UBC Okanagan Make First Trip to Nationals in Ottawa – Start Fundraising Effort to Help Players with Cost

The UBCO Men’s rugby team made the Nationals for the first time, but the team must raise funds to get themselves there, as they are only minimally financially supported by the Athletics department. The trip will cost about $50k and the players will have to pay a portion of that so have reached out to the community in a fundraising effort.

Here is the link on the UBC website to donate to the UBC Okanagan Heat Men’s Rugby Fund

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UBC Qualifies for National Championships; UVic v TWU This Weekend to Decide BC #2, UBC Okanagan in Prairies Qualifier

UBC, who have won all but one men’s University titles to date, have qualified as BC #1 already. UBC along with host University of Ottawa are the only teams confirmed at the time of writing. The BC #2 will be decided this weekend when UVic host TWU, UVic winning the first match by +4.

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Canadian Women’s University Rugby Championship Kicks Off October 30th in Charlottetown, PEI – UBC Claim Top CanWest Spot

UBC and UVic will be representing Canada West at the University Championships starting next week. UBC claimed the CanWest title with a comprehensive 51-22 over UVic. The match report is appended below.

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