There are three Canadian coaches this coming season in the PR7s. DTH is assistant coach for the Headliners men’s team working with head coach Tim Stanfill who used to play for the Seattle team in the BC Premier. Robin MacDowell is the head coach of the Loonies women’s team and his assistant is Saskatchewan’s Brett Kannenberg who is also the assistant coach with the MacDowell Rugby 7s program.
In an article from 2021 on Wales Online, Sally Dennis had a good chuckle about the Welsh invasion of Canada’s governing body. The occasion was her taking the Chair position at the Board of Rugby Canada.
from Shawnigan Lake
Shawnigan Lake School will have the honour of representing all of North America at a prestigious rugby sevens tournament in England later this month celebrating the 200th anniversary of the sport.
Seattle remain the only undefeated team in the league after defeating Houston on the weekend. Nakai Penny started for the Seawolves. They are one point clear of San Diego in the West standings.
In the East, New York, Atlanta and New England are tied atop the standings with 10 points. Toronto won their first match of the season and are tied with New Orleans at the bottom of the standings.
by Tyler Leggatt
Amidst partially sunny skies and cooler climes in the northeast part of London, England, Upright Rugby took to the field against Wansted RFC. This was first match in Uprights first ever 15s rugby tour, a team which is comprised of a mix of players primarily based in Oakville, Ontario, where many of them train with the Upright Rugby Academy nearly year-round.
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by Peter MacDonald
On a cool day at Connaught the players and supporters were happy to get back to rugby after another long break and they were curious to see how the two long time westside rivals were now stacking up against one another. As it turned out the Ravens still have the upper hand thanks on this day to the strong play of their forward pack.
BC Premier is back after 3 weeks of down time due to holiday, weather, Canada 7s. Note the rosters are listed to show last roster/change this week.
Rugby Canada did a presentation at Langford Council on Monday where they announced they will be bidding to host the Olympic qualifying event for Paris 2024 in Langford.
from CanWest Sports
The UBC Thunderbirds won their first ever Women’s Rugby 7s Canada West banner, going a perfect 15-0 on the season and breaking the four-year dominance of Victoria Vikes after the three-stop series wrapped up at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.