1954 NZ All Blacks Tour to BC
1954 Tour Program – NZ All Blacks Visit BC for Matches vs Victoria, UBC, Mainland After 31 Games in UK, Ireland, France
In March 1954 the NZ All Blacks wrapped up a gruelling 36 match tour of the UK, Ireland, France and North America. By the time they reached BC they had played 31 matches and had 5 more to go, 3 of them in BC and 2 in California. They won the matches in BC handily, 39-3 against Victoria, 42-3 against UBC and 37-11 against the Mainland.
BC Premier Week 2 Predictions & Rosters: Rowers @ Bayside, Caps @ Westshore, Burnaby @ UBC, Lomas @ Ravens
Meehan Names 23 for USA Match: Cooper Coats Returns to Flyhalf
Canada v USA – September 2026
Canada Hold On for 19-16 Win Over USA and 3rd Place at Pacific Nations Cup
It was a tense game with an equally tense finish, USA bashing the line with time expired, Lucas Rumball imposing himself at the breakdown to dislodge the ball and Liam James kicking it out to end the match. Canada looked good in the first quarter, they went ahead 12-0, they looked in full control. USA turned it around in the 2nd quarter with a try and penalty goal, 12-10 at the half. USA went ahead on a penalty to start the second half but Canada ended the 3rd quarter with their 3rd try, by Jesse Kilgour. Canada then held on in the 4th quarter just giving up one penalty. It was 3 tries to 1 for Canada with USA kicking 3 penalties to keep it close. At one point in the 3rd quarter it was 11 handling errors for Canada to 2 for USA. Canada made it difficult for themselves but in the end they claimed the victory.
Battle of the Border 2026
Ravens Win Inaugural Battle of the Border Over Seattle
While the BC Premier kicked off last weekend, the UBCOB Ravens, last year’s champions, on a bye week, were south of the border in Ferndale, Washington at the Chuckanut Rugby Club playing Seattle, runners up in the USA club championship last season. It was billed as the Battle of the Border, we had run the initial story in July and Paul Horne sent us the match summary today, which we’ve posted below. The Ravens came away with $5,000 for their efforts in a 34-12 win. The Ravens will be hosting the Meraloma this coming weekend in the BC Premier.
BC Rugby Standings Week 1
League Standings for Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3
Special thanks to Peter Muirhead for putting these standings together, the PlayHQ system that Rugby Canada implemented and the BCRU has signed on with did not work properly on Week 1, and is not working properly at time of writing. Peter had to do a lot work to put these tables together. Note the women’s competition starts September 26th. The PlayHQ system can be accessed here for match results, however tries and try bonus points are not working on their system at the present time. (story photo Kainoa Lloyd, photo by David Nicholson)
BC Club Junior XVs Season 2026
BC Club Junior XVs Season Kicks Off September 27th: Final at Starlight Stadium on December 6th
The club junior leagues kick off on September 27th in XVs, prior to that is the Kamloops 7s which is this coming weekend. The final this year is back on the Island as it alternates between Mainland and Island, Starlight Stadium will be the venue. The schedule isn’t posted yet. The BCRU are transitioning between SportLomo and PlayHQ systems and it’s not going smoothly. The senior leagues still don’t have the tries and bonus points entered from the past weekend. When the junior schedules are available we’ll update this article.
Canada v Scotland – September 2026
Canada Women Dominant in 64-26 Win Over Scotland: Next Up England
Canada’s formula is simple, put the best scrum half in the world on the field and match it with one of the top forward packs in the world and just be patient. Canada scored 10 tries, 5 were from the forward pack, 3 were from the scrum halves, 1 from the flyhalf, and 1 from the backline, the last try. When Canada can sort out their backline they’ll be #1 in the world. Olivia Apps is the top scrum half in the world in women’s rugby, and Justine Pelletier is not far behind. Canada’s forwards are relentless on attack and defence, it’s a winning combination.
BC Rugby Weekend of September 12th 2026
BC Premier Week 1 Results: Burnaby Edged by Westshore, UVic Fall to UBC, Bays Bite Sharks, CW Sink Rowers, Capilano Defeat Meraloma
It was a week of high scores and limited defence as the BC Premier kicked off. All together there were 380 points scored over five games, the highest score was 57 by Capilano and the lowest 26 by the Vikes. The average score differential was 12 points. The new PlayHQ system, replacing SportLomo, had hiccups in the first week. The tables aren’t updating correctly neither recording tries or bonus points.
And we’re back, it’s Week 1 of the 2026-27 BC Premier. It’s a time to check out the rosters for the new season, although in the first week there will be gaps, the national team are in Japan and a few players may trickle back into the league by Week 3 or 4. Some overseas players may not have arrived, we’ll see. I want to thank our new Predictions & Rosters article sponsor, Bad Frog Print Shop & Promo Goods.
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