Melani Nanai Announced as 9th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
The Vancouver Highlanders have announced Melani Nanai as their 9th signing.
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Perth 7s 2024
Canadian Women Finish 7th in Perth, Men Finish 12th: Series Standings Women 6th, Men 11th
The Canadian women lost to Great Britain 7-0 in the quarter-final but defeated Fiji 26-5 in the 7th/8th place game. That result puts Canada at 6th place overall in the standings with USA and Ireland jumping ahead of them.
BC Rugby Weekend of January 27th 2024
Weekend Results for January 27th in Men’s Div 1, 2, 3 and Women’s Premier/Div 1, Div 2 – Men’s Premier Restarts Next Weekend
The second half of the season recommenced this weekend with the exception of men’s Premier, that will restart next weekend. UBC lost a close game to CWU, 20-13, the game can be viewed here. Also in exhibition play the UVic Jutes defeated the Doug Tate Selects, 27-0, and that match can be viewed here.
Conor O’Flaherty Vancouver Highlander #8
Conor O’Flaherty Announced as 8th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
The Vancouver Highlanders have announced Conor O’Flaherty as their 8th signing.
England Premiership Women’s Rugby – Round 9
Claire Gallagher Scores Try for Leicester Tigers on Starting Debut
The Canadian highlight in Round 9 of the England Women’s Premiership was Claire Gallagher’s try in her starting debut for Leicester Tigers. Claire usually plays #10 for Canada but was slotted in at #12 for Leicester. She came into the Leicester side last weekend and had a spot in the reserves. Her try was voted the league Try of the Week. This is the first win for the Leicester side in nine matches.
UVic v CWU – January 23 2024 @ 1pm
Vikes Fall to CWU in Preseason Match: Full Match Video
The UVic Vikes fell to Central Washington University 27-22 despite leading 22-17 at the half. UVic had plenty of possession inside the red zone in the second half but couldn’t convert that into points.
Thomas Davidson Vancouver Highlander #7
Tom Davidson Announced as 7th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
The Vancouver Highlanders have announced Tom Davidson as their 7th signing. Tom was a standout junior player, selected to the U19 national all star team in 2016. In 2017 Tom was a member of the Canada U20 team that defeated USA in a two game series in Edmonton and went on to represent North America at the JWRT. He went on to play for the Pacific Pride in 2019, 2021 and captained the side for part of the season in 2022. In 2023 he joined the Castaway Wanderers in the BC Premier.
CanWest 7s 2024 – Edmonton
UVic Win Opening Tournament of CanWest 7s Season
UVic won the opening tournament of the 2024 CanWest 7s Series in Edmonton. UBC came second. There will be two more tournaments in the series, the next tournament is at UBC, Feb 10-11.
World Rugby Invests in MLR Team
World Rugby Announces Investment in MLR Team Based in Charlotte, North Carolina
World Rugby has announced a partnership with USA Rugby and MLR to launch a new MLR expansion club in Charlotte, North Carolina, named Anthem Rugby Carolina. The initial roster will “feature players from various MLR teams who are eligible to compete on behalf of the USA in international competition”.
Rugby Canada Job Announcements – January 2024
Rugby Canada Announce Pacific Pride Head Coach Opening; Position Also Responsible for Men’s U20
Earlier in the week Phil Mack was announced as the Attack Coach of the men’s XVs program, in that article it stated Phil would remain with the Pride program as “Technical Lead”. We thought that would mean head coach but later Rugby Canada came out with a job opening for the Pacific Pride Pathway Coach that would include being “Head Coach” of the Pride and “Senior Coach” of the men’s U20 program. The deadline for applications is Feb 4th.