Canadian Touch Rugby Nationals Hosted in Colwood on Saturday and Sunday
The Canadian Touch Rugby Nationals will be held at the Westshore rugby club on Saturday and Sunday, June 28th and 29th. The Meralomas are defending champions. Teams will be coming from the east Montreal/Ottawa (Montowa) and Toronto, from the south (Portland, Seattle) and from BC (Victoria, Meralomas, Scribes, Samurai). Early intel says the Samurai team, organized out of Vancouver, may be one of the early favourites.
The schedule is below, and we’ll add rosters as we find them. There likely will be some familiar names on the BC teams as some players go from club rugby to touch rugby over the summer.
Rosters
Victoria Blue
Alex Sloan
Aaron Frisby
Martin Odendaal
Izak Brussow
Hudson Poppitt
Dirk Brussow
Kane Perret
Mark Yuen
Tosh Woolmot
Danica Pedric
Tarrah Macdonald
Jamie Rikley-Krindle
Susan Frisby
Rowan Benning
Jamie Beck
Jeremiah Nikkel
Victoria White
Chance Harper
Mike Smith
Adam Benning
James Sandifer
Darian Morrisson
Breaden Bespalko
John Cunningham
Ezra Vai
Amy Camicioli
Julia Folk
Taylor Reilinger
Victoria Lalonde
Kehla Guimond
France Bloomfield
Sergio Samayoa
Alexander Economou
Canadian Touch Rugby Nationals (June 28-29 2025)
Following rapid growth of touch rugby locally, the 2025 Canadian Touch Rugby Nationals will be held for the first time ever, in Colwood, BC on June 28th and 29th.
Ten teams from across Canada will be competing over two days at Juan De Fuca recreation centre, featuring a number of internationally capped players.
“The growth of the sport in the last three years has been immense,”
Touch Canada President Daryl Conneely said.
“I am very excited to see our sport on display at the highest level in Colwood and expose some new fans to the blistering speed of touch rugby.”
In touch rugby’s open divisions, both teams must field three men and three women at all times, giving it a unique inclusivity that not many sports can offer.
The resurgence of the fast paced sport has been fueled by the Canadian national teams entering last year’s world cup of touch rugby for the first time since 1988 with not only one team but three teams in different divisions.
Meralomas Touch Rugby Club will be looking to retain their Canadian title against challengers from as far east as Montreal and as far south as Portland.
Attendance to the event is completely free, with games playing on Saturday from 10am until 4.40pm and Sunday from 8.40am until 5pm.
