The Island Tide v Ontario Blues match coming up Sunday at 4:15pm PT. Tide released their 28 player roster and Blues announced their 28 player travelling roster. Some interesting potential matchups.
1876 Where Rugby in BC Began: The Canteen Grounds in Esquimalt – Vancouver Island Rugby Union 150th Anniversary @JasonBeck82 @bcrugbyunion
BC Premier Finals Predictions & Rosters: Men’s Premier #1 Ravens vs #6 UVic; Women’s Premier #3 Thunderbirds vs #4 Westshore – Full Rosters All Divisions
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.
Oceania Rugby U20 – Canada v Fiji
Canada Thumped by Fiji 56-24 in Oceania U20 Tournament
It could have been worse, Canada were down 42-0 at 35 minutes into the first half and a point per minute 80-0 hiding wasn’t out of the question. Fiji were playing a high tempo game and Canada didn’t have their heads in the game. Fortunately half time was coming up, a time to regroup, and make some changes. It was a good time for Josh McIndoe to insert himself into the match, picking up an errant Fiji pass that went to ground and take it to the try line. Canada at least finished the half on a high note, down now only 42-7.
BC High School Rugby Championships 2025
St. George’s Win AAA Boys Championship, Collingwood Win AA Boys, G.P Vanier Win AAA Girls Championship, D.W Poppy Win AA Girls
The BC Provincial High School Championships wrapped up on Saturday with St. George’s defeating rivals Shawnigan 31-12 to win Gold in AAA Boys. In AA Boys it was Collingwood over Robert Bateman 19-15. In Girls AAA it was G.P Vanier 18-10 over Gleneagle and in Girls AA it was D.W Poppy over Shawnigan 17-7. The full results can be viewed here.
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