BCSS COVID 19 Memo 3 - April 7, 2020
Hello Everyone,
I think we all knew this was coming, but now it's official. BC School Sports has officially cancelled the Spring Season of Play in all schools for this year. Attached is a memo from Jordan Abney, the Executive Director of BC School Sports.
In addition, our Scholarship Chair, Ian McPhee has asked me to pass along a note that obviously, without either a season or a provincial championship taking place this year, the BCSSRU will not be awarding any scholarships this season. Of course, once life, school and sports all return to normal, and we all can't wait for that, we will be delighted to do so again.
Finally, as mentioned in Jordan Abney's memo, it's important to note that a controversial new governance proposal for BC School Sports has been put on hold for now. Essentially, the proposal would centralize a great deal of authority, if not all of it, from all the existing 19 member Sport Commissions, and I can tell you in the over 10 years I have volunteered with the BC Secondary Schools Rugby Union, I have never seen so many different sports such as basketball, football, soccer, rugby and so on agree so strongly about how wrong and impractical that would be.
So, as it stands, there will be a virtual BC School Sports AGM sometime in June, but the critical issue of what the future of all high school sports looks like going forward has been postponed for now. At the appropriate time, when we are all dealing with far less serious issues than we are today, I will be sending all of you more details about that.
For now, sadly, the main news is that there will not be a Provincial Championship for BC High School Boys Rugby for the first time since the strike-shortened year of 1987, but that is to be expected.
Please take care, and take care of those you know who may need support at this time.
Walt
Walter van Halst
Commissioner, BCSSRU
Stadium Series 2020 - Round 1
Stadium Series 2020 Round 1: Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island
Scores will be added next to the school name as they come in.
| Date | Teams and Zones | Venues and Times |
| Fri Apr 3 | Abbotsford Sr. (EV) vs. Lord Byng (VSS) | Swangard Stadium 5:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | RA McMath (FS) vs. Sutherland (VSS) | Swangard Stadium 6:30 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | South Delta (FS) vs. Carson Graham (VSS) * | Swangard Stadium 8:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Okanagan Mission (TO) vs. WJ Mouat (EV) | Rotary Stadium 2:30 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Kelowna (TO) vs. RE Mountain (EV) | Rotary Stadium 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Handsworth (VSS) vs. Robert Bateman (EV) | Rotary Stadium 5:30 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Earl Marriott (FS) vs. Yale (EV) * | Rotary Stadium 7:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Clarence Fulton (TO) vs. Argyle (VSS) | Klahanie Park 2:30 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Nanaimo District (VI) vs. West Vancouver (VSS) | Klahanie Park 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Rockridge (VSS) vs. DW Poppy (EV) | DW Poppy Field #1 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | South Kamloops (TO) vs. Langley Secondary (EV) | DW Poppy Field #2 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Norkam (TO) vs. GP Vanier (VI) | S. Surrey Ath.#1 2:30 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Claremont (VI) vs. Semiahmoo (FS) | S. Surrey Ath.#1 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Sir Charles Tupper (VSS) vs. Byrne Creek (FN) | Burnaby Lake 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | LV Rogers (Koot) vs. GW Graham (EV) | GW Graham 4:00 pm |
| Fri Apr 3 | Kitsilano (VSS) vs. Lord Tweedsmuir (FS) | Sullivan Heights Pk 5:00 pm |
| Sat Apr 4 | Alberni District (VI) vs. Glenlyon Norfolk (VI) | Brentwood Field #1 2:30 pm |
| Sat Apr 4 | Shawnigan Lake (VI) vs. Brentwood (VI) * | Brentwood Field #1 4:00 pm |
* Denotes Premier League Match
Zones
VI = Vancouver Island
TO = Thompson-Okanagan
Koot = Kootenays
VSS = Vancouver Sea to Sky (Vancouver, North Van, West Van, Howe Sound & Sunshine Coast)
FN = Fraser North (Burnaby, New West, P.Moody, P.Coquitlam, P.Meadows & M. Ridge)
FS = Fraser South (Richmond, Delta, & Surrey)
EV = Eastern Valley (Langley, Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack & Kent)
Final Notes
- Please report all scores via text to Walter van Halst at (778) 855-9937 immediately after your game so that we can get the scores on the website promptly for all coaches.
- Please email your game report to Howard Tsumura of Varsity Letters at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 8 pm, Sunday night, April 5th so that he can prepare the BC High School Rugby Report, which has a special focus on the Stadium Series. Your game summary should include the score, the point scorers from both teams and a brief description of the match from both coaches. Our sport deserves proper coverage and after so many years of lagging behind other sports, this man has made it happen for all of us and especially, our players.
- Stadium Series Fees are still unchanged after 5 years at $ 75 per game. A reminder, coaches, you don’t need to bring this with you as we will invoice at the time of the Provincial Championships.
- To help cover our costs, teams are reminded that Admission at Swangard Stadium is only $ 10 per adult and $ 5 per student. There is no charge at the other venues and coaches, please communicate with parents to help take BC Boys High School Rugby to a higher level. Thank you.
BCSSRU 2020 Annual General Meeting
To: All Sr. Boys Rugby Coaches
In preparation for the upcoming AGM on Saturday please review the meeting Agenda. The AGM will take place at the Sr. School Campus of St. George’s School, which is located at 4175 W.29th Ave in Vancouver. The meeting will take place in Room # 103 from 12:15 to approximately 2:30 pm.
Download Agenda of 2020 AGM (pdf format) 
Thank you,
Walter van Halst
Commissioner, BCSSRU
Photo Gallery - Provincials 2019
Notice of BCSSRU 2019 AGM
Notice of BCSSRU Annual General Meeting: Wednesday, May 29th at 6 pm.
This notice is to remind and invite a representative from all member schools to attend the BC Secondary Schools Rugby Union Annual General Meeting (AGM) held during our BC High School Boys Rugby Provincial Championships. As always, this meeting will be held in the upstairs meeting room of the Legacy Centre building in Abbotsford Exhibition Park, across the field from Rotary Stadium.
The meeting will take place at 6 pm on Wednesday, May 29th, and should finish by approximately 7:30 pm. There is no charge to attend this meeting of any kind.
A reminder, this meeting is open to all member schools, not just those which have qualified for the Provincial Championships. If anyone has any questions or a discussion item which they would like to bring forward, please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 3 pm on Friday, May 24th. An agenda will be sent out to all member schools on Monday, May 27th.
Stadium Series 2019 - Round 2
Stadium Series Round 2: Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Lower Mainland & Fraser Valley
Scores will be added next to the school name as they come in.
| Date | Teams and Zones | Venues and Times |
| Fri May 3 | South Delta 33 (FV) vs. Claremont 22 (VI) | Brentwood 1:00 pm Field 1 |
| Fri May 3 | Sardis/GW Graham 39 (FV) vs. Belmont 17 (VI) | Brentwood 2:30 Field 1 |
| Fri May 3 | Lord Tweedsmuir 27 (FV) vs. GP Vanier 40 (VI) | Brentwood 2:30 Field 2 |
| Fri May 3 | RA McMath 5 (LM) vs. Nanaimo District 12 (VI) | Brentwood 4:00 pm Field 2 |
| Fri May 3 | Collingwood 35 (LM) vs. Brentwood 17 (VI) | Brentwood 4:00 pm Field 1 |
| Fri May 3 | Argyle 5 (LM) vs. Abbotsford Secondary 72 (FV) | Rotary Stadium 5:30 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Handsworth 13 (LM) vs. Robert Bateman 16 (FV) | Rotary Stadium 7:00 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Yale 22 (FV) vs. Kelowna 16 (OK) | Kelowna Sec. 3:00 pm |
| Fri May 3 | LV Rogers 39 (Koot) vs. Clarence Fulton 7 (OK) | Kelowna Sec. 4:20 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Carson Graham 7 (LM) vs. Shawnigan 29 (VI) * | Klahanie 4:00 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Lord Byng 54 (LM) vs. Penticton 7 (OK) | McNicholl Park 4:00 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Rockridge 31 (LM) vs. DW Poppy 5 (FV) | Langley RFC 2:30 pm |
| Fri May 3 | West Vancouver 20 (LM) vs. R.E. Mountain 34 (FV) | Langley RFC 4:00 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Langley 24 (FV) vs. Sir Charles Tupper 26 (LM) | Sir Charles Tupper 2:30 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Glenlyon Norfolk 25 (VI) vs. Byrne Creek 24 (LM) | Burnaby Lake 4:00 pm |
| Fri May 3 | Earl Marriott 17 (FV) vs. St. George’s 64 (LM) * | St. George’s |
| Sat May 4 | Oak Bay 53 (VI) vs. St. Michaels 22 (VI) ** | St. Michaels 3:45 pm |
Notes:
* Denotes Premier League match
** Denotes 25th Anniversary “Boot Game.”
Zones:
LM = Lower Mainland
VI = Vancouver Island
OK = Okanagan
FV = Fraser Valley
Koot = Kootenays
* Denotes Premier League Game
Final Notes
- Please report all game scores to Walter van Halst at (778) 855-9937 immediately after your game so that we can get the scores up on the website at www.bcssru.com promptly.
- Make sure that you email the report for your game on Friday, May 3rd that evening to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that Howard Tsumura of Varsity Letters can include it in his weekly BC High School Rugby Report which will have a special Stadium Series edition, just as it did for Round 1. Each report should include the score, the point scorers and a brief description of the match. Our sport deserves proper coverage and every coach has a responsibility to make it happen.
- Stadium Series Fees are still unchanged after 4 years at $ 75 per game. A reminder, coaches do not need to bring this with them as we will invoice at the time of the Provincial Championships.
Stadium Series 2019 - Round 1
Stadium Series Round 1 2019: Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island
Scores will be added next to the school name as they come in.
| Date | Teams and Zones | Venues and Times |
| Fri Apr 5 | Carson Graham 25 (LM) vs Oak Bay 22 (VI) * | Centennial Stadium 2:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Robert Bateman 25 (FV) vs. Claremont (VI) 22 | Centennial Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Sir Charles Tupper 23 (LM) vs. Glenlyon Norfolk 5 (VI) | UVIC Wallace Field 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Brentwood College 28 (VI) vs.St. Michael’s 45 (VI) | UVIC Wallace Field 5:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Shawnigan Lake 13 (VI) vs. St. George’s 15 (LM) * | Swangard Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Abbotsford Secondary 39 (FV) vs. Kitsilano 17 (LM) | Swangard Stadium 5:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Earl Marriott 45 (FV) vs. West Vancouver 10 (LM) | Swangard Stadium 7:00 |
| Sat Apr 6 | DW Poppy 39 (FV) vs. Byrne Creek 0 (LM) | Swangard Stadium 1:00 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Clarence Fulton 0 (OK) vs. Rockridge 39 (LM) | Swangard Stadium 2:30 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Sir Charles Tupper Jrs.36 vs. Byrne Creek Jrs. 0 | Swangard Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Kelowna 7 (OK) vs. South Delta 17 (FV) | Rotary Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Lord Byng 10 (LM) vs. Yale 15 (FV) | Rotary Stadium 5:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | WJ Mouat 0 (FV) vs. Handsworth 47 (LM) | Klahanie Park 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Penticton 13 (OK) vs. Semiahmoo 27 (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #1 3:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | GP Vanier 41 (VI) vs. RA McMath 14 (LM) | S. Surrey Ath. #2 3:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Nanaimo District 17 (VI) vs. Elgin Park 7 (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #1 4:15 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Belmont 0 (VI) vs. RE Mountain 63 (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #2 4:15 |
| Thu Apr 4 | Argyle 10 (LM) vs. Lord Tweedsmuir 49 (FV) | Lord Tweedsmuir 1:00 |
| TBA | LV Rogers (Koot) vs. Langley Secondary | Langley Sec. 4:00 |
Zones
LM = Lower Mainland
VI = Vancouver Island
OK = Okanagan
FV = Fraser Valley
Koot = Kootenays
* Denotes Premier League Game
Final Notes
- Please report all scores via text to Walter van Halst at (778) 855-9937 immediately after your game so that we can get the scores up on the website at www.bcssru.com promptly.
- Please email a brief description of your game by 10 pm Friday April 6th if your team plays that day to Howard Tsumura of Varsity Letters at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that it can be included in his report. If your team plays on Saturday, April 7th, please email him your game summary ASAP afterwards. These summaries should include the score, the point scorers and a brief description of the match. Our sport deserves proper coverage and every coach has a role and responsibility to make it happen.
- Stadium Series Fees are still unchanged after 4 years at $ 75 per game. A reminder, coaches do not need to bring this with them as we will invoice at the time of the Provincials.
- To help cover our costs, teams are reminded that Admission at Swangard Stadium is $ 10 per adult and $ 5 per student. At Centennial Stadium Admission is $ 5 per adult and $ 2 per student. There is no charge at the other venues and please communicate with parents.