Lower Vancouver Island Senior Boys Rugby will honour the late Don Burgess with the establishment of a memorial trophy in his name. The trophy will be presented for the first time in May of this year, and recognize the most outstanding local high school player from the 2018 season.

Burgess, who passed away February 6 at the age of 85, was an absolute legend of the game, as a player, coach, administrator and innovator.

Educated at Vic High and then Western Washington University, Burgess went on to teach and coach at both Mt. Newton JSS and then Parkland SS for 32 years. He made a hugely positive impact on literally generations of students and players.

An outstanding rugby player himself, Burgess toured the UK with Canada in 1962, winning headlines in the British press for his superb performances. Two years later, he was part of history, with his contributions critical in British Columbia’s famous 8-3 win over the touring British Lions.

At every level, including with his beloved Oak Bay Wanderers, he was renowned for his side stepping ability, deadly accurate kicking and crunching tackles.

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Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

There wasn’t a pair of uprights Don Burgess couldn’t clinically slice right through the heart.

Burgess, one of Canada’s greatest rugby kickers, influenced hundreds of young players as a coach and invented the Burge kicking tee. He died Tuesday at age 85.

He competed at the club, Island, provincial, national and international levels and was inducted into both the B.C. and Victoria sports halls of fame. He played 17 games for Canada and was the national team fullback through much of the 1960s, when Test matches were rare.

Brent Johnston, manager of the Castaway Wanderers club and former national team manager, said Burgess “was as good, if not better, in his era” than D.T.H. van der Merwe, the all-time Test tries leader for Canada.

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Don’t miss any of the action, you can live stream games at the link below.

http://sportscanada.tv/bcss/2017-bcss-boys-rugby-championships​

Junior Boys and AA Day Three Schedule

AAA and AAAA Day Three Schedule

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.29^th 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

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To: All Sr. Boys Rugby Coaches for 2016-17

Please accept this communication as notice of the BCSSRU Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, May 31st, at 6 pm at the Abbotsford Rugby Clubhouse, located at 31929 Mercantile Way, Abbotsford.

An agenda, together with the Minutes of the 2016 Annual General Meeting, will be posted on our website at a later date. If you have any items which you wish to bring forward for discussion, please email me at vanhalst_w@surreyschools.ca no later than Friday, May 19th, 2017.

Please note, all member schools, not just the schools which qualify for the Provincial Championships, are entitled to attend.

Thank you,

Walter van Halst
Commissioner, BCSSRU