BC Bears Girls 7s Youth Teams – December 2023

Posted on December 16, 2023December 17, 2023 by MarkB

BC Bears Girls U16 Tropical 7s Trials in January: Register Online

The BCRU have announced Mainland/Island U16 Trial Sessions and a U16-U18 Skills Session in Prince George for girls. Darcy Patterson is the coach and she just returned from Australia with the BC U18 girls where they made the cup quarter-finals at the Global Youth Sevens, losing to eventual winners Australia School Girls. In 2024 the U16 girls will head to Florida for the Tropical 7s, the U18 girls will travel again in December for the Global Youth Sevens.

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BC Rugby Youth 7s – U18 Girls

Posted on December 11, 2023December 12, 2023 by MarkB

BC U18 Girls 7s Return from Australian Tournament with 2-2 Record: Photos

The Australian School Girls won their home tournament with a 27-12 win over the NZ based Rugby Vault team. The BC U18 team lost to the Australian School Girls in the quarter-finals on Day 2, 29-0. The girls division didn’t have a Plate category unlike the boys division, even though there were more girls teams entered.

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BC Rugby League Standings – November 20 2023

Posted on November 20, 2023November 21, 2023 by MarkB

BC Rugby League Standings for Men’s Premier, Premier Reserve, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Women’s Premier/Div 1, Div 2

Thanks to Peter Muirhead who put together these league tables for the weekend ending Nov 19th.

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BC Rugby League Standings – November 6 2023

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by MarkB

Thanks to Peter Muirhead who put together these league tables for the weekend ending Nov 5th.

Tables ordered by points per game

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BC Rugby League Standings – October 30 2023

Posted on October 30, 2023November 6, 2023 by MarkB

Thanks to Peter Muirhead who put together these league tables for the weekend ending October 29th.

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The 2009 BC Bears

Posted on October 16, 2023October 25, 2023 by MarkB

A Look Back at 2009 BC Bears Preparation for the Inaugural ARC Under the Leadership of Mike James

[editor’s comments below]

This trip in the wayback machine was prompted by the Facebook discussion on the Rugby Canada announcement of Kingsley Jones contract extension for 2 years. Some of the discussion is entertaining, some is informative and some educational for all the wrong reasons.

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BC Rugby Seeking Age-Grade Coaches for 2024 Season

Posted on October 5, 2023October 25, 2023 by MarkB

2024 BC Bears Age-Grade Coaches Call – Apply Now!

BC Rugby is seeking multiple Age-Grade Coaches to work collaboratively and provide performance programs for male and female BC Bears teams for the 2024 season.

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Dunbar Keg U20 Round One

Posted on September 8, 2023October 26, 2023 by MarkB

Regional U20 Competition Kicks Off on Saturday: Rosters Listed

The U20 regional competition, the Dunbar Keg, kicks off on Saturday with two matches, one at UBC and one at UVic.

The story photo is of Doug Fraser in 2011, he won the Best Back in the competition and Jared Douglas won the Best Forward. Both went on to national honours later in their careers. Support the U20 competition and possibly see some future national team players early in their career.

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BCRU Updates – August 2023

Posted on August 28, 2023October 26, 2023 by MarkB

BCRU Announces New President and Board Changes

from BCRU

BC Rugby is proud to announce the election of Bob Strachan as new BC Rugby President, as well as the addition of three new members elected to its Board of Directors.

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BC Bears U19

Posted on August 3, 2023December 28, 2023 by MarkB

Atlantic Rock Win Men’s Title at the 2023 Canadian U19 Rugby Championships, BC 3rd

Hosted from July 30 to August 6 at the University of British Columbia, the women’s and men’s competition featured the BC Bears, Alberta Wolfpack, Ontario Blues, Rugby Quebec, and the Atlantic Rock/Atlantic Selects.

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