BC Rugby Weekend of November 7th 2026

BC Premier Week 8 Predictions & Rosters: Rowers @ Westshore, CW @ UBC, UVic @ Ravens, Burnaby @ JBAA

It’s Week 8 of the BC Premier and it looks like some national team 7s activity happening as rosters are devoid of national team hopefuls this week plus the XVs team are in Europe. The important SVNS 3 tournament for Canada 7s is in 3 weeks in Dubai. Three teams have byes this week Meraloma, Bayside and Capilano. The Capilano U23 are hosting Edmonton Gold in an exhibition game at Klahanie Sunday at 2.30. A key match is Ravens v UVic, a replay of last year’s final. JBAA try to defend their unbeaten record minus seven starters. Rowers look for their first win on the Island vs Westshore. UBC continue to build towards the university nationals as they host CW.

Westshore v Vancouver Rowing Club @ Juan de Fuca @ 2:30
Ref: Cole Pedrick AR: Andrew Owen

#4 hosting #11. Westshore coming off a loss to UVic, Rowers coming off a loss to Meraloma.

Westshore with a similar roster to last week with some shuffling around. Joe Kingham is back and takes the #8 spot. A few starters moved to the bench, Rhys James takes over from Jean-Louis Desgouttes at #10, Desgouttes goes to the reserves. William Mwanji moves to the reserves and Toby Higgins starts second row. Denis Abukuse moves to the reserves and scrum half Natsu Yokoyama takes the wing. Grayson Perry, the significant other of Taylor Perry Canadian women’s star, starts at #9.

The Rowers with a consistent roster, according to the PlayHQ listing. There are a few tbd but the starting XV looks the same as last week. Sawyer Herron returns to the match 23 in the reserves. In Peter MacDonald’s write up vs the Ravens he gave kudos to the Rowers front row and scrum, that will be an interesting match up to watch.

Westshore missing some of their big guns like Jesse Kilgour, Matt Oworu, Kyle Tremblay who are with the national team but this is similar to the team that defeated CW and CW defeated Rowers so Westshore go in as favourites at home. Prediction: Westshore by +7.

Westshore (Oct 31st/current)

1 Emerson Prior
2 Porter Gook
3 Kane Perrett
4 William Mwanji / Toby Higgins
5 Seth Recalma
6 Josh Jukes
7 Taine Clague / Ryder Heaney-Corns
8 Ryder Heaney-Corns / Joe Kingham
9 Natsu Yokoyama / Grayson Perry
10 Jean-Louis Desgouttes / Rhys James
11 Denis Abukuse / Natsu Yokoyama
12 Guy Lansdown
13 Rhys James / Matt Bennett
14 Alex Mentiply / Finn Hussey
15 Matt Bennett / Oliver May
16 Matt Evans
17 Liam Ingerson
18 Nathan Groenewold
19 Matt Weir / William Mwanji
20 AJ De Necker
21 Rogan Moir / Jean-Louis Desgouttes
22 Grayson Perry / Braeden Bespalko
23 Johnstone Olindi / Denis Abukuse

Rowers (Oct 31st/current)

1 Josh Waller
2 Chris Cairns
3 Conor Kelly
4 Sven Ewans
5 James Whelan
6 Ben Madge
7 Thomas Parry / tbd
8 tbd / Thomas Parry
9 Luis Salvado
10 Jack Usher
11 Brady Lauretti / tbd
12 Hayden Jones
13 Dax Millington
14 Caleb Saunders
15 Jordan Wilson Ross
16 Gregory Crowe
17 Jake Schwartz
18 William Litchfield / Riley Martin
19 Ben Caulfield
20 tbd
21 tbd / Sawyer Herron
22 Nick Jr Tuilua
23 Dominic Howard / Emil Sehic

JBAA v Burnaby Lake @ MacDonald Park @ 2:30
Ref: Justyn Roberts AR: Malcolm Klaver, Alan Humphries

#5 hosting #8. Even though the Bays at #5 on total points they are undefeated at 4-0 and lead in points per match. Burnaby coming off a close loss to an under strength UBC team last week.

Burnaby with a consistent starting XV with just a couple of rotations from the bench in the loose forwards. They’re keeping a couple of key players in the reserves perhaps looking for a second half  push.

The Bays missing a lot of national level players in this match, some in Europe with the XVs and some of the 7s hopefuls may be called up in preparation for that all important SVNS 3 tournament in Dubai later this month. Missing are Austin Creighton, Tyler Matchem, Michael Nieuwenhuysen, Kainoa Lloyd, Josh Thiel, D’Shawn Bowen, Noah Flesch. An interesting side note is Cass Robertson, son of former All Black coach Scott Robertson, gets his potential BC Premier debut in the reserves. He’s been playing Div 1 for the Bays to start the season.

The Bays missing seven starters that helped them on this undefeated run this season, this will be a test of their depth. Burnaby have potential but they haven’t been winning the close games, they are at 1-5 with only one win but their point differential is only -32 and they have 5 bonus points. It should be a close one, moderate chance of an upset but I’m going with the home team that’s undefeated. Prediction: Bays by +3.

Burnaby Lake (Oct 31st/current)

1. Luka Bradley
2. Dylan Vermette
3. Iain Kennell-Webb
4. Leo Chen (C)
5. Josh Halladay
6. Tom Gladwin
7. Suli Volivoli / Jonah Fridfinnson
8. Taitusi Vikilani / David Dinbandhu
9. Anthony Carroll
10. Dan Flint
11. Iowanne Raturaciri
12. Adham Young
13. Ethan Turner
14. Sione Fine
15. Napolioni Bolaca
16. Rylin McKenzie / Seth Klassen
17. Oliver Flack
18. Clement Delpuech / Taitusi Vikilani
19. David Dinbandhu / Clement Delpuech
20. Jonah Fridfinnson / Suli Volivoli
21. Jonah Fridfinnson / Nolan Shelley
22. Flynn Smith
23. tbd

JBAA (Oct 24th/current)

1 Scott Warner
2 Austin Creighton / Neil Trainor
3 Tyler Matchem / Wyatt Pilz
4 Harrison Archdekin / Callum Botchar
5 Callum Botchar / Jaiden John
6 Will Rennard
7 Alex Jordan / Brendyn Beck
8 Michael Nieuwenhuysen / Alex Jordan
9 Thomas Burton
10 Craig Mitchell-Hermann / Alistair Ledingham
11 Kainoa Lloyd / Ty Driscoll
12 Josh Thiel / Mostyn Findlay
13 Noah Flesch / James Thiel
14 D’Shawn Bowen / Ryan Boothroyd
15 James Thiel / Craig Mitchell-Hermann
16 Neil Trainor / Carter Haddow
17 Omar El Gayed
18 Wyatt Pilz / Dakota Lachance
19 Jaiden John / Austin Hutchcroft
20 Brendyn Beck / Nolan Hall
21 Lane Bowker
22 Ty Driscoll / Cass Robertson
23 Ryan Boothroyd / Malik James

UBC v Castaway Wanderers @ Gerald McGavin Centre @ 2:30
Ref: Cole Northcott AR: Saro Turner, Griffin Skinner

#6 hosting #10. UBC defeated Burnaby last week, CW fell to Capilano.

UBC are focusing on the university nationals coming up this month, resting key players like Cody Nhanala, Liam Kinghorn, James Biss plus a couple of players are in Europe with the national team Stephen Webb and Liam James. This looks like a step up from last week with more of the first string starting, the front row, Alastair Marshall, Liam Turnbull, Max McGavern, Joe McNulty.

CW with a consistent roster with some rotation from the bench and still a few tbd in the PlayHQ listing. Missing are Ethan Hager and Liam Poulton, both would be considered national 7s hopefuls, another indication there’s possibly  a 7s camp or trial this weekend with the Dubai 7s three weeks away.

UBC at home, CW only 1 win this season. UBC go in as favourites. Prediction: UBC by +10.

UBC (Oct 31st/current)

1 Ethan Samuels / Jacob Blackwood
2 Emmett Allen / Ethan McCarthy
3 Kevin Griffiths / Charlie Clark
4 Sandon Gupta
5 Caden-Craig du Plessis / Joe McNulty
6 Viktor Wozniak / Callum Arnesen
7 Callum Arnesen / Max Birtley
8 Max Birtley / Caden-Craig du Plessis
9 Ronan Graham / Ben Martin
10 Jonty Nicholas
11 Zach Zapanta / Elijah Palov
12 Caleb Seumanutafa / Liam  Turnbull
13 William Barrett
14 Elijah Palov / Alastair Marshall
15 Ben Beauchamp / Max McGavern
16 Ethan McCarthy / Emmett Allen
17 Jacob Blackwood / Ethan Samuels
18 Charlie Clark / Kevin Griffiths
19 Joshua du Toit / Keiran McRae
20 Joe McNulty / Joshua du Toit
21 Ben Martin / Viktor Wozniak
22 Alastair Marshall / Caleb Seumanutafa
23 Liam Turnbull / Ronan Graham

CW (Oct 31st/current)

1 John Braddock
2 Theo Espagnol / Jack Wallace
3 Alexander McCallum
4 John Humphries / Nat Dring
5 Mike Finnemore
6 Hugh Mager / tbd
7 George Vorster / Hugh Mager
8 Jack Wallace / George Vorster
9 Chris Gamage / tbd
10 Charlie Duncombe
11 Shane Rikley-Krindle / tbd
12 Liam Poulton / Edan Lewis
13 Ethan Hager / Shane Rikley-Krindle
14 Alex Harper / Graeme Norris
15  Zech Pilgrim
16 George Brown
17 Fred Regan
18 Nat Dring / Tayte St Pierre
19 Florentin Hafner / Nate Smith
20 Graeme Norris / Henry Williamson
21 Henry Williamson / Archie Buchan
22 Edan Lewis / Sam Blundell
23 Sam Blundell / tbd

Ravens v UVIC @ Jericho Rugby Park @ 2:30
Ref: Shanda Assmus AR: Scott Johnson

#1 hosting #7. Ravens coming off a win over Bayside and UVic defeating Westshore last week.

UVic missing Morgan di Nardo, Josh McIndoe, Lockhart MacGregor, Spencer Cotie and Brendan Kim but they have Robert Reid back and most importantly they retain Cooper Coats at #10.

The Ravens missing all the Carsons plus their 7s players Lockie Kratz and Josiah Morra. There’s still some tbd on their roster in the PlayHQ system. Interesting they have Hamish Janes listed at #6 and he played outside centre last week. UPDATE: Ravens roster gaps filled in.

Both teams missing key players, this will be an interesting matchup, it’s a replay of last year’s final, won by the Ravens. You would have to go with the top ranked team at home but UVic with Cooper Coats running the show have the X factor. Rate this a moderate chance of an upset. Prediction: Ravens by +2.

UVic (Oct 31st/current)

1 Jack Marshall
2 Jeffery Young
3 Brendan Kim / Brendan Christian
4 Carter Ebrahim / Muiredach Casey
5 Alex Gordon / Carter Ebrahim
6 Muiredach Casey / Robert Reid
7 Jaxson Jones
8 Ronin Smith
9 Reece Thompson
10 Cooper Coats
11 Alex Gamage / Keegan Neary
12 Josh McIndoe / Alex Gamage
13 Lockhart MacGregor / Grady Watt
14 Spencer Cotie  / Greg Leitch
15 Michael Oughtred
16 Grady Curran
17 Kale Jones
18 Brendan Christian / Seb Isherwood
19 Seb Isherwood / Aiden de Wit
20 Aiden de Wit / Gavin Kelly
21 Keegan Neary / Lachlan Crooks
22 Greg Leitch / Jack Driscoll
23 Morgan Di Nardo / Desmond Burrell

Ravens (Oct 31st/current)

1 Owen Kokan
2 Louis Kassapian
3 Josh Tweed
4 Frank Carson / Drew Denford
5 Brian Ndirangu / Max Boulanger
6 Matthew Chan / Hamish Janes
7 Drew Denford / Brian Ndirangu
8 Joe Locke
9 Max Kahler
10 Lockie Kratz / Jamin Hodgkins
11 Josiah Morra / Micah Boldt
12 Ethan Berry
13 Hamish Janes / Niko Andrianos
14 Cole Keffer / Lewis Ahrens
15 Andrew Coe
16 Brendan Van Der Merwe / Rocco Caringi
17 Dennis Gianacopoulos / Brendan Van Der Merwe
18 Don Carson / Kaleb Whitelaw
19 Maxwell Boulanger / Jake Ikeda
20 Owain Ruttan / Bryn Rondeau
21 Paddy Kirwan
22 Niko Andrianos / Jean Fish
23 Peter Hartree / David Thompson

Women’s Premier

There’s only one real game this weekend, CW @ Thunderbirds. The Seattle games are exhibition although the PlayHQ system automatically adds them to the standings, hopefully BCRU will make an adjustment sometime during the season. The Westshore @ Ravens game is cancelled, Ravens apparently only had 8 players, whether that’s going to be marked as a default win for Westshore or played at a later date, who knows, the BCRU don’t seem to put much effort in oversight of the league.

Thunderbirds v CW @ Gerald  McGavin Centre @ 12:45

At least both teams put their rosters in PlayHQ, that’s a plus. It also provides a historic record to compare later rosters, especially for the Thunderbirds where many of these players won’t show up later in the season after the UBC team wrap up their season. UBC and UVic won their semi-finals today and will meet in the national university championship finals on Sunday.

Thunderbirds (Oct 31st/current)

1 Makenna Kamiya / Lauren Deal
2 Adinah Sheppard / Bao Tran Hoang
3 Tegan Jost / tbd
4 Arlee Henry
5 Meridith MacDougall / Mirai Haupt
6 Annika Theben
7 Bronwyn Parker / Layla Walker
8 Sophie Cisak
9 Ella Hudon / Summer Rozell
10 Katie Sumners
11 Emily Wang / Soi Park
12 Sofia Shortis / Chloe Bong
13 Chloe Bong / Adrianna Huber
14 Emily Barr / Ella Hudon
15 Lanae Davenport / Emily Wang
16 Minai Haupt / Adelaide Williams
17 Mirai Haupt / tbd
18 Adelaide Williams /  Kelsey Clark
19 Layla Walker / Damia Badaoui
20 Summer Rozell / tbd
21 Adrianna Huber / tbd
22 McKinley Ho / tbd
23 tbd

CW (Oct 24th/current)

1 Quinn Murphy
2 Jamie Rikley-Krindle
3 Bronwyn Zodichi
4 Jamie Knaggs
5 Kassidy Cej
6 Temitope Ogunjimi / Jordis Furdal
7 Ruby Lastiwka
8 Olivia Corbett / Temitope Ogunjimi
9 Gwynnie Fry / Emily Samek
10 Jenna de Greeff
11 Louise Erikson / Emmie Pierce
12 Bella Anderton-Teasdale
13 Lily McCluskey / Campbell Bucci
14 Juliette Cernovitch / Isabella Thwaites
15 Emily Samek / Lily McCluskey
16 Adrienne Shepherd / Josie Pusch
17 Kelsey McKinnon / Madea Solberg
18 Marina Skakun / Gianna Felicella
19 Alexa Nash / Lucy Beauchemin
20 Jordis Furdal / Olivia Corbett
21 Lucy Beauchemin
22 Gianna Felicella / Gwynnie Fry
23 Campbell Bucci / Emma Mowry

Ravens v Westshore @ Jericho Rugby Park @ 12:45 (cancelled)

Meraloma v Seattle @ Connaught Park @ 2:30 (exhibition)