Bayside Sharks Announce Intention to Move Up to Premier Next Season – Seek Head Coach
Bayside Sharks rugby club have announced their intention of moving up to the BC Premier for the 2026-27 season and are seeking a Head Coach, the announcement, poster and link to the application page are listed below. In July the Langley rugby club also announced their intention of moving up to BC Premier next season, that would potentially grow the league to 11 teams plus the Pacific Pride (Rugby Canada Academy) from its current 9 teams plus Pride. Currently each team plays 17 matches, a home/away with the other 8 teams plus one match against the Rugby Canada academy side.
from Bayside Sharks
BAYSIDE SHARKS
WE ARE HIRING HEAD COACH
We’re seeking a Head Coach to lead our Senior Men’s Program and drive performance on and off the field as we move up to premiership rugby.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the Senior Men’s team
Deliver high-performance training
Develop players and coaches
Build strong club culture
Requirements
Level 2 Coaching Certification (minimum)
Bc Premier-level experience or equivalent
Details
Season: August-May
Salary based on experience
Help shape the next chapter of our club.
Apply @ www.baysiderfc.com/job-hc/
Aren’t Rowers intending to go up next season as well? Or at least were – had originally intended to go up this season and were blocked by the BCRU I heard, so were still planning to next season. If that’s the case, will the BCRU allow the Prem go to 12 plus Pride?
True – and that’s also not counting Langley, who have already ‘declared’ they’ll be in Premier as well. That makes 3 new teams and 13 in total. As a result, all of these clubs most of whom as of now have their 2nd XV playing in Div 3 would now have to move those sides up two full divisions into Div 1/Prem Reserve league…Interesting.
Excellent question. Would love to know BCRU’s response. My concern is that the BCRU executives have no idea of the club scene, few of its members came through the club system. They have no idea what it takes to keep and grow a club. A Sri Lanka past player on the executive has no idea of the BC club scene. In the future I am not interested in the members employment and education background, I am interested in their BC club involvement history.
Langley, Bayside, Abottsford are the community where future Canada players are going to come from, so long as they are able to maintain their players (loyalty, pride and character vs $$$)and not get poached by a clubs in vancouver, they should succeed. Those areas have great feeder schools and viable social economics, Vancouver does not.
Get rid of the foreign player rules (stupid)and align the Reserves and Prem travel togather and for those clubs that have both multiple women and men’s team schedule them to have club days at every opportunity. In my opinion that is how you grow the sport of rugby in BC, be inclusive to all and let the clubs determine their destiny.