BC Rugby Standings Week 1

Posted on September 15, 2026September 16, 2026 by BCRN

League Standings for Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3

Special thanks to Peter Muirhead for putting these standings together, the PlayHQ system that Rugby Canada implemented and the BCRU has signed on with did not work properly on Week 1, and is not working properly at time of writing. 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 working on their system at the present time. (story photo Kainoa Lloyd, photo by David Nicholson)

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BC Club Junior XVs Season 2026

Posted on September 14, 2026September 15, 2026 by BCRN

BC Club Junior XVs Season Kicks Off September 27th: Final at Starlight Stadium on December 6th

The club junior leagues kick off on September 27th in XVs, prior to that is the Kamloops 7s which is this coming weekend. The final this year is back on the Island as it alternates between Mainland and Island, Starlight Stadium will be the venue. The schedule isn’t posted yet. The BCRU are transitioning between SportLomo and PlayHQ systems and it’s not going smoothly. The senior leagues still don’t have the tries and bonus points entered from the past weekend. When the junior schedules are available we’ll update this article.

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BCRU Updates – September 2026

Posted on September 7, 2026September 8, 2026 by BCRN

John Tait Named as CEO of BC Rugby Union

The BCRU have finally chosen John Tait as the permanent CEO after two stints as interim CEO. Hopefully this provides some stability and direction to BC Rugby. I’ve lost track of all the CEO options the BCRU have tried over the last decade, none of them had a Canadian rugby background, or are memorable for what they accomplished in BC Rugby. Perhaps the best of the bunch was Jeff Sauve (2004-2013), he then went on to Field Hockey Canada and is now with Scouts Canada I believe. He at least had some understanding of Canadian rugby coming in, as he was with Rugby Canada in the marketing department previously. Then was Jim Dixon, back in Australia, Annabel Kehoe, back in Australia, and then David Newson from Semiahmoo Hockey, thinks he’s back with them, and Matthew Carter from Lotus F1, think he’s still operating his consulting company.

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BC Club Season 2026-27 Overview

Posted on August 28, 2026August 29, 2026 by BCRN

List of Clubs/Teams by Division for 2026-27 Season

Peter Muirhead did an analysis on the 2026-27 season and produced a list of clubs, how many teams each club has and which divisions they play in. The table is below. This is for senior men and women and doesn’t include juniors or masters.

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Men’s Div 1 Schedule 2026-27

Posted on August 24, 2026September 4, 2026 by BCRN

Men’s Div 1 Schedule Posted – 21 Rounds, 19 Teams, 162 Matches

The men’s Division 1 has 19 teams entered, the second team from the 11 Premier sides plus 8 other teams, Nanaimo, Comox, Cowichan, Port Alberni on the Island and Squamish, Langley, Kelowna, Abbotsford from the Mainland.

The men’s Premier schedule is here. 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.

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BC Rugby 2026-27 Season

Posted on August 15, 2026August 16, 2026 by BCRN

BCRU Announces Club Schedule Key Dates for 2026-27 Season

The BCRU haven’t posted the full 2026-27 schedule yet as they adapt to the new PlayHQ system which drives their website and schedule system. If you look at their website, at the time of writing, it looks to be in transition. They have announced the key dates, the season starts September 12th. It looks to be a 21 game week schedule, 11 game weeks in the fall, and then 10 game weeks in the spring, plus playoffs in April/May. The winter break goes from December 12th to January 16th. There’s no rep rugby, aka McKechnie Cup, in the schedule for the men but the women will have a 5 game rep season, Blue v Gold, or Island v Mainland. That’s in cooperation with the national women’s program and head coach Kevin Rouet.

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BCRU Updates – July 2026

Posted on July 28, 2026July 29, 2026 by BCRN

BCRU Hiring Administrative Coordinator for a Temporary Contract

The BCRU put out a job posting today for a temporary Admin Coordinator that basically covers the fall season, starting late August and going until near the winter break in December. Application deadline is August 1st and it pays $4,200 a month. Details and how to apply are mentioned below.

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Saratoga Cup – June Updates

Posted on June 18, 2026June 19, 2026 by BCRN

Williams Lake Undefeated in Interior, Yeti/Vernon Battle for Top Spot in Okanagan, Rocky Mountain Rogues Dominant in Kootenays

The Saratoga Cup final tournament takes place August 8th/9th in Fernie with the top team from the three regions getting an invite with host Elk Valley automatically qualifying. The current standings for the three regions are listed below courtesy of the BCRU.

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BC Women’s Blue vs Gold

Posted on June 1, 2026June 2, 2026 by BCRN

BC Gold Win Western Canadian Championship Series

It was a busy weekend of rugby in BC with the high school Provincials wrapping up, the national women’s 7s team at the HSBC SVNS tournament in Spain so the BC vs Alberta women’s XVs matches may have been overlooked a bit. Kudos to the BCRU for putting out a summary on Monday. Basically both the BC teams, Gold and Blue, won their matches against Alberta in convincing fashion. BC Gold, the Mainland, won the overall competition due to their win over BC Blue, the Island, in the first match. That result was a bit closer at 35-20.

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BC Bears vs Ontario Blues Match #2

Posted on May 23, 2026May 25, 2026 by BCRN

BC Win 32-7 in Game #2 – 68-21 on Aggregate

BC claimed a 32-7 win in Game #2 for a 68-21 win on aggregate. BC came out strong scoring within the first five minutes and continued to add points throughout the match, Ontario got on the board in the last two minutes. The game notes are below. Showing well for BC were Cody Nhanala, probably the player of the series, Wes Black the surprise of the series (coming from a Div 1 club), Lockie Kratz who controlled both games, the McMullin brothers who are always solid. Brendyn Beck was also a player who deserves some attention from selectors and hopefully he gets invited to a Canada camp. Emerson Prior of course who was a mainstay of a strong BC front row. Don Carson was solid in the second row. Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

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