Author Archive: BCRN

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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Canada Rugby 1902-1903 Tour to UK – Part 1

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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 Canadian rugby tour of 1902-03 to the UK isn’t well documented. It’s a tour that deserves some recognition, it was the first Canadian rugby tour overseas, it even predates the famous All Blacks 1905 tour to the UK.

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PRO 14 Rugby

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PRO 14 Wraps Up Regular Season This Weekend: Leinster & Ulster Through to Semis in Pool A; Edinburgh, Munster, Scarlets Battle it Out in Pool B

The PRO 14 wraps up their 2019-2020 regular season this weekend with the top four teams going into the semis next weekend.

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Provincial Rugby Updates – August 2020

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Quebec Rugby Gets World Rugby Attention with Initiative to Send 20 Players to France to Play Professionally

It was a great initiative that caught the eye of World Rugby. They published the article on their French website, we made a modest effort to translate it to English (article appended below).

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Return to Play Updates – August 2020

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ViaSport Enters “Progressively Loosen” Stage for Sports Activities Starting August 24th: BCRU Publishes Their Return to Rugby Plans for Touch and Flag Rugby

ViaSport, the provincial authority on Return to Sport protocol, announced the “Progressively Loosen” stage will start August 24th. “As of August 24, sport activities should adhere to the “Progressively Loosen” stage of the Sport Activity Chart.”

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PRO 14 Rugby

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PRO 14 Wraps up 2019-20 Season Over Next Four Weeks: A Look at This Weekend’s Action

With Super Rugby Aotearoa over, we’re now going to switch our attention to the four week conclusion of PRO 14 which starts this weekend.

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From the Editor’s Desk – August 2020

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Pacific Pride Updates; Grassroots Rugby Updates; BCRU Rugby Re-Engage Update; NZ North v South Rosters

Pacific Pride

I touched base with Jamie Cudmore over the phone to find out what’s happening there. They’re doing as much as they can while conforming to provincial health regulations. That means they’re focused on fitness and skills work in small groups, both inside in the gym and outside on the field.

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