Coaching Updates – October 2026
Kevin Rouet Has Coaching Contract Extended to End of 2030
When you’ve kept the Canada XVs team in the top 3 in the world and placed 2nd at the World Cup, it’s a given you should have your contract extended. Why now though is open to speculation, did he receive a solid offer from abroad? In 2025 Rugby Canada extended his contract to the end of 2027, now they’re locking him in until the end of 2030. The World Cup is in 2029. He’s not only head coach, he’s Director of Women’s Rugby. One statement that Rouet keeps mentioning in his interviews, and one we don’t hear so much on the men’s side, is his commitment to developing high-performance pathways domestically, as he’s quoted below, “I also look forward to continuing to help develop the high-performance pathway for women’s rugby in Canada.” That’s why he’s a keeper, hopefully Rugby Canada will apply the same logic when looking for a men’s coach and potential Director of Men’s Rugby after the 2027 World Cup.
BC Premier Week 4 Results: Westshore Clobber Bayside, Capilano Fall to JBAA, Ravens Fly Past CW, Burnaby Stunned by Meraloma, UVic Outlast Rowers
Phil Mack to be Inducted into Victoria Sports Hall of Fame – Dinner and Ceremony on November 7th, 2026
Canada U20 Team Heading to Chile: 30 Man Roster Named – First Match Friday vs Namibia
BC Premier Week 3 Results: Ravens Second-Half Comeback Over UBC, UVic Fall to Burnaby, CW Demolished by James Bay, Capilano Top Bayside, Meraloma Sink Rowers
U20 Challenger Cup 2026 – Canada vs Belgium
Belgium 41-14 Canada: Canada Crash in Second Half
Canada were leading at the half 7-6 but came off the rails in the second half as they left their focus in the change room at halftime. Two yellow cards and a slew of mental errors made it difficult to get any momentum in the second half. It started with a casual wave at a pass from a defender that led to a yellow card, then defenders forgot to focus on the ruck and the Belgium player said, thanks very much, picked the ball up untouched and jaunted in for a try. Next was a penalty awarded to Canada at the Belgium 22, the kicker put the ball directly into goal and a key possession was lost. It was mental error after mental error leading to penalties for Belgium, tries and another yellow card for Canada. Then panic mode hit as the scoreline increased and time ticked away, more errors, running the ball out from the 22 instead of clearing it, a double skip pass that’s intercepted and run back the length of the field for a try. It wasn’t that Belgium was a much better team, Canada self-inflicted much of the pain on itself in the second half. It will be interesting to see how they come out against Portugal in their next match, the championship is gone, but they can battle for a 3rd place finish. Canada face Portugal on Monday, October 12th.
BC Rugby League Updates – October 5th 2026
Overview of League Standings from Premier to U18
Peter is on vacation this week so I’ll just do a run through on the leagues from Premier to U18. The scores and tables are on the PlayHQ system, that’s the system that BCRU and Rugby Canada have switched to this season. The BCRU tables aren’t always up to date, for example in men’s BC Premier they still have the Ravens at 14 points instead of 15, we keep an accurate men’s BC Premier table here. The PlayHQ system can be accessed here.
Kamloops Rugby Updates – October 2026
Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Senior Women Secure Road Win in South Surrey Against the Sharks
The early morning travels have started for the Senior Women from the Kamloops Rugby Club.
A 5:30 am meet up saw the Raiders load up and head to the South Surrey Athletic Park to go Shark hunting. The Bayside Sharks kicked off to the awaiting Raiders, and for the opening 5 minutes the two sides traded possession. This was due to a combination of great tackling from Kayla Comeau, jackling from Thea Flundra and poor execution at the hands of both squads.
BC Rugby Weekend of October 3rd 2026
BC Premier Week 4 Results: Westshore Clobber Bayside, Capilano Fall to JBAA, Ravens Fly Past CW, Burnaby Stunned by Meraloma, UVic Outlast Rowers
It was a week of high scores, comebacks and one upset. We had four of the five winners picked, the spreads weren’t that close and one upset. In total there were 419 points scored over 5 matches with the average winning margin 37 points.
Week 4 has arrived before the Thanksgiving break on October 10th. There are three undefeated sides and the JBAA v Capilano match will be one of the highlights this week. Westshore visit Bayside, Ravens visit the Island to take on CW, Burnaby travel to the Lomas and the Rowers host UVic.
BC Premier Schedule 2026-27
Men’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule, Results and Week 4 Standings
The BCRU have posted the 2026/27 schedules to PlayHQ, the new registration system. This is the schedule for the men’s Premier, there are 11 teams, 21 Rounds including bye weeks, each team plays 18 games, there are 99 matches in total. The season starts September 12, the winter break occurs between Round 11 on November 28th and Round 12 on January 16th, the regular season ends on April 10th.
During the season check the BCRU site for any last minute changes. We’ll also keep this post on the front page and updated with scores and standings.
U20 Challenger Cup 2026 – Canada vs Namibia
Canada Crush Namibia 95-6 in Opening Match of U20 Challenger Cup
It was one way traffic for most of the match as Canada ran in 15 tries and added 10 conversions. It was 52-6 at the half and Canada kept Namibia off the score sheet in the second half. There were a lot of positives from the match, Canada were winning the collisions, the off load game was working well and there is obviously some strike power in the starting back three as they scored seven tries. Perhaps the most satisfying is they kept Namibia out of the try zone, Namibia did have some possession inside the Canada 5 metres but strong team defence and some stellar individual defensive efforts kept Namibia from scoring a try.
Kamloops Rugby Updates – October 2026
Kamloops Match Reports by William Shaw: Senior Women and Men Kick Off Season With Wins
The Kamloops Rugby Club Senior Women and Men kicked off their season this past weekend at Exhibition Park in Kamloops. There was moody skies to start the morning, but the clouds burnt off and provided a sunny and warm day for watching and playing rugby, which was welcomed by the many KRC Alumni out in support of the Senior Squads on Alumni Day.
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