BCRU Schedule for October 16-17: 70+ Games in Senior & Youth Rugby
It’s the opening weekend of club rugby in BC, delayed this year due to COVID. There are over 70 matches taking place across the province ranging from senior rugby to age-grade rugby.
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World Rugby 7s Series – 2022
World Rugby Announces 2022 World 7s Season Starting November 2021: Vancouver and Langford Return
The 2022 World Rugby 7s series starts November 2021 with two consecutive tournaments in Dubai. It then moves to Spain for two consecutive tournaments in January. From there the men move to Vancouver (Feb 26-27) and LA (March 5-6) for tournaments.
Coaching News – October 2021
BCSSRU Pro-D Coaching Clinic Friday, October 22, 2021 @ Shawnigan
[the Word document for registration provided by Ian Hyde-Lay can be downloaded here.]
To be held at Shawnigan Lake School:
Rugby Canada Updates – October 2021
Canada Men’s XVs Program Fail to Qualify for World Cup: The Fallout
Canada have been to every World Cup since it was organized in 1987, that’s 9 in total. They won’t make it to #10. There’s a lot of soul searching going on in the rugby community. Here are some of the on point reactions.
Coastal Cup 2021 – Week 3
Pacific Pride Rise to 3-0 in Coastal Cup with 46-14 Win Over Crimson Tide: Scoring Summary and Photos
[52 photos from the game at nationalrugbynews.com]
It was a 7 try to 2 win for the Pride, up 4 tries to 1 in the first half. The Tide closed out the scoring with a late try.
Canada v Chile – October 9th 2021
Chile Knock Canada Out of World Cup 2023 with 33-24 Win: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ADDED
There will be a long hard look at Canada’s men’s XVs program and the leadership at Rugby Canada after they were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup for the first time since its inception in 1987. Chile were the better team on the day and played with an intensity that was lacking for Canada.
November Tests – 2021
November Tour: Men to Portugal and Belgium; Women to England and Wales
World Rugby officially announced the November tour schedule. For Canada men that means a trip to Portugal and Belgium, for the women they have two tests against the USA before taking off to England and Wales.
BC Club Leagues – Fall 2021
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.
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