It’s time to wrap up the turkey and get back to action. There are four games on tap, the JBAA v UVic match has been postponed until December 4th, we’ll see if the “super” El Niño brings warmer-than-average winter temperatures to BC as promised. The Rowers have a bye week.
It was a week of high scores, comebacks and one upset. We had four of the five winners picked, the spreads weren’t that close and one upset. In total there were 419 points scored over 5 matches with the average winning margin 37 points.
Week 4 has arrived before the Thanksgiving break on October 10th. There are three undefeated sides and the JBAA v Capilano match will be one of the highlights this week. Westshore visit Bayside, Ravens visit the Island to take on CW, Burnaby travel to the Lomas and the Rowers host UVic.
The BCRU have posted the 2026/27 schedules to PlayHQ, the new registration system. This is the schedule for the men’s Premier, there are 11 teams, 21 Rounds including bye weeks, each team plays 18 games, there are 99 matches in total. The season starts September 12, the winter break occurs between Round 11 on November 28th and Round 12 on January 16th, the regular season ends on April 10th.
During the season check the BCRU site for any last minute changes. We’ll also keep this post on the front page and updated with scores and standings.
High level rugby was on full display at UBC on Saturday as five national team players returning from defeating the USA in Japan split and filtered into both teams joining strong squads, with the Ravens featuring some recent UBC grads and UBC a few former Ravens’ juniors.
It was an amazing second-half comeback by Ravens over UBC to remain undefeated. The Bays flexed in a dominant win over CW, Burnaby claimed the home win as did Capilano, Meraloma get their first win of the season on the road at Brockton Oval.
It’s Week 3 and a number of national team players have returned to the rosters after the win over USA in the Pacific Nations Cup. Back from national team duty are Lucas Rumball, Takoda McMullin, Stephen Webb, Cody Nhanala, Liam James, Callum Botchar, Josh McIndoe, Austin Creighton. It’s UBC vs Ravens in a top match, a replay of the 2025 final, check for the live stream on game day. Can Capilano maintain their perfect record with a third BP win. The Bays with a strong roster host crosstown rivals CW. Burnaby host UVic and Rowers and Lomas look for their first win.
On a beautiful late summer day at Jericho the proceedings began with a moment’s silence for Joan Porter who passed away this summer. Joan was a leading supporter of BC Rugby and the four clubs her family were involved with over three generations, the Rowing Club, Meralomas, Ravens and Scribes. In recent years Joan would bus to Jericho, watch the game and mingle, then hang at the clubhouse and pick up a ride home like a 19 year-old with whomever was heading her way. She was loved and will be missed by the Ravens family.
Special thanks to Peter Muirhead for putting these standings together, the PlayHQ system that Rugby Canada implemented and the BCRU has signed on with is still not working properly after Week 2. Peter had to do a lot work to put these tables together. Note the women’s competition starts September 26th. The PlayHQ system can be accessed here for match results, however tries and try bonus points are not accurately calculated on their system at this time. (story photo Josh Halladay, photo from Burnaby FB)
The Ravens make it clear they’re looking to 4-peat the BC Premier championship as they dominate the Lomas in Week 2. The Caps show they’re contenders as they put in another bonus point win performance. UBC outlast Burnaby and turn it on in the last quarter. Bayside claim their first Premier win since returning to Premier
Week 2 kicks off with the defending champions UBCOB Ravens getting their first match of the season. The two Division One sides promoted this season, Bayside and Rowers, square off against each other. Can UBC keep focused on the BC Premier with the university championships on the horizon. Will defence be the difference this week as Capilano visit Westshore.
While the BC Premier kicked off last weekend, the UBCOB Ravens, last year’s champions, on a bye week, were south of the border in Ferndale, Washington at the Chuckanut Rugby Club playing Seattle, runners up in the USA club championship last season. It was billed as the Battle of the Border, we had run the initial story in July and Paul Horne sent us the match summary today, which we’ve posted below. The Ravens came away with $5,000 for their efforts in a 34-12 win. The Ravens will be hosting the Meraloma this coming weekend in the BC Premier.
It was a week of high scores and limited defence as the BC Premier kicked off. All together there were 380 points scored over five games, the highest score was 57 by Capilano and the lowest 26 by the Vikes. The average score differential was 12 points. The new PlayHQ system, replacing SportLomo, had hiccups in the first week. The tables aren’t updating correctly neither recording tries or bonus points.
And we’re back, it’s Week 1 of the 2026-27 BC Premier. It’s a time to check out the rosters for the new season, although in the first week there will be gaps, the national team are in Japan and a few players may trickle back into the league by Week 3 or 4. Some overseas players may not have arrived, we’ll see. I want to thank our new Predictions & Rosters article sponsor, Bad Frog Print Shop & Promo Goods.