Stadium Series 2019 - Round 1
Stadium Series Round 1 2019: Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island
| Date | Teams and Zones | Venues and Times |
| Fri Apr 5 | Carson Graham (LM) vs Oak Bay (VI) * | Centennial Stadium 2:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | *Sir Charles Tupper (LM) vs. Glenlyon Norfolk (VI) | Centennial Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Robert Bateman (FV) vs. Claremont (VI) | Centennial Stadium 5:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Shawnigan Lake (VI) vs. St. George’s (LM) * | Swangard Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | St. Michael’s (VI) vs. GW Graham (FV) | Swangard Stadium 5:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Earl Marriott (FV) vs. West Vancouver (LM) | Swangard Stadium 7:00 |
| Sat Apr 6 | DW Poppy (FV) vs. Byrne Creek (LM) | Swangard Stadium 1:00 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Brentwood College (VI) vs. Collingwood (LM) | Swangard Stadium 2:30 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Clarence Fulton (OK) vs. Rockridge (LM | Swangard Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Kitsilano (LM) vs. Abbotsford Secondary (FV) | Rotary Stadium 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Kelowna (OK) vs. South Delta (FV) | Rotary Stadium 5:30 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Lord Byng (LM) vs. Yale (FV) | Rotary Stadium 7:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | WJ Mouat (FV) vs. Handsworth (LM) | Klahanie Park 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Penticton (OK) vs. Semiahmoo (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #1 3:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Belmont (VI) vs. RE Mountain (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #2 3:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Nanaimo District (VI) vs. Elgin Park (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #1 4:15 |
| Fri Apr 5 | RA McMath (LM) vs. Sardis (FV) | S. Surrey Ath. #2 4:15 |
| Fri Apr 5 | GP Vanier (VI) vs. Gleneagle (FV) | Gleneagle Sec. 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | Kitsilano (LM) vs. Fleetwood Park (FV) | Fleetwood Park 4:00 |
| Fri Apr 5 | LV Rogers (Koot) vs. Langley Secondary | Langley Sec. 4:00 |
| Thu Apr 4 | Argyle (LM) vs. Lord Tweedsmuir (FV) | Lord Tweedsmuir 1:00 |
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 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.
Photo Gallery - 2018 Provincials
To view photos from the 2018 Provincial tournament please visit the links below.
Photos courtesy of Rick MacDonald Photography
Opening ceremonies/Awards
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmac65/albums/72157669892642928
Day 1 Action
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmac65/albums/72157694424043002
Day 2 Action
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmac65/albums/72157694442431592
Day 3 Action
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmac65/albums/72157691861441740
Day 4 Action
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmac65/albums/72157697754865485
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Two years ago, if you had dared breath aloud the fact that the South Delta Sun Devils could win a B.C. boys high school rugby championship at the second-highest tier of provincial competition, the response would have been a lot louder than mere snickers.
Yet as you watched it all unfold Saturday at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium, as Tsawwassen’s finest kept the hometown Robert Bateman Timberwolves at arm’s length for the entire B.C. Triple A Tier 1 title match, you realized just how quickly great coaching and the right collection of physically-gifted and committed players could precipitate a rise.
And anyway you slice it, this has been an epic rise.
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Perhaps anchoring a defensive backfield in football as a strong safety?
Certainly crouching into the blocks awaiting the starter’s pistol in the 100-metre sprint.
And definitely using that foot speed and anticipation with a glove on his catching hand in centre field.
Alas, football, track and baseball did not end up winning Lucke’s heart.
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2018 Provincials Schedule - May 30 - June 2
Download a copy of the 2018 Schedule below:
2018 BCSSRU Provincial Championships – Events and Game Schedule (pdf format)
For scores and results please visit the Provincials Schedule here