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UBCOB Ravens – September 2024

Ravens Edge Vikes 27 – 24 – Report by Peter MacDonald

On a cool, late September day the Ravens opened their season facing a fit, well drilled UVic team that was in good form having already had three tough Coastal Cup games. So, it was no surprise to see UVic seize the advantage early with a forward drive to score under the posts at 10 minutes which rewarded their control of the game to that point. Luckily for the home side though, minutes later, a UVic back hung a long miss pass which Ravens winger David Thompson stretched high to snag and quickly run in from short range 7-5 UVic.

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Canada vs France September 2024

Canada Defeat France 46-24 in Round One of WXV 1: Video Highlights

Canada opened their WXV 1 campaign with a 46-24 win over France, the win will see Canada rise to #2 in the World rankings behind England.  The match was close for the first 30 minutes with the teams tied at 14-14 until player of the match, second row, Laetitia Royer scored the first of her two tries to put Canada ahead, 19-14. A lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

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BC Rugby Weekend of September 28th 2024

BC Premier Week 1 and Coastal Cup Week 4  Results & Rosters: Vikes Edged by Ravens, Caps Fall to UBC, Westshore Draw with Burnaby, CW Defeat Lomas, Pride Dominate TWU

The BC Premier kicked off this weekend with four games, the Bays had a bye and the Pride were playing a Coastal Cup match. The theme of the season seems to be parity early on with an average of a 3 point difference over 4 matches in the BC Premier.

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World Rugby Women’s Rankings – September 2024

Canadian Women Can Rise to #2 in World Rugby Rankings with Win Over France on Sunday

Canada can rise to #2 in the World Rugby rankings overtaking NZ on Sunday with a win over France. The result of the NZ vs Ireland match won’t improve NZ’s World Rugby ranking due to the large ranking difference between NZ and Ireland.

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BC Rugby Hall of Fame Dinner 2024

BC Rugby Hall of Fame Dinner October 11th: Seven Inductees Eddie Evans, Ian Hyde-Lay, Chris Tynan, Gary Fumano, Rod Holloway, William Turpin, George Puil

BC Rugby is delighted to announce the 2024 Hall of Fame Dinner, honouring BC Rugby’s Hall of Fame Class of 2024 and this year’s winners of The Joan Spray & Jack Patterson Memorial Awards.

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Kamloops 7s 2024

Fraser Valley Clubs, Abbotsford and Langley, Win Top U18 Divisions; JBAA and Langley Win Top U16 Divisions

The Fraser Valley clubs Abbotsford and Langley did well in the Kamloops 7s elite divisions, Abbotsford won the U18 Boys top division plus the U16 Girls top division, Langley won the U18 Boys top division plus the Boys U14. James Bay from the Island won the U16 Girls top division plus the U14 Girls.

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WXV 1 2024 – Vancouver

Canada Announce 30 Players for WXV 1 Tournament Starting September 29th at BC Place

Canada have reduced their 35 player training camp list by cutting 6 players and adding one that wasn’t on the original training camp list.

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BC Rugby Weekend of September 21st 2024

Coastal Cup Week 3  Results & Rosters: UBC Fall to Pride, UVic Edge TWU – Men’s Div 1 Kicks Off

The Coastal Cup enters week 3 with the two tops teams battling it out to determine who will remain on top and get an edge on claiming the Coastal Cup this year. The Dunbar Keg U20 competition takes a week off and men’s  Div 1 kicks off across the province.

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BC Rugby Club Youth Season 2024

BCRU Announce Club Youth Season for Fall 2024

The Club Age-Grade or Youth season starts September 29th. There are seven weeks of regular season play, 2 weeks of regional playoffs and the final is December 8th at Starlight Stadium in Langford. The finals in December will pit the top U16 and U18 teams in the Province against each other in both the boys and girls divisions. The U14 competition is regional only.

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