West Coast Challenge
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The West Coast Challenge (formerly known as the British Columbia Cup or BC Footy Cup) is an Australian rules football
competition in British Columbia
, Canada
.
The prize is the BC Cup.
was won by the Alberta Roos.
The 2005 event, held in Vancouver was won by the Alberta Roos.
The format was changed in 2006 to the West Coast Challenge Cup and the venue of Thunderbird Stadium
was chosen and the Grand Final
was won by the Calgary Kangaroos.
Daryn Ashcroft is the current world champion.
In Holland the West Coast Challenge is a run-bike extreme sport event to raise money for the KNRM. The KNRM or Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue organisation is a voluntarily organisation, who perform rescues on the North Sea.
The West Coast Challenge is a race on the beaches of Holland over a total distance of 128 km. One of the participants is always running on the beach, the other accompanies him on a mountainbike.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition 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...
, 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...
.
The prize is the BC Cup.
History
The 2004 inaugural event, held in VancouverVancouver
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,...
was won by the Alberta Roos.
The 2005 event, held in Vancouver was won by the Alberta Roos.
The format was changed in 2006 to the West Coast Challenge Cup and the venue of Thunderbird Stadium
Thunderbird Stadium
Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the University Endowment Lands of British Columbia, west of Vancouver's city limits. It is used primarily for soccer and football by the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. It seats 3,500 in the main grandstand...
was chosen and the Grand Final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
was won by the Calgary Kangaroos.
Daryn Ashcroft is the current world champion.
In Holland the West Coast Challenge is a run-bike extreme sport event to raise money for the KNRM. The KNRM or Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue organisation is a voluntarily organisation, who perform rescues on the North Sea.
The West Coast Challenge is a race on the beaches of Holland over a total distance of 128 km. One of the participants is always running on the beach, the other accompanies him on a mountainbike.
Past Participating Clubs
- Vancouver CougarsVancouver CougarsThe Vancouver Cougars are members of the Australian Football League Canada and compete in the North West Pacific Australian Football League.The club was founded in Vancouver, Canada on January 15, 2001, becoming the first ever Aussie Rules club in the city of Vancouver.-History:Club founders James...
- West Coast Saints
- Calgary KangaroosCalgary KangaroosThe Calgary Kangaroos are an Australian rules football club based in Calgary, Canada. They play at the Calgary Rugby Union and are members of AFL Canada....
- Calgary Bears
- Victoria LionsVictoria LionsThe Victoria Lions are an amateur Australian rules football club based in Canada and are members of the North West Pacific Australian Football League....
- Seattle Grizzlies
- Burnaby EaglesBurnaby EaglesThe Burnaby Eagles were an Australian rules football club based in Burnaby, British Columbia. They played in the North West Pacific Australian Football League. They were founded in 2001....
- Red Deer Magpies