from UBC Media
VANCOUVER The UBC Thunderbirds fell in their home opener 30-14 to the University of Victoria Vikes at the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre in the first leg of the historic Wightman Boot series between the longstanding provincial rivals.
The USport women’s rugby season has kicked off and this year the fall championship tournament is in Victoria, from November 2nd to November 6th.
from TWU Rugby
LANGLEY, B.C. Trinity Western men’s rugby star Tamilore Awonusi (Dublin, Ireland) has been selected to represent Ireland for the upcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series double-header in Spain.
The UBC Thunderbirds hoisted the trophy at the end of the Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship (CUMRC) after defeating the Victoria Vikes 39-7 in the Gold Medal Game.
Queen’s won the national women’s university title for the first time. The tournament MVP was Victoria’s Sophie de Goede.
The women’s university national tournament will take place at Queen’s University in Kingston between November 10-14. Laval are ranked #1, Queen’s #2, UBC #3 and Acadia #4. UVic are ranked 8th.
The CanWest season kicked off last weekend with UBC defeating UVic 31-15 and Lethbridge clobbering Alberta 53-7. The win earned UBC a 5th place national ranking while Lethbridge are ranked 8th. The two top teams from CanWest will attend the nationals in Ontario in November.
from UVic Vikes
VICTORIA -The University of Victoria is delighted to announce Scott Manning as the new head coach of the Vikes men’s rugby program, effective June 28, 2021. Manning will take the reins from long-time head coach Doug Tate who is retiring after 27 years.
If you’re a high school player or a high school coach this should interest you. You can watch University coaches from across the country pitch their uni as the right choice for you. There are about 17 coaches and each one gets about 5 minutes of video time to make their point. It was informative and entertaining.
The Canadian University Mens Rugby Championship was initiated in 2017 with the assistance of a Canadian Rugby Foundation grant. The inaugural tournament was held at Guelph University and won by the UBC Thunderbirds.