Canada v England – September 2026
Canada Draw With England 26-26 – Ending England’s 39 Game Winning Streak
Canada’s last win against England came in 2016, they’ve lost to England the last 14 times and England has a 39 game winning streak against the world. Canada brought that to an end with a draw on Saturday. It was a back and forth match with the game tied at 19-19 at the half. England scored first in the second half, Canada tied it up with 20 minutes left in the match. The last quarter was scoreless and Canada decided to accept the draw by kicking the ball into touch while inside their 22. They’ll have two more cracks at England in Canada next month and they still have France to play on this tour. Below are the video highlights, the Rugby Canada report and the Canada player rankings by Planet Rugby.
BC Premier Schedule 2026-27
Men’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule, Results and Week 2 Standings
The BCRU have posted the 2026/27 schedules to PlayHQ, the new registration system. This is the schedule for the men’s Premier, there are 11 teams, 21 Rounds including bye weeks, each team plays 18 games, there are 99 matches in total. The season starts September 12, the winter break occurs between Round 11 on November 28th and Round 12 on January 16th, the regular season ends on April 10th.
During the season check the BCRU site for any last minute changes. We’ll also keep this post on the front page and updated with scores and standings.
Men’s Div 1 Schedule 2026-27
Men’s Div 1 Schedule Posted – 21 Rounds, 19 Teams, 162 Matches
The men’s Division 1 has 19 teams entered, the second team from the 11 Premier sides plus 8 other teams, Nanaimo, Comox, Cowichan, Port Alberni on the Island and Squamish, Langley, Kelowna, Abbotsford from the Mainland.
The men’s Premier schedule is here. During the season check the BCRU site for any last minute changes. We’ll also keep this post on the front page and updated with scores.
BC Women’s Premier Schedule 2026-27
Women’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule Posted – 18 Rounds, 6 Core Teams Plus Seattle, 51 Matches
The women’s Premier starts September 26th. There are six core teams plus Seattle who play an exhibition schedule, they visit each of the core teams once during the season. The six core teams play a triple round robin with 3 games against each opponent. That works out to 45 matches plus the six exhibition matches for a 51 match schedule over 18 rounds.
BC Premier Week 2 Predictions & Rosters: Rowers @ Bayside, Caps @ Westshore, Burnaby @ UBC, Lomas @ Ravens
Meehan Names 23 for USA Match: Cooper Coats Returns to Flyhalf
BC Rugby Weekend of September 19th 2026
BC Premier Week 2 Results: Bayside Sink Rowers, Caps Top Westshore, Burnaby Edged by UBC, Ravens Dominate Lomas
The Ravens make it clear they’re looking to 4-peat the BC Premier championship as they dominate the Lomas in Week 2. The Caps show they’re contenders as they put in another bonus point win performance. UBC outlast Burnaby and turn it on in the last quarter. Bayside claim their first Premier win since returning to Premier
Week 2 kicks off with the defending champions UBCOB Ravens getting their first match of the season. The two Division One sides promoted this season, Bayside and Rowers, square off against each other. Can UBC keep focused on the BC Premier with the university championships on the horizon. Will defence be the difference this week as Capilano visit Westshore.
Canada v USA – September 2026
Canada Hold On for 19-16 Win Over USA and 3rd Place at Pacific Nations Cup
It was a tense game with an equally tense finish, USA bashing the line with time expired, Lucas Rumball imposing himself at the breakdown to dislodge the ball and Liam James kicking it out to end the match. Canada looked good in the first quarter, they went ahead 12-0, they looked in full control. USA turned it around in the 2nd quarter with a try and penalty goal, 12-10 at the half. USA went ahead on a penalty to start the second half but Canada ended the 3rd quarter with their 3rd try, by Jesse Kilgour. Canada then held on in the 4th quarter just giving up one penalty. It was 3 tries to 1 for Canada with USA kicking 3 penalties to keep it close. At one point in the 3rd quarter it was 11 handling errors for Canada to 2 for USA. Canada made it difficult for themselves but in the end they claimed the victory.
Battle of the Border 2026
Ravens Win Inaugural Battle of the Border Over Seattle
While the BC Premier kicked off last weekend, the UBCOB Ravens, last year’s champions, on a bye week, were south of the border in Ferndale, Washington at the Chuckanut Rugby Club playing Seattle, runners up in the USA club championship last season. It was billed as the Battle of the Border, we had run the initial story in July and Paul Horne sent us the match summary today, which we’ve posted below. The Ravens came away with $5,000 for their efforts in a 34-12 win. The Ravens will be hosting the Meraloma this coming weekend in the BC Premier.
BC Rugby Standings Week 1
League Standings for Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3
Special thanks to Peter Muirhead for putting these standings together, the PlayHQ system that Rugby Canada implemented and the BCRU has signed on with did not work properly on Week 1, and is not working properly at time of writing. Peter had to do a lot work to put these tables together. Note the women’s competition starts September 26th. The PlayHQ system can be accessed here for match results, however tries and try bonus points are not working on their system at the present time. (story photo Kainoa Lloyd, photo by David Nicholson)
BC Club Junior XVs Season 2026
BC Club Junior XVs Season Kicks Off September 27th: Final at Starlight Stadium on December 6th
The club junior leagues kick off on September 27th in XVs, prior to that is the Kamloops 7s which is this coming weekend. The final this year is back on the Island as it alternates between Mainland and Island, Starlight Stadium will be the venue. The schedule isn’t posted yet. The BCRU are transitioning between SportLomo and PlayHQ systems and it’s not going smoothly. The senior leagues still don’t have the tries and bonus points entered from the past weekend. When the junior schedules are available we’ll update this article.
Canada v Scotland – September 2026
Canada Women Dominant in 64-26 Win Over Scotland: Next Up England
Canada’s formula is simple, put the best scrum half in the world on the field and match it with one of the top forward packs in the world and just be patient. Canada scored 10 tries, 5 were from the forward pack, 3 were from the scrum halves, 1 from the flyhalf, and 1 from the backline, the last try. When Canada can sort out their backline they’ll be #1 in the world. Olivia Apps is the top scrum half in the world in women’s rugby, and Justine Pelletier is not far behind. Canada’s forwards are relentless on attack and defence, it’s a winning combination.
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