Rugby Canada media release
posted April 3 2014
LANGFORD, BC – Canadas Womens Fifteens head coach Francois Ratier has announced his long list of players selected for the upcoming Womens Rugby World Cup campaign.
posted March 28 2014
Meraloma 6 @ Burnaby Lake 59
No surprises here, Burnaby continue at the top of the standings and subsequently look forward to a home field semi-final against either Capilano or CW. Their remaining games are against Rowers and Capilano and they’re 12 points clear of 2nd place James Bay.
Rugby Canada media release
posted March 30 2014
HONG KONG – Canada’s Men endured a tough final day at the Hong Kong Sevens as back-to-back defeats saw the team ultimately bow out at the Plate semi-final stage on Sunday. However, the topeight finish sees Canada gather 10 IRB Sevens World Series points to move to seventh on the Series circuit.
by BCRN 7s correspondent
posted March 24 2014
Day 1 in Japan we had indicated in our brief selection preview of this tournament that despite the opportunities available in this Pool Canada would have be cognisant of what had occurred a year ago at the very same stadium.
updated March 23 2014
Burnaby Lake 26 @ James Bay AA 21 – MacDonald Park
The legend of the downhill slope at MacDonald Park continues. The Bays were ahead 18-7 when they had the slope in the first half, Burnaby were 19-3 in the 2nd half with the slope. 37 points scored at one end, 10 at the other – it could just be coincidence – yeah right. It was a great game though, the type of game that should be played in a stadium enjoyed by a few thousand spectators, not by a few hundred at a city park. Rugby is a great spectator sport and clubs need to bring in more revenue, changes they are a comin’.
posted March 18 2014
from Tyler Ireland
UBC is ready to face their rival the University of California Golden Bears in the second leg of the World Cup series. Kick-off is on Sunday at 1:00 PM at Thunderbird Stadium. Cal comes into the game with a 33-24 aggregate lead.
posted March 15 2014
[ed. comments below. LATEST UPDATE UBC CONFIRM THEY ARE IN PLAYOFFS. A reporting error by the the BC Rugby Union, where they missed a number, changes the whole news. BCRU reported the score as UBC 7 – Kamloops 19, in actuality they missed a 2, it should have been UBC 72 – Kamloops 19. It sort of makes a difference. Apologies to the UBC Alumni who were getting heart palpitations and google mapping the nearest emergency room.]
posted March 14 2013
Sunday April 6th is the inaugural celebration of the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (#IDSDP on Twitter). The declaration was made by the UN General Assembly in August 2013. So what is your club or team organizing for the day?
Rugby Canada media release
posted March 10 2014
LANGFORD, BC On Saturday afternoon the UVic Vikes wrapped up the 2014 National University Rugby Sevens Championships at Westhills Stadium with an emphatic 24-19 victory over UBC. The win over their provincial rivals saw the hometown Vikes capture back-to-back titles and their third championship in four years.
posted March 8 2014
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Castaway Wanderers 8 @ Burnaby Lake 18 Burnaby Lake
A satisfying win no doubt for the Burnaby tight XV as they matched a tight five with 3 national team players on it. The centre pairing of Dolesau and Gotegote seemed to be the difference in the close match. CW will be disappointed not to come away with some points but due to UVic’s loss of points for the default, they only sit 1 point back of the final playoff spot. Burnaby continue to lead the standings with a comfortable 8 point buffer over 2nd place James Bay.