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.
posted March 5, 2014
It Takes a Village…
This weekend we went more grassroots, we didnt cover the BC Premier match but focused on Div 1, Womens Rugby and U14. Thanks to Pro Fit Sports for the hoodies and Heritage House Trophies for the medals. Here are some of the pics from the weekend. It’s especially rewarding to work with youth rugby and a reminder where it all begins, it takes a community to raise a rugby player.
posted Feb 28 2014
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UVic Vikes 26 @ Burnaby Lake 27 – Burnaby Lake
A lot closer than I expected and a positive showing by the Vikes. The last score I saw was 27-5 for Burnaby and they looked like they were going to put a whoopin on the visitors. Vikes finished with a flurry and scored three times to gain two bonus points. If the Vikes can figure out how to bottle that last 20 minutes there still could be playoff hopes for the program that hasn’t won since November. It doesn’t get easier for them however as next weekend they have two teams entered into the University 7s PLUS a game against James Bay. Burnaby will be worrying about how they lost their focus in a game that looked a comfortable win. Look forward to the match report on this one.
from John James
posted Feb 28 2014
The Cowichan Piggies and Velox Valhallions meet in probably the biggest game on the Island this year to date. Both clubs have a wealth of talent and feature some of the best young, locally grown players on their rosters.
posted Feb 23 2014
Canada got a chance to set the record straight with Spain after allowing the Europeans to wipe out a 19-0 deficit and claim a win on Day 1. On Day 2 it was a different story as Canada kept their foot to the floor and cruised to a 22-0 victory. They then had a heartbreaking loss to NZ, a game they were winning until the final seconds and settled for 3rd with a comprehensive win over England.
First of all congratulations to all the teams that played their games today, there were some lower division games postponed but all the Premier games went ahead. Good to show the rest of Canada that BC doesnt come to a stop with a little snow.