British Columbia Bears
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The British Columbia Bears are the senior men's representative rugby team for British Columbia
. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship
against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States. In their inaugural season, the Bears went undefeated in round robin play against other Canadian teams and only fell to the Argentina Jaguars in the ARC Final.
Beginning in 2010 the team, along with the Ontario Blues
, The Rock
, and the Prairie Wolf Pack
, will participate in the newly formed Canadian Rugby Championship
. This off shoot of the Americas Rugby Championship will see these teams once again compete in a round robin schedule. At the end of the Canadian Rugby Championship players from these teams will be selected to a Canada 'A' side who will travel to Buenos Aires
to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against the likes of the USA Selects and an Argentina XV.
*GREEN background indicates a win.*RED background indicates a loss.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship
Americas Rugby Championship
The Americas Rugby Championship is a rugby union competition contested by national and regional teams from North and South America. The league has replaced the IRB's previous North American competition, the North America 4....
against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States. In their inaugural season, the Bears went undefeated in round robin play against other Canadian teams and only fell to the Argentina Jaguars in the ARC Final.
Beginning in 2010 the team, along with the Ontario Blues
Ontario Blues
The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States...
, The Rock
The Rock (rugby team)
The Rock, also known as the Atlantic Rock, are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Canadian Rugby Championship and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick,...
, and the Prairie Wolf Pack
Prairie Wolf Pack
The Prairie Wolf Pack is a Canadian rugby union team representing the Prairies region in the Canadian Rugby Championship. The Wolf Pack's inaugural season includes a home game at the Calgary Rugby Park against The Rock and away games at the BC Bears and Ontario Blues.-Current squad:Squad for the...
, will participate in the newly formed Canadian Rugby Championship
Canadian Rugby Championship
The Canadian Rugby Championship is an amateur rugby union competition contested by 4 Canadian teams annually. During the inaugural season in 2009, the champion of round robin play would go on to play in the Americas Rugby Championship. Starting from the 2010 season, a "Canada Select XV" is...
. This off shoot of the Americas Rugby Championship will see these teams once again compete in a round robin schedule. At the end of the Canadian Rugby Championship players from these teams will be selected to a Canada 'A' side who will travel to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against the likes of the USA Selects and an Argentina XV.
Home Ground
The Bears do not have a permanent home ground but play at various fields around British Columbia. In their inaugural year the team hosted matches at Brockton Oval in Vancouver and MacDonald Park in Victoria as well as at Bear Mountain Stadium in Langford. The 2010 season saw the Bears play exclusively at Klahanie Park in West Vancouver. 2011 will see the team again play a majority of their home games at Klahanie with the exception of one match being played at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna.2009 Fixtures
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Location | Venue | Notes |
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| September 12 | BC Bears | 29-24 | Ontario Blues Ontario Blues The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States... |
Vancouver, BC | Brockton Oval Stanley Park Stanley Park is a 404.9 hectare urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1888 by David Oppenheimer in the name of Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General of Canada.... |
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| September 19 | The Rock The Rock (rugby team) The Rock, also known as the Atlantic Rock, are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Canadian Rugby Championship and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick,... |
7-8 | BC Bears | St. John's, NL | Swilers Rugby Park Swilers Rugby Park Swilers Rugby Park is a Rugby union stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland.... |
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| September 26 | BC Bears | 52-14 | Prairie Wolf Pack Prairie Wolf Pack The Prairie Wolf Pack is a Canadian rugby union team representing the Prairies region in the Canadian Rugby Championship. The Wolf Pack's inaugural season includes a home game at the Calgary Rugby Park against The Rock and away games at the BC Bears and Ontario Blues.-Current squad:Squad for the... |
Vancouver, BC | Brockton Oval Stanley Park Stanley Park is a 404.9 hectare urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1888 by David Oppenheimer in the name of Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General of Canada.... |
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| October 10 | BC Bears | 12-8 | Ontario Blues Ontario Blues The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States... |
Victoria, BC Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
MacDonald Park | ARC Canadian Final |
| October 17 | Argentina Jaguars | 35-11 | BC Bears | Markham, ON Markham, Ontario Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census... |
Fletcher's Fields Fletcher's Fields Fletcher's Fields is a rugby stadium in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It currently serves as home to the Toronto Rebellion of the Rugby Canada Super League. The stadium, which seats 3,000 people, has hosted numerous Canada national rugby union team matches in the past was one of the venues for the... |
ARC Final |
| November 24 | BC Bears | 38-16 | Russia Russia national rugby union team The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s... |
Langford, BC Langford, British Columbia Langford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities... |
Bear Mountain Stadium | International friendly |
*GREEN background indicates a win.*RED background indicates a loss.
Current squad
Squad for the 2011 Canadian Rugby Championship seasonProps
Hookers
Locks
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Loose forwards
Half backs
Fly halfs
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Centres
Wings
Full backs
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Canadian Internationally Capped Players
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