against France minus Fancy Bermudez and Caroline Crossley, both injured in the Australia NZ match. Next up is the tournament in Spain at the end of May. Canada will be in a pool with France, Spain and Great Britain. NZ won the Hong Kong women’s tournament, South Africa the men’s tournament.
BC Rugby Weekend of April 18th 2026
Premier Final Make-Up Weekend Ravens Dominate UVic – Quarter-Finals Set Capilano @ JBAA and UVic @ Westshore
There was only one Premier match in the final make-up weekend before the playoffs, it was #1 Ravens vs #6 Vikes. The Ravens won handily and they’ll get a bye and host the semi-final on May 2nd while UVic visit Westshore in the quarter-finals next weekend. The Caps will visit JBAA in the other quarter-final. UBC also get a bye next week and host a semi-final on May 2nd. There was no women’s Premier this weekend, next weekend CW visit Westshore in the 4th/5th playoff before the semi-finals start on May 2nd with the top three teams being Meraloma, Burnaby, Thunderbirds.
Pacific Four 2026 – Canada v NZ
Canada Fall to 3rd in World Ranking with Loss to NZ: Video Highlights
Canada were outplayed on the day by the team that took over their #2 ranking, NZ. NZ rise to 2nd and Canada drop to 3rd. Canada were ahead at the half 14-10 but were completely outplayed in the second half. Two intercept tries by NZ in the last quarter highlighted the lack of imagination in Canada’s attack and inability to adapt to the NZ defensive strategy. NZ threw their outside defenders up fast and Canada kept trying to spread it wide without using any inside runners. Add in the advantage that NZ had at the breakdown, where slow Canadian support and isolated runners were punished with multiple turnovers, and it was a 26-0 2nd half in favour of NZ.
Editorial April 2026
Rugby Canada Releases Annual Report – What’s Not Mentioned
Sometimes in the news it’s what’s missing that’s important. This is one of those stories. I struggled with writing this article but information was presented to me a while ago that keeps resurfacing in daily thought, and it’s time to share it with the wider rugby community, perhaps to excise it from my list of responsibilities as a rugby journalist. It’s an unpleasant story, it won’t make you feel good, so you may want to pause and turn back before proceeding.
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