Capilano Win 2004 and 2005 Rounsefell Cup: Articles from Quarter-finals to Finals by Ben Buan and Jeremy Dalton

There’s a large collection of BCRN articles going back to 2004 that I haven’t had time to migrate to the new site yet, this is one from the spring of 2004 covering the playoffs for the BC Premier Rounsefell Cup, along with Div 1, 2 and 3. Names like Ben Buan, Jeremy Dalton, Jan-Christian Sorensen show up in the article credits, long time readers will recognize the names and contributions they made. Bayside made the semi-finals in the Premier in 2004, timely as they return to the BC Premier this coming season. The Saratoga Cup is coming up soon, it’s now for interior teams only (Kootenays, Okanagan, Central Interior) but back in 2004 the two 3rd div finalists got an invite to the tournament as well. Some of the try scorers back in 2004 will also cause readers to reflect as many are now involved in rugby as coaches and administrators. Ian Hyde-Lay reffed the Premier final, noted at the time as his last officiating assignment. There’s also the write up of the 2005 final appended at the end.

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Seattle Rugby Challenges UBCOB Ravens to Battle of the Border on September 12th : $5000 Prize Money

This is an interesting way to start off the season for both Seattle and the UBCOB Ravens. Seattle, who used to play in the BC Premier, made it to the USA national club finals in the spring, just losing to New York in the final match. The Ravens are defending BC Premier champions. Seattle laid down the challenge and there’s even a $5,000 prize award for the winner, we assume that’s in USD. The match takes place in the US but just across the border at the Chuckanut Bay Rugby Club. It’s only 10 km across the border as the crow flies, or should I say as the raven flies. It’s about a 30 minute drive, depending on border conditions, from the nearest Canadian club which would by Bayside.

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Rowers and Bayside Announce Entry into 2026-27 BC Premier – Eleven Team League in 2026-27

The Vancouver Rowing Club and the Bayside Sharks have announced their acceptance into the BC Premier league for the 2026-27 season. It looks to be an 11 team league next year, Langley, long reported to be eyeing a jump up to the Premier have apparently withdrawn their application for promotion. With the Pacific Pride not entering a team next year (the status of the program is unknown) the league will consist of the nine teams from last season plus the two new teams. Both clubs, Bayside and Rowers, have a history in the BC Premier and are returning after a rebuilding phase in Division 1.

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Ravens Claim Premier Title and Rounsefell Cup: Ravens 30 – UVic 3
Report by Peter MacDonald

On a pleasant spring day at Bayside’s excellent two field venue the UBC Old Boys and the University of Victoria met for the second time in their histories to contest the Rounsefell Cup. Both teams had been building strength going into the final, with the classic student vs club team narrative waiting to play out on the big stage.

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BC Club Finals on Saturday: Event Information, Live Stream Link, Ticket Link

The 2026 BC Club finals takes place this Saturday at the Bayside Rugby Club at South Surrey Athletic Park. Seven titles will be decided with games starting from 10:15 to 4:30pm. The schedule is below.

10:15am – Men’s Division 3 (Field 1) – Burnaby v Rowers
11:15am – Women’s Division 2 (Field 2) – Chilliwack v Kelowna
12:15pm – Men’s Division 1 (Field 1) – Rowers v Capilano
1:15pm – Men’s Division 2 (Field 2) – Kelowna v Kamloops
2:15pm – Women’s Premier (Field 1) – Thunderbirds v Westshore
3:15pm – Women’s Division 1 (Field 2) – Kamloops v Capilano
4:30pm – Men’s Premier (Field 1) – Ravens v UVic

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Ravens Book Trip to White Rock with Defence and Second Half Surge: Ravens 45 – James Bay 5
Report by Peter MacDonald

While more than two months had passed since the last Ravens’ home game, the faithful turned out in good numbers to take in the BC semi-final on a summer like day at Jericho. With memories of recent home semi-final losses to CW and the Lomas floating around in the back of their minds the home crowd were on edge during a first half display of equally good rugby by both sides. The 19-5 half-time scoreline flattered the Ravens.

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BC Premier Semi-Final Results: #4 Bays Fall to #1 Ravens, #6 UVic Upset #2 UBC – Women’s Premier #4 Westshore Upset #1 Lomas, #3 Thunderbirds Defeat #2 Burnaby

A couple of upsets in the BC Premier and a couple of wins by defending champions. In the men’s Premier UVic upset UBC and in the women’s Premier Westshore upset Meraloma. The defending champions from last year in both men’s and women’s Premier continued through in strong form. The Ravens put in a +40 win in men’s Premier and Thunderbirds had a +17 win in women’s Premier. All the results from the 14 matches are posted below.

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BC Premier Quarter-Finals Rosters & Results: Capilano Edged by JBAA, UVic Defeat Westshore – Women’s Premier CW Fall to Westshore

The quarter-final results are in and the favourites won most of the matches. UVic upset higher ranked Westshore in men’s Premier but with the Cooper Coats factor we had predicted that upset. The Bays had a very close match with Capilano as the Caps raised their game for their final match of the season. In women’s Premier, Westshore put in a strong home field performance and glided past CW, earning them a trip to Meralomas for the semi-finals. In men’s and women’s Div 1 all the higher ranked home teams claimed victory and move on to the semi-finals. That pattern held true right down to Div 2 and Div 3.

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