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Canada Men’s XVs Updates – August 2026

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Meehan Names 32 Player Squad for September Tests in Japan

Stephen Meehan has named his 32 players list for three matches in Japan starting September 5th. It’s a different looking team compared to the summer squad, it is missing a number of first string players. Not on the September roster are Tyler Ardron, Evan Olmstead, Andrew Quattrin, mentioned in the RC release as not available “due to club commitments” but also missing are Cali Martinez, Cole Keith, Piers Von Dadelszen, Peter Nelson all starters. There are six starters missing from the team that narrowly defeated Zimbabwe in July. It’s going to be a tall order going from Zimbabwe to playing Japan, Fiji and possibly USA minus six starters.

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Men’s Div 1 Schedule 2026-27

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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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Westshore 7s 2026

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UVic Vikes Win Senior Men’s Title; Thunder Indigenous Win U18 Boys and Girls Titles

It feels like rugby season is almost here as the last 7s tournament of the summer wrapped up. The UVic Vikes won the men’s title defeating Pacific Warriors in the final. The Warriors had won all the mainland titles this year (SFU 7s, Bayside 7s) but weren’t able to add the Westshore 7s to their trophy case. Along the way UVic defeated hosts Westshore. UVic had two teams entered and it was a chance to see some of the emerging talent in their XVs program this season. In the U18 divisions it was Thunder and Thunder winning both boys and girls titles. The program had just wrapped up a week long camp at Shawnigan Lake school and it looks like the program has some emerging talent. This group will form the core of their next NZ tour. Westshore won the U16 girls title.

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Referee Updates – August 2026

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Four Canadian Match Officials Appointed to 2026 WXV Matches in September/October

Canadian Match Officials Julianne Zussman (Referee), Emma Gallagher (Referee, Assistant Referee), Kristine Lovatt (Assistant Referee) and Cam Russell (FPRO, TMO) have been appointed to the 2026 WXV Global Series & Global Series Challenger matches taking place this September and October. The WXV series is for the top tier nations, the WXV Challenger is for upcoming nations. Julianne Zussman has been selected to referee two of the WXV matches, and Emma Gallagher one of the WXV Challenger matches. The match schedules involving Canadian officials are listed below, also the World Rugby profile for Julianne Zussman is posted below.

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BC Women’s Premier Schedule 2026-27

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Women’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule Posted – 18 Rounds, 6 Core Teams Plus Seattle, 51 Matches

The women’s Premier starts September 26th. There are six core teams plus Seattle who play an exhibition schedule, they visit each of the core teams once during the season. The six core teams play a triple round robin with 3 games against each opponent. That works out to 45 matches plus the six exhibition matches for a 51 match schedule over 18 rounds.

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Rugby Update – August 2026

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Rugby This Week Westshore 7s and Canada U20 vs TWU; Next Month Canada Men vs Japan, Fiji, USA; Canada Women vs Scotland, England, France; BC Premier Starts but Where is the Pacific Pride

This is a summary/preview article of what’s happening this week and next month of interest to rugby followers in BC. This week/weekend it’s the Westshore 7s and the Canada U20 vs TWU match. Next month Canada men and women have 3 matches each, the men in Japan and the women in Europe. The BC Premier starts in a few weeks and we look at the implications with the Pacific Pride MIA.

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BC Premier Schedule 2026-27

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Men’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule Posted – 21 Rounds, 11 Teams, 99 Matches

The BCRU have posted the 2026/27 schedules to PlayHQ, the new registration system. This is the schedule for the men’s Premier, there are 11 teams, 21 Rounds including bye weeks, each team plays 18 games, there are 99 matches in total. The season starts September 12, the winter break occurs between Round 11 on November 28th and Round 12 on January 16th, the regular season ends on April 10th.

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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Howlers Argentina Tour 2026

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Howlers Win Final Match of Tour – Get Write Up on ESPN

The Howlers wrapped up their tour this weekend, 1 win and 2 losses, but the scope is much larger than the results on the field. The benefits to the young players and in a year or so, to the Canada U20 program, will be significant. Also the rugby contacts made with Argentine and Buenos Aires rugby administrators and players will pay dividends down the road. Kudos to the Howlers, Karl Fix, the supporters and most importantly the players for taking on this gruelling tour to one of the bastions of amateur rugby. Also a shout out to the man in Argentina who helped put this together, Les Cusworth.

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BC Rugby 2026-27 Season

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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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