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

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

• Click here for the full text of Whistle Talk – Volume 1 Edition 1
• Click here for the full text of Whistle Talk – Volume 1 Edition 2

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. 

The annual Northern Interior Zone ‘Sevens’Championships were hosted by Williams Lake Secondary on October 28 and 29, and featured local schools as well as teams from Terrace, Vanderhoof and Prince George.  The air was chilly, but the players quickly warmed to the task at hand and played some excellent rugby.

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.