Photos (20) With Commentary from Vancouver Island vs Ontario

The photos from the 1st half of the Island Tide vs Ontario Blues are posted below. I had to leave at halftime when Tide were leading 19-7 so was shocked when I got home and saw the final score 47-19 for Ontario. The players in these photos Gradyn Bowd, Brock Gallagher, D’Shawn Bowen, Kyle Tremblay, Owain Rutten, Emerson Prior were instrumental in getting that 1st half lead and didn’t feature in the 2nd half. BC just released their long list for the Ontario matches and all of these players but Gradyn Bowd are on the BC list. Bowd may have picked up an injury in this match, he is not available.

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Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Both Raider Squads are Finals Bound!!

Blue skies overhead and the shining sun set the stage for two semi final games at Kamloops Rugby Club this weekend.

The Senior women were first to kick off to the visiting Bayside Sharks. The first half saw the Raiders controlling much of the play. Riley Halvorson opened the scoring for the hosts early on in the first half and Jess Oldenburger added the conversion, 7-0 KRC.

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Full Schedule of Quality Rugby in May – BC Club Finals, Ontario Tour, Alberta Tour

There’s a full schedule of quality rugby coming up in May starting with the club finals at Bayside next weekend. There are seven division to be contested Ravens v UVic in Men’s Premier, Thunderbirds v Westshore in Women’s Premier, Capilano v Rowers in Men’s Div 1, Kamloops v Capilano in Women’s Div 1, Kamloops v Kelowna in Men’s Div 2, Chilliwack v Kelowna in Women’s Div 2, Burnaby v Rowers in Men’s Div 3.

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Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Home Teams Claim Quarter-Final Wins and Set to Host Semi-Finals This Weekend

It was a big day this past Saturday at Exhibition Park in Kamloops, with both KRC senior squads hosting their respective quarter finals.

The men’s game was first on the line up with the Raiders hosting Richmond. The men kicked off to the visitors and through tight pressure eventually gained control of the ball and put the Richmond defense under instant pressure, with Raider second row Max Heppner finding a gap and scoring for the Raiders, try went unconverted, 5-0 KRC.

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Semi-Final Weekend in BC Rugby: 14 Matches in 7 Divisions at 8 Venues with 21 Clubs Represented

There are 14 semi-final matches this coming weekend in 7 divisions at 8 venues with 21 clubs represented. There are 7 clubs with two teams in the semis UVic (2), Burnaby (2), Capilano (2), Rowers (2), Bayside (2), Kamloops (2), Kelowna (2). There are 14 clubs with one team in the semis Ravens, JBAA, UBC, Meraloma, Westshore, Thunderbirds, Nanaimo, Comox, United, Kats, Chilliwack, Ridge Meadows, SFU, Langley.

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Twenty Quarter-Final Matches This Weekend at Fifteen Locations Across the Province

There are 20 quarter-final matches this weekend at 15 locations, there was one default in men’s Div 2. There are double headers at Juan de Fuca, Klahanie, Brockton Oval, South Surrey Athletic Park and Kamloops.   The match locations, times and referee assignments are listed below. We’ll do our BC Premier predictions and rosters article on Friday, we’ll also list rosters for other divisions if they’re sent to us, text format preferred, email editor@bcrugbynews.com

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Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Home Teams Claim Victory Against United to Finish 2nd in League Tables

A longer than planned bus trip from United to Kamloops resulted in a delayed kickoff to the BC Women’s Division 1 action this past Saturday.

Thankfully it was a sunny day at Exhibition Park, and after the delay, the KRC Senior Women kicked off to the visiting United Rugby Club.

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Saratoga Cup Schedule Announced for Central Interior, Kootenay, Okanagan Teams

While the coastal leagues in BC wrap up their season in May, the interior leagues just get started. About 32 clubs in the Greater Vancouver/Lower Mainland area and Vancouver Island compete in seven leagues from September to May. Kamloops and Kelowna from the Thompson/Okanagan region are the outliers in those competitions. There are 10 teams that compete from May to August in what has been known as the Saratoga Cup. Those teams are from the Okanagan, Kootenays and Central Interior regions. Such is the reality of climate in BC where southern coastal regions get a winter climate similar to NZ/UK while the interior gets a traditional Canadian winter.

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