Planning for the 2012 BCSSRU Provincial Championships is now well underway.  Round One games will take place on Saturday, May 26 in Kelowna, and at Brentwood College (Vancouver Island), South Surrey Athletic Park and a venue in Vancouver yet to be confirmed.  Competition for the remaining three days (May 30, 31 and June 2) will once again be at the Rotary Stadium and Exhibition Park Complex in Abbotsford.

As details are finalized, information will be posted on the Provincials 2012 page.  Click here!

The BC Secondary Schools’ Rugby Union Sevens Tournament took place on April 21 - 22 at St. George’s School in Vancouver.  Teams representing the Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland, Northern Interior, Okanagan and Vancouver Island competed in the two-day event.

Click here for complete Tournament results

Friday the thirteenth is supposed to be unlucky, but for the participants at the ‘Okanagan Sevens’ and the fans watching, nothing could have been further from the truth. Under beautifully blue Okanagan skies with temperatures reaching the high teens, six senior teams played off in a round-robin format to determine the qualifying positions for BCSSRU Sevens 2012 to be held in Vancouver on April 21 and 22. Squads from Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops took part in one of four qualifying tournaments being held around the Province that same day.

Congratulations to the following teams on their successful tours overseas this past Spring Break.  Click below for scores and highlights of the tours listed.

Lord Byng ‘Grey Ghosts’ to New Zealand
Click on http://greyghostnewzealandtour2012.blogspot.com/

Okanagan Mission "Huskies" to Ireland
Click here for OKM RFC Ireland Tour 2012 Recap

St. George’s ‘Saints’ to Australia and New Zealand
Click on http://stgeorgesrugby.wordpress.com/

The L.V. Rogers ‘Bombers’ pursuit of defending another Kootenays rugby title and Provincial Championship berth began with an impressive display at the ‘Mag-PenSpring Fling in Penticton. 

Click on:  http://www.nelsonstar.com/sports/142549595.html

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
• Click here for the full text of Whistle Talk – Volume 1 Edition 3