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
Edmonton and Winnipeg Selected as Host Cities for Nations Cup Matches in July vs Spain, Portugal, Zimbabwe
Canada with matches against Spain, Portugal and Zimbabwe in Edmonton and Winnipeg.
The inaugural @WorldRugby Nations Cup heads to the Americas in July.
With 18 matches hosted across the continent, the #NationsCup is designed to accelerate competitiveness, create certainty, and provide revenue opportunities to participating teams.
https://www.world.rugby/nations-cup/en/news/1043084/world-rugby-nations-cup-heads-to-the-americas-in-july-for-inaugural-2026-edition
BC Premier Week 17 Predictions & Rosters: Ravens @ Westshore, JBAA @ Capilano, Burnaby @ UVic, UBC @ CW – Women’s Premier Thunderbirds @ CW, Ravens @ Westshore
BC Rugby League Standings – January 29th 2024
BC Rugby League Standings for Men’s Premier, Premier Reserve, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Women’s Premier/Div 1, Div 2
Thanks to Peter Muirhead who put together these league tables for the weekend ending Jan 28th.
Melani Nanai Vancouver Highlander #9
Melani Nanai Announced as 9th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
The Vancouver Highlanders have announced Melani Nanai as their 9th signing.
Perth 7s 2024
Canadian Women Finish 7th in Perth, Men Finish 12th: Series Standings Women 6th, Men 11th
The Canadian women lost to Great Britain 7-0 in the quarter-final but defeated Fiji 26-5 in the 7th/8th place game. That result puts Canada at 6th place overall in the standings with USA and Ireland jumping ahead of them.
BC Rugby Weekend of January 27th 2024
Weekend Results for January 27th in Men’s Div 1, 2, 3 and Women’s Premier/Div 1, Div 2 – Men’s Premier Restarts Next Weekend
The second half of the season recommenced this weekend with the exception of men’s Premier, that will restart next weekend. UBC lost a close game to CWU, 20-13, the game can be viewed here. Also in exhibition play the UVic Jutes defeated the Doug Tate Selects, 27-0, and that match can be viewed here.
Conor O’Flaherty Vancouver Highlander #8
Conor O’Flaherty Announced as 8th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
The Vancouver Highlanders have announced Conor O’Flaherty as their 8th signing.
England Premiership Women’s Rugby – Round 9
Claire Gallagher Scores Try for Leicester Tigers on Starting Debut
The Canadian highlight in Round 9 of the England Women’s Premiership was Claire Gallagher’s try in her starting debut for Leicester Tigers. Claire usually plays #10 for Canada but was slotted in at #12 for Leicester. She came into the Leicester side last weekend and had a spot in the reserves. Her try was voted the league Try of the Week. This is the first win for the Leicester side in nine matches.
UVic v CWU – January 23 2024 @ 1pm
Vikes Fall to CWU in Preseason Match: Full Match Video
The UVic Vikes fell to Central Washington University 27-22 despite leading 22-17 at the half. UVic had plenty of possession inside the red zone in the second half but couldn’t convert that into points.
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