UVic Win Opening Tournament of CanWest 7s Season
UVic won the opening tournament of the 2024 CanWest 7s Series in Edmonton. UBC came second. There will be two more tournaments in the series, the next tournament is at UBC, Feb 10-11.
Category Archives: University
Men’s University Rugby Championship 2023
UBC Claim 5th University Championship Title In Dominating Win Over UVic
It wasn’t a result many would have predicted, a 41-7 one-sided match in the final. These two teams met twice in October with the Vikes winning one +5 and the T-Birds winning the other +6. There didn’t appear to be much between the teams.
Women’s University Championship 2023
Laval Repeat as USport Champions – UVic Claim 2nd
The Laval Rouge et Or successfully defended their Canadian title, Sunday afternoon, by defeating the Victoria Vikes 32-13 in the championship game of the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship, held in Quebec City.
CanWest Women’s XV 2023
UBC Win 4th Consecutive CanWest XVs Title: UVic Finish 2nd – National Finals in Quebec City November 1-5
UBC won their 4th consecutive CanWest title with the UVic Vikes finishing 2nd. Both teams will advance to the national finals in Quebec City from November 1st to 5th.
CanWest Women’s XVs Preseason Rankings
UBC Top Coaches Poll as 2023 Fall Season Ready to Kick Off
[ed. CanWest kicks off in BC on September 9th, looking forward to a great day at UVic’s Wallace Field. The Tide v Tsunami U20 boys at 11am, the women’s UVic v UBC at 1pm and the Vikes v Pride men’s game at 3pm.]
from CanWest
Coming off a third-straight conference championship, it’s no surprise the UBC Thunderbirds have once again been named favourites this season.
UBC Thunderbirds – August 2023
UBC and Head Coach Curry Hitchborn Part Ways
An unexpected announcement from UBC (posted below) indicates that Curry Hitchborn has stepped down from the head coach position at UBC. Several readers have been asking for more details but we don’t have any at this time.
CanWest Women’s 7s – 2023
UBC Claim CanWest Rugby 7s Title – Breaking UVic Four Year Streak
from CanWest Sports
The UBC Thunderbirds won their first ever Women’s Rugby 7s Canada West banner, going a perfect 15-0 on the season and breaking the four-year dominance of Victoria Vikes after the three-stop series wrapped up at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.
CanWest Women’s 7s – Round Two
UBC Win Round Two of CanWest 7s – Day 2 Match Results
from CanWest
VICTORIA A game-winning try in the final match of the day by the UBC Thunderbirds Soshanah Seumanutafa as time expired gave UBC its second-straight tournament win, Feb. 12 at Wallace Field.
CanWest Women’s 7s – Round One
UBC Win Round One of CanWest 7s: Calgary 2nd and UVic 3rd
The first round of the women’s CanWest series is on this weekend in Edmonton. The series includes UVic, UBC, TWU, Alberta, Brandon, Lethbridge, Calgary, Regina. The schedule/results and link to CanWest TV is here.
UBC Thunderbirds – January 2023
UBC Thunderbirds Defeat Saint Mary’s Gaels 33-28
It was a close match in muddy conditions as the T-Birds went into the half down 21-19 but scored twice early in the second half and then conceded a late try to claim the win.