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BC Rugby Weekend of March 28th 2026

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BC Premier Week 17 Results: Ravens Edge Westshore, JBAA Pummel Capilano, Burnaby Defeated by UVic, UBC Overwhelm CW – Women’s Premier Thunderbirds Fly Past CW

Week 17 wrapped up and there’s one weekend left in the regular season. The Ravens look certain to finish top of the table and UBC 2nd. Westshore have a lock on 3rd while Caps and Bays are still in a battle for 4th/5th and home field in a possible rematch. Vikes and Burnaby now tied in 6th/7th but Vikes have one extra make-up match weekend. Lots to be decided after the Easter break. In women’s Premier the Thunderbirds are hitting their stride as the playoffs loom and they look to defend their title.

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National Women’s Team Updates – March 2026

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Rugby Canada Announce Women’s XVs and 7s Player Selections for April’s Pacific Four and Hong Kong 7s

How would Rugby Canada divide up the talent for conflicting XVs and 7s commitments in April? We’ve now got the answer. It looks like 7s is the more immediate priority and that XVs is being used to introduce new players at the beginning of the world cup cycle. The 7s team have captured key players like Olivia Apps, Fancy Bermudez, Sabrina Poulin and Alysha Corrigan who would be certain selections on the XVs squad. The XVs team have brought in 8 debutantes.

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Canada Women’s U21 – Spring 2026

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Canada U21 Women Defeat England U21: Finish Tour with 3-0 Record

Canada U21 women have finished their tour in style with a 59-21 win over England. They defeated Ireland 48-24 and the British Army 58-10. A composite 165-55 scoreline, not bad for a team of Canadian university students playing teams (Ireland, England) preparing for the U21 Six Nations in April.

Scorers for Canada in the England match were:

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BCRU Updates – March 2026

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BCRU Announce U17 and U19 Provincial Coaches for Summer Tours; Announce PRC Venue & Dates

The BCRU have announced their Provincial coaches for the U17 and U19 teams heading to Ontario this summer. All four teams will head to Ontario from July 18-26. The U19 Men and Women will compete in the Canadian Rugby Championships. The U17 Boys and Girls will compete the O’Neill’s Challenge Cup which was started last year as a Ontario v BC competition at the U17  level. Also the regional PRCs will take place July 4th and 5th in Abbotsford for U15, U17, U19 regional teams.

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Future of Sport in Canada Commission

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FINAL REPORT: Future of Sport in Canada Commission – March 24, 2026

The Future of Sport in Canada Commission released its final report today, March 24, 2026. It’s titled, “TRANSFORMING SPORT IN CANADA: TIME FOR ACTION”. The commission mandate is listed below and we used Ai to analyze four areas in the 952 page report. The four areas we asked it to analyze were:

  • Implications for Elite Coaching and Athlete Development
  • Funding for Youth Sports
  • Sports Clubs and Facilities
  • Central Funding and the impact on NSOs

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Premier Women’s Rugby – March 2026 – Round 15

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Update on the English Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) Round 15 – Eleven Canadians in Action

There were eleven Canadian players in action this past weekend, missing were key players Alex Tessier, Sabrina Poulin, Julia Schell, Chloe Daniels. The Saracens with seven Canadian players in the roster had a bye week. Scoring tries this week were Pam Buisa, Daleaka Menin, Fancy Bermudez. There’s one more round before the April break for international matches.

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SVNS 2 – Montevideo 2026

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Canada Finish 5th in Montevideo: SVNS Championship Series Promotion Looking Doubtful

Canada finished 5th in Montevideo, defeating Belgium, their first win in the SVNS 2 series in ten attempts. That places them in a 5th/6th place tie with Belgium in the SVNS 2 series with one tournament left next weekend. That result effectively eliminates them from contention of promotion to the SVNS Championship series beginning in April in Hong Kong. Canada have 22 series points, tied with Belgium, Uruguay in 4th place have 28 points, that means Canada would have to win the São Paulo tournament and hope Uruguay finishes no higher than 4th. In that scenario Canada and Uruguay would be tied at 42 points and go to tie breaking formulas. USA and Germany are tied at 38 points, Kenya in 3rd have 34 points, all three teams look certain to advance.

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BC Rugby Weekend of March 21st 2026

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BC Premier Week 16 Results: Pride Fall to Burnaby, UBC Soar Past Capilano, Meraloma Humbled by Vikes, Westshore Dominate Bays, CW @ Ravens Cancelled – Women’s Premier Thunderbirds Fall to Meraloma; CW Pummel Ravens

It’s Week 16 with most teams just having two more matches after this weekend, the exception UVic who will have three more matches. CW defaulted/conceded their match to Ravens due to injuries. We’ll see how the BCRU classifies this as it determines how many points are awarded to the Ravens, at the present it just says the match is “Cancelled”. UBC, Burnaby, UVic, Westshore were all winners this weekend. UBC and Westshore remained tied for 2nd/3rd behind Ravens. Burnaby and UVic continue battle for final playoff spot with head to head matchup next weekend.

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From the Editor’s Desk

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Wet Weather Changes Some Weekend Matches; Logan Weidner Capped for Romania; Rugby Canada Changing Digital Platform; TBT to June 2011 at Buccaneer 7s

The wet weather has predictably changed some matches this weekend as municipalities, which own most of the rugby playing venues, are becoming increasingly more protective of the fields. It’s good to see some clubs being proactive in finding alternative venues. Westshore have moved their match vs JBAA to Starlight Stadium, the match is now at 7pm under the lights on Saturday. Other changes we’ve noted as of Thursday evening according to the BC Rugby fixture page, the UBC v Capilano men’s Premier match is now at Klahanie.

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Premier Women’s Rugby – March 2026 – Round 14

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Update on the English Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) Round 14 – Sixteen Canadians in Action

There were 16 Canadian players in action last weekend in the PWR. Asia Hogan-Rochester scored a try. Bristol with 3 Canadian players had a bye week. Sophie de Goede is still recuperating from injury, 13 weeks ago she posted on social media, “cartilage defect in my right knee requiring surgery round 3”. It’s unclear when she’ll be back. There’s two more rounds before the April break and the Pacific Four tournament preparation begins.

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