NPC Starts This Weekend – A List of Canadian Players Who Have Competed in the NPC
WXV Global Series Challenger 2026 match schedule confirmed
➡️Hong Kong China to host six-team competition across three match weekends from 13-26 September
➡️Announcement follows the news that Mitsubishi Electric has joined the competition as presenting partner
⬇️ Full WXV Global
Women’s 7s Development – May 2024 Updates
Canada Women’s University Team Finishes 2nd in France at FISU Tournament
Canada looked tired coming out on Day 3 after a big Day 2, knocking off Australia and France. They narrowly got by Spain in the semi-final and lost to Japan in the final as errors crept into their game.
Sevens Tournaments Summer 2024
List of 7s Tournaments In and Around BC Summer 2024
We’ll add tournaments to this list as organizers share posters with us. If you have a tournament, email (editor@bcrugbynews.com) a .jpg of the poster or send us the link to the poster graphic on X or FB.
MLR 2024 Week 15
Week 15 Results: 34 Canada-Eligible Players in Action
There are 3 weeks left in the regular season with the top 4 teams in each conference entering post season play. Currently in the West, Houston, Seattle and San Diego have clinched playoff spots, in the East, New England and New Orleans have clinched playoff spots. There were 34 Canadian players in action, 17 starters and 17 reserves.
BC Island Blue vs Mainland Gold Series 2024
Island Blue Win Final Match in 3 Game Series 22-20
Island Blue won the final match of the 3 game series against Mainland Gold 22-20, winning the series 2 games to 1. All matches in the series were won by the home team.
Editorials – June 2024
Reflecting on the Men’s 7s Series Exit and Canada U20 Loss to USA
It’s time to double back on a couple of stories from last week and dig down a bit deeper. The first story is the men’s 7s team getting relegated from the World Rugby 7s series, the second story is the men’s U20 loss to the USA on home soil. Both are connected through a theme of “what’s happening with the national men’s rugby programs”?
MacDowell Rugby – June 2024
MacDowell Rugby Still Have Openings for Germany Trip – Heidelberg 7s June 24th to July 1st – U16 Boys and U18 Girls
MacDowell Rugby have an ambitious schedule this year which provides a great opportunity for U18 and U16 players to get noticed and on the high performance pathway.
Canada U20 vs USA U20 – 2024
Canada Lose Game Two 41-21 and Series 74-39
It was a similar scenario to Game #1, Canada dominated the scrums, the USA had the advantage everywhere else. Without Canada’s dominance in the set piece the score would have been a lot worse, Canada’s first two tries were penalty tries courtesy of the set piece. The 3rd Canada try was a kick to the corner from Matt Bennett to wing Spencer Cotie.
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