Burnaby Match Reports and Videos: Women Defeat United, Men Split Premier and Div 1 Matches with Capilano

by Mike Devlin

A beautiful day for rugby at Burnaby Lake on Saturday saw 3 games played, The 2 mens games were as close as could be with each side claiming a W and the margin of victories being one and two points, while the women overwhelmed their opposition in a one sided affair to start the day. With such evenly matched clubs, the Men’s winner on the day was to be decided by the post-game boat race but that ended in a tie.

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Ravens Will Take It: Match Report Ravens 33 – U Vic 31

by Peter MacDonald

Another nice day, another big squad rotation and another win for the Ravens though it was UVic that likely enjoyed their rugby the most and earned the greater admiration from the crowd on the day. But the Ravens got it done early and got it done late and held on at the end for another five points.

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BC Premier Weekend Results: Lakers Edge Caps, Ravens Clip Vikes, CW Defeat Lomas, Pride Dominate Westshore, Rowers Paddle Bays

[ed. correction Lomas beat Rowers in Week 1, changes made below]

All the men’s BC Premier matches are at 2:30pm Saturday, the full BCRU schedule is here. The women’s CanWest 7s Round 2 is also on this weekend at UVic, the schedule is here. The Toronto Arrows host LA Giltinis Friday evening at Starlight Stadium.

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James Bay and Rowers Renew Historic Rivalry on Saturday with Three Matches at MacDonald Park

from John de Goede

Two of British Columbia’s oldest sporting organizations will renew a rivalry that started in 1908 this Saturday, February 12th.

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Ravens Take Westside Tilt: Ravens 31 – Lomas 10 – Match Report & Photos

by Peter MacDonald

A good crowd was out on a pleasant afternoon at the Lomas’ Connaught Park to take in the latest round in the longstanding rivalry between the two Kitsilano based clubs. The early season form of both clubs was unclear going in so this game was of interest to help assess the current state of affairs in the two clubs. While the game might not have been a Picasso, a lot was likely learned by all.

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Capilano Weekend Match Reports: Klahanie Park Welcomed Teams from Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Vancouver Island

by Steve Feenstra

Klahanie Park in West Vancouver welcomed teams from Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Vancouver Island for a full day of long missed rugby.

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BC Premier Weekend Results: Caps Top Pride; Ravens Soar Past Lomas; Rowers Paddle Westshore

Only 3 matches this weekend in the men’s Premier division.

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Retooled Ravens Start Strong: Ravens 69 – Westshore 8

report by Peter MacDonald
[ed. it’s the editor’s fault this is late, dropped the ball on this one. The BCRU recorded the score as 84-8 but Peter stands by the 69-8 scoreline. Either way a big win by the Ravens. ]

After almost two years without a Premier League game, today was more about both teams enjoying the return of competitive club rugby, finding out what they have and building match fitness and cohesion. As it turned out the Ravens had too much for the visitors but on a dry field in late January I’m sure everyone appreciated the opportunity to do their thing like normal, win or lose, cause right about now normal is more like excellent.

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Burnaby Lake Match Reports: Wins in Men’s 3rd Div, Women’s 1st Div; Loss in Men’s Premier: MATCH VIDEOS

by Mike Devlin

BLRC 3rd Div Men 24 – Kelowna Crows 22

A great start to the 2022 Spring season, with two very evenly matched teams going back and forth for 80 minutes. The game decided only at the final whistle.

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BC Premier Weekend Results UBC and Ravens Pummel Opponents; Lomas Edge Rowers; CW Sink Lakers and Pride Fell Vikes

Well 4-1 on the predictions on the first weekend isn’t bad, the only home team not to win were the Vikes, the Pacific Pride didn’t look at all rusty going into the second half of the season. Some big scores show the gaps between some of the teams.

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