BC Premier Final Make-Up Weekend Ravens @ UVic – A Look at Men’s Division One Playoff Picture With Three Matches
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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 13
MLR Week 13: 23 Canadians in Action, New England Lead East, Utah Lead West
MLR Round 13 goes from Friday to Monday and in this round, unlike the previous two weeks, there weren’t any double matches for teams. There were 23 Canadians in action, 12 starting and 11 in reserves. New England are ahead in the East division and Utah in the West.
High School Rugby Updates – May 2025
In Touch Newsletter Issue 9 by Phil Smith – Claremont Jrs Upset Barbs; Plunge Playoffs into Chaos
It was a relatively quiet week for the senior boys, but the huge story was the Claremont juniors defeating Oak
Bay convincingly, 38-22. It was only their second win of the season, but the machinations of playoff seeding
saw them leapfrog Oak Bay and SMUS into the top spot. More details below…
Players in the News
Tyson Beukeboom Writes “Canada Column” for World Rugby’s RugbyPass Online Portal
I saw Tyson Beukeboom had written an article a couple of days ago for the World Rugby online portal, RugbyPass. It’s a quiet Monday rugby-wise, I had just returned to the office from a weekend visiting my daughter and grand-daughters so this seemed like a good way to start the week.
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 – May Updates
Rugby Canada Announce Calgary as Host of Canada v USA Match: World Rugby Releases Full Pacific Nations Cup Schedule
Rugby Canada have completed the announcement of their summer/fall schedule for the men’s XVs team with the Canada v USA fixture in Calgary on August 22nd. That will give them 5 games between July and September, possibly 6 if they finish in the top 4 at the Pacific Nations. World Rugby have also announced the full schedule for the Pacific Nations. Both reports are listed below.
MLR Rugby – Round 12
MLR Week 12: 28 Canadian Players in Action, Utah Lead West, New England Top East
MLR Round 12 like Round 11 started doubling up games for some teams, Utah and San Diego had games on Wednesday and Sunday. Utah leads in the West and New England lead in the East.
Rugby Canada U18 Updates – May 2025
Men’s U18 Camp Announced for July 1st to 7th – Conflicting with Provincial Competitions and International Tour
Rugby Canada announced on May 5th a U18 men’s camp to be held in Ontario between July 1st and 7th, their announcement is posted below. Unfortunately long before this announcement there were existing age-grade provincial competitions and an international tour planned and announced.
High School Rugby Updates – May 2025
In Touch Newsletter Issue 8 by Phil Smith – Quw’utsun, Shawnigan, and Oak Bay With Big Wins
This week, Shawnigan had a statement win over rivals St George’s and Oak Bay had a similar win against
cross-town rival SMUS to win the 30th edition of the Rees Boot. But Quw’utsun, with their win over Abbotsford,
will likely shoot to number one in the Provincial AAA rankings.
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