BC Entering Youth Teams in World School 7s in Auckland in December
from BCRU
BC Bears Boys and Girls Elite 7s teams will be heading to New Zealand this December, to compete at the 2022 World School Sevens.
Category Archives: Youth Rugby
BC Junior Club Championships 2022
BC Age-Grade Club Finals to be Hosted at Cowichan Rugby Club on December 4th
It’s good to see a combined Island/Mainland BC club championship at the youth level return this year. As the BCRU media release mentioned, it was 3 years ago when the last one was held. Last year the Mainland and Island held separate championships as COVID rules were just starting to loosen.
Canada Summer Games 2022
BC Win Canada Summer Games Gold in Rugby 7s: Outscoring Opponents 232-17 Over 3-Day Tournament
BC dominated at the Canada Summer Games Rugby 7s winning the Gold medal final 38-0 over Quebec. In the Bronze match Ontario defeated Nova Scotia 20-15.
Western Age-Grade Championships 2022
BC Sweep Western Championships with Wins in Boys U16 & U18, Girls U16 & U18 and Women’s U23
from BC Rugby
The 2022 Western Canada Championships made a successful return to the calendar after three thrilling days of Age-Grade Rugby wrapped up at Parkinson Recreation Park in Kelowna, BC.
Youth Matches – July 2022
King Edward School (Stratford-upon-Avon) vs Island Tide U18 & U16 at Shawnigan Lake School, Monday July 25th at 5pm
King Edward VI school is touring BC and one of their matches will be against the Vancouver Island Tide, U16 and U18 teams. A quick google search shows there are several King Edward Schools (KES) in the UK – in Birmingham, Southampton and Stratford. The Southampton and Stratford schools have visited the Island before. It’s the Stratford school which is visiting this year. King Edward School in Stratford-upon-Avon is where William Shakespeare went to school in the 1570’s. Likely a half back of some sort if rugby were available at the time, always verbose and questioning on field decisions, “To be or not to be? Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?” – definitely not a forward.
Youth Rugby Camps
Sooke Youth Rugby Camp this Friday 9am to noon: Meet Djustice Sears-Duru and Members of the National Women’s XVs Team
There’s a youth rugby camp this Friday at the EMCS high school field in Sooke, 9am to noon. The camp is run by BC Grassroots Rugby and one of their high profile coaches, Djustice Sears-Duru, will be there. Also some members of the women’s XVs program will be in attendance as they prepare to face Italy on Sunday in Langford.
Provincial Regional Championships 2022
BC Regional Youth Championships Final Results: Titles to Island South U14 Girls, U16 Boys; Valley East U14 Boys, U18 Girls; Valley West U16 Girls; Island North U18 Boys
U14 Boys
Fraser Valley East defeated Okanagan in the final. Vancouver South claimed 3rd.
Thunder Indigenous Rugby – June 2022
Thunder Rugby Preparing for California Tour and Entry in LA 7s Invitational Youth Tournament
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day we take a look at the Thunder Rugby program which was formed to introduce rugby to Indigenous youth. The program is led by some notable First Nations players and administrators, John Lyall, Phil Mack and Bobby Ross.
BC Provincial High School Rugby Championships 2022
BC Provincial Rugby High School Championships Wrap Up: Titles to Shawnigan Boys AAA, West Van Boys AA, Yale Girls AAA, DW Poppy Girls AA, Stelly’s Boys 7s, Oak Bay Girls 7s
The BC Provincial Rugby High School Championship wrapped up on Saturday with Shawnigan claiming the title in Boys AAA and West Van claiming the title in Boys AA. Yale won the title in Girls AAA and DW Poppy were victorious in Girls AA.
High School Updates – May 2022
BC High School 7s Tournament Summary, Standings and Tournament Team Selections
by Adam Roberts
Were Back! Fantastic weekend out in sunny White Rock which hosted the Junior and Senior Boys BC Open 7s tournaments. The Shark Tank at South Surrey Athletic Park, home of the Bayside Sharks, was the host for the weekend. The new clubhouse is eagerly awaiting final occupancy from the city, so it kind of sits there, gorgeous, as a total tease for the viewer. It will play host to the BC Club Finals on May 7th, so this was a great dry run for the club. (A little background: During Covid the BC School Sports Membership had a vote, which passed, for BC School Sports to govern each sport. In the case of rugby basically removed BC Secondary Schools Rugby Union from governance. On April 20th the deadline was set for teams to declare for a 7s or XVs season. After the declaration teams could not play the opposite code with the exception of the BC Open 7s tournament on April 29th/30th/ 1st )