Premier Women’s Rugby – June 2026 – Finals

Saracens Dominant in Championship Win Over Trailfinders: Ten Canadians in Final

The Saracens featuring six starting Canadian players were dominant in their march to the championship title in the English Premier Women’s competition. Julia Omokhuale was selected player of the match and she opened the scoring for the Saracens at the 12′  mark. The Sarries were ahead 33-0 at the half and it was basically game over. Alysha Corrigan scored the first try of the second half and it was 38-0. Maya Montiel scored the Trailfinder’s first try 8′ into the second half to make it 38-7 but Saracens added two more tries to the Trailfinder’s one to cruise to victory, 52-14. The full match video link is below and the RugbyPass player rankings for the Canadian starting players.

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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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