Claremont Secondary (Victoria BC) is set to host its fourth annual Scrum Fest Tournament.  The event will run over three days (April 12 to 14), and feature roughly thirty teams in three divisions – Senior Boys, Junior Boys and Mixed Grade Girls.  Participants include teams from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan, the Northern Interior, as well as touring teams from Alberta, Ontario and Australia.  Each team will play three pre-arranged games. 

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From time to time the BC Rugby Referees’ Society will publish a newsletter featuring discussion on the Laws of the Game, and the impact they have on the way the game is played in British Columbia.  As the IRB clarifies the Laws with its policies and rulings, it is hoped that this newsletter will do the same for officials, coaches, players and fans.  For a copy of the current laws, go to http://www.irblaws.com/EN/downloads

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• Our Season of Play starts on Monday, March 5, 2012.  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, 2012.  Please carefully read Section C2.3 (Adding Names to Student-Athlete Registration Form) in the BCSS Directory – Competitive Rules and Regulations 2010-2011.
• Applications for BCSSRU Scholarships must be received no later than April 13, 2012.
• BCSSRU Sevens 2012 will be held on April 21 and 22, 2012, and will be hosted by St. George’s School (Vancouver BC).
• The final day on which teams may qualify for Provincials 2012 is May 17, 2011.  The final rankings and game schedules will be posted on the website the following day.
• Provincials 2012 will be held as follows:
  Round 1 Games (at various locations around the Province) on May 26, 2012.
  Rounds 2, 3 and 4 Games at the Rotary Stadium and Exhibition Park Complex in Abbotsford on May 30, 31 and June 2, 2012.

Congratulations to our sixteen successful candidates for the 2011 BCSSRU Scholarships. For profiles and photos of the winners, please click on the 2011 Recipients page.

We are pleased to announce the sixteen candidates who have been awarded BCSSRU Scholarships for 2011.  These were presented at the Provincial Championships held at Rotary Stadium (Abbotsford) during the week of May 28 to June 4, 2011.

BC Secondary Schools’ Rugby Union Scholarships
 Luke Campbell (Oak Bay)
Josh Hamilton (G.P. Vanier)
Jonathan Parkin (Yale)
Jesse Richardson (Rockridge)

Derek Hyde-Lay Memorial Scholarships
Lukas Belkovec (Shawnigan Lake)
Daniel Jenkins (Prince of Wales)

Pacific Northwest Over 40 Rugby Union Scholarship
Bryan Hong (Sir Charles Tupper)

BC Rugby Union (Benj O’Connor) Scholarship
Aden Jack (Oak Bay)

Donn Spence (UBC) Scholarship
Liam Murphy-Burke (Semiahmoo)

Bruce Howe (UVic) Scholarships
Callum Busfield (Kalamalka)
Patrick Kay (Cowichan)

Lower Mainland Zone Scholarships
Eric Chau (Sir Charles Tupper)
Nik Marshall (Sentinel)

BC Secondary Schools Rugby Scholarships
(sponsored by International Athletic Ltd. and KooGa Made for Rugby)
Cameron Lawson (Prince of Wales)
Alex Mascott (St. George’s)

BC Secondary Schools’ Rugby Union/BC Rugby Referees’ Society Scholarship
Hubert Wang (St. Michaels University)

Short biographical summaries and photos to follow shortly.

The 2011 Annual General Meeting will be held in the Legacy Sports Centre Banquet Room (Rotary Stadium, Abbotsford) at 9:00 am on Thursday, June 2. 

• Click here for the 2011 Annual General Meeting Agenda
• Click here for the Proposed Addition to Section 2 (Purposes) of the BCSSRU Constitution
• Click here for Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting

Please download all of the documents and information you require for the meeting.  There will be no additional copies available on the Thursday morning.

Congratulations to the following teams on their successful tours to Ireland, Australia and New Zealand this past Spring Break.

Collingwood ‘Cavaliers’ to Australia
Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls NSW   Loss 0-22
Central coast Grammar School, Erina Heights NSW   Win 19-10
Knox Grammar School, Sydney NSW   Win 14-10
Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Sunshine Coast QLD   Win 18-17
St. Teresa’s Catholic College, Noosaville QLD   Win 10-5

L.V. Rogers ‘Bombers’ (Nelson) to Ireland
Balbriggan RFC, Dublin, Ireland   Win 39-5
Monivea RFC, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland   Loss 12-36
North Munster Cadets, Co. Limerick, Ireland   Loss 15-41

Robert Bateman ‘Timberwolves’ to New Zealand and Australia
Otorohanga College, Otorohanga (Waikato), New Zealand    Win 20-5
Katikati College, Katikati (Western Bay of Plenty), New Zealand   Loss 5-27
Homebush Boys’ High School, Sydney NSW, Australia   Win 25-15
St. Augustine’s College, Sydney NSW, Australia   Loss 10-32

Shawnigan Lake ‘Stags’ to Australia
Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Maroochydore QLD   Win 22-5
Somerset College, Gold Coast QLD    Win 33-14
Barker College, Sydney NSW   Draw 5-5
Epping Boys’ High School, Sydney NSW   Loss 15-20

Claremont Secondary (Saanich) is set to host its third annual Scrum Fest Tournament.  The event will run over three days (April 9 to 11), and feature more than thirty teams in three divisions – Senior Boys, Junior Boys and Mixed Grade Girls.  Participants include teams from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland , the Okanagan , the Northern Interior and Alberta.  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
• On-site concession, change rooms, bleachers for spectators, and more…

You can find more about the tournament by accessing the following link:

http://claremont.sd63.bc.ca/course/view.php?id=204

Please note that the tournament is presently at full capacity.  If you wish to be placed on the waitlist, please complete the registration form and submit it as soon as possible

Best wishes for success to the following teams travelling to the United States or overseas this season:

Carson Graham to Argentina
Club San Marcos, Buenos Aires
Colegio Del Solar, Bahia Blanca
Holy Trinity College, Mar del Plata
Club Los Caranchos, Rosario
St. Mark’s College, Buenos Aires

Collingwood to Australia
Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls NSW
Knox Grammar School, Sydney NSW
Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Sunshine Coast QLD
Immanuel Lutheran College, Maroochydore QLD

Kelowna to Nevada USA
Las Vegas International Tournament

L.V. Rogers (Nelson) to Ireland
Portlaoise RFC, Togher, Co. Laois, Ireland
Monivea RFC, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland
Castletroy College RFC, Newtown, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Prince of Wales to California USA
Fullerton Youth Rugby Tournament

Robert Bateman to New Zealand and Australia
Otorohanga College, Otorohanga (Waikato), New Zealand
Katikati College, Katikati (Western Bay of Plenty), New Zealand
Homebush Boys’ High School, Sydney NSW, Australia
St. Augustine’s College, Sydney NSW, Australia

Shawnigan Lake to Australia
Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Maroochydore QLD
Somerset College, Gold Coast QLD
Barker College, Sydney NSW
Epping Boys’ High School, Sydney NSW

This time twelve months ago, our organization began the task of formulating a proposal to change our existing tier structure at the senior level.  The purpose was twofold.  Firstly, we wanted to increase the participation of our student-athletes at the Provincial Championship level by adding up to eight more berths.  Secondly, we wanted to address the issue of an increasing competitive imbalance among teams competing at each of the two existing tier levels.

An active committee laid the groundwork, feedback was sought from all coaches throughout the Province and a plan was presented to all schools for an e-mail vote.  The support was overwhelming.  The proposal was enthusiastically endorsed by the Competitive Standards Committee, and unanimously approved by the BC SCHOOL SPORTS Annual General Meeting last May.

We are very much looking forward to implementing this format for the upcoming season, and believe that it takes a significant first step towards meeting the objectives outlined above.

Click here for

• Policies and Procedures for Implementation of Changes to the Tier Structure for the 2011 Season-of-Play and Provincials 2011
• Configuration of Games at Provincials 2011 for an Open Tier of Four, Six and Eight Teams