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BC Rugby Weekend of April 20th 2024

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BC Premier Quarter-Finals Results & Rosters:  Westshore and UBC Advance to Semi-Finals

The BC Rugby leagues enter their final 3 weekends with quarter-finals this weekend, leading into the semis next weekend and finals at Burnaby on May 4th. In men’s Premier the Meralomas and UBCOB Ravens have claimed semi-final berths and will host the winner of the quarter-finals next weekend.

The results are in an it’s the visiting teams that won both matches, Westshore will take on Lomas next week and UBC will visit the Ravens.

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Scholarships for Graduating BC High School Students

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Friends of Rugby to Award Ten $2000 Scholarships and Two $3000 Scholarships: Application Form

‘BC Friends of Rugby’ is a group of passionate rugby people who are trying to give back and help grow our sport. This group is led by Eddie Evans, Mark Reid, Morris DeCotiis and John Middleton. They are involved in a number of plans to help support our sport of rugby.

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UBCOB Ravens – April 2024

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Ravens Form Continues Ravens 64 – Burnaby 5: Guest forwards invited to join Mexico Tour May 16-23
Report by Peter MacDonald

Excellent field conditions and sunny weather were the backdrop for another strong outing by the Ravens. While the hosts had possession and ran at the Ravens in the early going it didn’t take long for the Ravens to notch a few tries and dampen the hopes of the home crowd.

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Coaching Updates – April 2024

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Introducing Gainline Sport Coaching: Interview with Aaron Takel

We had a chance to chat with Aaron Takel about the new venture, Gainline Sport Coaching, he and Scott Manning have started. Links to their website and the SMUS summer camp they’re partnering with are included in the article. Also profile information for Aaron and Scott are appended below the interview.

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Canada Men’s XVs – Summer 2024

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Tickets on Sale for Canada Men vs Scotland July 6th and Romania July 12th in Ottawa

The Canada men’s XVs team are hosting 3 international matches this summer, two in Ottawa versus Scotland and Romania in July and one in Vancouver versus Japan in August. The tickets for the Ottawa matches go on sale April 25th.

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2024 Pacific Four Series

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Canada Name 30 Players for Women’s 2024 Pacific Four Series – First Match April 28th vs USA

Canada embarks on their 2024 Pacific Four Series with matches against USA, Australia and NZ. The top 3 teams advance to the WXV 1 tournament which is being hosted in BC this year.

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BC Rugby Weekend of April 13th 2024

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BC Premier Week 14 Results & Rosters: Pride Defeat Westshore; Ravens Blast Burnaby; CW Fall to UBC; Vikes Sink Bays; Lomas Top Caps

It’s the final weekend of the regular season, the playoffs start next weekend. The rugby weekend kicks off with a Friday night match, Pride @ Westshore at Juan de Fuca centre.

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MLR 2024 Week 7

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MLR Week 7: Utah @ Dallas; New England @ Houston; New Orleans @ San Diego; Anthem @ Chicago; Seattle @ LA – List of Canadian Players in Action

Dewald Kotze and Mitch Richardson are the first Canadian players to reach 7 starts as the season enters Week 7. Seth Purdey gets his first start for LA. Reid Davis gets his second start at blindside flanker for Seattle. Overall there were 20 Canada-eligible players starting and 8 in the reserves.

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UBCOB Ravens – April 2024

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Ravens Explode Early Ravens 50 UBC – 21
Report by Peter MacDonald

The two fraternal clubs took the field on a cool afternoon at UBC in the Ravens’ 50th year to renew their friendly rivalry. But friendships aside the Ravens went to work early punishing UBC for any missteps they made.

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