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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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BC High School 7s Tournament Summary, Standings and Tournament Team Selections

by Adam Roberts

We’re Back! Fantastic weekend out in sunny White Rock which hosted the Junior and Senior Boys BC Open 7’s 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 7’s or XV’s season. After the declaration teams could not play the opposite code with the exception of the BC Open 7’s tournament on April 29th/30th/ 1st )

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High School 7s Tournament at Westshore on Friday: 40 Teams on 4 Fields

There’s a 7s tournament on Friday, hosted at Westshore RFC, featuring high schools from across the Island, competing in four divisons, Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Junior Boys, Junior Girls. Thunder Rugby is also entering an Indigenous team.

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BC Junior Championship Results and Photos

The Junior Championships were held on Sunday to close out the BC Fall Season. The Island championships were held at Cowichan, the Mainland championships were held at UBC. Posted below are the results reported by the BCRU on their Results page.

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BC Fall Season Wraps Up With Junior Championships on Sunday: Mainland at UBC and Island at Cowichan

The BC club season wraps up this Sunday with the Junior championships. The mainland tournament will be held at UBC Thunderbird Stadium and the island tournament at the Cowichan Rugby Club.

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Adam Roberts Hosts High School Rugby Think Tank for Saturday December 4th: Online Registration

Adam Roberts who has been heavily involved in rugby development in BC has taken the initiative to organize a meeting December 4th, specifically looking at growing the boys game at the high school level in BC. His note is below along with a link to register.

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