[ed. good to hear from Jamie Cudmore again. Also kudos to them for putting out their long list, hint, hint, BC.]
The Atlantic Selects, Atlantic Canada’s renewed high performance Men’s Rugby team, announced today their 2nd ever match. The team was founded in the fall of 2021 to help rebuild high performance Rugby in Atlantic Canada, and travelled to Toronto in October to play the Toronto Arrows.
The original RC press release mentioned a trip out east to play the Arrows Academy and the Atlantic Selects but that’s pending budget considerations.
It seems rare for the Republicans and Democrats to agree on anything south of the border, so it’s interesting to see a bipartisan resolution with rugby as the common bond.
from Premier Rugby Sevens
The 2022 Premier Rugby Sevens Championship will be bigger in nearly every sense. More games. More tournaments. More cities. And thats all going to require more players, the finding of whom falls on the shoulders of general manager Mike Tolkin.
Sad news, I had the utmost respect for Keith, he was the Director of National Senior Men’s Teams at Rugby Canada when I first met him in 1998. I had just built the Rugby Canada website and Keith provided most of the content. We worked together, virtually, for the next few years to keep it updated. I left in 2002 and I lost touch with him after that. I learned afterwards that his daughter Rhian was on the national women’s soccer team (2 Olympic Bronze) and is now a professional coach at the Portland Thorns. Keith was capped 3 times for Canada at inside centre. A great rugby person and very sad news.
If you’re a player and looking for some insights on travelling and playing rugby, we have a Blog for you. It’s Travis Larsen’s new Blog, The Rugby Nomad.
from Capilano media
It is with great sadness that we inform club members of the tragic passing of Steve “Sanchez” Taylor. Sanchez was tragically killed in the mudslide on Highway 99 last week. The Capilano Rugby Club offers its heartfelt condolences to the entire Taylor family. We will very much miss having Sanchez around Klahanie Park. A fundraising page has been set up to help the family and the link for this is posted below.
by Peter Muirhead
The Vancouver Wave are proud to announce an exciting opportunity thanks to our partnership with Langara Fishing Adventures. In support of the Vancouver Wave men’s team for the 2021 Coastal Cup, a fishing trip for two is up for auction! The trip is valued at more than $11,000. Money raised will go towards successfully running this year’s campaign, including covering field rental, travel, equipment and kit expenses, medical/trainer supplies, and general operating costs.
Nathan Hirayama announced his retirement from international rugby 7s on Instagram. The statement is below.
The venerable Pride program is shaking off COVID and preparing for the upcoming season.
With players coming from across the country and a very tight rental market, it is taking time to find suitable accommodation to house groups of players. We are calling on supporters in the hope that we can find short-term accommodation for individual players.