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 9 Friday Night Matches Predictions & Rosters: Lomas @ UBC, Bays @ Vikes - Women’s Premier Lomas @ Thunderbirds
World Rugby Releases Full Rugby 7s Schedule Including HSBC SVNS 2 and HSBC SVNS 3
Well done Francois, a great choice by France.
🇫🇷 Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer la nomination de 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄̧𝒐𝒊𝒔 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒓 au poste d’entraîneur–sélectionneur du #XVdeFrance Féminin.
🖊️ À l’issue d’un processus de recrutement clair et transparent, mené par un comité dédié et validé ce jour par notre Bureau stratégique,…
Head Coach Barrieau Selects 14 Players for Canada Trip to Dubai 7s: Kick Off November 29th
BC Rugby Weekend of November 15th 2025
BC Premier Week 7 Results: Pride Fall to Ravens, Lomas Dominate Bays, Caps Lose at Westshore, Burnaby Trounce CW; Women’s Premier CW Blank Lomas, Thunderbirds Outscore Westshore, Seattle Edge Abbotsford
Week 7 wrapped with Lomas finding their form at home and getting back in the win column after a four game losing streak. Ravens continue to excel as they look to defend their title. Westshore edge Caps in a close match and Burnaby dominate in road win at CW. In women’s Premier, Thunderbirds welcome return of uni players and establish their championship form, Abby keeps it close at home and CW hand Lomas their first loss.
Canada v Georgia – November 2025
Canada Fall to Georgia 38-17: Matt Oworu Puts in Solid Performance for Canada
Canada can take some solace from their never give up attitude but the match was over by 53′ when Georgia were up 31-3. Again the Canada backline didn’t have much to show, the forwards couldn’t consistently break the gain line and often went backwards. Canada had to resort to a kicking game which netted them some territory gains and kept Georgia in their own end. When Georgia decided to start running the ball back it caused some problems for the Canadian defence. The Georgia winger, #14 Shalva Aptsiauri, scored 3 tries and set up a fourth with an offload at the goal line. Canada’s scrum was under pressure during the match and gave up some crucial penalties.
MacDowell Rugby Updates – November 2025
MacDowell Rugby Win Double Gold in Mexico Tournament: Heading to NZ in December, Applications Still Open
MacDowell Rugby are coming off a successful tour to Mexico and are now focused on December’s Global Youth Sevens in NZ. Spots are still open on the boys and girls U18 teams. The application form is here.
Rugby on Remembrance Day
A Look at Rugby on Remembrance Day in 1945-1947, 1987
The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918. That was the history behind Armistice or Remembrance Day. “At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them”. We take a look at how rugby in Victoria was part of the Remembrance Day events in the years after World War II and as recent as 1987.
World Rugby Classic – 2025
Canada Classics Finish Tournament with 37-15 Win Over USA
The Canadian Classics wrapped up their tournament with a 37-15 win over USA. They finished the tournament with a 2-1 record, defeating the Lions and USA, and only losing to eventual winner Argentina. The match video and roster is posted below.
Canada v Romania – November 2025
Canada Fall to Romania 31-21 in First November Test: Next Up Georgia
It was pretty much the game expected by most pundits when the 21st ranked team hosted the 24th ranked team. There wasn’t much backline brilliance and the Romanian scrum dominated the match. The first 12 points from Romania came from the boot with infractions by Canada inside their own half, one at the breakdown, one at the lineout and two at the scrum. It was actually Canada and Mason Flesch who scored the first try, 12-7 at the half.
Canada Sevens – November 2025 Update
National Team 7s Camps Begin in Langford for Men and Women: Training Camp Squads Announced
There’s a good mix of talent in the training squads announced for both the men and women. The camp started November 6th and the men’s squad will be preparing for the RAN 7s tournament in Trinidad starting November 21st, the women’s squad will be preparing for the SVNS series in Dubai starting November 29th.
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