BC Rugby’s 2024 Provincial Regional Championships (PRCs) concluded on Sunday following a festival-like weekend of Rugby at UBC’s Gerald McGavin Centre, with four Championships heading back to Vancouver Island and two to the Fraser Valley.
The Vancouver Island Junior Tide won the U14 Boys, U14 Girls and U18 Boys Divisions, while Fraser Valley West were declared U18 Girls Champions and Fraser Valley East won the U16 Boys Championship. The North Vancouver Island Tsunami won the U16 Girls gold medal.
Taking place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation, the popular tournament made its return and featured 43 teams, 600 athletes and seven regions vying for glory across six divisions.
Teams from the Vancouver Rugby Union (VRU), Vancouver Island Junior Tide (VIRU Tide), North Vancouver Island Rugby Union (NVIRU Tsunami), Fraser Valley Rugby Union (FVRU), Thompson-Okanagan Rugby Alliance (TORA), Kootenays Rugby Union (KRU) and Aurora Wolves Rugby Union (The North) competed 117 games in front of 2,500 spectators throughout July 5-7.
The weekend also saw the Rugby community rally together on Crazy Socks for ALS Day on July 6, a campaign launched by BC Rugby and the ALS Society of BC to raise awareness and vital funds for the ALS community. Attendees were asked to wear their craziest pair of socks on the Saturday of PRCs, with many unique designs on display! Funds will be used towards purchasing a Travel Buggy Power Chair for ALS BC’s Equipment Loan Program. More information about the campaign can be found here.
For emerging Rugby players, the 2024 PRCs presented a perfect opportunity to impress the watching BC Rugby Age-Grade Team Coaches and make a late bid for selection to the BC Bears Provincial U16 and U18 Representative teams in action this summer.
BC Rugby will be releasing the 2024 PRCs Photo Gallery and Match Videos later this week – keep your eyes peeled on our social media channels!
All photos are courtesy of Bold Photos by Shelly.
Below is a breakdown of each Division.
U14 BOYS
Vancouver Island Tide were declared U14 Boys Champions, with VRU North picking up the silver and Fraser Valley East leaving with bronze.
SUNDAY – POOL AND SEEDED MATCHES
Vancouver Island Tide defeated VRU North 38-0 to win the U14 Boys Gold Medal. The Tide earlier beat VRU Central 29-7 to finish the tournament with four wins from four matches, while VRU North beat TORA 14-5 in the
Fraser Valley East picked up the bronze medals with a 39-5 win over VRU South. Fraser Valley East beat the North Vancouver Island Tsunami 43-0 earlier in the day, while VRU South defeated Fraser Valley West 24-10 to finish second seed in their Pool.
VRU Central beat TORA 31-12 to finish fifth, while Fraser Valley West edged past North Vancouver Island Tsunami 15-12 to finish seventh overall.
SATURDAY – POOL MATCHES
Vancouver Island Tide and VRU North both notched two wins from two matches on the opening day of U14 Boys competition.
The Tide defeated Fraser Valley West 24-12 and VRU South 35-17, while VRU North beat the North Vancouver Island Tsunami 36-12 and Fraser Valley East 25-21.
Four teams finished Day 2 on one victory: VRU South beat VRU Central 36-12, while VRU Central saw off Fraser Valley West 26-19. TORA beat the Tsunami 20-5 but fell 45-0 to Fraser Valley East.
U14 GIRLS
Vancouver Island Tide won the U14 Girls Gold Medals, with Fraser Valley East lifting silver and North Vancouver Island Tsunami taking home bronze.
SUNDAY – POOL AND SEEDED MATCHES
Vancouver Island Tide won the U14 Girls Division with a 24-7 victory over the Fraser Valley East team, who take home silver.
North Vancouver Island Tsunami won bronze with a 17-5 win over Fraser Valley West.
In Sunday’s early Pool play, the Tide beat Fraser Valley West 26-0 while Fraser Valley East defeated the Tsunami 12-5.
SATURDAY – POOL MATCHES
North Vancouver Island Tsunami put themselves in prime position with two wins from two matches on Day 2. The Tsunami defeated Tide 7-5 in their opening match before following up with a 24-17 win against the Fraser Valley West.
Fraser Valley East and the Vancouver Island Tide both finished with one win apiece from their opening two matches. The East defeated Fraser Valley West 37-17, with the Tide beating Fraser Valley East 27-19.
U16 BOYS
Fraser Valley East won the U16 Boys Division with VRU South finishing second and Fraser Valley West taking home bronze.
SUNDAY
Fraser Valley East saw off VRU South 10-7 to win the U16 Boys Championship, with the South taking home silver.
Fraser Valley West defeated the Vancouver Island Junior Tide 14-10 to win the bronze medal. The West lost out to Fraser Valley East 32-7 in their semi-final, while the Tide were beaten 3-0 in their final four showdown with VRU South.
Earlier in Sunday’s action, TORA beat Aurora Wolves 49-0 to advance to the 5th-place playoff, while Tsunami lost out to VRU North 17-10 before beating the Aurora Wolves 35-0 to finish 7th overall.
SATURDAY – POOL & SEEDED MATCHES
Fraser Valley East and the VRU South maintained their unbeaten records on Day 2 with two further victories apiece during Saturday’s action.
Fraser Valley East defeated Aurora Wolves 57-5 to top Pool A before capturing a 45-12 win against the North Vancouver Island Tsunami in the quarterfinals. VRU South defeated Fraser Valley West 40-0 to clinch No. 1 seeding in Pool B, beat Aurora Wolves 50-0 in the quarterfinals to advance.
Vancouver Island Tide won their final Pool match 20-5 against VRU North, before beating TORA 21-0 to set up a semifinal showdown with VRU South. Fraser Valley West defeated VRU North in their quarterfinal encounter to set up an all-Fraser Valley semi-final against the East, who defeated Aurora Wolves 57-5 and then the Tsunami 45-12 to advance to the Final Four.
TORA defeated the Tsunami 19-0 in their final Pool match.
FRIDAY – POOL MATCHES
Three teams finished Day 1 unbeaten with Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and VRU South all taking two wins from their opening two matches.
Fraser Valley East defeated Vancouver Island Junior Tide 10-0 in the Division’s first match of the weekend, and followed up with a 27-7 win over VRU North.
Fraser Valley West scored a 21-7 win against TORA and a 27-0 victory over the North Vancouver Island Tsunami, while VRU South also beat the Tsunami 25-0 and TORA 36-0.
Tide defeated Aurora Wolves Rugby Union 62-7, with the VRU North also beating the Northern team 22-0.
U16 GIRLS
North Vancouver Island Tsunami claimed the U16 Girls Championship after a tightly-fought contest against Fraser Valley East, with Vancouver Island Junior Tide taking home the bronze medal.
SUNDAY
North Vancouver Island Tsunami took the gold medals back to Vancouver Island after they defeated a spirited Fraser Valley East side 15-5 in the Championship game.
Vancouver Island Junior Tide, the 2023 champions, finished with the bronze medals following a 18-7 win over Fraser Valley West, who finished fourth. TORA took the No. 5 placing after a 17-12 win over Vancouver South.
In Sunday’s earlier Pool play, Tsunami defeated Fraser Valley West 31-5 to clinch top seed while Fraser Valley East beat VRU South 27-0 to seal their spot in the gold medal game.
Tide beat TORA 38-5 in the other Pool match on Day 3.
SATURDAY
Fraser Valley East remained unbeaten on Day 2 as they scored a 41-5 win over TORA and a 22-5 victory over Vancouver Island Junior Tide.
Fraser Valley West took two wins on Day 2, beating VRU South 22-5 and TORA 14-5. The North Vancouver Island Tsunami also enjoyed two wins on the second day, coming through a tight 10-7 win against their Tide rivals and a 34-0 win against VRU South.
FRIDAY
Fraser Valley East and the Vancouver Island Junior Tide finished Day 1 with two wins from two matches. The Tide opened with a 19-14 win over Fraser Valley West before following up with a 40-0 triumph against Vancouver South.
Fraser Valley East defeated North Vancouver Island Tsunami 14-5 in their first match, before defeating their Fraser Valley West counterparts 41-0.
Vancouver South finished their opening day with one win after a tight 14-12 victory over TORA, who also lost out to the Tsunami 22-0.
U18 BOYS
Vancouver Island Junior Tide won gold for the second successive year, with VRU Central taking home silver and North Vancouver Island Tsunami finishing with bronze.
SUNDAY – SEEDED ROUND ROBIN MATCHES
Vancouver Island Tide defeated VRU Central 53-0 in the final game of the weekend to win the U18 Boys Championship.
In the reseeded Pools, Tide defeated Tsunami 32-3 before closing with the shutout win against the VRU to take gold. VRU Central took home the silver medal following a 19-7 win against the Tsunami, who earn bronze with two losses in the reseeded Pool.
VRU South won both of their final reseeded Pool matches to clinch fourth place. The Vancouver team defeated Fraser Valley East 24-7 and TORA 28-0 on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Fraser Valley East beat TORA 14-5 to claim fifth place, with the Thompson-Okanagan team finishing sixth overall.
Fraser Valley West finished seventh overall with two wins in their final reseeded Pool. The West beat Aurora Wolves 48-3 and the Kootenays 45-5, while the Kootenays scored their first ever PRCs win against the Aurora Wolves (19-12) to finish eighth.
SATURDAY – POOL MATCHES
The U18 Boys Pool action continued on Day 2 with two teams remaining unbeaten after Saturday’s games. The Vancouver Island Junior Tide and VRU Central took two wins from two further matches, extending their unbeaten streak to four matches apiece.
Tide defeated Fraser Valley West 31-0 and TORA 48-5, while VRU Central saw off the Tsunami 12-8 and Aurora Wolves 26-6.
Tsunami scored their third win of the tournament with a 39-0 win over Aurora Wolves.
VRU South defeated the Kootenays 32-0 and Fraser Valley East 22-10, while TORA beat Fraser Valley West 14-7 to move to two wins for the tournament after Saturday’s action.
Fraser Valley East saw off the Kootenays 35-7 in the final game of the day.
These results set up the Final Round Robins for Sunday’s action: Vancouver Island Tide, VRU Central and the North Vancouver Island Tsunami would battle it out for the medal positions, with TORA, Fraser Valley East and VRU South playing for 4th-6th place. Kootenays, Aurora Wolves and Fraser Valley West would play out for 7th-9th place.
FRIDAY – POOL MATCHES
Three teams finished Day 1 unbeaten as VRU Central, Vancouver Island Junior Tide and North Vancouver Island Tsunami all picked up two wins from two games.
VRU Central kicked off the day’s action with a 43-5 win over Fraser Valley West, before they defeated the Kootenays 49-0. The Tide, meanwhile, beat Fraser Valley East 26-8 before seeing off Aurora Wolves 64-0 in the final game of the day.
Tsunami inched past VRU South17-10 before they followed with a 19-5 victory over TORA. Fraser Valley East defeated Aurora Wolves 48-0 to finish the day with one win, while Fraser Valley West beat the Kootenays 60-0 for their first win. TORA defeated VRU South 19-17 in a close game to close out Day 1 with one win and one defeat.
U18 GIRLS
Fraser Valley West clinched the U18 Girls Championship with Vancouver Island Tide claiming silver and Fraser Valley East earning bronze.
SUNDAY – FINALS
Fraser Valley West defeated last year’s champions Vancouver Island Junior Tide 19-14 to win the U18 Girls Championship, with the Island side settling for silver.
Tide had beaten Island rivals Tsunami 28-0 in Sunday’s semi-final, while Fraser Valley West had beaten their Fraser Valley East rivals 45-0 to advance to the gold medal game.
Fraser Valley East defeated the Tsunami with the last kick of the game to take home bronze.
TORA beat VRU South 26-0 to claim fifth place having earlier defeated VRU North 41-0, with the South beating Aurora Wolves 15-10. Aurora Wolves beat VRU North 25-0 in the 7th-place playoff.
SATURDAY – POOL AND SEEDED MATCHES
Two teams remained unbeaten after Saturday’s action with Fraser Valley West and the North Vancouver Island Tsunami ending Day 2 with four wins apiece.
Fraser Valley West beat VRU North 50-0 in their final Pool match before dispatching VRU South 50-0 in the quarterfinals. The Tsunami, meanwhile, beat TORA 28-12 and enjoyed a 20-0 quarterfinal win over VRU North.
Fraser Valley East and the Vancouver Island Junior Tide completed the semi-final line-ups. The East defeated VRU South 43-0 before beating Aurora Wolves 36-5 in their quarterfinal. The Tide defeated Aurora Wolves 45-0 in their last Pool match before advancing to the Final Four with a 44-7 quarterfinal win over TORA.
FRIDAY – POOL MATCHES
North Vancouver Island Tsunami and Fraser Valley West scored two victories from two matches on Day 1. The Tsunami kicked off with a 38-0 win over VRU South and later scored a 24-7 win over Fraser Valley East.
Fraser Valley West, meanwhile, defeated Aurora Wolves 49-0 and finished the day with a hard-fought 17-13 victory over the Vancouver Island Junior Tide. The Tide finished with one win and one loss, having beaten VRU North 71-0 earlier on Friday.
Fraser Valley East defeated TORA 38-7 for their first win, while the Aurora Wolves also finished Day 1 with one win following a 27-7 win over VRU North. TORA scored their first win with a 10-7 win over VRU South, who finished Day 1 without a win alongside VRU North.
THANK YOU!
BC Rugby would like to thank all groups and individuals who made this event possible: to our Match Officials, Coaching Staff and Managers, Therapists and Medics, Players, parents, volunteers and vendors – thank you for your hard work and commitment in helping grow the game throughout the province.
To all BC Bears Coaches who scouted throughout the weekend.
To official event photographer Shelly Fey and PA announcer Oskar Ho for their contributions over the weekend.
To our Official Merchandise Partners, O’Neills, for providing their services throughout the weekend.
To the ALS Society of BC for all their work and fundraising efforts this weekend.
To our sponsors and partners for their commitment in helping grow our sport: viaSport, O’Neills, Gilbert Rugby Canada, and Blonyx.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Province of British Columbia.
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