BC Premier Final Make-Up Weekend Ravens @ UVic – A Look at Men’s Division One Playoff Picture With Three Matches
Boys rugby XV's rankings have arrived! ⬇️
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Last weekend of the regular season in the BC Premier. Lomas @ Burnaby, Westshore @ Caps, UBC @ Bays, UVic @ CW – Women’s Premier Westshore @ Thunderbirds, Lomas @ Burnaby
MLR Rugby – Round 17
Final Week of MLR Regular Season Wraps Up with 29 Canadian Players in Action: Three Teams Eliminated, Playoffs Start Next Week
This was the final week of the regular season. It had the most Canadian players in action this season with 17 starters and 12 in the reserves. Next weekend the playoffs start, in the West #1 Utah hosts #4 Seattle and #2 Houston hosts #3 LA. In the East #1 New England will host #4 Miami and #2 Chicago will host #3 Old Glory.
Women’s BC Blue vs BC Gold Series 2025 – Match #3
Mainland Gold Win Match #3, Island Blue Wins Series 2-1
Mainland Gold won the final match in the three game series 29-24. It was Blue leading at the half 17-12, then 24-12 but unlike the first two matches when Blue then pulled away to win comfortably it was Gold who did all the scoring to end the match.
Oceania Rugby U20 – Canada v Tonga
Big Win by Canada to Finish Oceania U20 Tournament: Canada 57-Tonga 27
It was a strong win by the Canada U20 men’s team who went 2-1 at the Oceania U20 tournament defeating Samoa and Tonga. There were 8 separate try scorers in the match with Liam James notching the double. Liam is the son of Canada rugby great Mike James who the announcer called, “the greatest player of Canada rugby of all time” on Liam’s second try (see video highlight below).
2025 BCRU AGM
A Look at Club Vote Allocations Comparing 2024 to 2025 AGM Numbers
The 2025 BCRU AGM is coming up June 21st. Gone are the days of in-person meetings, now it’s done virtually on zoom. The link to the documents and details are here.
One of the interesting documents is the Vote Allocations, votes according to the bylaw document are “based on the Represented Individual Members who have paid annual dues of BC Rugby as of August 31st of each year”. It’s a way of comparing membership growth (or decline) in various regions and clubs.
Coach Development Camp 2025
Elevate Your Game: Gainline Sports Coaching Brings World-Class Rugby Development to BC with Russell Earnshaw in Summer 2025!
Elevate your rugby coaching expertise with Gainline Sports Coaching’s world-class Coach Development Camp in British Columbia during Summer 2025. This highly anticipated program features lead coach Russell Earnshaw, a distinguished figure in rugby development.
Top Canadian Coaches
Coach Francois Ratier Leads Stade Bordelais to 3rd Consecutive French Elite 1 Title Along with Canadian Players Justine Pelletier, Fabiola Forteza and Sarah-Maude Lachance
It’s 3 in a row for former Canadian women’s coach Francois Ratier as Stade Bordelais won their 3rd Elite 1 title in France, the top club competition for women in France. They defeated Toulouse in the final.
MLR Rugby – Round 16
MLR Round 16 Roundup: 28 Canadian Players in Action, Utah Tops West, New England Leads East
There were 28 Canadians in action in Round 16, 15 starting and 13 in reserves. There’s one week left in the regular season, four teams from each conference go to the playoff round, so in the East NOLA and Anthem are out, in the West it will be either Seattle or San Diego depending on Round 17 results.
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