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Canadian Ambassadors

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Canadian Ambassadors Inaugural Tour – Letter from Aaron McLelland

The Canadian Ambassadors is a new rugby inititative, started by players, for players. The goal is to provide club players from across the country with the opportunity to go on tour and play against developing nations. The program follows a similar concept that New Zealand has been running with the Czech Republic for the past fifteen years. Over that time the Czech Republic has risen significantly through the IRB rankings (currently #34). The inaugural tour is set for Cancun, Mexico from October 9-15th, to play Mexico National XV. Mexico are ranked #43 in Mens IRB Rankings, behind Czech Republic (34) and Canada (22), but ahead of Barbados (72) who the Highlanders played during the summer.

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BC Rugby Weekend of September 7th 2024

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Coastal Cup Week 1 Results: UBC Dominate TWU, Pacific Pride Edge UVic

The Coastal Cup kicked off this weekend with two matches. The BC Premier starts in two weeks. The Dunbar Keg men’s U20 and CanWest women’s university competition also have matches this weekend. Goods news for BC rugby fans is that both Coastal Cup games are available online, details below.

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UBC Rugby 2024-25

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A Look at the UBC Roster for the 2024-25 Season: Coastal Cup Starts Saturday

UBC kick off their season against TWU on Saturday and we’ll look at their roster for the upcoming season. Last year in the Coastal Cup UBC had a slow start, finishing 3rd behind the Pacific Pride and UVic. They defeated TWU twice but lost to UVic and the Pride for a 2-3 record. They quickly improved and ended up winning the national University championship defeating rivals UVic.

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Pacific Pride – Fall 2024

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Coastal Cup Starts Saturday – A Look at the Pacific Pride Roster

The Coastal Cup kicks off on Saturday and we’re hoping to take a look at the extended rosters of the four teams involved, Pacific Pride, UVic, UBC and TWU. The Pacific Pride are the defending champions.

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Canada v USA – August 2024

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Canada Fall to USA 28-15 in Round 2 of Pacific Nations Cup

In a game strewn with errors, the USA outscored Canada 4 tries to 2 to win 28-15. The USA were ahead by 10 at the half 18-8 and extended that lead by 3 in an even second half.

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Allianz Women’s Premier League

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Fancy Bermudez Latest Canadian Signed to Contract in English Premier League

Fancy Bermudez was the latest Canadian to be signed to a contract in the Allianz Premier, the top women’s competition in England. Fancy will play with the Saracens. Announced prior to that was Krissy Scurfield moving to the Loughborough Lightning and Gabby Senft going to Saracens.

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BC Rugby Season 2024-25

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BC Rugby Season Starts September 7th – Schedules for Coastal Cup, BC Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Dunbar Keg, CanWest XVs

The 2024-25 BC rugby season kicks off Saturday September 7th in Coastal Cup, Dunbar Keg, CanWest competitions; September 21st in Men’s Div 1, 2 and 3; September 28th in Men’s and Women’s Premier, Women’s Div 1 and Div 2.

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Canada v Japan – August 2024

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Canada Lose 55-28 to Japan: HT 38-7

Canada were caught unprepared by the pace of the Japanese game in the first 30 minutes and were down 38-0. It was a combination of a high tempo game by Japan and some sloppy tackling by Canada in the first 30 that let Japan score 5 unanswered tries.

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