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.
[ed. Amanda will be writing a few articles for BCRN this summer before returning to VIU to continue her studies. She’s also writing articles for BC Grassroots Rugby during their summer schedule. Her first assignment was to write an article introducing herself. You can reach her at whipple@bcrugbynews.com]
Mike Levitt has turned a love of rugby and a skill at writing into a post retirement career. He already has had local media articles published highlighting his books aimed at a youth readership. The Williams Lake Tribune article noted “Retired high school teacher and former Williams Lake rugby coach Mike Levitt has penned his second book about the sport: Rugby Rookies, released this month by Lorimer publishing.” The Kamloops This Week article opened with, “Kamloops author Mike Levitt split the uprights with his first kick at a childrens book.”
We are looking for an individual to assist in the operation of BC Rugby News. The person will be employed by BC Grassroots Rugby and will share duties between organizations, spending at least two days coaching youth with BC Grassroots Rugby. The remaining time will be spent on BCRN activities. These may include the following tasks: