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UBCOB Ravens – May 2026

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Ravens Book Trip to White Rock with Defence and Second Half Surge: Ravens 45 – James Bay 5
Report by Peter MacDonald

While more than two months had passed since the last Ravens’ home game, the faithful turned out in good numbers to take in the BC semi-final on a summer like day at Jericho. With memories of recent home semi-final losses to CW and the Lomas floating around in the back of their minds the home crowd were on edge during a first half display of equally good rugby by both sides. The 19-5 half-time scoreline flattered the Ravens.

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Kamloops Rugby Updates – May 2026

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Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Both Raider Squads are Finals Bound!!

Blue skies overhead and the shining sun set the stage for two semi final games at Kamloops Rugby Club this weekend.

The Senior women were first to kick off to the visiting Bayside Sharks. The first half saw the Raiders controlling much of the play. Riley Halvorson opened the scoring for the hosts early on in the first half and Jess Oldenburger added the conversion, 7-0 KRC.

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High School Rugby Updates – May 2026

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In Touch Newsletter by Phil Smith: Volume 2 Issue 8

Phil’s Volume 2 Issue 8 covers the St. George’s v Collingwood match, SMUS v Brentwood, Oak Bay v Royal Bay and the Port Alberni tour to Wales. Phil’s provincial rankings seem more up to date than the BCSS rankings which come out mid-week. Both have St. George’s #1 but Phil goes Shawnigan, Collingwood, Robert Bateman, Oak Bay after that. The BCSS doesn’t have the St. George’s v Collingwood result factored in and have Collingwood, Robert Bateman, Shawnigan, Oak Bay as #2 to #5.

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BC Rugby Updates – May 2026

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Full Schedule of Quality Rugby in May – BC Club Finals, Ontario Tour, Alberta Tour

There’s a full schedule of quality rugby coming up in May starting with the club finals at Bayside next weekend. There are seven division to be contested Ravens v UVic in Men’s Premier, Thunderbirds v Westshore in Women’s Premier, Capilano v Rowers in Men’s Div 1, Kamloops v Capilano in Women’s Div 1, Kamloops v Kelowna in Men’s Div 2, Chilliwack v Kelowna in Women’s Div 2, Burnaby v Rowers in Men’s Div 3.

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BC Rugby Weekend of May 2nd 2026

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BC Premier Semi-Final Results: #4 Bays Fall to #1 Ravens, #6 UVic Upset #2 UBC – Women’s Premier #4 Westshore Upset #1 Lomas, #3 Thunderbirds Defeat #2 Burnaby

A couple of upsets in the BC Premier and a couple of wins by defending champions. In the men’s Premier UVic upset UBC and in the women’s Premier Westshore upset Meraloma. The defending champions from last year in both men’s and women’s Premier continued through in strong form. The Ravens put in a +40 win in men’s Premier and Thunderbirds had a +17 win in women’s Premier. All the results from the 14 matches are posted below.

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Kamloops Rugby Updates – April 2026

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Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Home Teams Claim Quarter-Final Wins and Set to Host Semi-Finals This Weekend

It was a big day this past Saturday at Exhibition Park in Kamloops, with both KRC senior squads hosting their respective quarter finals.

The men’s game was first on the line up with the Raiders hosting Richmond. The men kicked off to the visitors and through tight pressure eventually gained control of the ball and put the Richmond defense under instant pressure, with Raider second row Max Heppner finding a gap and scoring for the Raiders, try went unconverted, 5-0 KRC.

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BC Rugby Semi-Finals 2026

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Semi-Final Weekend in BC Rugby: 14 Matches in 7 Divisions at 8 Venues with 21 Clubs Represented

There are 14 semi-final matches this coming weekend in 7 divisions at 8 venues with 21 clubs represented. There are 7 clubs with two teams in the semis UVic (2), Burnaby (2), Capilano (2), Rowers (2), Bayside (2), Kamloops (2), Kelowna (2). There are 14 clubs with one team in the semis Ravens, JBAA, UBC, Meraloma, Westshore, Thunderbirds, Nanaimo, Comox, United, Kats, Chilliwack, Ridge Meadows, SFU, Langley.

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High School Rugby Updates – April 2026

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In Touch Newsletter by Phil Smith: Volume 2 Issue 7

Phil’s Volume 2 Issue 7 covers the match between St. George’s v Shawnigan. These two schools are perennial finalists in the AAA division. St. George’s claimed a narrow win on home ground. Some other cross-region matches Phil covers are Oak Bay v Earl Marriott and SMUS v Carson Graham. Two teams that went up from AA to AAA this year Collingwood and Robert Bateman also went head to head and Phil has that report. BC School Sports has started putting out their rugby XVs rankings and we’ve appended them below.

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Canada Women’s XVs 2026

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Canada to Host England for Rugby Rematch Tour: First Match October 16th in Toronto

The national women’s XVs team are going to have a busy fall, first they’re heading to Europe in September to prepare for matches against England (Sept 19th), France (Sept 26th) and Scotland (??). Then they return home and host England on October 16th in Toronto, with one more match to follow to complete the two game Rugby Rematch Tour. The details of the second match haven’t been announced yet. That’s five high level games over two months! [UPDATE: 2nd match announced for Ottawa October 23rd.]

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Player Profiles

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Player Spotlight from the Quarter-Finals: Emily Findlay – Photos by Sideline Photos

I admit it, it was a Sunday, the quarter-finals were just over, it was a beautiful day out, I wasn’t motivated to post a story today. But then local Victoria photographer Phillip Kristiansen from sidelinephotos.ca reached out and sent me his photo gallery of the Westshore v CW match with permission to use photos on the site. I saw the sequence of photos below and wow, great shots Phillip, but who is that player? Emily Findlay I was told by Westshore sources. Mostyn Findlay’s younger sister! How many brothers/sisters were playing Premier rugby yesterday for separate clubs? Those who follows the BC Premier know that Mostyn plays for James Bay and has been a  fixture in the BC Premier for a number of years, and an accomplished 7s player as well.

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