BC Women’s Island Blue vs Mainland Gold Match on Saturday at UVic: Rosters Announced
from BCRU
Squads have been confirmed for what will be an exciting Game 1 of the BC Rugby Senior Womens Blue vs. Gold Series this Saturday, May 20!
Watch some of BCs best Senior Womens Rugby talent in Victoria as the Island Blues hosts the Mainland Golds in the opening game, with action kicking off at 1:00pm PST at the University of Victorias Wallace Field.
There will be some exceptional talent on show in Victoria: many athletes featured for BC Rugby Clubs throughout the 2022/23 season and played at the recent 2023 BC Rugby Senior Club Finals, while there are also athletes with national level experience for Rugby Canada.
The teams will then head to the Mainland for Game 2 as the Golds host the Blues at UBCs Vancouver campus on Saturday, June 3.
Both matches are free and open to the public to watch so dont miss out on watching BCs top Rugby talent in action!
Game 1 Details:
Date: Saturday May 20
Time: 1:00pm PST
Location: University of Victoria Wallace Field (McKenzie Avenue)
ISLAND BLUES
Blues Head Coach Albert Michau has named a strong Island squad that boasts experience and skill.
Westshore RFCs contingent in Chelsey Minter, Britt Sims, Zoe Williams, Courtney Sims, Soleil Brooks Emily Findlay and Hadley MacPherson will be out to impress after they featured in the BC Rugby Womens Premier League Final in April.
Cowichan RFC and Rugby Canadas Tyson Beukeboom will look to command the second row alongside Castaway Wanderers RFCs Chanelle Challenger-Edwards. Fellow Castaway athletes Julia Schell, Emily Samek, Avery Champion and Lucy Beauchemin all reached the BC Rugby Womens Premier League semi-finals this year.
Nanaimo Hornets RFC has one representative in Mack Wilson, who enjoyed BC Rugby Womens Division 2 Championship success this year, while James Bay AA also has representation in Sarina Brooks.
1 Chelsey Minter – Westshore RFC
2 Britt Sims – Westshore RFC
3 Zoe Williams – Westshore RFC
4 Tyson Beukeboom Cowichan RFC
5 Chanelle Challenger-Edwards Castaway Wanderers RFC
6 Madison Jumeau – Non-Affiliated
7 Courtney Sims – Westshore RFC
8 Marina Skakun – Non-Affiliated
9 Kira Peary – Non-Affiliated
10 Julia Schell Castaway Wanderers RFC
11 Danika Pedrick Castaway Wanderers RFC
12 Maggie MacKinnon – Non-Affiliated
13 Alexie Pusch – Non-Affiliated
14 Maelle Reed – Non-Affiliated
15 Emily Samek Castaway Wanderers RFC
16 Morgan Warner – Non-Affiliated
17 Soleil Brooks – Westshore RFC
18 Quinn Murphy Castaway Wanderers RFC
19 Avery Champion Castaway Wanderers RFC
20 Maxine O’Leary – Non-Affiliated
21 Sarina Brooks James Bay AA
22 Emily Findlay – Westshore RFC
23 Lucy Beauchemin Castaway Wanderers RFC
24 Mack Wilson – Nanaimo Hornets RFC
25 Hadley MacPherson – Westshore RFC
MAINLAND GOLDS
Head Coach Dean Murten has built the Mainland Golds team around the back-to-back BC Rugby Womens Premier League champions Vancouver Thunderbirds, who lifted the Gordon Harris Memorial Cup in 2022 and 2023.
Sasha Oreskovich, Rori Wood, Rachel Smith, Jordan McLeod, Lyric Atchison, Alayna Scramstad, Savannah Bauder, Robyn Alexander, Shoshanah Seumanutafa, Payton McNeill, Nicole Simoneau all featured in UBCs Championship win over Westshore RFC on April 29.
Capilano RFC and Rugby Canadas Gillian Boag starts in the front row, with Capilano club-mates Teya Ashworth (second row) and Danielle Ferns (fullback) also named in the starting XV. Melissa Robinson and Catrina Thompson, also of Capilano RFC, are among the replacements.
Burnaby Lake RFC has two starting representatives in Chelsea Rodgers (blindside flanker) and Miriama Naiobasali (outside centre), with Tess Woldring and Jess Walrond on the bench. There is representation for BC Rugby Womens Division 1 winners Meraloma RFC in Cassidy Gale (right wing) and substitutes Stacey Warner, Gemma McCutcheon and Deanna Cvitanovich, who all featured in the recent championship win over Abbotsford RFC.
1 Sasha Oreskovich Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
2 Gillian Boag Capilano RFC
3 Rori Wood – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
4 Rachel Smith – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
5 Teya Ashworth – Capilano RFC
6 Chelsea Rodgers Burnaby Lake RFC
7 Jordan McLeod – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
8 Lyric Atchison – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
9 Alayna Scramstad – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
10 Savannah Bauder – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
11 Robyn Alexander – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
12 Shoshanah Seumanutafa – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
13 Miriama Naiobasali – Burnaby Lake RFC
14 Cassidy Gale Meraloma RFC
15 Danielle Fearns – Capilano RFC
16 Payton McNeill – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
17 Stacey Warner – Meraloma RFC
18 Melissa Robinson – Capilano RFC
19 Nicole Simoneau – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)
20 Gemma McCutcheon – Meraloma RFC
21 Tess Woldring – Burnaby Lake RFC
22 Deanna Cvitanovich – Meraloma RFC
23 Catrina Thompson – Capilano RFC
24 Jess Walrond – Burnaby Lake RFC
25 Gracie McAllister – Vancouver Thunderbirds (UBC)