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Vancouver Highlanders

Vancouver Highlanders Update – April 2024

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Highlanders Add Player #22 Nico Leonard, Three Reserve Players Josh Olver, Siôn Griffiths, Ed Wallin Plus Announce First Two High School Players of the Week Liam Turnbull and Markus Djurickovic

It seems it’s been a while since we’ve update the Highlanders news. With only 2 weeks left in the BC Premier regular season it will soon be Highlander season. Since our last update the Highlanders have selected two High School Players of the Week and announced three more reserve players and Highlander #22.

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MLR 2024 Week 8

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MLR Week 8 Results: 22 Canada-Eligible Players in Rosters

Twenty two Canada-eligible players took part in Week 8 of MLR, 15 starting  and 7 in reserves. Four players have reached seven starts, Mason Flesch of Chicago, Dewald Kotze of Dallas, Mitch Richardson of Dallas and Josh Larsen of New England.

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Canadian Classics – April 2024

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Photos Posted from the Kevin ‘Lunk’ Wirachowski Charity Game: Crimson Tide Classics vs Calgary Maverick Classics

There was a good crowd on hand to watch the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide Classics cruise to a 72-7 win over the visiting Calgary Maverick Classics at MacDonald Park. The event was a fundraiser for the Canadian Rugby Foundation fund in memory of Kevin “Lunk” Wirachowski. There are 56 photos posted on the BCRN facebook page.

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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

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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