BC Rugby Weekend of January 25th 2025
Cape Town 7s 2023
Men Finish in 7th Place; Women Finish in 6th Place in Cape Town
It was a big improvement for the men, going from 12th in Dubai to 7th in Cape Town. For the women it was a slight step down from 4th in Dubai to 6th in Cape Town.
In Memory of Fuku Vikilani
GoFund Me Account Set Up to Support Vikilani Family After Passing of Fuku Vikilani
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of Fuku Vikilani. After many days of searching, Fuku was found on Dec 7th.
Rugby Canada Strategic Plan 2024
Rugby Canada Announces Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
Rugby Canada released its Strategic Plan for the next 3 years. We’ll provide a review of the plan and for reference we’ve included the previous plan, 2021-23. We’ve also included the NZ Rugby Union Strategy 2025 for comparison purposes.
UBCOB Ravens U18 – December 2023
Boys BC U18 Final – Ravens Edge CW 19 – 14; Report by Peter MacDonald
On a cool, sunny December late afternoon at Thunderbird Stadium the champions from the mainland and the island entertained and engaged their fans in a game worthy of a provincial final. The Ravens came out on top but there was very little between the two teams and but for a slow start by CW there might have been a different result.
Vancouver Highlanders – December 2023
Vancouver Highlanders Updates: Tom Larisch Named as Head Coach; Randall Barton is Director of Sports Operations
The Vancouver Highlanders have been busy, not that it’s obvious as they don’t post news updates on their website yet, or have a media email notification system yet, but a bit of looking on social media channels like Twitter and Linkedin shows they’re making progress!
BC Rugby Youth Club Finals – December 3rd at UBC
Bayside (U16 Boys); Langley (U16 Girls); Ravens (U18 Boys); CW (U18 Girls) Claims Provincial Club Youth Titles
Four champions were crowned at an action-packed 2023 BC Rugby Age-Grade Club Finals event at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium on Sunday.
Pacific Pride v Seattle Match – December 2023
Pacific Pride, Rugby Canada Academy, Defeat Seattle 40-15: Photo Essay
It was a rainy day at Starlight Stadium in Langford. Due to the late start at 3:45pm the 2nd half of the match was played in the dark under the lights, rain and dark, not a photographers friend. With the camera ISO cranked up the photos were grainy but this is what I captured.
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