written by Steve Feenstra
2nd Division Women
Abbotsford 69 – 31 Capilano
1st Division Men
Burnaby 18 – 19 Capilano
Premier Men
Burnaby 21 – 19 Capilano
by Mike Devlin
A beautiful day for rugby at Burnaby Lake on Saturday saw 3 games played, The 2 mens games were as close as could be with each side claiming a W and the margin of victories being one and two points, while the women overwhelmed their opposition in a one sided affair to start the day. With such evenly matched clubs, the Mens winner on the day was to be decided by the post-game boat race but that ended in a tie.
by Peter MacDonald
Another nice day, another big squad rotation and another win for the Ravens though it was UVic that likely enjoyed their rugby the most and earned the greater admiration from the crowd on the day. But the Ravens got it done early and got it done late and held on at the end for another five points.
[ed. correction Lomas beat Rowers in Week 1, changes made below]
All the men’s BC Premier matches are at 2:30pm Saturday, the full BCRU schedule is here. The women’s CanWest 7s Round 2 is also on this weekend at UVic, the schedule is here. The Toronto Arrows host LA Giltinis Friday evening at Starlight Stadium.
from Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada is pleased to announce the class of 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees. These six Canadian rugby icons and one outstanding team join the Class of 2020 as the most recent members of the Canadian rugby community to have their legacy cemented in the Hall of Fame.
Week 2 kicks off Thursday evening in Seattle, on Friday the Toronto Arrows host LA in Langford. There are four games slated for Saturday. We’ll track the Canadians in the team lists.
[ed. congratulations to Robin who always seems in demand around the world in a coaching capacity.]
from Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Canadian Robin MacDowell is the new Technical Director of the Women’s High Performance rugby programme in T&T.
Annabel started with BCRU in July 2015, this is the June 2015 article we wrote on her entry to the position. Her predecessor was Jim Dixon and I think it was Jeff Sauve before him.
from John de Goede
Two of British Columbias oldest sporting organizations will renew a rivalry that started in 1908 this Saturday, February 12th.
by Peter MacDonald
A good crowd was out on a pleasant afternoon at the Lomas Connaught Park to take in the latest round in the longstanding rivalry between the two Kitsilano based clubs. The early season form of both clubs was unclear going in so this game was of interest to help assess the current state of affairs in the two clubs. While the game might not have been a Picasso, a lot was likely learned by all.