The 2024/25 BC Rugby Senior Club Leagues Playoffs have now been confirmed!
With the final rounds of the Regular Season completed, standings have now been finalised across the 2024/24 BC Rugby Senior Club Leagues with this year’s quarter-finalists confirmed across seven Men’s and Women’s divisions.
After an action-packed season throughout the Lower Mainland, attention now turns to the business end of the season with all roads leading to the 2025 BC Rugby Senior Club Finals in Abbotsford on Saturday, May 3, 2025 – buy your tickets now!
Playoff Matches will take place on the following dates with the higher-seeded team as the home team as per Rule 6.3 of the BC Rugby Senior Rules of Competition:
- April 12 – Quarter-Finals
- April 26 – Semi-Finals
- May 3 – Senior Club Finals
Please see the Divisional breakdowns below:
Men’s Premier League
*Home team listed first
QF1: #1 UBCOB Ravens receives bye
QF2: #4 Westshore RFC vs. #5 Capilano RFC
QF3: #3 Meraloma vs. #6 Castaway Wanderers RFC
QF4: #2 UBC Thunderbirds receives bye
MEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE
The Top 6 Teams will progress through to the Playoffs with the following playoff structure:
Quarter-Finals – April 12
- QF1 – Seed 1 – Bye
- QF2 – Seed 4 vs Seed 5 @ Seed 4 Home
- QF3 – Seed 3 vs Seed 6 @ Seed 3 Home
- QF4 – Seed 2 – Bye
Semi-Finals – April 26
- SF1 – Seed 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Seed 1 Home
- SF2 – Seed 2 vs Winner Quarter-Final 3 @ Seed 2 Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
Women’s Premier League
Seattle has withdrawn from Playoffs – as a result, Burnaby Lake RFC moves up to Seed #4. Playoffs will now advance straight to Semi-Finals.
*Home team listed first
SF1: #1 UBC Thunderbirds vs. #4 Burnaby Lake RFC
SF2: #2 Westshore RFC vs. #3 Castaway Wanderers RFC
WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE
All Teams will progress through to the Playoffs with the following playoff structure:
Semi-Finals – April 26
- SF1 – Seed 1 vs Seed 4 @ Seed 1 Home
- SF2 – Seed 2 vs Seed 3 @ Seed 2 Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
Men’s Division 1
*Home team listed first
IQF1: #1 Westshore RFC vs. #4 James Bay AA
IQF2: #2 Nanaimo Hornets RFC vs. #3 Port Alberni Black Sheep
MQF1: #1 Meraloma vs. #4 Burnaby Lake RFC
MQF2: #2 UBCOB Ravens vs. #3 Capilano RFC
Placing Fixtures
I5v6: #5 Cowichan RFC vs. #6 Comox Valley Kickers
M5v6: #5 Axemen RFC vs #6 Langley Rugby Club
*UVIC Vikes, Castaway Wanderers, UBC Thunderbirds and Bayside Sharks RFC not participating in Placing Fixtures
MEN’S DIVISION 1 PLAYOFF STRUCTURE
The Top 4 Teams in each region will progress through to Quarter-Finals. The bottom four teams will contest 5-8 placings following the request to play extra games.
Quarter-Finals – April 12
Mainland & Island 1-4 Regional Quarter-Finals
- QF1 – Seed 1 vs Seed 4 @ Seed 1 Home
- QF2 – Seed 2 vs Seed 3 @ Seed 2 Home
Mainland & Island 5-8 Placings
- Seed 5 vs Seed 6 @ Seed 5 Home
- Seed 7 vs Seed 8 @ Seed 7 Home
Mainland & Island Regional Semi-Finals – April 26
- Mainland SF – Winner Quarter-Final 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Higher Seed in Regular Season’s Home
- Island SF – Winner Quarter-Final 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Higher Seed in Regular Season’s Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Mainland Semi-Final vs Winner Island Semi-Final
Women’s Division 1
*Home team listed first
QF1: #1 Meraloma RFC receives bye
QF2: #4 Kamloops RFC vs. #5 Capilano RFC
QF3: #3 James Bay AA vs. #6 Bayside Sharks RFC
QF4: #2 Abbotsford RFC receives bye
WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 PLAYOFF STRUCTURE
The Top 6 Teams will progress through to the Playoffs with the following playoff structure:
Quarter-Finals – April 12
- QF1 – Seed 1 – Bye
- QF2 – Seed 4 vs Seed 5 @ Seed 4 Home
- QF3 – Seed 3 vs Seed 6 @ Seed 3 Home
- QF4 – Seed 2 – Bye
Semi-Finals – April 26
- SF1 – Seed 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Seed 1 Home
- SF2 – Seed 2 vs Winner Quarter-Final 3 @ Seed 2 Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
Men’s Division 2
*Home team listed first
QF1: #1 Kamloops RFC vs. #8 Chilliwack Crusaders
QF2: #4 Richmond RFC vs. #5 United Rugby
QF3: #3 Kelowna Crows RFC vs. #6 Brit Lions RFC
QF4: #2 Kats RFC vs. #7 Ridge Meadows Bruins
MEN’S DIVISION 2 PLAYOFF STRUCTURE
The Top 8 Teams will progress through to the Playoffs with the following playoff structure:
Quarter-Finals – April 12
- QF1 – Seed 1 vs Seed 8 @ Seed 1 Home
- QF2 – Seed 4 vs Seed 5 @ Seed 4 Home
- QF3 – Seed 3 vs Seed 6 @ Seed 3 Home
- QF4 – Seed 2 vs Seed 7 @ Seed 2 Home
Semi-Finals – April 26
- SF1 – Winner Quarter-Final 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Higher Seed in Regular Seasons Home
- SF2 – Winner Quarter-Final 3 vs Winner Quarter-Final 4 @ Higher Seed in Regular Seasons Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
Women’s Division 2
Cowichan RFC and James Bay AA have withdrawn from Playoffs – as a result, teams 6-10 have moved up in the Final Standings.
*Home team listed first
QF1: #1 UBC Thunderbirds vs. #8 Chilliwack Crusaders
QF2: #4 Nanaimo Hornets vs. #5 Simon Fraser Rugby
QF3: #3 Kelowna Crows vs. #6 Richmond Lions
QF4: #2 Comox Valley Kickers vs. #7 Vancouver Rowing Club
WOMEN’S DIVISION 2 PLAYOFF STRUCTURE
The Top 8 Teams will progress through to the Playoffs with the following playoff structure:
Quarter-Finals – April 12
- QF1 – Seed 1 vs Seed 8 @ Seed 1 Home
- QF2 – Seed 4 vs Seed 5 @ Seed 4 Home
- QF3 – Seed 3 vs Seed 6 @ Seed 3 Home
- QF4 – Seed 2 vs Seed 7 @ Seed 2 Home
Semi-Finals – April 26
- SF1 – Winner Quarter-Final 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Higher Seed in Regular Season’s Home
- SF2 – Winner Quarter-Final 3 vs Winner Quarter-Final 4 @ Higher Seed in Regular Season’s Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
Men’s Division 3
Vancouver Rogues defaulted the remainder of the season. As a result, Seed 2 receives bye in Playoffs.
*Home team listed first
QF1: #1 Bayside Sharks receives bye
QF2: #4 Burnaby Lake RFC vs. #5 Capilano RFC
QF3: #3 Axemen RFC vs. #6 Abbotsford RFC
QF4: #2 Langley Rugby Club receives bye
MEN’S DIVISION 3 PLAYOFF STRUCTURE:
Following the Vancouver Rogues’ default, all 6 Teams will progress through to the Playoffs with the following playoff structure:
Quarter-Finals – April 12
- QF1 – Seed 1 – Bye
- QF2 – Seed 4 vs Seed 5 @ Seed 4 Home
- QF3 – Seed 3 vs Seed 6 @ Seed 3 Home
- QF4 – Seed 2 – Bye
Semi-Finals – April 26
- SF1 – Seed 1 vs Winner Quarter-Final 2 @ Seed 1 Home
- SF2 – Seed 2 vs Winner Quarter-Final 3 @ Seed 2 Home
Final – May 3
- Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
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