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BC Rugby – Burnaby, BC – July 1-3, 2017:  An exceptional weekend of Age Grade rugby took place this weekend at Burnaby Lake.  The Provincial Regional Championships, proudly sponsored by B2Gold, is one of the highlights of the BC Rugby calendar and this year’s event more than lived up to expectations.

The first day of the event coincided with Canada Day, and a very special 150th Anniversary celebration this year.  Red and white decorations adorned the venue and flags fluttered in the breeze as families and supporters cheered on from the sidelines.  With picture perfect blue skies, warm sun and mountainous backdrop in the distance, Burnaby Lake was an ideal setting for the tournament.  In total, over 1000 players were in attendance over the three days, along with hundreds of supporters, dozens of coaching staff, match officials and organisers.  Over 300 tries were scored and more than 4500 minutes of competitive rugby were played, the equivalent  3.2 days of nonstop action if the games were run back to back.  The enthusiasm from the athletes was palpable and they consistently delivered exciting end to end rugby action, much to the delight of onlookers.

With 48 teams representing 5 regions across BC, competition was fierce.  This year saw the welcome addition of a U14 Girl’s category for the first time, a testament to development work being done by the governing body, local clubs and schools across the province.  The first two days of action covered initial pool and round robin stages for each age group, followed by knockout style finals on the third day.

Thompson/Okanagan (TORA) caused a stir by claiming Gold in the U18 Girl’s division, along with Bronze in the U14 Boy’s.  Fraser Valley (FV) did a great job medalling in multiple divisions, including the inaugural U14 Girl’s title as well as the U18 Boy’s title. In fact there was a healthy spread of medals across all of the regions as Vancouver (VRU), Vancouver Island (VIRU) and North Vancouver Island (NVIRU) all claimed gold in a division.  A noteworthy performance came in the U18 Boy’s division, where a U17 side from VIRU defied expectation to claim Bronze against older opposition.

At the medal ceremony, National Women’s Team players Carolyn McEwen and Andrea Burk were on hand to award the coveted hardware, along with National Men’s U20 player Jake Thiel. All three grew up playing within the province and representing BC in National Championships.  Perhaps there were some young players on the field this weekend who will follow in their footsteps to the very top of rugby in Canada.

Results:
 

U14 Girls 1st FV Gold
  2nd FV Green
  3rd VIRU
     
U14 Boys 1st VIRU
  2nd VRU North
  3rd TORA
     
U15 Boys 1st VRU South
  2nd VRU West
  3rd VRU North
     
U16 Girls 1st VIRU
  2nd FV
  3rd NVIRU
     
U16 Boys 1st NVIRU
  2nd VRU East/West
  3rd FV East Gold
     
U18 Girls 1st TORA
  2nd FV
  3rd VRU South
     
U18 Boys 1st FV East
  2nd VIRU
  3rd VIRU U17
     
NVIRU = North Vancouver Island
VIRU = Vancouver Island
VRU = Vancouver
TORA = Thompson / Okanagan
FV = Fraser Valley
     
* Team names including “East/Gold/South” etc arise from multiple squads from a signle region in that division.

 

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The British Columbia Rugby Union, commonly known as BC Rugby, is the governing body for Rugby in British Columbia and is a Provincial Union of Rugby Canada, the national governing body. Representing over 7,500 individuals registered through around 60 Member Clubs and Associations across the Province, BC Rugby leads and manages the sport with the aim to grow participation and develop excellence in all games of Rugby and in all facets of the sport.

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Euan McGhee
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emcghee@bcrugby.com
Tel: +1- 604-737-3070