Vancouver 7s 2026 – Men

Canada Men 2-0 on Day One of Vancouver Tournament

Today it was the men’s team who brought joy to the crowd as they won both of their matches in their Challenge tournament against Japan and Chile. Hopefully the momentum will carry through to Day 2 and then the SVNS 2 tournaments in South America later this month. A highlight was the first try by Andrew Cooper on his debut, he looks a promising prospect with size and a good work ethic. He’s from Kitsilano High School adjacent to the Meraloma club where he played rugby, he also  spent some time with SAS Rugby Academy in South Africa.

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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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