BC Win Women’s Gold, Ontario Win Men’s Gold, BC Claim Men’s Silver
The BC women’s programs have been on a tear recently, winning the national U19 XVs title and now the Canada Games U18 7s title. They defeated Ontario in the final 22-10 to win Gold, Alberta claimed Bronze. The men came up second best to Ontario for the second time this summer, losing the U19 XVs title and now the Canada Games U20 7s title. BC claimed Silver in both cases. It was a close 17-12 loss with Ontario keeping their nerve and scoring the winning try at the whistle. Quebec claimed Bronze with a 17-15 win over Alberta.
The full results are available on the Summer Games website, and the YouTube channel has the archived video.
And Then There Were Four: Semi-Finals Set for Day 3, BC v NS in Women’s, BC v AB in Men’s
The Summer Games Rugby 7s is down to the semi-finals and those will take place on Wednesday. In Men’s play it will be BC vs AB and ON v QC. In Women’s competition it will be BC vs NS and ON vs AB.
The full results are available on the Summer Games website, and the YouTube channel has the archived and live stream video.
Day 1 Results from Canada Games Rugby 7s: BC, Alberta, Ontario Undefeated in Men’s Competition; BC, Ontario, Quebec Undefeated in Women’s
Day 1 of the Canada Summer Games Rugby 7s tournament wrapped up with 3 undefeated teams in both men’s and women’s competition. Both BC and Ontario have completed Day 1 going undefeated in both the men’s and women’s competition, in the men’s tournament Alberta are also undefeated and in the women’s tournament Quebec are also undefeated. Day 2 continues to the pool round in the early session and the quarter-finals in the later session. The semi-finals and finals take place on Wednesday
Afternoon Session Video
Morning Session Video
Canada Games Rugby 7s Kicks Off on Monday: Schedule and Live Stream Link
The schedules for the men’s and women’s 7s at the Canada Games are posted below, times are local time in NL, so subtract 4 hours and 30 minutes to get the PT times. The matches are streamed on the CBC Sports YouTube channel. Some venues are using the Ai system with no commentary, others are using a camera operator and commentary, hopefully the rugby coverage will be using the latter. You can check results at the Summer Games Rugby 7s results page. We’ll run a summary at the end of each day, Monday to Wednesday.
BC Names Teams for Canada Summer Games Rugby 7s – U18 Women and U20 Men
The Canada Summer Games will include both male and female rugby 7s for the first time. The rugby at the Canada Summer Games was traditionally U18 men’s XVs rugby, we have write ups from the 2005 and 2009 games, posted below. Rugby disappeared from the Canada Summer Games after 2009 until it was brought back in 2022 as women’s rugby 7s. Now, thanks to Newfoundland hosting, it will include both men’s and women’s rugby 7s, the women at U18 and men at U20.
The U20 men’s team features a number of players who played on the Canada U20 team and the BC U19 team recently. Josh McIndoe, Reece Thompson, Spencer Cotie were on the Canada U20 team; Liam James and Liam Turnbull were on both the Canada U20 and BC U19 teams; Evan Palmer, Jonty Nicholas and Michael Oughtred were on the BC U19 team.
In 2022 the women’s team won Gold with an outstanding team that outscored opponents 232-17 over the course of the tournament. Some of the players on that team are well know university and club players now, that 2022 team included Adia Pye, Anya Prokopich, Grace Turner, Jesse Knaggs, Katie Foss, Lana Dueck, Lucienne Romeo, Sienna Stigant, Skye Farish, Tia Jordo.
We’ve posted the rosters, the BCRU write-up, and our write-ups from the 2005 and 2009 Canada Summer Games.
2025 Canada Summer Games – U18 Women’s Roster
Amber Vallance – Abbotsford – Abbotsford RFC
Ayana Titifanua – Richmond – Langley RFC/UBC
Belle Rousseau – Langford – James Bay AA
Claudia Vallance – Abbotsford – Abbotsford RFC
Emma Narraway – Mill Bay – Salish Sea Warriors
Kamryn Howlett – Maple Ridge – Abbotsford RFC/TWU
Lily McCluskey – Duncan – Non-Affiliated
Louie McKenzie – Courtenay – CV Rapids Rugby
Marin O’Regan – Victoria – James Bay AA
Poppy-Anne Elcock – Coquitlam – United Rugby/UBC
Rafielle Barrack – Duncan – Cowichan RFC
Tayla Kempf – Langley – DW Poppy
COACH: Darcy Patterson – North Vancouver – Vancouver Thunderbirds)
TEAM MANAGER: Lucie Romeo (Abbotsford – Abbotsford RFC)
2025 Canada Summer Games – U20 Men’s Roster
Evan Palmer – Vancouver – Queen’s University
Elijah Palov – Victoria – Castaway Wanderers
Jackson Powell – Victoria – UVIC Vikes
Jasper Keast – Victoria – Castaway Wanderers
Jonty Nicholas – Cowichan – UBC Thunderbirds
Joshua McIndoe – Victoria – UVIC Vikes
Liam James – Vancouver – UBCOB Ravens/UBC
Liam Turnbull – Vancouver – UBC Thunderbirds
Reece Thompson – Victoria – UVIC Vikes
Michael Oughtred – Victoria – Castaway Wanderers
Spencer Cotie – Victoria – UVIC Vikes
Ty Driscoll – Victoria – James Bay AA
COACH: Jake Thiel – Victoria – UBCOB Ravens
TEAM MANAGER: John Tait – BC Rugby
from BCRU
BC Rugby is delighted to confirm the BC Bears U18 Girls and U20 Boys 7s teams that will represent Team BC at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, this summer.
Girls Rugby 7s returns to the Games for the first time since its inaugural appearance in Niagara in 2022, which saw Team BC win the Gold Medal, while Boys Rugby 7s competition has been reinstated to the Games for the first time since 2009.
The Bears will be in action from Monday, August 11 until Wednesday, August 13 with matches taking place at the Swilers Rugby Club.
Head Coach Darcy Patterson will lead the U18 Girls as Team BC aims to defend its title, alongside Lucie Romeo as Team Manager, with Jake Thiel heading up the U20 Boys side alongside Team Manager, John Tait. Each team comprises of 12 athletes selected to represent British Columbia at the Games.
The draw consists of 11 teams split into Pool A (5 teams) and Pool B (6 teams) on each side, with Teams playing four round robin matches before heading into the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
In the Boys competition, BC has been drawn in Pool B alongside Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon Territories and Quebec City. For the Girls event, BC is in Pool A and will face Nova Scotia, Alberta, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Games will be streamed throughout – viewers can watch all the action here or download the Canada Summer Games App at the Apple or Google Play Stores.
The Canada Summer Games is a great opportunity for athletes to attend a multi-sport Games and compete against all the Provinces in the country. Congratulations to all athletes and Coaches involved in this process so far.
2005 Canada Summer Games
BC wins gold at Canada Summer Games with 28-11 victory over Ontario
posted Aug 13 2005
BC came back from a 8-6 deficit at half time to defeat Ontario 28-11. BC went undefeated throughout the competition and are deserving gold medal winners. Ontario wins the silver and Nova Scotia, the surprise team of the tournament, win bronze with a 20-13 victory over Alberta.
Scorers for BC
Travis King: 2T
Ben Jones: 1T
Nick Trenkel: 1T
Nathan Hirayama: 2PG
Dave Hilborn: 2C
Manitoba 17 – New Brunswick 5
Newfoundland 15 – Saskatchewan 12
Nova Scotia 20 – Alberta 13
British Columbia 28 – Ontario 11
Games Summaries provided by Siedo Tzogoeff
Bronze Medal Game: Alberta v. Nova Scotia
A tie in the round-robin between these two teams set the stage for the bronze medal game. Throughout the tournament, Nova Scotia played with pluck and verve, never quitting. Alberta is arguably one of the larger teams at the tournament, but never used their advantage to dominate in any phase of the game. Nova Scotia started the game with a threatening foray into Alberta’s red zone but could not convert. Nova Scotia never backed-off and kept nipping at Alberta’s heels. For 26 minutes of the 1st half, Alberta never came within the 22 meter zone of Nova Scotia. The Maritimers opened their account with a penalty kick at the 20 minute mark followed by a converted try 2 minutes later. The half was ending when Alberta woke up and scored 8 points going into injury time via a pushover try by the large Alberta prop, Chevy Jensen-Judd. A penalty kick struck by Jesse Sabo of Alberta closed the 1st half
Alberta came out roaring in the 2nd half with Scott Manning notching a try at the one minute mark. For the next 15 minutes it looked as if Alberta was going to take over the game, but a mishandled pass led to Nova Scotia grabbing the ball. Winger Brian Rushton scampered into the in-goal from 40 meters out. With 12 minutes remaining, Alberta demonstrated no urgency and gave away several possessions. Nova Scotia never quit and was rewarded with another try at the 24 minute mark. Alberta never threatened thereafter. Game, set and match!
Nova Scotia wins its first medal ever in Canada Games rugby.
Gold Medal Game – Ontario v. BC
The expected finalists came to the pitch like the classic gunfighters readying for the high noon showdown. BC almost scored in the first two minutes after a blocked Ontario kick was ever so slightly knocked on in the in-goal area. BC kept up its fast pace attack, with some tactical kicking to consistently drive the Ontario team deep inside the 22 meter mark. After a Nathan Hiriyama penalty kick at the 8 minute mark, BC looked to score again when an errant pass was snapped by Ontario’s Matt McIlvaney who scampered 80 yards for the Ontario try. The 1st half ended with Ontario leading 8-6, but having done little to penetrate deep into BC territory other than the noted try.
In the second half, BC reverted to keep the ball in hand and began pressing home with superior ball handling and overall speed. At 4 minutes Nick Trenkle crashed over for a try followed 9 minutes later by Travis King’s first of two tries, after several phases of ball handling. At the 15 minute mark, of the 2nd half, Will Simpson was red carded, leaving Ontario to play one man short for the remainder of the game. To all intents and purposes, the game was over at this juncture. Ontario was valiant in defending the relentless BC attack, which would have humbled lesser sides. In the end, BC was unstoppable as they scored two more tries to seal the match 28-11.
This was an excellent game to showcase, as all facets of the game were displayed by two talented sides. There can be only one winner and the BC U-18’s take over bragging rights from Ontario, last year’s champions.
BC wins big in semis, 48-0 over Alberta, faces Ontario in the final
posted Aug 12 2005
submitted by Siedo Tzogoeff
Newfoundland 34 – Manitoba 7
Saskatchewan 17 – Quebec 0
Newfoundland 38 – New Brunswick 0
British Columbia 48 – Alberta 0
Ontario 22 – Nova Scotia 0
Newfoundland v. Manitoba (seeding)
Newfoundland continues to improve its level of play in the quest for a high seeding in the B pool. Like all losers in the seeding games, Manitoba competed for the entire game and was beaten by a combination of injuries and faster play from Newfoundland.
Quebec v. Saskatchewan (seeding)
The size of SK eventually wore down the game Quebec squad, with front row opportunists getting the 1st two tries for SK at 13 and 18 minutes of the 1st half. The second half was uneventful, with one SK try at the minute mark.
New Brunswick v. Newfoundland (seeding)
Nothing of note in this game other than Nfld. is bidding for a high pool position in pool B.
Alberta v. BC
There was talk before the game of Alberta being in tough against BC, Alberta’s pack was bigger, and so on. BC started out against the wind and was in “drive” as they played a fluid and expansive game, utilizing the entire width of the field. The big Alberta pack was being run into the turf. With a 17-0 lead at the half and with the wind, BC put the machine into overdrive and coasted to a 48-0 victory. In the whole game Alberta came close to the BC 22 meter line on two occasions, this speaks volumes for the defense. There appear to be no injuries in the BC squad as they await the winner of the Ontario – Nova Scotia game.
BC wins big in quarters, BC, ON, NS and AB through to semis
posted Aug 11 2005
submitted by Siedo Tzogoeff
British Columbia 62 – New Brunswick 0
Ontario 31 – Manitoba 0
Newfoundland 5 – Nova Scotia 5 (NS Win on PK.s 4-3)
Saskatchewan 5 – Alberta 17
New Brunswick 5 – Quebec 12
Manitoba 0 – Saskatchewan 28
Newfoundland 36 – Quebec 3
Comments:
BC v. New Brunswick
As indicated by the score, it was a run in the park for BC. Nathan Hirayama accounted for 27 of BC’s points with 2 tries, 1 penalty kick and 8 conversions. NB was valiant in giving it their best, but were overmatched by the speed and size of BC. BC plays Alberta in one semi-final.
Ontario v. Manitoba
Manitoba did not have an easy time in the 1st half. If Manitoba had converted two makeable penalty kicks it would have been 6-5 for Manitoba at the half. Alas, Ontario woke up in the 2nd half to win going away by the score of 31-0. Ontario plays Nova Scotia in the other semi-final on Friday.
Saskatchewan v. Alberta
Heartbreak for Saskatchewan as Alberta exacts revenge for last year’s defeat at the hand of SK. SK had its moments, starting out the 2nd half with a try at 2 minutes. Even when Alberta scored 5 minutes later, SK was still in it. The hopes of the host province were dashed when Alberta scored at the 15 minute mark to ice the contest.
Alberta faces the steep mountain called BC in the semi-finals.
Nova Scotia v. Newfoundland
Nova Scotia has been the surprise team of the tournament and was expected to give Nfld. all it could handle. Both sides did not disappoint, with to and fro action for the entire game. Nova Scotia scored first at 11 minutes of the 1st half. Nfld kept their fans on edge before scoring at 17 minutes of the 2nd half. The score remained five all at full time. Two 5 minute periods of rugby followed. There was no score in the 1st half. Things got exciting in the second half when Nfld scored on a penalty kick at the 3:50 mark. Nova Scotia launched a furious last gasp attack and were rewarded with a successful penalty kick at the whistle. Tension followed as both teams selected five kickers to kick at the posts from twenty-two meters. Five kicks each, both teams made three. Into sudden death kicks. NFLD missed the 1st from 27 meters. Nova Scotia’s John Copp caused pandemonium with a successful kick, sending Nova Scotia to the semi-finals against Ontario and seeding in the A pool for next years competition.
New Brunswick v. Quebec (seeding game)
Rejoice! Quebec got its first try of the tournament and just to prove it was no fluke, they scored another try at the close of the 2nd half. Quebec played with a Galic passion and perhaps had a slight advantage over New Brunswick who had competed earlier in a track meet with BC. New Brunswick will play Newfoundland tomorrow.
Saskatchewan v. Manitoba (seeding game)
Oh if only… Saskatchewan was going to win one for the home crowd and unfortunately for Manitoba, this was the game. Manitoba gave its all against Ontario and had little to ever threaten the SK goal line. Sk scored at the 17 minute mark of the 1st half and added a trio of tries in the second half, two by loose head prop Nick Hutchins, to cap a 28-0 victory. Sk’s next game is against Quebec tomorrow.
Newfoundland v. Quebec
Quebec had its glory earlier winning their first game, so, there was not the desire demonstrated in the New Brunswick Game. Newfoundland ran crisply and with purpose to win going away 36-3. The highlight of the game was a prairie wind gusting to 60 KPH, which blew away the Newfie players tent.
BC completes preliminary round undefeated with narrow 14-8 victory over Ontario
posted Aug 10 2005
BC took a 14-0 half time lead and held on to win 14-8 over Ontario. BC finishes first in the preliminary rounds and faces Quebec tomorrow. Ontario finishes second and faces Manitoba tomorrow. Nova Scotia-Newfoundland and Alberta-Saskatchewan complete tomorrow’s quarter-final action.
Day 3 Results
Manitoba 8 – Quebec 0
Newfoundland 24 – Saskatchewan 10
Alberta 29 – New Brunswick 0
British Columbia 14 – Ontario 8
BC continues to look impressive with 56-5 victory over host Saskatchewan on Day 2
Day 2 Results:
Nova Scotia 10 – Manitoba 3
Alberta 49 – Quebec 3
Ontario 31 – Newfoundland 12
New Brunswick 15 – Nova Scotia 0
Alberta 24 – Manitoba 7
British Columbia 56 – Saskatchewan 5
Leading scorers for BC on Day 2:
Hirayama, Nathan – 1T, 5C, 2PG – 21pts
Jarvis, Colin – 2T – 10pts
CANADA SUMMER GAMES IN REGINA – RUGBY SCHEDULE – BC CRUSH NFLD on DAY 1
[ed. The Canada Summer Games rugby competition is for U18 players.]
Day 1 Results as of 16:00
Manitoba 20 – New Brunswick 5
Nova Scotia 20 – Quebec 0
British Columbia 64 – Newfoundland 8
Alberta 19 – Nova Scotia 19
New Brunswick 15 – Quebec 0
Ontario 38 – Saskatchewan 0
Leading scorers for BC on Day 1:
Hilborn, Dave – 2T, 3C, 2PG – 22pts
Lavrinenko, Yevgeniy – 2 T – 10pts
Rugby Schedule for Canada Summer Games
posted Aug 8 2005
from the Leader Post, Regina, Aug 6th
at Regina Rugby Park
Mon., Aug. 8: New Brunswick vs. Manitoba, 9 a.m. (Field 1); Quebec vs. Nova Scotia, 9 a.m. (Field 2); B.C. vs. Newfoundland- Labrador, 11 a.m. (1); Nova Scotia vs. Alberta, 1 p.m. (1); New Brunswick vs. Quebec, 1 p.m. (2); Ontario vs. Saskatchewan, 3 p.m. (1).
Tues., Aug. 9: Manitoba vs. Nova Scotia, 9 a.m. (1); Alberta vs. Quebec, 9 a.m. (2); Ontario vs. Newfoundland-Labrador, 11 a.m. (1); New Brunswick vs. Nova Scotia, 1 p.m. (1); Alberta vs. Manitoba, 1 p.m. (2); B.C. vs. Saskatchewan, 3 p.m. (1).
Weds., Aug. 10: Manitoba vs. Quebec, 9 a.m. (2); Newfoundland- Labrador vs. Saskatchewan, 10 a.m. (1); Alberta vs. New Brunswick, 1 p.m. (2); Ontario vs. B.C., 3 p.m. (1).
Thurs., Aug. 11: Quarterfinals, 9 a.m. (1 vs. 8, Field 2; 2 vs. 7, Field 1) and 10 a.m. (4 vs. 5, Field 1; 3 vs. 6, Field 2); relegation games, 1 p.m. (2), 3 p.m. (1) and 5 p.m. (2).
Fri., Aug. 12: Relegation games, 9 a.m. (1 and 2) and 1 p.m. (1 and 2); semifinals, 2 p.m. (1) and 3:30 p.m. (1); relegation game, 5 p.m. (2).
Sat., Aug. 13: Relegation games, 9 a.m. (2) and 10 a.m. (2); bronze-medal game, 11 a.m. (1); gold-medal game, 1:30 p.m. (1).
2009 Canada Summer Games
BC Goes Down to Ontario 24-15 in Canada Summer Games Final
from Canada East
http://www.canadaeast.com/sports/article/768946
posted August 24 2009
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – In what may have been rugby’s final appearance at the Canada Summer Games, Ontario’s players wanted to guarantee themselves a spot in history.
Ryan Scarborough of Uxbridge, Ont., scored a pair of tries Saturday to lead Ontario to a 24-15 victory over perennial powerhouse British Columbia in the gold-medal men’s rugby game at the Canada Summer Games.
Taylor Paris of Barrie, Ont., added a try while Liam Underwood of Toronto had nine points on a three conversions and a penalty kick en route to Ontario’s first ever rugby gold at the Games.
“It put that much more on us to win, that added pressure of this being the last rugby at Canada Games,” Paris said. “We wanted Ontario to go out on top with a gold medal.
“We started this last October, driving though snowstorms to train in Uxbridge and putting in all the work for this moment, all 25 guys coming together at this time to take home the gold medal.”
Ross Yellowlees of Vancouver and Shea Wakefield of Victoria for B.C., scored tries while Carlin Hamstra of Cowichan, B.C., had five points on a conversion and penalty.
Ontario’s victory came despite the fact the team was down to 13 men for a good chunk of the second half after David Croxall of Uxbridge and Toronto’s Matthew Mufandaedza were sent to the sin bin with yellow cards.
“This was our seventh game, as a team pattern, we played our 16 to 25 men more than our starters throughout the tournament to save our starters for this,” said Ontario’s coach Paul Connelly. “So in my opinion, it was our reserves that won that gold medal for us, because we looked fresher today. When we were down two men in the bin, and they didn’t score on us, that says a lot about our guys.”
Both teams cruised through the week undefeated – except their one game against each other, a 7-7 tie. Ontario had outscored its opponents 211-49 in its six previous games, while B.C. had clobbered its six opponents by a combined 263-13.
“This is unbelievable,” said Toronto’s Matt Kelly. “It was 25 guys that won this tournament, it wasn’t just one through 15, it was one through 25, everyone played hard, everyone gave it their all, that’s what won the tournament for us, everyone playing together.”
Newfoundland and Labrador won the bronze with a 29-17 win over Alberta.
Ontario’s first gold medal might be its last as rugby isn’t on the schedule for the 2013 Games in Sherbrooke, Que.
“We definitely thought about that, we thought how this could be a big mark for rugby Ontario going forward and that was a big factor in what we wanted to do here,” said Kelly. “We didn’t want anything less than gold, but it definitely added to it.”
Rugby Canada officials are hopeful since the sevens version of the game has been recommended for inclusion in the 2016 Olympics. Rugby and golf will be put forward for ratification by the full 106-member International Olympic Committee assembly in Copenhagen in October. Final approval will need a simple majority.
BC Advances to the Semi-Finals at the Canada Summer Games
Aug 19 2009
by Dave Brown
BC U18s took another step towards the Final at the Canada Summer Games in PEI by defeating Manitoba 55-0 in the quarter final. With the result just in, there is not a great deal of detail about the game other than BC was leading 38-0 at the half. The team now moves to the semi final where it will play the winner of the Quebec v Alberta quarter final on Thursday. The attached picture shows Nic Philippson in attack in the Pool Game against Newfoundland (Photo by Michelle Collins).
BC Win Opening games in PEI at the Canada Summer Games
BCRU Press Release
posted Aug 17 2009
BC U18 Men started strongly on the Day 1 Pool Games in PEI at the Canada Summer games. Early in the day BC disposed of Alberta 41-3 and in the 2nd game Newfoundland was beaten 33-0. Competing in the strong Pool A with Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Newfoundland, BC has eased itself into a comfortable seeding position for the crossover quarter final games against the weaker Pool B teams on Thursday. On Tuesday, BC will open against Quebec before meeting Ontario in the final pool game in the afternoon.
You can follow BC’s progress through the tournament on the Team BC Canada Summer Games site at http://teambc.org where you can access team information and updated photos of the team as it progresses through the tournament (click on the VIEW ALL bar on the Photo link on the left side of the page). From this site, you can also link directly with the Official 2009 Canada Games site.