Clarence Fulton Wins Boys 7s Title; Claremont Wins Girls 7s Title
It was schools from the Okanagan and the Island taking titles this year. Clarence Fulton from Vernon defeated Quw’utsun from Duncan, 12-10 to win the boys final. Claremont from Saanich won the girls final, defeating Langley 37-0.
Here are the final rankings of the top 8. The scores are on the BCSS results page and their YouTube channel has the videos archived.
Boys
- Clarence Fulton
- Quw’utsun
- Reynolds
- Belmont
- GP Vanier
- Aberdeen Hall
- St Thomas More
- South Kamloops
Girls
- Claremont
- Langley
- Belmont
- Salmon Arm
- Vic High
- Mount Boucherie
- Westsyde
- Peter Skene Ogden
BCSS All Star Selections
| Taylor Funk | Belmont | Girls 7s |
| Asia Olynyk | Claremont | Girls 7s |
| Ava Mahmoudi | Dr. Charles Best | Girls 7s |
| Aoife McGrath | Elgin Park | Girls 7s |
| Charly Zarry | Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay | Girls 7s |
| Sophie Nicholson | Langley Secondary | Girls 7s |
| Chloe Ward | Mount Boucherie | Girls 7s |
| Lily Graham | Peter Skene Ogden | Girls 7s |
| Juliet Hoole | Rockridge | Girls 7s |
| Sophie Lalli | Salish | Girls 7s |
| Louisa Imolele | Salmon Arm | Girls 7s |
| Emma McLachlan | Stanley Humphries | Girls 7s |
| Kiana Lund | Terry Fox | Girls 7s |
| Sophie Nicholls | Victoria High | Girls 7s |
| Abby Cupello | Westsyde | Girls 7s |
| Carolyn Bachler | Whistler | Girls 7s |
| Emmett Unger | Aberdeen Hall | Boys 7s |
| Austin Stevens | Belmont | Boys 7s |
| Alex Glover | Clarence Fulton | Boys 7s |
| Andrii Yermak | Elgin Park | Boys 7s |
| Sol Morton | Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay | Boys 7s |
| Seth Fuller | GP Vanier | Boys 7s |
| Elijah Cole | Grandview | Boys 7s |
| Kaio Holin Taylor | Howe Sound | Boys 7s |
| Eli Johnson | Kitsilano | Boys 7s |
| Wyatt Klasen | Langley Secondary | Boys 7s |
| Lincoln Jensen | Peter Skene Ogden | Boys 7s |
| Declan Anderson | Quw’utsun | Boys 7s |
| Jeremy Jelks | Reynolds | Boys 7s |
| Cristian Coletta | St Thomas More | Boys 7s |
| Lloyd Heggen | South Kamloops | Boys 7s |
| Raz Hakobyan | Walnut Grove | Boys 7s |
Quarter-finals Set for Day 2: Eight Undefeated Teams
There are 8 undefeated teams after Day 1, four in the boys tournament and four in the girls tournament. In the boys tournament Belmont, Reynolds, GP Vanier and Clarence Fulton are undefeated. In the girls tournament Belmont, Claremont, Langley and Salmon Arm are undefeated. The full results and schedule for Friday are listed on the BCSS site.
The boys championship bracket starts at 9:14am on four fields with Reynolds vs St Thomas More, Belmont vs South Kamloops, GP Vanier vs Quw’utsun, Clarence Fulton vs Aberdeen Hall. At 9:36 am it’s the girls championship bracket with Vic High vs Claremont, Langley vs Westsyde, Belmont vs Peter Skene Ogden, Salmon Arm vs Mount Boucherie
BC High School 7s Rugby Provincials Start Thursday: Rankings and Links to Schedule and Live Stream
The provincials for both rugby XVs and 7s takes place this week at Abbotsford’s Exhibition Stadium. The XVs information is here. Schools have to choose between XVs or 7s at the beginning of the season. Last year Belmont won the Boys 7s and Queen Margaret won the Girls 7s. Belmont are back to defend their title but Queen Margaret didn’t make the provincials this year.
Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay from Haida Gwaii have qualified both their boys and girls teams, quite an accomplishment for a small school. Belmont also have both girls and boys teams qualified as does Langley, Elgin Park and Peter Skene Ogden from 100 Mile House.
The pools are listed below. Here are some useful links to get updates during the tournament, we’ll provide a summary at the end of each day.
Girls 7’s Pools
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|
Claremont |
Charles Best |
Belmont |
Peter Skene Ogden |
|
Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay |
Elgin Park |
Mount Boucherie |
Salish |
|
Westsyde |
Langley |
Rockridge |
Salmon Arm |
|
Whistler Waldorf |
Vic High |
Stanley Humphries |
Terry Fox |
Boys 7’s Pools
| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
|
Howe Sound |
Belmont |
Aberdeen Hall |
Clarence Fulton |
|
Peter Skene Ogden |
Grandview |
GP Vanier |
Elgin Park |
|
Reynolds |
St Thomas More |
Kitsilano |
Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay |
|
South Kamloops |
Walnut Grove |
Langley |
Quw’utsun |
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Wonderful to see Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay is into this. This might have its roots over a decade ago, when Rick Bourne, who owns a great fishing lodge on Haida Gwaii convinced a number of rugby players, active and retired, to come up and introduce the sport there for these folks, most of whom were unaware of rugby. The group included Jamie Cudmore and Gareth Reese and others. They were amazing and drew out the few people there who did know rugby from experience off-island to help introduce the sport to kids. Would love to see rugby join basketball as a major sport of Haida Nation… and others!
Hans Noonan must be over the moon for Fulton