In Memory Of… April 2025

BC Rugby Community Mourns the Passing of a Great Servant of the Game – Brent Johnston

I was saddened to hear today of the passing of Brent Johnston. He was a stalwart at the Castaway Wanderers club and anyone who was involved in the BC Rugby community would have likely met Brent. He was also manager of the men’s national XVs for a period of time. His brother, Gary “Jono” Johnston, was national team coach in the 80s.

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1954 NZ All Blacks Tour to BC

1954 Tour Program – NZ All Blacks Visit BC for Matches vs Victoria, UBC, Mainland After 31 Games in UK, Ireland, France

In March 1954 the NZ All Blacks wrapped up a gruelling 36 match tour of the UK,  Ireland, France and North America. By the time they reached BC they had played 31 matches and had 5 more to go, 3 of them in BC and 2 in California. They won the matches in BC handily, 39-3 against Victoria, 42-3 against UBC and 37-11 against the Mainland.

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