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
High School Rugby Updates – April 2025
In Touch Newsletter Issue 5 – Quw’utsun are the Real Deal
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.
MLR 2025 – Round 9
MLR Week 9: 20 Canadian Players in Action, 13 Starting, 7 Reserve – Houston & Utah Top West, Chicago Top in East
There were 20 Canadian players in action in Week 9, 13 starters and 7 in reserve. Houston remains top in the West on total points but Utah have a game in hand and are top when considering points per match. Chicago are clear leaders in the East, leading in both categories.
Canada Men’s U20 – April 2025
Canada Name Men’s U20 Team to Travel to Fiji in May/June for Matches vs Samoa, Fiji, Tonga
Coach Christiaan Esterhuizen has selected 32 players to make the trip to Fiji in May/June to play Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. There is no JWRT U20 championship this year, and there’s been no mention from World Rugby on what future plans are for U20 programs outside of the Tier 1 nations who are holding their Junior World U20 Championships in June/July in Italy.
BC Rugby Weekend of April 12th 2025
BC Premier Quarter-Final Results: Westshore Topple Caps – Full Match Video; Lomas Defeat CW; Full Playoff Results from Div 1 to Div 3
The BC Premier quarter-finals are here, the #1 Ravens and #2 UBC have a bye. The semi-finals take place April 26th with Westshore @ Ravens and Meraloma @ UBC. Results of other division playoff matches are listed below.
Sevens Challenger Series – Krakow 2025
Canada Finish 4th in Krakow, 3rd in Challenger Series, Advance to LA
Canada finished 4th in Krakow with Day 2 losses to Samoa and Germany. That result gives them a 3rd place finish in the Challenger Series and qualification for the promotion tournament in LA in May. Canada earned a 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finish over the series, Portugal won two tournaments and Chile, which didn’t advance, won one tournament. The four teams advancing are Portugal, Germany, Canada, Samoa.
Canadian Women’s XVs – April Updates
Canadian Women Add Ireland to World Cup Warm Up with Matches Upcoming in USA, NZ, Australia, South Africa, Ireland Before RWC in England in August
The Canadian women’s XVs team will be busy this spring and summer as they prepare for the World Cup in August. They’ve added Ireland as part of the build up, with a note in their news release, “additional match announcements for Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team will be made shortly.”.
BC Rugby Club Finals 2025
BC Rugby Club Playoffs Start this Weekend: Quarter-Final Match-Ups and Schedule
The 2024/25 BC Rugby Senior Club Leagues Playoffs have been confirmed with the quarter-finals this coming weekend, April 12th. The semi-finals take place April 26th after the Easter break and the finals are in Abbotsford on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The complete list of times and venues is on the BCRU fixtures page.
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