St. George’s Claims Boys AAA Title, Collingwood AA, Gleneagle Claim Girls AAA Title, DW Poppy AA
The high school championships have wrapped up for another year with St. George’s claiming the Boys AAA title with a close 15-10 win over Shawnigan. Collingwood defeated Robert Bateman 24-5 in AA. In Girls AAA it was Gleneagle 21-0 over Yale, in AA DW Poppy defeated Shawnigan 56-7. In Tier 2 Boys it was DW Poppy defeating McNair in the final 29-14.
Full results are on the BC School Sports website: https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992
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Finals Set for Saturday at Exhibition Stadium; St. George’s v Shawnigan in Boys AAA Final; Gleneagle vs Yale in Girls AAA Final
It will be St. George’s vs Shawnigan in the AAA Boys final, Oak Bay will face Carson Graham for 3rd. The final will be at 5pm in the stadium at Abbotsford’s Exhibition Park.
In Boys AA it will be Collingwood vs Robert Bateman for the title, Earl Marriott vs Brentwood for 3rd. The final will be at 1pm in the stadium.
In Girls AAA it will be Gleneagle vs Yale in the final with Cowichan vs GP Vanier for 3rd. The final will be in the stadium at 3pm.
In Girls AA it will be DW Poppy vs Shawnigan in the final and Robert Bateman vs Mark Isfeld for 3rd. The final will be in the stadium at 11am.
In Junior Boys it was Robert Bateman winning the championship, 22-15 over Collingwood. St. George’s placed 3rd.
Boys AAA results:
https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992&pageID=22624
Boys AA results:
https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992&pageID=22637
Girls results:
https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992&pageID=22638
Junior Boys results:
https://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992&pageID=22639
Then There Were Four: Semi-Finals Set for BC High School Rugby XVs
The semi finals are set in all six divisions. The top seed went through in all divisions except Tier 2 Boys AAA where Claremont (#9) were upset by Abbotsford (#16).
Boys AAA Tier 1
The favourites went through to the semis with St. George’s to face Oak Bay and Shawnigan to match up against Carson Graham.
St. George’s 34 v GW Graham 0
Oak Bay 39 v Kelowna 5
Shawnigan Lake 45 v Elgin Park 14
Carson Graham 19 v Cowichan 5
Boys AA Tier 1
Collingwood and Robert Bateman making statements in the quarter-finals. Semi matchups see Collingwood v Brentwood and Robert Bateman v Earl Marriott
Collingwood 98 v Charles Tupper 0
Brentwood 22 v Argyle 15
Robert Bateman 55 v Rockridge 3
Earl Marriott 17 vs SMUS 7
Girls AAA
Gleneagle and Cowichan looking strong in the QFs, semis sees Gleneagle v Yale and Cowichan v GP Vanier.
Gleneagle 76 v Tweedsmuir 5
Yale 15 v Carson Graham 0
GP Vanier 25 v WJ Mouat 22
Cowichan 57 v Rutland 5
Girls AA
Some big wins across the board in the QFs, the semis see DW Poppy v Robert Bateman and Shawnigan v Mark Isfeld.
DW Poppy 84 v Brentwood 0
Robert Bateman 83 v LV Rogers 5
Shawnigan Lake 64 v North Delta 17
Mark Isfeld 59 v Argyle 15
Boys AAA Tier 2
Upsets are the order of the day in Tier 2 AAA as #16 Abbotsford defeats #9 Claremont, #15 Riverside defeats #10 South Delta, and #14 Yale defeat #11 Mount Boucherie. It’s Abbotsford v Kitsilano and Riverside v Yale in the semis.
Claremont 20 v Abbotsford 28
Kitsilano 29 v Terry Fox 0
South Delta 10 v Riverside 13
Mount Boucherie 5 v Yale 37
Boys AA Tier 2
DW Poppy v Lord Byng in one semi and LA Matheson v McNair in the other semi.
DW Poppy 41 v Gleneagle 17
Lord Byng 39 v McRoberts 14
Byrne Creek 21 v LA Matheson 22
McNair 17 v Westview 12
Wednesday Quarter-Finals Schedule Set: 24 Games in Boys and Girls XVs AAA and AA Schools – Schedule & Live Stream Links
The schedule for the quarter-finals have been set kicking off with #1 St. George’s v #8 GW Graham at 9am. There are 24 games in the schedule over 6 divisions, Boys AAA Tier 1, Boys AA Tier 1, Girls AAA, Girls AA, Boys AAA Tier 2 and Boys AA Tier 2.
The full schedule is on the BC School Sports website: https://provincials.bcschoolsports.ca/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992
The seeding document is at: https://provincials.bcschoolsports.ca/media/leagues/6992/graphics/documents/2024%20BCSS%20Rugby%20Tournament%20Seeding%20(XVs).pdf
Streaming is on the BCSS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BCSSTV/featured
Boys AAA Tier 1
St. George’s v GW Graham
Oak Bay v Kelowna
Shawnigan Lake v Elgin Park
Carson Graham v Cowichan
Boys AA Tier 1
Collingwood v Charles Tupper
Brentwood v Argyle
Robert Bateman v Rockridge
Earl Marriott vs SMUS
Girls AAA
Gleneagle v Tweedsmuir
Yale v Carson Graham
GP Vanier v WJ Mouat
Cowichan v Rutland
Girls AA
DW Poppy v Brentwood
Robert Bateman v LV Rogers
Shawnigan Lake v North Delta
Mark Isfeld v Argyle
Boys AAA Tier 2
Claremont v Abbotsford
Kitsilano v Terry Fox
South Delta v Riverside
Mount Boucherie v Yale
Boys AA Tier 2
DW Poppy v Gleneagle
Lord Byng v McRoberts
Byrne Creek v LA Matheson
McNair v Westview
BC High School Rugby Championships Start Next Wednesday: We Look at School Numbers and Regional Allocations
The BC High School Rugby Championships take place in a week’s time in Abbotsford for both boys and girls in both XVs and 7s. The XVs tournament takes place from Wednesday May 29th to Saturday June 1st, the 7s tournament takes place Thursday May 30th and Friday May 31st. The links to the schedule and the berthing document are listed below.
The BCSS berthing document gives some interesting numbers about rugby in high schools in BC. There are 70 schools registered for Girls 7s and 66 for Boys 7s. Compare that to XVs where 64 schools are registered for Boys XVs and 32 for Girls XVs. You could analyze those numbers in various ways, girls rugby is growing and 7s seems to be the main vehicle for that. There’s still a 2 to 1 ratio boys/girls in XVs. In BC School Sports, school teams can register for XVs or 7s but not both, that adds up to 126 schools with boys rugby programs and 102 with girls rugby programs.
It’s also interesting to break those numbers down by region, the BCSS has 9 regions, if we were to categorize them by senior club terminology there would Valley which would include Eastern Valley (Abbotsford area), South Fraser (Surrey area), Fraser North (Burnaby area), Island and Mainland (Vancouver Sea to Sky). There’s also Thompson-Okanagan, Northwest, North Central and Kootenays.
If we look at Boys XVs the Valley accounts for 33 of the 64 teams registered, Vancouver 16, Island 8, Okanagan 5, Kootenay 1, North Central 1, Northwest 0. If we look at Girls XVs the Valley accounts for 19 of the 32 teams registered, Island 6, Vancouver 3, Okanagan 3, Kootenay 1.
The berthing process is assigning regional spots at the provincial championships based on rankings. In Boys XVs there are 32 spots at the Provincials, so 32 of 64 teams will make the Provincials in either AAA or AA and either Tier 1 or Tier 2. The Valley gets 16 spots, Vancouver 7, Island 6, Okanagan 2 and North Central 1. In Girls XVs there are 16 spots at the Provincials, so 16 of 32 teams will make the Provincials in either AAA or AA, there is only one tier. The Valley gets 7 spots, Island 5, Vancouver 2, Kootenay 1, Okanagan 1.
Sevens isn’t tiered so in Boys only 16 of 66 teams make the Provincials and in Girls 16 of 70 teams make the Provincials. In Boys 7s the Island has the most teams registered with 18, Okanagan 16, Valley 13, North Central 7, Vancouver 6, Kootenay 4, Northwest 2. The berths assigned are Island 4, Okanagan 4, Valley 4, and 1 to Vancouver, North Central, Northwest and Kootenay. In Girls 7s both the Valley and Island have 19 teams registered, Okanagan 13, North Central 9, Northwest 4, Vancouver 3, Kootenay 3. The berths assigned are Island 4, Okanagan 4, Valley 4, and 1 to Vancouver, North Central, Northwest and Kootenay.
Berthing Document
https://www.bcschoolsports.ca/sites/default/files/2024%20BCSS%20Rugby%20Berthing%20-%20May%206_1.pdf
BC High School Rugby Championship Schedule
https://provincials.bcschoolsports.ca/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=34259&clientID=6992