BC Rugby Youth 7s – U18 Girls

BC U18 Girls 7s Return from Australian Tournament with 2-2 Record: Photos

The Australian School Girls won their home tournament with a 27-12 win over the NZ based Rugby Vault team. The BC U18 team lost to the Australian School Girls in the quarter-finals on Day 2, 29-0. The girls division didn’t have a Plate category unlike the boys division, even though there were more girls teams entered.

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UBCOB Ravens U18

UBCOB Ravens U18 – December 2023

Boys BC U18 Final – Ravens Edge CW 19 – 14; Report by Peter MacDonald

On a cool, sunny December late afternoon at Thunderbird Stadium the champions from the mainland and the island entertained and engaged their fans in a game worthy of a provincial final. The Ravens came out on top but there was very little between the two teams and but for a slow start by CW there might have been a different result.

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Kamloops Youth 7s 2023

MacDowell Rugby Wins U18 Boys Elite; CW Win Girls U18 Elite – List of Top 3 in Each Division

MacDowell Rugby Academy operating out of Cowichan High School won the Boys U18 Elite competition over the weekend, defeating a team from Okotoks Alberta. In the Girls U18 Elite it was Oak Bay’s Castaway Wanderers who took top honours defeating Abbotsford. The top 3 in each division are listed below and the full results are at https://bcrugby.com/results/

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Thunder Indigenous Rugby – August 2023

Thunder Tour to NZ Wraps Up – A Reflection on the 14 Day Tour with Highlights

What a tour! A party of 42 travelling around the north island of NZ (Aotearoa) for fourteen days in four large vans and a car covering about 1400 km and over 18 hours of driving time. During that time they played six matches (3 for boys, 3 for girls), attended five Powiri (cultural welcoming ceremonies at Marae), attended four high level training sessions. They stayed in two Marae, two motels and were biletted with player families for two nights. They attended three professional matches in the evenings at Eden Park (FIFA semi-final), Mt Smart Stadium (up the wahs!), and Central Energy Trust Stadium (Go Turbos). There were trips to the NZ Rugby Museum, the Auckland Museum, hikes up Mount Maunganui and Maungakiekie.

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Western Age-Grade Championships 2023

BC Bears Squads Announced For U16 and U18 Western Canada Championships in Calgary

from BCRU

BC Rugby is delighted to announce the BC Bears U18 and U16 Boys and Girls squads that will represent the province at the 2023 Western Canadian Championships in Calgary, Alberta on August 3-6, 2023.

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