The following BC Bears XVs Programming will take place in 2025:

U15 BOYS AND GIRLS

• Top 40 Camp – Boys and Girls (July 27 – August 1, Shawnigan Lake School)

The Top 40 male and female athletes will be identified from Club, school and Spring development competitions and invited to the Top 40 prospects ‘Build A Bear’ Camp at Shawnigan Lake School on July 27-August 1, 2025. This Camp will be to develop positional and individual skillsets as well as game understanding for XVs Rugby. Introducing functional movements required for skill execution, set-piece, catch-pass, and kicking progressions to potential future Bears pathway athletes. Coaches should have an in-depth understanding of delivering to this age band the fundamentals of Rugby to set them up for future success. The Camp will also introduce basic nutrition for performance, introduction to Olympic lifting and training speed.

U17 BOYS AND GIRLS

• Top 40 Camp – Boys and Girls (August 3-7, Shawnigan Lake School)
• Series vs Rugby Ontario (August 24-31, Ontario)

The Top 40 athletes will be identified through Club, School and the Provincial Regional Series, through to the Provincial Regional Championship weekend on July 5-6, 2025. The Top 40 Boys and Girls will then be invited to a selection camp on August 3-7, 2025, where the athletes will be further developed and assessed towards final selection for the BC Bears U17 Squads travelling to compete against the Rugby Ontario U17 Programs on August 24-31, 2025.

U19 MEN AND WOMEN

• 2025 Canadian U19 Rugby Championships (July 19-27, Calgary)

The Top 26 athletes for the U19 Men and U19 Women’s teams will be selected following the Provincial Regional Competitions, with final selections following the Provincial Regional Championships on July 5-6. Teams will then fly to Calgary to compete at the 2025 Canadian Rugby Championships (CRCs) on July 19-27. Coaches required to lead these squads, beyond having a NCCP L2 Certification, will need to be experienced in maximizing preparation time and team management. They will also have a track record of success with similar competition demands of this one. Namely, building and maintaining a squad approach across multiple games over a short-period of time. They will need to manage the squads with a plan to perform, recover, review and repeat over the course of approximately one week.

BC SENIOR WOMEN – BLUE VS GOLD SERIES

With the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup being contested in late summer, BC will support the Rugby Canada Senior National Women’s XVs Program by facilitating the Blue-Gold Series matches for all potential National Athletes to develop, maintain and put themselves forward for selection.

Players from overseas, as well as outside of BC, will be able to register, try-out and compete in either of the Blue/Gold squads. The two squads of Senior Women will be formed following the 2025 BC Rugby Senior Club Finals weekend. The Blues will be based on Vancouver Island and the Golds operating from the Lower Mainland. These teams will meet three-times over the course of consecutive weekends, from mid-May through to early June. BC Rugby is working closely with the National Women’s team leadership to ensure all our potential female athletes have access and support towards contesting for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

“BC Gold vs BC Blue has been important pathway to select players for the Canadian select team and the national team. I am very pleased to see that those games will be played at the right time to be able to use them as a selection tool for our national program.” National Women’s Head Coach Kevin Rouet

Coaches for these programs must have a good understanding of the women’s player pool and the level of play and skillsets required beyond Club Rugby. They will have experience in selecting and preparing athletes for high-performance Rugby. They will know how to manage both their support staff and athletes to showcase their abilities within the team dynamic over the course of a series of games.