Youth Olympics 2026
Canada U18 Men Entered in Youth Olympics in Senegal in November: Pools Announced
The Youth Olympics first started in 2010, it’s focused on U18 athletes. Rugby 7s was introduced in 2014 in China and continued on in Argentina in 2018. The 2022 Youth Olympics were scrubbed due to COVID disruptions and now Senegal are hosting in 2026. Canada have won medals in 2014 and 2018, both by the women’s U18 team, Silver in China and Bronze in Argentina. This is the first time the Canadian U18 men have been entered in the Youth Olympics Rugby 7s. The Canadian women are not entered, the USA women are the only entry from the Americas region.
Summer 7s Tournaments 2026
Sevens Tournaments This Summer in BC Starting in July
The following are a list of summer 7s tournaments in BC that we’re aware of. SFU’s Highland 7s kicks off July 18th, Bayside 7s is August 8th and Westshore 7s is August 22nd. Usually there’s a 7s tournament at Burnaby on the weekend in between, August 15th, but we haven’t seen that posted yet. If we missed one mention it in the comments section.
Summer Camps 2026
Summer Rugby Camps in BC from June to September
We’ve put together a list of summer rugby camps, we’ll keep updating the list throughout the summer. If you know of a summer rugby camp in BC, tag us on social media with the poster, Instagram is the best choice, @bcrugbynews – or add a link and description in the comment section.
Canadian Howlers U18 Team Battles to Close Loss Against Virreyes Senior Team - Howlers U18 team have 3 matches in the Buenos Aires area, great learning experience. Matches are live streamed.
NPC Starts This Weekend – A List of Canadian Players Who Have Competed in the NPC
WXV Global Series Challenger 2026 match schedule confirmed
➡️Hong Kong China to host six-team competition across three match weekends from 13-26 September
➡️Announcement follows the news that Mitsubishi Electric has joined the competition as presenting partner
⬇️ Full WXV Global
Howlers Argentina Tour 2026
Canadian Howlers U18 Team Battles to Close Loss Against Virreyes Team
The Canadian Howlers, formerly the Dog River Howlers, are touring to Argentina with a U18 team selected from players across Canada. Their itinerary includes matches against Virreyes, San Isidro, and Hindu Rugby Club, all in the Buenos Aires area. They completed their first match against Virreys, a close 17-12 loss.
Saratoga Cup 2026
Terrace Northmen Win Saratoga Cup; Rocky Mountain Rogues Win Women’s 7s Tournament
The Terrace Northmen defeated Elk Valley 14-5 in the Saratoga Cup final to win the 2026 title. In the women’s 7s tournament there was an upset as the undefeated Yeti Rugby Club fell to Rocky Mountain Rogues, 15-12, a team they had defeated 31-5 on Day 1. The Day 2 video is linked below.
Ultimate Sevens 2026
Ultimate 7s Kicks Off in September in Europe: Features Seven Canadian Players
What is Ultimate 7s? I only noticed recently since a number of Canadian women showed up on the rosters. It’s a series of 7s tournaments taking place in September in Europe. There are six teams and four tournaments in Madrid, Cardiff, Biarritz and London. There are seven Canadian women distributed over five of the teams, Krissy Scurfield, Carmen Izyk, Savannah Bauder, Charity Williams, Eden Kilgour, Breanne Nicholas and Larah Wright. I set Bob my Ai assistant loose on this and it compiled an overview and extracted the team rosters from the social media posts. That’s all listed below along with the main sources used.
U18 Updates – August 2026
Canadian Howlers U18 in Argentina; Rugby Canada Announces U18 Camp Attendees
There are a couple of U18 events overlapping in August. The Canadian Howlers, formerly the Dog River Howlers, are taking an elite team of Canadian U18 players to Argentina for three matches. Their program is linked below. Also Rugby Canada are holding U18 camps for men and women. The Howlers itinerary, roster and full tour program are listed below. Also the names of the players attending the Rugby Canada camps are listed below.
In Memory Of… August 2026
Former Rugby Canada Media Manager Peter McMullan Passes at Age 90
There are probably not many in the rugby community who would remember Peter, but a reader noticed and sent his obituary in. Peter was the Rugby Canada media manager for 10 years, from 1986 to 1996, before Ian Kennedy took over. He was unique in that after working for Rugby Canada in that capacity he went on to work for World Rugby, at that time called the International Rugby Board, iRB. He worked out of Dublin for four years as the iRB Media Manager before returning to Vancouver Island and enjoying his retirement. He was into fishing in a big way and wrote several books on the subject and wrote articles for fishing magazines. I started with Rugby Canada around 1998 as their website manager so I didn’t overlap with him but he followed BCRN and he would frequently communicate his thoughts on rugby, we met up in Nanaimo for a rugby chat and beverage. It’s news that saddens me but he led a full life, if there is a place in the after life for rugby media folk, he’s there enjoying rugby and fishing.
High School Rugby – August 2026
Which High Schools Produce the Most Canadian Internationals?
I was browsing through Linkedin and came across this interesting post by Bob Skinstad on South African high school rugby. It was a map of which high schools produce the most Springboks. It had me thinking about Canadian high school rugby factories, which high schools produce the most Canadian internationals (XVs)? That picture changes over time but I thought I’d at least broach the subject as I don’t think Rugby Canada or the provincial unions track that information. I’ve started a basic list for BC and hopefully readers will help add to the list, I’ll also reach out to some school administrators to see if they maintain comprehensive lists from their school.
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