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From the Editor’s Desk – February 2026

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Analysis of Amateurism and Professionalism in Global Rugby: The Argentine Model

This article is based on a YouTube video interview with Les Cusworth on the United Rugby Fans channel. You can find the full video here. I generally put interviews and podcasts through NotebookLM now to get an executive summary, I find it distills the interview to key points which from a time management point of view is helpful. Not everything in the Argentine model will work in Canada but there are some key points worth considering, basically it’s celebrating the amateur model based on local clubs, keeping travel down and bottom-up growth.

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Officiating Updates – February 2026

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Julianne Zussman and Emma Gallagher Feature in World Rugby Officiating Appointments

Julianne Zussman gets two appointments in the Pacific Four series, she’s the referee for USA v NZ on April 11th in Sacramento and then USA v Australia on April 17th in Kansas City. Emma Gallagher and Kristine Lovatt are the ARs in both of those matches. Cam Russell is TMO for both of those matches as well. Gallagher is also AR in the USA v Canada match on April 24th in Chicago.

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SVNS 2 – Nairobi

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Canada in Last Place After Nairobi with 0-5 Record

Germany claimed the first tournament title with an upset win over the previously undefeated USA on Day 2. Based on the scoring system from the SVNS 1 tournaments, there’s 3 points for win and a bonus point for a loss by 7 or less. Germany, Kenya and USA all had 4-1 records, Germany picked up a bonus point in their loss to Kenya (-5). The standings in the first tournament would be Germany 13, USA and Kenya 12, Uruguay 8, Belgium 4, Canada 1. With two tournaments left, it’s not looking good for Canada, they’ll have to finish top four in the remaining tournaments and hope a couple of other teams falter. The next tournament is in Uruguay.

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BC Rugby Weekend of February 14th

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Pride Crushed by Visiting Atlantic Privateers 61-29

It was an entertaining game for viewers with lots of scoring but when looked at from a development perspective where this is supposed to be the Rugby Canada academy team preparing players for higher levels, there are lots of questions to ask. Before asking those questions first kudos to the Pacific Pride for finally getting their streaming act together, this being the second match on their channel. Also kudos to the Atlantic Privateers for making the trip and getting their season off to a strong start.

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Pacific Four Series – 2026

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Pacific Four Series Schedule Announced: USA to Host Five Matches in April, Australia to Host One Match

The USA will host the majority of the Pacific Four series in April with Australia hosting New Zealand in the 6th match. It will be interesting for Canada as Jack Hanratty the former Canadian 7s coach will be in charge of team USA for the first time at this tournament. The PWR league in the UK shuts down for April and resumes at the end of May between Rounds 16 and 17 so all UK based players will be available. There was no sign of Sophie de Goede in the Saracens roster this past weekend so her recovery from injury remains a concern.

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UBCOB Ravens

UBCOB Ravens – February 2026

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Ravens and Rain Torrential: Ravens 55 – Burnaby 7
Report by Peter MacDonald

Much like the heavy rains that soaked the Jericho pitch before easing as the game wore on, the Ravens laid a deluge of first half tries on Burnaby before the play evened out in the second half.

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CanWest 7s 2026 – Edmonton

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UBC Win 2nd Tournament in Victoria – Poised for 4th Consecutive Series Title with One Tournament Remaining

UBC have all but clinched the CanWest 7s title, it would be their 4th straight title and would match UVic who won 4 titles from 2018 to 2022. There’s one tournament left at UBC in March but with a commanding 6 point lead in the series standings it would not only require UVic to beat UBC but another team to beat UBC as well, unlikely based on current form. Top try scorers in the tournament for UBC Jaime Dickson with 6 tries, Adia Pye,  Kiki Idowu, Piper Logan all with 5 tries. For UVic Ivy Poetker was top try scorer with 8 tries, making her the top tournament try scorer and with 7 tries in the first tournament, she’s leading the series try scoring count at 15. Adia Pye with 9 tries in Edmonton and 5 in Victoria is 2nd with 14 tries overall.

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Perth SVNS -2026

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Canada Finish 5th in Perth: Stand 6th in Overall Standings
Vancouver 7s Canada in Pool with Australia, USA, Fiji

Canada had a good Day 2 winning both their games and finally defeating Japan this season, a team that seemed to have their number in the first two tournaments. The result is Canada finished 5th in the tournament and 6th overall as France passed them in the standings. Next up is Vancouver and Canada have been drawn in a pool with Australia, USA and Fiji, the fans will love the Canada v USA rivalry.

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BC Rugby Weekend of February 7th 2026

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BC Premier Week 13 Results: Caps Upset UVic, Burnaby Fall to Ravens, Lomas Lose to Westshore, Bays Clobber CW; Exhibition TWU Trounced by Pride, Cal Bears Maul UBC – Women’s Premier Lomas Defeat Westshore, Seattle Crushed by CW, Burnaby Beat Ravens

It’s getting down to the last third of the season, most teams have 5 games left with 12 played. Burnaby and Lomas only have 4 games left and UVic and UBC have 6 games left. CW and Lomas are effectively eliminated from post season play and only UVic now has a chance to catch the top 6 going to the playoffs. In women’s Premier the Lomas show they’re deserving of the #1 ranking, impressive considering they’ve come up from Div 1 last year. There’s no rugby next weekend, Family Day weekend, but play resumes February 21st.

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Premier Women’s Rugby – February 2026 – Round 9

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Update on the English Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) Round 9 – Ten Canadians in Action

The PWR restarted their season after the winter break and there were 10 Canadians in action over 5 teams. The Saracens with a large Canadian contingent had a bye this week and several players such as Fancy Bermudez, Olivia Apps, Sabrina Poulin are with the 7s team on the Singapore and Perth tournaments. Missing from the lineups were some high profile players Alex Tessier and Julia Schell. Chloe Daniels made her first appearance after signing with the Bristol Bears. The results, standings and this weekend’s matches are listed below.

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