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Canadian Rugby Foundation – September 2020

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George Jones Memorial Roast On Tuesday September 22nd 2020 @ 6pm – Goal to Raise Money for the George Jones Scholarship Fund at the Canadian Rugby Foundation

George Jones was a great rugby supporter and his rugby scholarship fund at the Canadian Rugby Foundation has helped a number of rugby athletes further their rugby and professional careers. Julia Folk, Emma Watson, Lauren Kerr, Adrienne Saari, Brittany Sims, Ciel Arbour-Boehme, Danika Elias, Zana Everett, Lyric Atchison, Mackenzie Carson were some of the deserving winners.

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Pacific Pride Updates – September 2020

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Pride Rebrands to Canadian Development Academy; Phil Mack Added to Coaching Staff; Match vs Arrows Planned

It’s normally a time we look forward to our first rugby matches of the BC season, not so this year with COVID, many of the BC clubs are rolling out their touch and flag rugby plans for the fall. Check with your local club rep for more details.

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Canada Rugby 1902-1903 Tour to UK – Part 2

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Canada v Ulster Match Report; Hybrid Rugby/Emerging Gridiron Team Claims First Tour Win; Ulster Surprised by Canadian Buck-kicking Attack – Predecessor of Garryowen

Part 1 – The Forgotten Canadian Rugby Tour of 1902-1903: 22 Games Over 56 Days With Wins Over Ulster, Bristol, London Welsh, London Scottish and North of Scotland

The first Canadian rugby tour to the UK took place in December 1902, it lasted 56 days and during that time 22 matches were played. We call it the forgotten tour as it hasn’t been celebrated and recognized by either Rugby Canada or World Rugby. It predates the famous 1905 All Blacks tour to the UK.

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RWC 2023 – France

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Tomorrow, September 8th, Marks Three Years Until RWC 2023 Begins in France – Hosts Announce Focus on Social Responsibility and Promise Event Will Be a Symbol of Unity, Diversity and Change

from World Rugby

September 8th marks three years to go until France hosts Rugby World Cup 2023 and to celebrate the milestone, the France 2023 organising committee has announced details of how the flagship event will be the most socially responsible and sustainable rugby event ever.

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Coaching Updates – September 2020

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World Rugby Announces Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Program: 12 Month Funding for One Female Coaching Internship per RWC Qualified Union

[ed. we haven’t heard who Rugby Canada has nominated yet for the 12 month paid internship.]

from World Rugby

World Rugby has launched a transformational Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme, providing talent identified female coaches with a unique 12-month placement opportunity with a team competing at the showcase women’s 15s event in New Zealand.

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Bayside Sharks – September 2020

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Bayside RFC Launch New 10 Week Bayside Touch Rugby League

Bayside RFC in South Surrey is back on the pitch.

Bayside were one of the first rugby clubs to complete the required phase 2 and 3 sanctioning process and have recently conducted a 2 day youth rugby training camp where nearly 40 kids eagerly signed up for the socially distanced rugby skills camp.

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Sevens Updates – September 2020

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World Rugby Announces $2.5M Funding for Olympic Qualified 7s Teams: Hamilton and Sydney 2021 Events Cancelled – Focus on Return in April 2021 with Singapore and Hong Kong

World Rugby today announced $2.5M USD funding towards Olympic qualified 7s teams. This just after England and Wales announced they were shutting down their 7s programs.

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From the Editor’s Desk – August 2020

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Rugby Canada Update Talent ID Program; TWU Add Guiseppe du Toit to Coaching Staff; England and Wales Scrap Sevens Programs

While rugby is in a bit of a holding pattern in many parts of the world there are some updates with organizations planning for rugby to come back online in the near future. Some of it positive, using the time to update programs, some of it negative with funding being lost to programs.

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