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
BOOK REVIEW – Throwing The Book: The Strife and Crimes of a RUGBY Referee
BC Referee Saro Turner Reviews Wayne Barnes Book: Throwing The Book: The Strife and Crimes of a RUGBY Referee
Wayne Barnes refereed more international tests than anyone else in the history of rugby, including at five Men’s World Cups where he held the whistle in the 2023 Final. His autobiography – Throwing the Book: The Strife and Crimes of a RUGBY Referee – is particularly relevant for understanding the psychological pressure on referees, the values and integrity of the game, and his insight into how the game ought to be played.
Paul Ciulini Vancouver Highlander #5
Paul Ciulini Announced as 5th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
Paul Ciulini has been named as the 5th Vancouver Highlanders signing. Capped 8 times for Canada, he was on the last Canada team to defeat Uruguay at both the U20 (2015) and senior (2016) levels.
BCRU Hall of Fame Nominations Open for 2024
BC Rugby is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the BC Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
The BC Rugby Hall of Fame will return in June 2024 as part of an exciting, revamped awards celebration. More information on this will be released by BC Rugby at a later date.
England Premiership Women’s Rugby – Round 8
Saracens Remain Top of the Table After Round 8 – De Goede and Farries Notch Tries
Saracens remain undefeated in the women’s English Premier competition, there were 3 Canadians in the starting lineup for the Saracens, Sophie de Goede #6, Paige Farries #14 and McKinley Hunt #1.
Rugby Canada’s National Training Centres Overview
Rugby Canada National Training Centres to Focus on Women’s XVs
When the Rugby Canada Strategic Plan for 2024-2027 was announced there was some excitement around the National Training Centres initiative. In the plan it states the goal as “Develop high performance rugby centres of excellence in different cities or regions across the country to address the training and competition gap in women’s and men’s high performance rugby ensuring quality alignment with Rugby Canada’s national team strategic objectives.” There were thoughts of Pacific Pride type of programs in other regions of the country.
Takoda McMullin Vancouver Highlander #4
Takoda McMullin Announced as 4th Signing for Vancouver Highlanders
Takoda McMullin has been named as the 4th Vancouver Highlanders signing. The outside centre has represented Canada at the U20 level, Canada ‘A’ and long listed for Canada.
Canada U20 Updates – January 2024
Adam Roberts Resigns as U20 Head Coach; Scotland to Host 2024 JWRT
It’s difficult to get any answers out of Rugby Canada on the men’s U20 program, a critical link to the men’s XVs program. Stephen Aboud was announced in May 2023 as the head of the High Performance programs but 9 months later he’s doing his best impersonation of the invisible man.
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