British Columbia Men's Premier League Explained

Sport:Rugby union
Teams:10
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Champion:UBC Old Boys Ravens

The British Columbia Men's Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition currently contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada and one in the U.S. state of Washington. The BC Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union.

The league currently consists of teams from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Clubs play each other twice throughout the regular season. The top six teams are then seeded and qualify for two rounds of playoffs. The top two teams from the semi-finals then face each other at the BC Rugby Club Finals in May.[1]

History

The teams compete for the prestigious Rounsefell Cup. The trophy was donated by F.W. Rounsefell, a Vancouver insurance broker and financier and former British Columbia rugby star. The Rounsefell Cup was first awarded to the Central Athletic Club in March 1922. The cup has been competed for annually ever since.[2]

2024 Premier League Teams

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Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 1994 Burnaby
Capilano RFC 1969 West Vancouver
Castaway Wanderers RFC 1906 Oak Bay
James Bay Athletic Association 1886 Victoria
Meraloma Athletic Club 1923 Vancouver
Pacific Pride 2019Langford
UBC Thunderbirds 1906 Vancouver
UBC Old Boys Ravens 1974 Vancouver
University of Victoria Vikes Unknown Victoria
Westshore RFC 1969 Colwood

Former Teams

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Nanaimo Hornets RFC 1888Nanaimo
Seattle Rugby Club 1966 Seattle
Vancouver Rowing Club 1908 Vancouver

Past Champions

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Awards

Player of the Year

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BC Rugby/Competitions/Premier League & Premier Reserve League . www.bcrugby.com. en. 2021-06-12.
  2. News: Inter-City Club Championship Cup . 2021-06-12 . Vancouver Daily World . 1922-03-07.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150421160735/http://www.bcrugby.com/history/rounsfell-cup-winners/ . 2015-04-21 . dead .