from BCRU
BC Rugby is delighted to confirm the return of the McKechnie Cup and Dunbar Keg Regional Cup competitions, with the opening three rounds of matches taking place November 26-December 10.
Karl Fix and the Dog River Howlers have started a fundraising campaign to help Damian McGrath and the Kenyan rugby 7s team. There were reports that the players and staff haven’t been paid in 3 months and players were unable to provide the basic necessities for their families, some living in extreme poverty. Karl as usual jumped in to help. Appended below is his email and the accompanying photos.
A reader sent this in, we’ve also read about it on social media. The fund hopes to collect $200K to help Nick and his family with medical costs. The fund is at $130K currently and needs a little push to reach its goal.
The average point differential continues to move upward as the top teams find their scoring touch. In Week 1 the average point differential was +8, Week 2 it went up to +15, this week it’s +27. The highest win was +55, the lowest +5.
from Canadian Press
Canada scored 24 second-half points en route to a 37-25 win over the Netherlands on Saturday in an international rugby test match.
There’s not a lot to say about the match, the post match comments by Captain Sophie de Goede and Coach Kevin Rouet sum it up. There’s also the Canadian Press article appended below.
The Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship is set to kick off on November 30th at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.universe.com/events/cumrc-tournament-pass-tickets-1J3L25.
by Peter MacDonald
On a windy day at MacDonald Park the Ravens prevailed in a close game between the two top teams from the mainland and Island pre-season competitions. The game hung in the balance till the last ten minutes and, but for a couple of early turnovers by the Bays, it could have been a different result.
Coach Kingsley Jones announced his 32 player list for the test matches against Netherlands and Namibia. The first match is this Saturday.
Canada finished in 10th place which is a good start for them on the series, they defeated Kenya, Hong Kong and Great Britain to get there. They lost to Argentina, Ireland and New Zealand. If they can keep that pace going through the season they’ll be happy.