San Capri Marlins Win Elite Division of Kelowna 7s Defeating BC Bears and UBCOB Ravens

The Kelowna Rugby 7s put on an entertaining event that had both a social and elite component. There were only 3 teams in the Elite division as the touring British side had travel issues according to the live stream commentary. The three teams were BC Bears, San Capri Marlins and UBCOB Ravens. The teams were evenly matched in playing strength although BC went in as favourites based on reputation. The Marlins came out as surprise winners and defeated BC 17-7 in the final.

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Bayside 7s August 13th and Westshore 7s August 20th – Register Your Teams

There are a couple of club hosted 7s tournaments coming up in August. On August 13th is the Bayside 7s hosted by the Bayside Rugby Club and on August 20th is the Westshore 7s hosted by the Westshore Rugby Club.

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Premier Rugby Sevens Kicks Off on Saturday: Schedule and List of Canadian Players and Coaches

The Premier Rugby Sevens series kicks off this weekend in California. It’s a closed competition that features four teams, the Loonies, Loggerheads, Experts and Headliners. The Loonies have some Canadian coaching staff, the men’s team head coach is Sean White and the women’s assistant coach is Robin McDowell.

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Canada West With Another Eleven Try Performance Down Atlantic Selects to Claim Coast to Coast Title

This was Canada West’s second 11 try match in a row. They certainly didn’t have problems crossing the line in their two matches.

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Canada West Selects Name Roster for Coast to Coast Cup in Halifax

Canada West have named their 28 player travelling roster for next week’s Coast to Coast tournament. The tournament starts Saturday May 28th with Canada West playing Tuesday May 31st and Saturday June 4th.

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CanWest Defeats American Raptors 40-17 – CanWest Island Edges CanWest Mainland 14-12 – Match Photos and Video Link

The American Raptors started strong going up 12-0. The Island had their share of ball and line breaks but a lack of precision with dropped passes and balls stripped in contact denied them any points. It was a defensive effort, by Gabe Casey, that led to their first try when he intercepted an ambitious wide pass by the Raptors inside their 22. It was converted 12-7 Raptors.

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Upright Rugby Successful Tour to Tropical 7s in Florida: U12 Co-Ed Team Wins Cup Final

from Tyler Leggatt

I just wanted to let you know that I am on my way home from a highly successful trip down to Tampa, Florida where we had eight teams competing in the 2022 Tropical 7s. I had nicknamed this tour the “Reboot to Rugby” tour and it was a great opportunity for us to kick off to return to rugby, and prepare for the upcoming spring and summer season here in Canada.

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TSN to Cover Premier Rugby Sevens on October 9th in Memphis

You may not be able to watch the Canadian national team’s World Cup qualifying match this weekend against Chile on TSN, but you can watch a new rugby 7s league launch in Memphis on October 9th. Such is the convoluted nature of sports broadcasting in Canada. A shout out to CBC Sports for covering the Vancouver and Edmonton 7s the last two weekends.

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Americas Pacific Challenge Announced for October: Competition Doesn’t Include Pacific Nations or Canada

World Rugby may call it the Americas Pacific Challenge but without any Pacific Nations it looks more like the Americas Rugby Championship minus Canada.

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