Rugbyfest 2013 is scheduled for April 19 and 20 at various facilities throughout the Kamloops area.  There will be a Grade Eight Boys’ Division, both Junior Boys’ and Senior Boys’ Divisions and a Girls’ Division.

Click here for further detailed information and a Tournament Registration Form.

North Vancouver Island
Zone Representative:  Ken Erikson
Location: Longview Brew Pub and Restaurant (Nanaimo)
Date:  Thursday, January 31, 2013
Time:  3:00 pm

• Our Season of Play starts on March 4, 2013.  Competition between a school team and a team outside that school may not take place before that date.
• Student-Athlete Registration Forms must be submitted to the BC SCHOOL SPORTS office by way of the on-line registration system no later than April 5, 2013.  Please carefully read Section C2.3 (Adding Names to Student-Athlete Registration Form) in the BCSS Handbook – Operating Procedures and Competitive Rules and Regulations 2012-2013.
• Applications for BCSSRU Scholarships must be received no later than April 12, 2013.  N.B.  Late applications will not be accepted.
• The final day on which teams may qualify for Provincials 2013 is May 16, 2013.  The final rankings and game schedules will be posted on the website the following day.
• Provincials 2013 will be held as follows:
  • Round 1 Games (at various locations around the Province) on May 25, 2013.
  • Rounds 2, 3 and 4 Games at the Rotary Stadium and Exhibition Park Complex in
  • Abbotsford on May 29, 30 and June 1, 2013.

Claremont Secondary (Saanich) is set to host is fifth Scrum Fest Tournament.  The event will run over three days (April 11 to 13), and features approximately thirty teams in two divisions. – Senior and Junior Boys.  Note: Due to a low level of registration last year, there will be no Mixed Girls Division this year.  Past participants have included teams from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan, the Northern Interior, Alberta, Ontario, the United States, Great Britain and Australia.  Each team will play three pre-arranged games.  The event also features                                                                                           

• A ‘Player Clinic’ hosted by members of the Canadian Men’s National  Team
• Tournament T-shirts and program
• An on-site concession, change rooms, bleachers for spectators, and more…

You can find out more about the tournament (including registration) by accessing the following link: http://claremont.sd63.bc.ca/course/view.php?id=204

This is a popular event and teams are encouraged to register as soon as possible to enure a place at this year’s event.

We are pleased to announce the ten candidates who have been awarded BCSSRU Scholarships for 2012. These were presented at the Provincial Championships held at Rotary Stadium (Abbotsford) during the week of May 26 to June 2, 2012.

Click on the image to expand or the link here for photos of the recipients. 

The L.V. Rogers ‘Bombers’ pursuit of defending another Kootenays rugby title and Provincial Championship berth began with an impressive display at the ‘Mag-PenSpring Fling in Penticton. 

Click on:  http://www.nelsonstar.com/sports/142549595.html

Congratulations to the following teams on their successful tours
overseas this past Spring Break.  Click below for scores and highlights
of the tours listed.

Lord Byng ‘Grey Ghosts’ to New Zealand
Click on http://greyghostnewzealandtour2012.blogspot.com/

Okanagan Mission "Huskies" to Ireland
Click here for OKM RFC Ireland Tour 2012 Recap

St. George’s ‘Saints’ to Australia and New Zealand
Click on http://stgeorgesrugby.wordpress.com/

A reminder to graduating rugby student-athletes that the application deadline for all BCSSRU Scholarships is Friday, April 13, 2012. Criteria and Application Procedures are set out in detail on the scholarships page of this website.

Please note that it is not necessary for a candidate to specify a particular scholarship in Section A.  Also, the jointly sponsored BCRRS/BCSSRU Referee Scholarship is targeted to graduating students who have a strong interest in refereeing rugby, and who intend to complete the two levels of IRB certification in this field.

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to Brian Lynch, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, at brianlynch40@shaw.ca.

Best wishes for success to our senior teams traveling within Canada, as well as to the United States and overseas, this Spring season

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Now that we are into the New Year, zones as well as individual school programs are turning their attention to the upcoming season which gets under way on Monday, March 5.  The Northern Interior Zone held their meeting in conjunction with the Sevens tournament held at Williams Lake Secondary in late October, and the Fraser Valley meeting was held at the Abbotsford RFC this past November.

Upcoming meetings are scheduled as follows:

• Lower Mainland:  Tuesday, January 17 – 4:00 pm at St. George’s School (Vancouver). 
  Contact:  Pat Palmer   (ppalmer@stgeorges.bc.ca ).
• Okanagan:  Wednesday, January 18 – 6:00 pm at Kalamalka Secondary (Vernon)
  Contact:  Ian Busfield   (busfieldrugby@yahoo.ca ).
• North Vancouver Island:  Thursday, January 26 – 2:30 pm at the Longwood Brew Pub (Nanaimo). 
  Contact:  Ken Erikson   (kenkerik@shaw.ca ).

Further information concerning Zone Contacts and League Schedules will be posted on this website’s Zone Information pages as it becomes available.