by Natalie Ramsay | Apr 3, 2020 | Canada Rugby News, Men's News, National News, Women's News
“With the continued uncertainty of this global pandemic, Rugby Canada will continue its suspension of all sanctioned rugby activities. We continue to support the directives of our National and Provincial health authorities in doing all we can to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus.” Allen Vansen CEO, Rugby Canada The following is an updated statement from Rugby Canada, regarding the continued impact of COVID-19 on rugby programming across our country: As we all continue to navigate this unprecedented situation, Rugby Canada remains first and foremost committed to the health and safety of our members, supporters, players, coaches, officials and staff. In keeping with this commitment, and in conjunction with our Provincial member Unions and Board of Directors, Rugby Canada has made the decision to extend the suspension of all sanctioned national rugby activities indefinitely. These activities include all in-person registered participant team training sessions, all in-person match official and coach training/education courses and all inter-provincial, club, domestic and international matches and tours. National Senior Teams & players may conduct some training preparation under the approval and supervision of Rugby Canada’s Chief Medical Officer, subject to the ongoing guidance of the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee and National and Provincial health agencies. At this time, the Rugby Canada Victoria office, Al Charron Training Centre and Vancouver office remain closed with staff working from home. Due to the constant evolution of the pandemic, the suspension of activities will be re-evaluated by Rugby Canada management as required over the coming weeks. Further communication to our membership will be made no later than June 30, 2020 based on updated advisements from relevant health...
by Pieter Vorster | Aug 20, 2013 | BCRU / VIRU News, Canada Rugby News, Club Events, Community Involvement, Rugby Competitions
Hello Kickers, The Victoria International Sevens is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 7th. It will be an 8-team event with the following teams involved: Crimson Tide Langara Lodge Selects Canada (2 teams) Old Puget Sound Beach – USA USA Falcons Edmonton Elite – Lionheart Barbados National Teams [important]Note that Canada has 2 teams. If not playing for Canada players will be needed for the eighth team, the Crimson Tide team. This will be a good opportunity for strong Island sevens players not already known by Rugby Canada to be seen.[/important] This is a great tournament to play in, with $10,000 in prize money up for grabs and, as mentioned, Rugby Canada will be there for selection purposes! Note also that they may also be looking for a coach if Jeff Williams is unavailable and any recommendations there would be appreciated. Anyone interested can contact: Colin Chappel – juniorkickersrfc@gmail.com Doug Tate - dtate@uvic.ca Andrew Spray -...
by Pieter Vorster | Jul 9, 2013 | BCRU / VIRU News, Canada Rugby News
[important]The Comox Valley Kickers recently received this message from Andrew Smith, Communications Manager of the British Columbia Rugby Union.[/important] [pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”100%”] “Hello BC Rugby Club Contacts, As the host union for the 2013 National Festival Championships, we are working with Rugby Canada to help recruit volunteers. The tournament will run August 7th-11th at UBC and tournament organizers are seeking support of volunteers in the following areas: Ball retrievers Scorekeepers Set up/ Tear Down crew Merchandise Sales Ticket Sales Ticket Checkers Runners Stats Keepers (Please note: No rugby experience is required for any of the volunteer positions) If you could forward this message on to your clubs and anyone who may be interested in volunteering it would be greatly appreciated. For more information please view the pdf attachment (below) or visit Rugby Canada’s events page at – http://events.rugbycanada.ca/events_details.php?e=90&s=516 Thank you. ” [/pullquote] ...
by CVKickers | Apr 10, 2013 | BCRU / VIRU News, Canada Rugby News, Men's News
VANCOUVER, BC - In preparation for the upcoming U19 Canadian Rugby Championship this summer in Calgary, Alberta, BC’s provincial team staff will be holding an open trial on Sunday, April 28th at UBC’s Spencer Field. BC enters this year’s tournament as defending champions, having gone undefeated at the 2012 event in Edmonton. Players interested in attending the April 28th session are asked to confirm attendance with BC Rugby Provincial Coach and Development Manager Dave Brown at dbrown@bcrugby.com U19 BC Men’s Team Open Trial Date: Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Time: 11:30am-2:30pm Location: Spencer Field, UBC, Vancouver Contact: Dave Brown...
by CVKickers | Apr 10, 2013 | BCRU / VIRU News, Canada Rugby News, Club Events, Women's News
VANCOUVER, BC - BC Rugby’s U20 women’s provincial team program will be holding their second open trial of the 2013 season on April 21st at UBC’s Wolfson Fields. The first open session was held in conjunction with BC’s senior women’s program and featured 50+ athletes in attendance. The U20 team is currently in preparation for the upcoming summer season where BC plans to compete at the National Women’s League Finals in Vancouver. Players interested are asked to confirm attendance with BC Rugby Provincial Coach and Development Manager Dave Brown at dbrown@bcrugby.com U20 BC Women’s Team Open Trial Date: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 Time: 11:30am-3:30pm Location: Wolfson Fields, UBC, Vancouver Contact: Dave Brown (dbrown@bcrugby.com)...
by CVKickers | Feb 18, 2013 | Canada Rugby News, Rugby Competitions
As you may already be aware Rugby Canada will be hosting the upcoming National University 7s Championship at Westhills Stadium on March 1st and 2nd, 2013. The Championship provides an ideal platform for National Sevens selection and talent assessment, drawing top University Sevens players from across the country. At this stage we are still seeking volunteers for the tournament. This Championship would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our volunteer team. Below isa copy of the Volunteer Posting which contains more detailed information. We appreciate you taking the time to look over this and look forward to hearing back from you. If there is any other information that you might require please do not hesitate to get in touch with Ryan Olsen at ROlsen@rugbycanada.ca...
