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From the Editor’s Desk – June 2022

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From the Editor’s Desk: Catching up on Recent News – Olmstead to Agen; Parfrey to Deputy Minister of Health; Assmus and Zussman to Pacific Four and U18 Men to the Netherlands

We’ve been meaning to run these various stories but with news time ticking down we’ve compiled them into one article.

Evan Olmstead

Even Olmstead is moving from Biarritz to Agen for the next two seasons. Agen are struggling a bit in Pro D2, sitting in 13th place, two spots up from the relegation zone. His move there will hopefully help them move up in the rankings towards the Top 14 promotion zone.

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Coast to Coast Cup 2022

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Canada West With Another Eleven Try Performance Down Atlantic Selects to Claim Coast to Coast Title

This was Canada West’s second 11 try match in a row. They certainly didn’t have problems crossing the line in their two matches.

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MLR 2022 – Week 18

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MLR Week 18 Schedule/Results and List of Canadians in the Rosters: Austin Disqualified from Playoff Round

[ed. Update the Austin Gilronis have been disqualified from the playoffs by the league “Due to a violation of league rules”. San Diego or Seattle will replace them depending on weekend results.]

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BC Provincial High School Rugby Championships 2022

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BC Provincial Rugby High School Championships Wrap Up: Titles to Shawnigan Boys AAA, West Van Boys AA, Yale Girls AAA, DW Poppy Girls AA, Stelly’s Boys 7s, Oak Bay Girls 7s

The BC Provincial Rugby High School Championship wrapped up on Saturday with Shawnigan claiming the title in Boys AAA and West Van claiming the title in Boys AA. Yale won the title in Girls AAA and DW Poppy were victorious in Girls AA.

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BC Rugby Updates – June 2022

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BC Premier to Drop Import Restrictions; Rolling Subs for Div 1 and Lower; McKechnie Cup to Return

The BCRU announced some significant changes to the Rules of Competition for next season. One of the major changes to impact the Premier league is the dropping of the “Import” rule that limited the number of players who are not “a citizen or permanent resident”. That’s a major change in policy direction that will no doubt spark some discussion. On the positive side it will raise the level of play in the Premier league and help cement its reputation as the top amateur league in North America. On the negative side it will create a gap between the have and have-not clubs, clubs that can afford to bring in high quality imports will raise their level faster than those clubs who cannot afford it. It may result in some blowouts in the first season before some clubs decide to drop to Division One in the following season, creating a more elite, reduced Premier league in the long run.

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MLR 2022 – Week 17

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MLR Week 17 Standings/Results and List of Canadians in the Rosters: Playoff Teams Confirmed

With one week left in the season the playoff teams have been confirmed. In the West LA, Austin and Houston are in the playoffs, in the East New England, Atlanta and New York are in the playoffs. New England have locked up 1st place in the East and will get a 1st round bye in the playoffs. In the West LA and Austin are in a battle for top spot, LA host Seattle and Austin visit Houston in Week 18.

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London 7s 2022

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Canada Win Shield at London 7s – Stay 3 Points Ahead of Relegation Zone: Full Match Videos

Canada finished the tournament in 13th place but more importantly finished ahead of Wales and Japan in the relegation zone. Canada are now 3 points ahead of Wales, four points if the adjustment is made for dropping the two worst results which is allowed this season. It’s all to play for in LA in August however and Canada need a big performance to stay in the series.

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Summer Tests 2022

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Spain Replaces French Barbarians for July 10th Match in Ottawa

This is actually an improvement for Canada, replacing a Barbarians match with a full test match against a higher ranked opponent. Spain are ranked 15th, Canada are ranked 21st. Canada’s opponent on July 2nd will be 27th ranked Belgium.

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Canada West Selects – May 2022

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Canada West Selects Name Roster for Coast to Coast Cup in Halifax

Canada West have named their 28 player travelling roster for next week’s Coast to Coast tournament. The tournament starts Saturday May 28th with Canada West playing Tuesday May 31st and Saturday June 4th.

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