Canada v England – October 23rd 2026
Canada Name Roster for Match #2 Against England – Friday Evening in Ottawa
Canada got the job done in Match #1 against England last Friday in Toronto, now the question is can they replicate that result in Match #2. In Match #1 it was the backline that proved to be the difference as they scored 3 of the 4 tries and if Canada are to prevail again, it will likely be a similar scenario. England as world #1 are one of the few teams that match up well against Canada in the forwards, England actually have an advantage in that area. The England scrum overpowered Canada throughout the match, winning numerous penalties.
That’s one area to watch on Friday, it’s the same front row starting for both teams, has Canada learned anything and made any adjustments or will it be penalty after penalty at scrum time? Time will tell. Shoshanah Seumanutafa has earned a starting role after her performance last Friday and Alex Tessier sits on the bench, Taylor Perry moves to #10. Caroline Crossley has been brought on to the bench to add some power when needed. Gabrielle Senft replacing Rachel Smith at blindside flanker is the only change in the starting forwards. Kickoff is 4pm PT.
BC Premier Schedule 2026-27
Men’s Premier 2026-27 Schedule, Results and Week 5 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.
BC Premier Week 5 Predictions & Rosters: UBC @ Sharks, Lomas @ CW, Ravens @ Westshore, Burnaby @ Caps – UVic @ JBAA Postponed
BC Premier Week 4 Results: Westshore Clobber Bayside, Capilano Fall to JBAA, Ravens Fly Past CW, Burnaby Stunned by Meraloma, UVic Outlast Rowers
Phil Mack to be Inducted into Victoria Sports Hall of Fame – Dinner and Ceremony on November 7th, 2026
Canada West XVs Championship
Canada West Playoffs Start Today at UVic: Vikes v Alberta and UBC v Lethbridge
UPDATE: UVic defeated Alberta 74-14 and UBC defeated Lethbridge 53-31. Both UVic and UBC qualify for the nationals and will face off on Sunday to determine CanWest #1 ranking. More to follow.
The CanWest championships take place this week, Thursday and Sunday, with the top two teams going to the national finals in Guelph in two weeks time. The winners from today’s matches will qualify and also meet on Sunday to determine final ranking. The UVic and UBC rosters for today are listed below, also the CanWest media release with more information and streaming information.
Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Game
Canada Names U17 Men’s Team for Dakar Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympics takes place in Senegal from October 31st to November 13th, the Rugby 7s takes place from November 1st to 3rd. Canada are sending 28 athletes to the games, 12 of them rugby 7s players. Other Canadians attending are in archery, gymnastics, badminton, volleyball, boxing, fencing, judo, skateboarding, and wushu (martial arts). Canada are in a pool with South Africa, Germany and host Senegal. The other pool is Argentina, France, Japan, Samoa.
BCRU Updates – October 2026
BCRU Hiring Full-Time Marketing Manager – Closing Date October 31st
The BCRU are hiring a Marketing Manager, previous Marketing Manager Rob Bartlett is moving on, to St. George’s I believe. Best wishes to him. The job details from BCRU are listed below plus a link to the full job description. My wishes for a new Marketing Manager is someone who will be able to promote the BC Premier and bring some standards in reporting and branding to arguably the top amateur rugby league in North America. The BCRU brand is largely tied in to youth rugby and running club leagues from Div 3 upwards so I’m not sure they have a vision of what the BC Premier could be, and without that vision, how are they going to market it?
BC Rugby Standings Week 5
League Standings for Premier, Div 1, Div 2, Div 3
Special thanks to Peter Muirhead for putting these standings together, the PlayHQ system that the BCRU uses is still not updating properly. The PlayHQ system can be accessed here for match results, however tries and try bonus points are not working consistently on their system at the present time. The tables below are ordered by Points per Game rather than total points. Photo by BCRN Westshore v Ravens, more match photos on BCRN FB page.
U20 Challenger Cup 2026 – Canada v Brazil
Canada Defeat Brazil 61-24 to Claim 5th Place in U20 Challenger Cup
Canada finished on a strong note at the U20 Challenger Cup defeating Brazil 61-24 and claiming 5th place. Host Chile won the tournament defeating Belgium. Canada started the tournament with a big win over Namibia but fell to Belgium and Portugal before their final match against Brazil. Canada weren’t far off the pace to win the tournament, small improvements in decision making, discipline, technical skills and execution could have seen them in the final. As far as individual athletism they matched up with any team in the tournament.
BC Rugby Weekend of October 17th 2026
BC Premier Week 5 Results: UBC Pummel Sharks, Lomas Defeat CW, Ravens Grounded by Westshore, Burnaby Fall to Caps – UVic @ JBAA Postponed
Week 5 wraps up with one big upset and other results falling into the “as expected” column. Next week a couple of big matches, the UVic v UBC national university qualifier and the undefeated Bays test themselves at a resurgent Lomas. Also CW host Westshore and Ravens host Rowers.
It’s time to wrap up the turkey and get back to action. There are four games on tap, the JBAA v UVic match has been postponed until December 4th, we’ll see if the “super” El Niño brings warmer-than-average winter temperatures to BC as promised. The Rowers have a bye week.
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