Year in Review – A Look Back at November/December 2021 Headlines: Vancouver Wave Win Coastal Cup, National Men’s XVs Lose to Portugal but Beat Belgium, National Women’s XVs Win 3 of 4 Matches on Tour, UBC Win National Men’s University Title, 2021/22 World Rugby 7s Series Kicks Off in Dubai
The Vancouver Wave won the inaugural Coastal Cup over the Pacific Pride in November. The BC clubs had an abbreviated fall season with hopes the spring would bring back some return to normalcy. It’s still wait and see on that front as even though the schedule was announced to start January 22nd there’s still uncertainty around the BC Health Authority policies in the new year.
The men’s national XVs team and coach Kingsley Jones tried to put on a brave face in the wake of their elimination from the next World Cup. They travelled to Europe to play Portugal and Belgium. They lost to Portugal and defeated Belgium. It’s hard to see Kingsley Jones keeping his coaching job after the CEO, Allen Vansen, resigned. We would expect some announcement around that in the first quarter of 2022.
Jamie Cudmore was hired by the Newfoundland Rugby Union with financial assistance from a group of rugby supporters called Canadian GRIT.
Doug Tate joined the BCRU as Coach Education Manager.
UBC won the men’s University championship for the 3rd time in 4 years, UVic winning the other year.
The 2021/22 World Rugby Seven Series kicked off in December with two Dubai tournaments. Canada are sitting near the bottom of the standings in both the men’s and women’s competition. The first tournament in 2022 will be in Malaga, Spain on January 21-23.
The women’s XVs team completed their November tour with a strong showing against Wales, winning 24-7 despite being down to 14 players with a red card.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER STORIES (36)
3830 – BCRU Updates – December 2021
Dec 22 2021 – BCRU Updates on New Public Health Order in Effect December 22nd 2021
3827 – World Rugby 7s Series – 2022
Dec 19 2021 – World Rugby Releases Sevens Schedule for Malaga, Spain – January 21-23
3826 – BC Premier 2022
Dec 17 2021 – Analyzing the BC Premier Schedule – Calculating Difficulty Factor per Team
3825 – BCRU Updates – December 2021
Dec 16 2021 – BCRU Announce Doug Tate as Coach Education Manager
3824 – BC Rugby Schedule – Spring 2022
Dec 15 2021 – BC Rugby Spring Schedule: UPDATE SCHEDULES POSTED
3823 – Coaching Updates – December 2021
Dec 14 2021 – Jamie Cudmore Hired as Newfoundland Provincial Coach for 2022 Season
3822 – BC Junior Championships 2021
Dec 12 2021 – BC Junior Championship Results and Photos
3821 – BC Rugby Schedule – Dec 11-12 2021
Dec 08 2021 – BC Fall Season Wraps Up With Junior Championships on Sunday: Mainland at UBC and Island at Cowichan
3820 – Coaching in the News: December 2021
Dec 07 2021 – Simon Middleton Named World Rugby Coach of the Year; Kelly Russell Article on World Rugby and Glenn Moore Under Investigation
3819 – Coastal Cup Updates – December 2021
Dec 06 2021 – Coastal Cup Selects to Face Seattle Seawolves on January 28th in Washington
3818 – Crimson Tide History – by Marius Felix
Dec 05 2021 – Marius Felix Recounts His Memories of the Crimson Tide as a Player and Coach
3817 – BC Rugby Schedule – December 4-5 2021
Dec 02 2021 – Week 8 of BCRU Club Schedule: Fixtures, League Leaders
3816 – The Multi-Sport Athlete
Dec 01 2021 – Wrestling for Rugby Coaches Session December 8th; Trail Running to Improve Balance and Footwork
3815 – Dubai 7s – December 2021
Dec 04 2021 – Canada 0-5 on Day One in Men’s and Women’s Tournaments – Day 2 Kicks Off at 21:44 PT: Match Replays
3814 – BC Rugby Schedule – November 27-28 2021
Nov 25 2021 – Week 7 of BCRU Club Schedule: Fixtures, League Leaders
3813 – Dubai 7s – November 2021
Nov 27 2021 – Canada Men Finish 11th of 12, Women Finish 8th of 10 in Dubai 7s Opening Tournament
3812 – Rugby Canada Updates – November 2021
Nov 23 2021 – Vansen to resign as CEO in January 2022 – Rugby Canada Launches Search for New CEO
3811 – Canadian Men’s University Championship – 2021
Nov 29 2021 – UBC Win Canadian Men’s University Championship 3rd Time in 4 Years
3810 – Capilano Rugby – November 2021
Nov 22 2021 – Sad News – Steve (Sanchez) Taylor Tragic Passing: Fundraising Page for Family
3809 – Women’s XVs November Tour 2021
Nov 21 2021 – Canada Defeat Wales 24-7 Despite Red Card – Strong Second Half Comeback: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
3808 – From the Editor’s Desk – November 2021
Nov 18 2021 – From the Editor’s Desk: MLR, Coastal Cup, World 7s Series and More
3807 – BC Rugby Schedule – November 20-21 2021
Nov 17 2021 – Week 6 of BCRU Club Schedule: Fixtures, League Leaders
3806 – Women’s XVs November Tour 2021
Nov 15 2021 – Canada Lose to England 51-12 – Face Wales on Sunday
3805 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 8
Nov 14 2021 – Vancouver Wave Win Inaugural Coastal Cup with 26-17 Win Over Pacific Pride – Full Match Video: UBC Finish Season with Win Over Crimson Tide
3804 – Canada v Belgium – November 2021
Nov 13 2021 – Canada Defeat Belgium 24-0 Despite a Red and Yellow Card: FULL MATCH VIDEO
3803 – BC Rugby Schedule – November 13-14 2021
Nov 10 2021 – Week 5 of BCRU Club Schedule: Fixtures, League Leaders and Coastal Cup Matches
3802 – Women’s National University Championship – 2021
Nov 16 2021 – Women’s University Championship Starts Today – Live Stream by CBC
3801 – BC Boys High School Rugby – November 2021
Nov 09 2021 – Adam Roberts Hosts High School Rugby Think Tank for Saturday December 4th: Online Registration
3800 – Vancouver Wave – November 2021
Nov 08 2021 – Fundraising Announcement – Support the Wave with a Langara Fishing Adventure Auction
3799 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 7
Nov 07 2021 – Coastal Cup Week 7: Tide @ TWU, UVic @ Wave, UBC @ Van East – Match Predictions and Rosters
3798 – Canada v Portugal – November 2021
Nov 06 2021 – Canada Lose to Portugal 20-17 – Last Minute Hail Mary Try Gives Portugal the Win: FULL MATCH VIDEO
3797 – Women’s XVs November Tour 2021
Nov 06 2021 – Canada Win Second Test Against USA 26-13: Full Match Video
3796 – BC Rugby Schedule – November 6-7 2021
Nov 03 2021 – Week 4 of BCRU Club Schedule: Fixtures, League Leaders and Coastal Cup Matches
3795 – CanWest Women’s XVs – 2021
Nov 01 2021 – UBC Win CanWest Title – Ranked #3 Going to Nationals
3794 – BCSSRU Updates – October 2021
Nov 01 2021 – Report on Coaching Clinics Held at Shawnigan and TWU
3793 – Women’s XVs November Tour 2021
Nov 02 2021 – Canada and USA Name Rosters for Monday’s Match in Colorado