Vancouver Highlanders

Highlanders v Canada XV – August 2024

Canada XV Defeat Vancouver Highlanders 38-23: Match Video

Canada went ahead 26-6 at the half behind a dominant scrum. They pushed the lead to 38-9 after 60 minutes before the Highlanders kicked into gear for the final 20 minutes, scoring two tries for a final 38-23 scoreline.

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HSBC SVNS 2025

World Rugby Confirms First Five Stops on Sevens Series – Including Vancouver

The question of whether Canada would still host the 7s Series in 2025,  now that the men’s team are no longer part of the core group, has been answered. Yes, Vancouver will be the 4th stop on the 2025 series.

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BC Rugby Class of 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees

BC Rugby Hall of Fame Dinner will take place on October 11, 2024 – Class of 2024 Ian Hyde-Lay, Eddie Evans, Chris Tynan, George Puil, Gary Fumano,  Rod Holloway, William Turpin

The BCRU announced the date, October 11th, for the Hall of Fame event where the Class of 2024 will be inducted into the BC Rugby Hall of Fame.

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Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying Pathway

A Look at the RWC 2027 Pathway: Tournament Expanded from 20 to 24 Teams

Canada failed to make the 2023 World Cup, it was the first time in history the men’s XVs failed to qualify. The 2027 World Cup in Australia is expanded to 24 teams, so 4 more teams will qualify for the tournament.

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Pacific Nations Cup 2024

Rugby Canada Names Training Squad for Pacific Nations Cup

Canada have named 35 players for their Pacific Nations Cup training squad. The first warm up match is against the Highlanders on Saturday, August 17th at the Capilano rugby club. Canada then face Japan and USA in the preliminary round of the PNC, before the playoff round starts in Japan.

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Rugby Canada U18 Camps 2024

Rugby Canada Names 180+ Players for East/West U18 High Performance Development Camps

A good initiative from Rugby Canada in organizing these East/West high performance camps and listing the U18 athletes attending. The only negative we’ve heard is the cost to attend, the amounts seem to vary and may depend where the athlete is coming from. They’ve assembled some good coaching teams including active players as assistant coaches.

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Bula Rugby 7s Tournament 2024

Bula Rugby 7s Tournament Kicks Off on August 16th and 17th: Registration Still Open

The Bula Rugby 7s tournament will be a 2 day event, Friday August 16th and Saturday August 17th, at John Oliver Park in Delta, the home of the Brit Lions.

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WXV 2024 Match Official Appointments

Three BC Match Officials Assigned to World Rugby WXV Tournaments, Shanda Assmus, Chris Assmus and Julianne Zussman

Three BC match officials have been named to the World Rugby appointments for the WXV tournaments. Julianne Zussman will officiate at WXV 1 in Vancouver, Chris Assmus will be TMO at WXV 2 in South Africa and  Shanda Assmus will officiate at WXV 3 in Dubai. All tournaments take place over September and October this year.

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BCRU logo 2024

BCRU Updates Summer 2024

BC Rugby Raises Service Fees by 10% for 2024/25 Season

The BCRU announced they are raising service fees by 10% for the 2024/25 season. The fees that are affected by the 10% increase are listed below with the new amount listed. Further details in the BCRU news release appended below.

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