BCRU Sets Up PRC Event Page – Shawnigan to Live Stream U19 Matches
The BCRU has set up an events page that will have all the pertinent information for the age-grade regional competition that will feature teams from the four major regions of BC at the U19, U17 and U15 level. The tournament takes place over 2 days, July 5-6, at Shawnigan Lake School. The link to the event page is below.
Perhaps the most welcome news in the BCRU media release is that Shawnigan will do the live stream of the U19 games, that means quality camera work and commentary. The U17 and U15 games will rely on the VEO Ai system without commentary. It’s also welcome news that there will be a senior men’s Island v Mainland game at 5pm on Saturday, no word yet on whether that will be live streamed.
from BCRU Events Page
BC Rugby’s Provincial Regional Championships (PRCs) returns on July 5-6, 2025 at Shawnigan Lake School.
The famous BC Rugby weekend features the best youth Rugby players in BC suiting up for their respective regional teams. For emerging Rugby players, this tournament presents a perfect opportunity to impress any watching BC Rugby Age-Grade Team Coaches and make a bid for selection to the BC Bears.
EVENT DETAILS
Location: Shawnigan Lake School, 1975 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake, V8H 2G7
Dates: Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of the Provincial Regional Championships (PRCs) is to foster the growth of competitive Rugby throughout British Columbia while also serving as the selection process for representative teams. The Championships aim to provide stage appropriate competition to motivate, challenge and inspire young players, as well as Coaches and Officials. At different ages, both Provincial Teams and the PRCs serve different purposes reflecting the stage of Long-Term Athlete Development each Age-Grade is generally at.
Awards: Sunday’s Gold and Silver Medal presentations will take place on the field after each respective gold medal match.
Champions Trophy: A new PRCs Champions Trophy will be presented to the winning region once all Medal matches are completed. This is based on a points system allocated to where each region finishes in the respective Divisions.
Merchandise: O’Neills will be on site selling exclusive PRCs merch, as well as BC Rugby merchandise! Get yours before they sell out!
Concessions: Concessions will be posted here once confirmed by BC Rugby.
Senior Men’s Exhibition Match: The Crimson Tide hosts the Vancouver Rugby Union Wave in a Senior Men’s Exhibition Match on Saturday, July 5 at 5:00pm PST. The match will take place on the Canada field. BC Rugby will release more details once confirmed.
LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
The 2025 PRCs will be live streamed by Shawnigan Lake School and BC Rugby.
The U19 Divisions will be live streamed by Shawnigan Lake School, while the U17 and U15 Divisions will be streamed via the BC Rugby VEO Cams.
More information will be posted here once confirmed by BC Rugby.
PATHWAY TO BC BEARS
The 2025 PRCs act as the critical final stage of the selection process for the 2025 BC Bears Age-Grade XVs teams.
In line with the BC Rugby Selection Policy, we aim to provide several opportunities for players, as individuals and as part of a team, to demonstrate their ability and character. For all Age-Grades, the PRCs conclude the provincial teams’ selection process.
BC Bears Coaching Staff will attend the 2025 PRCs and will be finalizing their selections for squads to attend upcoming development camps, as the next step in the selection process.