British Columbia Rugby Union
Encyclopedia
The British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union
in British Columbia
. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. George Hamersley
, the former England rugby union
captain and recent immigrant to Vancouver
, and member of Vancouver Football (Rugby) Club, became the first President. The same man is credited with founding the Amateur Athletic Club of British Columbia. and previously had introduced the game of rugby to the youth of South Canterbury, New Zealand
.
The current headquarters is on the west side of Vancouver
.
British Columbia is considered a hotspot for rugby in Canada
, as its mild weather allows the sport to be played year round.
The BCRU is responsible for organizing the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
, the provincial men's club championship. It also oversees provincial representative teams which compete for national championships organised by Rugby Canada
.
The BCRU also as a British Columbia Rugby Hall of Fame
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
in British Columbia
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...
. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. George Hamersley
Alfred St. George Hamersley
Alfred St. George Hamersley was a nineteenth-century solicitor and entrepreneur of great renown, an English MP and perhaps most notably an English rugby union international who played in the first ever international match, went on to captain his country and pioneered the sport in the south of New...
, the former England rugby union
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
captain and recent immigrant to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, and member of Vancouver Football (Rugby) Club, became the first President. The same man is credited with founding the Amateur Athletic Club of British Columbia. and previously had introduced the game of rugby to the youth of South Canterbury, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
The current headquarters is on the west side of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
.
British Columbia is considered a hotspot for rugby in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, as its mild weather allows the sport to be played year round.
The BCRU is responsible for organizing the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union....
, the provincial men's club championship. It also oversees provincial representative teams which compete for national championships organised by Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada, is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football as Football Canada; and the now-defunct Rugby Union of...
.
The BCRU also as a British Columbia Rugby Hall of Fame
British Columbia Rugby Hall of Fame
The British Columbia Rugby Hall of Fame, set in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a Hall of Fame created in 2005 to honour those who have contributed more to the progress of the sport of rugby union in Canada from the province of British Columbia, one of their country's where the oval sport...
.
Fraser Valley
- Abbotsford RFC
- Established: 1972
- City: Abbotsford, BC
- Home: CFV Exhibition Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Red and Black
- Chilliwack Crusaders
- Established: Unknown
- City: Chilliwack, BC
- Home: Townsend Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Navy and Gold
- Chuckanut Bay Geoducks
- Established: 2003
- City: Bellingham, Wash.
- Home: The Polo Grounds
- Division: First
- Colours: Sky Blue and Orange
- Kamloops Raiders
- Established: 1967
- City: Kamloops, BC
- Home: Kamloops Exhibition Park
- Division: First
- Colours: Purple and Gold
- Kelowna Crows
- Established: 2003
- City: Kelowna, BC
- Home: City Park Oval
- Division: First
- Colours: Navy Blue and Red
- Langley RFC
- Established: 1969
- City: Langley, BC
- Home: Crush Crescent
- Division: First
- Colours: Forest Green, Black, Gold
- Richmond RFC
- Established: 1957
- City: Richmond, BC
- Home: Sea Island
- Division: First
- Colours: Red and Black
- Ridge Meadows Bruins
- Established: 2004
- City: Maple Ridge, BC
- Home: Westview Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Navy Blue and Royal Blue
- Surrey Beavers Athletic Association
- Established: 1972
- City: Surrey, BC
- Home: Sullivan Heights Park
- Division: First
- Colours: Black, Gold, Green
Interior
- Fort Saint John Moosemen
- Established: Unknown
- City: Fort Saint John, BC
- Home: Granhaven Road
- Division: Third
- Colours: Gold and Blue
- Penticton Harlequins
- Established: Unknown
- City: Penticton, BC
- Home: McNichol Oval
- Division: Third
- Colours: Sky Blue and Navy
- Prince George Gnats
- Established: 1977
- City: Prince George, BC
- Home: Connaught Field
- Division: Third
- Colours: Blue and Gold
- Trail Colonials
- Established: Unknown
- City: Trail, BC
- Home: Upper Sunningdale Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Red and Black
- University of Northern British Columbia Timber-Wolves
- Established: 1994
- City: Prince George, BC
- Home: Massey Place Stadium
- Division: Third
- Colours: Black and Green
- Williams Lake Rustlers
- Established: 1977
- City: Williams Lake, BC
- Home: 711 Ottoman Drive
- Division: Third
- Colours: Red and Black
- Yeti RFC
- Established: Unknown
- City: Salmon Arm, BC
- Home: Little Mountain Sports Complex
- Division: Junior
- Colours: White, Green, Black
- Boundary Wanderers RFC
- Established: 2008
- City: Grand Forks, BC
- Home: Grand Forks Secondary School
- Division: Third
- Colours: Blue and White
Vancouver Island
- Castaway-Wanderers
- Established: 1906
- City: Oak Bay, BC
- Home: Windsor Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Black, Red, Light Blue
- Comox Valley Kickers
- Established: Unknown
- City: Comox, BC
- Home: Vanier Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Burgundy and Black
- Cowichan RFC
- Established: 1962
- City: Duncan, BC
- Home: Piggy Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Green and Black
- James Bay Athletic Association
- Established: 1886
- City: Victoria, BC
- Home: MacDonald Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Blue and White
- Nanaimo Hornets
- Established: 1888
- City: Nanaimo, BC
- Home: Pioneer Park
- Division: First
- Colours: Black and Yellow
- Port Alberni Black Sheep
- Established: Unknown
- City: Port Alberni, BC
- Home: Alberni Highway Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Black
- Powell River Otago
- Established: Unknown
- City: Powell River, BC
- Home: Unknown
- Division: Third
- Colours: Royal Blue, White
- University of Victoria Vikings
- Established: Unknown
- City: Victoria, BC
- Home: Wallace Field
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Navy Blue, Gold and Red
- Velox Valhallians
- Established: 1968
- City: Victoria, BC
- Home: Velox Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Black and Blue
Vancouver and Area
- Bayside Sharks
- Established: 1987
- City: White Rock, BC
- Home: South Surrey Athletic ParkSouth Surrey Athletic ParkSouth Surrey Athletic Park is a popular recreational park in the White Rock/South Surrey community. The park is bound by 18th avenue to the south, 148th street to the east, 24th avenue to the North and Sunnyside Urban Acres Forest to the west....
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Navy and Sky Blue
- Britannia Lions
- Established: 1991
- City: Delta, BC
- Home: John Oliver Park
- Division: First
- Colours: Green, Black, Red and White
- Burnaby Lake
- Established: 1994
- City: Burnaby, BC
- Home: Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Navy Blue and White
- Capilano RFC
- Established: 1969
- City: North Vancouver, BC
- Home: Klahanie Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Black and Gold
- Gibsons RAC
- Established: Unknown
- City: Gibsons, BC
- Home: Elphinstone Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Navy and White
- Kats
- Established: 1948
- City: Vancouver, BC
- Home: Balaclava Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Green and White
- Meralomas
- Established: 1923
- City: Vancouver, BC
- Home: Connaught Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Black and Orange
- Rogues Rugby Club
- Established: 2002
- City: Vancouver, BC
- Home: Braemar Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Navy Blue, Sky Blue, White
- Scribes Rugby Club
- Established: 1966
- City: East Vancouver, BC
- Home: Trout Lake Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Gold and Royal Blue
- Seattle RFC
- Established: 1966
- City: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Home: Bitter Lake Field
- Division: First
- Colours: Black, White, Forest Green
- Simon Fraser University Clansmen
- Established: 1966
- City: Burnaby, BC
- Home: SFU Field
- Division: Third
- Colours: Red, Blue, White
- Thompson Rivers University Barbarians
- Established: 2004
- City: Kamloops, BC
- Home: Kamloops Exhibition Park
- Division: Third
- Colours: Red and Purple
- United Rugby
- Established: 2005
- City: New Westminster, BC
- Home: Queen's Park
- Division: First
- Colours: Royal Blue, Burgundy, White
- UBC Old Boy Ravens
- Established: 1974
- City: Vancouver, BC
- Home: Jericho Park
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Blue, White, Red
- University of British Columbia Thunder Birds
- Established: 1906
- City: Vancouver, BC
- Home: Wolfson Field
- Division: Premier
- Colours: Blue and Gold
- Vancouver Rowing Club
- Established: 1908
- City: Vancouver, BC
- Home: Brockton Oval
- Division: First
- Colours: Red and White
See also
- Rugby CanadaRugby CanadaRugby Canada, is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football as Football Canada; and the now-defunct Rugby Union of...
- Fraser Valley Rugby UnionFraser Valley Rugby UnionThe Fraser Valley Rugby Union is the administrative body for rugby union in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. The FVRU currently consists of 10 rugby clubs.The Fraser Valley senior men's representative team is known as the Venom....
- Vancouver Rugby UnionVancouver Rugby UnionThe Vancouver Rugby Union is the administrative body for rugby union in Vancouver. The VRU currently consists of 20 rugby clubs.-List of Clubs in VRU:* Bayside Sharks* Britannia Lions RFC* Burnaby Lake Rugby Club* Capilano RFC* Gibsons RAC...
- Fraser Valley Rugby Union
- Canadian Direct Insurance Premier LeagueCanadian Direct Insurance Premier LeagueThe Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union....