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BC Rugby Weekend of September 17th 2022

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BC Premier Regional Week 2: TWU Upset Pride, Vikes Blast T-Birds, Ravens Soar Past Seattle, Burnaby Sink Rowers, Caps Edge Lomas; Bays Outlast Westshore

Again a brief reminder of the regional aspect of the Premier matches, on the Island they’re playing for the Barnard Cup (CW, JBAA, Westshore) which was first awarded in 1911, the Academies/Universities are playing for the Coastal Cup (UBC, UVic, TWU, Pride), the Mainland teams are doing their thing, there was a Mainland Cup, but some teams are treating the 6 week regional as a Premier warm-up season.

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BC Junior Club Championships 2022

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BC Age-Grade Club Finals to be Hosted at Cowichan Rugby Club on December 4th

It’s good to see a combined Island/Mainland BC club championship at the youth level return this year. As the BCRU media release mentioned, it was 3 years ago when the last one was held. Last year the Mainland and Island held separate championships as COVID rules were just starting to loosen.

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Canada Men’s 7s

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A Look at the Men’s 7s Program 2015-2022: Coaching Changes, COVID & Retirements

A reader sent in a request to put together Damian McGrath’s 7s coaching record in Canada and compare it to the current coach, Henry Paul. We didn’t go down to the match by match results but used a more accessible tournament points record and end of year standings and points.

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The Rugby Championship 2022 – Round 5

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The Rugby Championship by the Numbers: Ranking Permutations and Historical Head to Head Records

Round 5 of the Rugby Championship kicks off early Thursday morning on the west coast, 2:40am PT with Australia v NZ. The Argentina v South Africa games is on Saturday at 12pm PT. Both games are streamed live on TSN.

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TWU Spartans – September 2022

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Spartans Drop Tight Season-Opener Against Victoria

From TWU Media

VICTORIA – The Trinity Western men’s rugby team lost a nail-biting season-opening match against the University of Victoria, as the Vikes slotted a penalty at the death to secure a 42-39 win at Wallace Field.

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Saratoga Cup – September 2022

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Kamloops Wins Women’s Title; Rocky Mountain Rogues Win Men’s Title

from BCRU

Kamloops Rugby Club lifted the inaugural Women’s Saratoga Cup title while the Rocky Mountain Rogues made it back-to-back Men’s Championship wins following an action-packed weekend in Kamloops.

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BC Rugby Weekend of September 10th 2022

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Weekend Results: Pride Pounce on UBC; Vikes Edge TWU; Bays Upset CW; Ravens Dominate Caps; Lomas Stop Rowers; Seattle Defeat Burnaby

It’s the first week of the BC Rugby season so a lot of unknowns in rosters and team strengths. The Coastal Cup seems to be the most serious competition, the teams are fired up, rosters out early, and coaches are well organized. UBC, Pride, UVic and TWU are competing for this cup.

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Women’s Rugby League World Cup 2022

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Canada Ravens Name Team for Women’s Rugby League World Cup: November 1st to 19th in England

The women’s Rugby League World Cup takes place in the north of England from November 1st to November 19th. The venues are in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, York and Hull. The dates overlap with the women’s Rugby Union World Cup taking place in New Zealand from October 8th to November 12th.

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