BC Rugby Weekend of March 22nd 2025
SVNS Challenger Series 2025 – Tournament 2 Cape Town
Canada Finish 3rd in Second Cape Town Tournament: Tied for Top in Standings Overall
Canada came 3rd in the second Cape Town tournament but on aggregate are top of the standings, tied with Germany at 34 points. The next tournament is in Krakow April 11-12, the top four from there go to the LA promotion/relegation tournament.
Rugby Scholarships and Awards
The Dave Huang Memorial Award and Other Rugby Scholarships and Awards
I was contacted by Aaron Mittler who is involved with the Dave Huang Memorial Award. His note is below, along with a link to details on the Dave Huang Memorial Award. We’ve also put a link to the Canadian Rugby Foundation scholarships and awards page, and the Friends of Rugby awards story.
Community Rugby in Action – March 2025
Rugby Approved Turf Field on the Horizon with Partnership between School, Municipality, Rugby Club, Soccer Club and Firefighters
This is a story about building relationships in the community and looking for win-win outcomes that will benefit rugby in BC. It could be a model for other clubs to follow to build more rugby approved turf fields in the community, something that is much needed as February’s match cancellations reminded us.
MLR 2025 – Round 3
San Diego and Utah Only Undefeated Teams – 23 Canadians in Rosters, 10 Starting, 13 Reserves – Canadian Referees Listed
MLR Round 3 saw 23 Canadian players in the rosters, 10 starting and 13 in the reserves. Lucas Rumball made the MLR Team of the Week. San Diego is the only team at 3-0 and Utah are the only other undefeated team at 2-0. Canadian referees have an important role in MLR as well, below is a list of Canadian referees participating in the MLR this season.
High School Rugby Updates – March 2025
In Touch Newsletter – Covering High School Rugby on Vancouver Island and British Columbia Issue 1
Phil Smith has come up with a great resource for high school rugby on the Island and in BC. It’s a newsletter “Covering High School Rugby on Vancouver Island and British Columbia”. We’ve included a link below to download the full .pdf version which is formatted and includes photos. We’ve also copied some of the text below for a quick read. His contact information is in the .pdf and he’s looking for story ideas for the next issue.
BC Rugby League Standings – March 1st 2025
BC Rugby League Standings for Men’s Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Women’s Premier, Div 1, Div 2
Thanks to Peter Muirhead who put together these league tables for the weekend of March 1st 2025. He’s included a playoff “snapshot” which will be updated each week as the standings change.
SVNS Challenger Series 2025 – Tournament 1 Cape Town
Canada Finish Second in Cape Town – Chile Claim Top Spot
The Canadian men reached the top 2 in the tournament which would have met pre-tournament goals. Canada just have to finish top 4 in the three tournaments to make it to the LA tournament and vie for promotion. They found out Chile are a step above any other team at the Challenger tournament, and they now have an idea on how far they have to improve to get back to series level.
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