BCSSRU 3rd Annual Pro-D Coaching Clinic on Friday, October 21, 2022: Register Now
This year there are 2 sites, one for the Lower Mainland and one for Vancouver Island.
Category Archives: Coaching
Fraser Valley Rugby Union – September 2022
Fraser Valley Rugby Union Seeking Coaches for Upcoming McKechnie Cup and Dunbar Cup Competitions
Head Coach Positions
The Fraser Valley Rugby Union is seeking coaches for the upcoming McKechnie Cup and Dunbar Cup. The McKechnie Cup is a regional competition that will begin November 26th and run through early December. This will give elite players from the Fraser Valley Rugby Union clubs a pathway to the BC Bears program. The Dunbar Cup is also a regional competition for U20 players. It will run at the same time as McKechnie Cup.
Burnaby Lake – July 2022
Burnaby Lake Rugby Club Seeking 1st Division Head Coach
Burnaby Lake Rugby Club are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, driven and talented 1st Division Head Coach to work within the Senior Mens program.
Coaching Postings – June 2022
Westshore Looking for Women’s Premier Coach – Part-time $12K
from Westshore RFC
Part-time | Approximately $12,000 | 1-3 year contract | Closes July 10, 2022
The Westshore Womens Team is a high-performing rugby team within the BC Rugby Premier league. The team has a history of excellence with numerous championship titles in recent years. The team has found success by fostering skilled club, provincial, and national representative athletes alike with a common goal to win the league championship.
BC Bears 7s – June 2022
Robin MacDowell Named as BC Men’s 7s Coach – ID Session This Saturday, Team to Enter Kelowna 7s and RugbyTown 7s
Robin MacDowell has been an extraordinary servant of the game in Canada, both as a player and coach. He’s represented Canada on the World Series, at the Commonwealth Games, he played professionally in Italy and then played at the highest level domestically on a Rugby Canada Super League national championship team and on a NA4 championship team. As a coach he’s been in charge of the Canada U18 7s team, the USPORT 7s team, he’s been key in identifying high performance athletes for the Canada Women’s 7s program, like recent sensation Krissy Scurfield. He was in demand outside of Canada as the head coach of the Mexican women’s 7s team and the Trinidad & Tobago high performance program. He’s coached professionally with the Premier Sevens and Rugby Tens competitions. He also has the MacDowell Rugby Academy which operates in Saskatchewan and BC. He knows the world of high performance 7s and he knows the talent that’s out there. The program is in good hands.
World Rugby 7s Series – 2022
Former Canada Coach, Damian McGrath, Hired by Kenya as Head Coach
It was only a matter of time before an international coach the quality of Damian McGrath found his way back on the World Rugby 7s Series. When Rugby Canada terminated him for murky political reasons, he went to Germany to work with their 7s program and achieved some positive results but, due to COVID, never got to complete the qualification tournament to get Germany on the World 7s Series.
Coaching News – April 2022
Interview with Graham Turner, UBCOB Ravens U19 Coach and BC U19 Coaching Staff
We had a chance to interview Graham Turner about the success of the Ravens U19 program. He had some interesting insights, the interview is below.
Rugby Canada Coaching News – April 2022
Sean White Named Assistant Coach of Men’s Seven’s Team
In the “about time” department, a Canadian player and coach has been named to the senior men’s coaching team. It’s as assistant coach but hopefully it’s just a matter of time before he takes over the top job in sevens. Next step will be to name an assistant XVs coach to take over Kingsley’s job when he leaves.
Canadian Coaching News
Robin MacDowell Named as Trinidad & Tobago Technical Director of Women’s High Performance
[ed. congratulations to Robin who always seems in demand around the world in a coaching capacity.]
from Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Canadian Robin MacDowell is the new Technical Director of the Women’s High Performance rugby programme in T&T.
Coaching Updates – December 2021
Jamie Cudmore Hired as Newfoundland Provincial Coach for 2022 Season
Jamie Cudmore will take over the Newfoundland provincial coaching role. He’s moving, along with his family, from an island on the far west coast of Canada to one about 5,000 km away on the Canadian east coast. For Jennifer Cudmore, Jamie’s wife, it’s a move home and to family.