BC Club Leagues Start October 16th – List of Leagues and Teams
The Coastal Cup is ongoing in BC but the club leagues will start on October 16th. The Premier will be played in the spring, the fall leagues are Div 1, 2 and 3.
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Canada v Chile – October 2nd 2021
Canada Mediocre in One Point Win Over Chile – Return Match in Chile Next Weekend: UPDATE Tyler Ardron Returns & Match Highlights
UPDATES: The Rugby Network reported that Tyler Ardron has flown back to Canada “The 30-year-old from Lakefield, Ontario posted on his Instagram story after his professional club Castres Olympique defeated RC Toulon 27-16 over the weekend at State Pierre-Fabre that he was flying back to Canada from France saying “Let’s get it @Rugby Canada”” Read the full story here
Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 2
Vancouver Wave Upset UBC Thunderbirds; Pacific Pride Defeat UVic Vikes; Van East Dominate Trinity Western
We’ll add more info as it becomes available but here are the scores from the weekend.
Van East 45 – Trinity Western 11
BC Rugby Weekend of October 2nd 2021
Weekend Schedule for Rugby in BC, Week 2 of Coastal Cup
[Note: Time changes at MacDonald Park]
It’s the second weekend of full action in BC Rugby and the second weekend of the Coastal Cup. Most of the club games are exhibition as teams get used to full contact again.
Player Profiles – September 2021
Interview with Mariah Charleson, Rugby Player, Coach and Vice-President of Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council
BCRN: Hi Mariah, when did you first pick up a rugby ball and learn the game?
Mariah: I first picked up a rugby ball in grade 8 at Shawnigan Lake School, so I was 13. I fell in love instantly.
Pacific Four Series – 2021
World Rugby Announces Annual Women’s Pacific Four Series to Include Canada, USA, NZ, Australia: Two 2021 Fixtures Canada v USA in November
from World Rugby
World Rugby has announced details of a new cross-regional annual international competition titled, Pacific Four Series, that will bring together some of the worlds top womens teams.
BC Rugby Updates – September 2021
BC Rugby Announces John Tait as Technical Director
Congratulations to John Tait on the appointment and to BC Rugby for having the common sense to hire him. He built the national women’s 7s program to be one of the best in the world, when he left the program it took a rapid nosedive. We look forward to seeing what John can do for BC Rugby in improving its programs.
Premier Rugby Sevens 2021
TSN to Cover Premier Rugby Sevens on October 9th in Memphis
You may not be able to watch the Canadian national team’s World Cup qualifying match this weekend against Chile on TSN, but you can watch a new rugby 7s league launch in Memphis on October 9th. Such is the convoluted nature of sports broadcasting in Canada. A shout out to CBC Sports for covering the Vancouver and Edmonton 7s the last two weekends.
Edmonton 7s – 2021
Canada Men Earn Fourth Place in Abbreviated 2021 World 7s Series
The 2021 World 7s Series was just two tournaments, Vancouver and Edmonton, but it goes in the record books and Canada finished 4th overall behind South Africa, Great Britain and Kenya and ahead of the USA in 5th. The full standings are on the World Rugby website.
Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 1
Coastal Cup Results: Pride, Tide and Thunderbirds Prevail in Opening Week of Action
Pacific Pride 36 – Van East 24
Note: Match photos (37) at nationalrugbynews.com
This was a game of two halves and the fitness of the Rugby Canada Academy side was a big factor. Van East went up by 4 tries and it looked as if they would ride their forward power to a decisive win. The Pride however upped their tempo in the second half and Van East had nothing left in the tank by the last 20. The Pride ran in 5 tries, a couple of them jogged in on the outside when Van East ran out of defenders. It was a powerful reminder that full time players are usually a notch ahead in fitness and it shows in the last 20.