Canada to Host England for Rugby Rematch Tour: First Match October 16th in Toronto
This week's boys rugby XV's rankings 💪
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BC rugby quarter-finals this weekend, 20 matches at 15 locations in 7 divisions around the province. Times, locations and ref assignments in article.
High School Rugby Updates – April 2026
In Touch Newsletter by Phil Smith: Volume 2 Issue 4
Phil’s Volume 2 Issue 4 covers the Island’s XVs scene, the Island XVs rankings and the schedule for April. The newsletter is posted below.
Some important dates for high school rugby are as follows:
- XV’s or 7’s Team Declaration Deadline: April 22nd, 2026
- Zone Championships Completed: May 19th, 2026
- 2026 Rugby XVs & 7s Provincial Championships: May 27-30
Tropical 7s – 2026
Canadian Teams Win Three Titles in Florida Tournament: Canadian Attendance Down 33% from 2025
The Tropical 7s wrapped up on the weekend in Tampa, Florida. It’s a popular tournament for Canadian teams although there was a drop off this year by about a third, 33% less Canadian teams made the trip south. There were 48 Canadian teams in 2026 compared to 72 Canadian teams in 2025. In 2025 Canadian teams won six divisions compared to three in 2026.
Premier Women’s Rugby – March 2026 – Round 16
Update on the English Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) Round 16 – Thirteen Canadians in Action
The PWR are on a break until the end of May when they’ll resume Round 17. There will be two rounds of play and then the playoffs among the top four. This is a recap of the Round 16, the last round before the international break. There were 13 Canadian players with Exeter having a bye. Sophie de Goede finally got on the field after a prolonged recuperation period, she played the last quarter of the match. Julia Schell is still missing from the roster, we did some digging on that and saw this announcement from the Trailfinders in November after Round 5 “we can confirm that Julia Schell has sustained injuries to her anterior cruciate ligament in last weekend’s fixture against Saracens.” All the best to Julia on her recovery. We marked below beside each player a XVs or 7s to denote whether they were selected for the Pacific Four XVs or the Hong Kong 7s. Fourteen players were selected for Pacific Four and four players for Hong Kong 7s.
Canada U20 Updates – April 2026
Photos from Canada U20 Camp Intrasquad Match: Black v Silver
I dropped by Windsor Park today to catch the Canada U20 camp intrasquad match, Black v Silver. Team Black won handily, they were ahead at the half but poured it on in the second half when the subs came on. A lot of nervous play as players were keen to impress but sometimes tried to do too much themselves. Team Black adapted better to the team play and scored some nice tries, especially in the second half. There apparently will be a tour to South America, possibly in October, but that’s just tentative right now. Both USA and Fiji have been promoted to Tier 1 U20 so it scuppers the Oceania U20 tournament and the traditional home/away with the USA. I posted 44 photos to facebook, embedded below.
Saratoga Cup 2026
Saratoga Cup Schedule Announced for Central Interior, Kootenay, Okanagan Teams
While the coastal leagues in BC wrap up their season in May, the interior leagues just get started. About 32 clubs in the Greater Vancouver/Lower Mainland area and Vancouver Island compete in seven leagues from September to May. Kamloops and Kelowna from the Thompson/Okanagan region are the outliers in those competitions. There are 10 teams that compete from May to August in what has been known as the Saratoga Cup. Those teams are from the Okanagan, Kootenays and Central Interior regions. Such is the reality of climate in BC where southern coastal regions get a winter climate similar to NZ/UK while the interior gets a traditional Canadian winter.
National Men’s XVs Updates – April 2026
Edmonton and Winnipeg Selected as Host Cities for Nations Cup Matches in July vs Spain, Portugal, Zimbabwe
Alberta returns as a favourite hosting choice for Rugby Canada, it hosted all three Canada matches last year. Calgary hosted the World Cup qualifier against USA in 2025, the win vaulted Canada into the 2027 World Cup. Edmonton hosted matches against Belgium and Spain in 2025, both losses, so hopefully Edmonton will taste victory this year as Portugal and Spain visit.
UBCOB Ravens – March 2026
Ravens Notch Another Narrow Victory Ravens 22 – Westshore 17
Report by Peter MacDonald
The Ravens made a long trek through Nanaimo to Langford keen to play their first game in four weeks and face a strong Westshore team at Juan De Fuca Park. It wasn’t a masterpiece, but the visitors put up three tries (two converted) and a penalty goal to the hosts three tries (one converted) to take the win.
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