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Player Spotlight from the Quarter-Finals: Emily Findlay – Photos by Sideline Photos

I admit it, it was a Sunday, the quarter-finals were just over, it was a beautiful day out, I wasn’t motivated to post a story today. But then local Victoria photographer Phillip Kristiansen from sidelinephotos.ca reached out and sent me his photo gallery of the Westshore v CW match with permission to use photos on the site. I saw the sequence of photos below and wow, great shots Phillip, but who is that player? Emily Findlay I was told by Westshore sources. Mostyn Findlay’s younger sister! How many brothers/sisters were playing Premier rugby yesterday for separate clubs? Those who follows the BC Premier know that Mostyn plays for James Bay and has been a  fixture in the BC Premier for a number of years, and an accomplished 7s player as well.

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BC Rugby Weekend of April 25th 2026

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BC Premier Quarter-Finals Rosters & Results: Capilano Edged by JBAA, UVic Defeat Westshore – Women’s Premier CW Fall to Westshore

The quarter-final results are in and the favourites won most of the matches. UVic upset higher ranked Westshore in men’s Premier but with the Cooper Coats factor we had predicted that upset. The Bays had a very close match with Capilano as the Caps raised their game for their final match of the season. In women’s Premier, Westshore put in a strong home field performance and glided past CW, earning them a trip to Meralomas for the semi-finals. In men’s and women’s Div 1 all the higher ranked home teams claimed victory and move on to the semi-finals. That pattern held true right down to Div 2 and Div 3.

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Pacific Four 2026 – Canada v USA

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Canada Defeat USA 50-12 Behind Dominant Scrum Performance

There’s no doubt Canada’s scrum set the platform for a dominant performance by Canada. The tight five of Brittany Kassil, Emily Tuttosi, DaLeaka Menin, Julia Omokhuale, Laetitia Royer deserve accolades in this win. Sophie de Goede is returning to her Player of the Year form and #8 is definitely her position. Taylor Perry floated some beautiful passes out to the wing to enable tries by Aurora Bowie and Asia Hogan-Rochester. Hogan-Rochester scored a try in each game of the series and is a star-level player in both  XVs and 7s. Alex Tessier was solid throughout, leading as captain. Canada fell behind early but didn’t panic and after Sophie de Goede scored Canada’s first try at the 22′ mark, it was all Canada after that.

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BC Rugby Quarter-Finals 2026

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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

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High School Rugby Updates – April 2026

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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

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Canadian Classics – April 2026

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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.

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Hong Kong 7s 2026

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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.

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BC Rugby Weekend of April 18th 2026

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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.

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Pacific Four 2026 – Canada v NZ

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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.

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