Year in Review – A Look Back at September/October 2021 Headlines: Canada Starts World Cup Qualifying Well with +13 Win Over USA in St. John’s But Lose Subsequent Games to USA & Chile to Exit World Cup Qualifying, Coastal Cup Kicks Off in BC, Abbreviated Vancouver 7s & Edmonton 7s Tournaments Held in September
September started well with Canada taking a +13 lead over USA in the World Cup qualifier in St. John’s. Unfortunately a week later Canada would lose 38-16 to USA to lose the series. They would play Chile next.
The Vancouver 7s kicked off in a new September time slot with a reduced number of teams due to COVID. The Edmonton 7s would follow the week after. Canada fielded new men’s and women’s teams with many players retiring after the Olympics. Great Britain won the women’s competitions, South Africa won the men’s.
The Coastal Cup kicked off in September and marked the return of full contact rugby to BC. The fall club leagues would start in October.
BCRU announced John Tait as their new Technical Director.
Canada had a mediocre performance in their 1 point win over Chile at home, it didn’t bode well for the return match in Chile. It proved to be so when Chile took a 9 point win at home and knocked Canada out of the World Cup for the first time in its history. It was a sombre time for Canadian rugby. The star for Chile was their #10, a former 7s player.
The November tours were on the horizon and the men’s team would play Portugal and Belgium.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER STORIES (42)
3792 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 6
Oct 30 2021 – Coastal Cup Week 6 Predictions & Rosters: TWU Spartans @ Pacific Pride; Van East @ UVic Vikes; Vancouver Wave @ Island Tide
3791 – Rugby Canada Updates – October 2021
Oct 28 2021 – Rugby Canada Release Kingsley Jones Video: Reaction Mostly Negative
3790 – BC Rugby Schedule – October 30-31 2021
Oct 27 2021 – Week 3 of BCRU Club Schedule: Fixtures, League Leaders and Coastal Cup Matches
3789 – Canada Men’s November Tour 2021
Oct 26 2021 – Kingsley Jones Names 28 Players for Portugal and Belgium Matches
3788 – Burnaby Lake – October 2021
Oct 25 2021 – Burnaby Match Reports vs Richmond and Capilano: Full Match Videos
3787 – From the Editor’s Desk – October 2021
Oct 25 2021 – Squidge Rugby Video Dissects Canada v Chile Plus Article in The Times UK on the Demise of Canadian Rugby
3786 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 5
Oct 24 2021 – Coastal Cup Week 5 Wrapup: Vikes and Wave Notch Wins; UBC and Pride Draw: Video Archive of Two Matches
3785 – National Women’s 7s Team
Oct 21 2021 – Rugby Canada Appoint Jack Hanratty as Interim Coach of Women’s 7s Team
3784 – BC Rugby Schedule – October 23-24 2021
Oct 20 2021 – Week 2 of BCRU Club Schedule: Schedule, League Leaders and Coastal Cup Matches
3783 – Burnaby Lake – October 2021
Oct 19 2021 – Burnaby Lake Open 2021 Season with Three Wins at Home; In Memory of a Dear Friend Steve Batie
3782 – From the Editor’s Desk – October 2021
Oct 18 2021 – From the Editor’s Desk: Rugby Canada Reviews; Francois Ratier Announces his Next Rugby Chapter; and Reflecting on Dan Baugh from Edmonton Clansmen to Pacific Pride (CCSD) to Professional Rugby in Wales
3781 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 4
Oct 17 2021 – Coastal Cup Results: Van East, Wave and Thunderbirds Claim Wins: Full Match Videos
3780 – November Tour 2021 – Women
Oct 14 2021 – Canada Announce 32 Player Roster for Women’s XVs Fall Tour to USA and UK
3779 – BC Rugby Schedule – October 16-17 2021
Oct 13 2021 – BCRU Schedule for October 16-17: 70+ Games in Senior & Youth Rugby
3778 – World Rugby 7s Series – 2022
Oct 12 2021 – World Rugby Announces 2022 World 7s Season Starting November 2021: Vancouver and Langford Return
3777 – Coaching News – October 2021
Oct 12 2021 – BCSSRU Pro-D Coaching Clinic Friday, October 22, 2021
3776 – Rugby Canada Updates – October 2021
Oct 11 2021 – Canada Men’s XVs Program Fail to Qualify for World Cup: The Fallout
3775 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 3
Oct 10 2021 – Vancouver Island Crimson Tide vs Pacific Pride on Thanksgiving Weekend
3774 – Canada v Chile – October 9th 2021
Oct 09 2021 – Chile Knock Canada Out of World Cup 2023 with 33-24 Win
3773 – November Tests – 2021
Oct 05 2021 – November Tour: Men to Portugal and Belgium; Women to England and Wales
3772 – BC Club Leagues – Fall 2021
Oct 04 2021 – BC Club Leagues Start October 16th – List of Leagues and Teams
3771 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 2
Oct 02 2021 – Coastal Cup Week 2: Van East @ TWU Spartans, UVic Vikes @ Pacific Pride, Vancouver Wave @ UBC Thunderbirds – Predictions & Rosters
3770 – BC Rugby Weekend of October 2nd 2021
Sep 30 2021 – Weekend Schedule for Rugby in BC, Week 2 of Coastal Cup
3769 – Player Profiles – September 2021
Sep 29 2021 – Interview with Mariah Charleson, Rugby Player, Coach and Vice-President of Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council
3768 – Pacific Four Series – 2021
Sep 29 2021 – World Rugby Announces Annual Women’s Pacific Four Series to Include Canada, USA, NZ, Australia: Two 2021 Fixtures Canada v USA in November
3767 – Canada v Chile – October 2nd 2021
Oct 03 2021 – Canada Mediocre in One Point Win Over Chile – Return Match in Chile Next Weekend
3766 – BC Rugby Updates – September 2021
Sep 28 2021 – BC Rugby Announces John Tait as Technical Director
3765 – Premier Rugby Sevens 2021
Sep 27 2021 – TSN to Cover Premier Rugby Sevens on October 9th in Memphis
3764 – Edmonton 7s – 2021
Sep 26 2021 – Edmonton 7s Starts Saturday: Canada Rosters, Pools and Schedule
3763 – Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 1
Sep 25 2021 – Coastal Cup Results: Pride, Tide and Thunderbirds Prevail in Opening Week of Action
3762 – BC Rugby Weekend of September 25th 2021
Sep 22 2021 – Weekend Schedule for Rugby in BC, Week 1 of Coastal Cup and the Carson Family Tree Explained – Keeping Track of Seven High-Level Players
3761 – CanWest Women’s XVs – 2021
Sep 21 2021 – UBC Thunderbirds Defeat UVic Vikes in Opening Round of CanWest XVs: UBC Ranked 5th Nationally
3760 – Americas Pacific Challenge 2021
Sep 16 2021 – Americas Pacific Challenge Announced for October: Competition Doesn’t Include Pacific Nations or Canada
3759 – Coastal Cup 2021
Sep 14 2021 – Coastal Cup Kicks Off on September 25th: Includes Regional and University Teams Plus Rugby Canada Academy Team (Pacific Pride)
3758 – Nanaimo Hornets – September 2021
Sep 13 2021 – Hornets plan for busy fall at Nanaimo Rugby Club
3757 – Vancouver 7s (Men) – September 2021
Sep 20 2021 – Canada Finish 2nd in Pool – Advance to Day 2 Quarter-final vs Great Britain at 10:04am PT: Full Match Replays
3756 – Vancouver 7s (Women) – September 2021
Sep 20 2021 – Canada Defeat Mexico to Finish 3rd in Four Team Tournament: Full Match Videos
3755 – Vancouver 7s – 2021
Sep 10 2021 – France and Japan Drop Out of Vancouver 7s, New Teams Announced Mexico, Jamaica and Hong Kong
3754 – Canada vs USA Match #2 – RWCQ 2021
Sep 12 2021 – Canada Knocked Out of Americas 1 Contention with 38-16 Loss to USA: Face Chile on October 2nd & 9th
3753 – Players in the News – September 2021
Sep 08 2021 – Nate Hirayama Announces International Retirement
3752 – World 12s
Sep 07 2021 – 7s, 10s, XVs – Get Ready for Rugby 12s: New Global Competition Announced
3751 – Canada vs USA Match #1 – RWCQ 2021
Sep 04 2021 – Canada Take +13 Win Into Second Contest in Glendale Next Saturday