The 2025 BC Rugby Senior Women’s Blue vs. Gold Series concludes with Game 3 this Saturday, June 7 – here is all you need to know!
Game 3 takes place at John Oliver Park in Delta (home of Brit Lions RFC) on Saturday, June 7, 2025 – kick off is at 1:00pm PST.
The Island Blues hold an unassailable 2-0 Series Lead thanks to Game 1 and Game 2 victories – check out the match videos here.
The schedule is as follows:
- GAME 1: Mainland Golds 7-62 Island Blues
- GAME 2: Island Blues 41-24 Mainland Golds
- GAME 3: June 7, John Oliver Park, Delta – 1:00pm PST
LIVESTREAM INFORMATION
BC Rugby will endeavour to livestream all matches. If we are unable to livestream matches, we will record the matches and release them on the BC Rugby YouTube Channel.
Game 3 will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel – click the button below to access.
GAME 3 ROSTERS
The full team rosters for Game 3 are as follows:
MAINLAND GOLDS
Head Coach: Demi Stamatakis – Capilano RFC
Assistant Coach: Matt Fraser – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Elyce Thomas – Meraloma RFC
- Sonya Foulds – Abbotsford RFC
- Tessa Woldring – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Rachel Smith – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Teya Ashworth – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Kalea Nokleby – Kamloops RFC
- Chelsea Patterson – Abbotsford RFC
- Ada Okonkwo – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Sara Tehrani – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Savannah Bauder – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Jaime Dickson – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Emilie Brett – UVIC Vikes/Westshore RFC
- Tia Jordo – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Ava van Santen – TWU/Burnaby Lake RFC
- Olivia Sarabura – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Melissa (Mojo) Seselja – Bayside Sharks RFC
- Payton McNeill – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Tianna Couts – Capilano RFC
- Kim Sinow – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- May Sieker – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Maddy Thran – Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Flora Poole – Meraloma RFC
- Emily Wang – United Rugby/Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Macie Kitt – Calgary Dinos
- Rachel Wood – TWU Spartans
- Madi Makara – Abbotsford RFC
ISLAND BLUES
Head Coach: Brittany Waters – UVIC Vikes
Assistant Coach: Oliver Winser – VIRU Tide
- Chanelle Edwards Challenger – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Sierra Gillis – Westshore RFC
- Maya Montiel – Non-Affiliated
- Faith Tilley – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Jesse Knaggs – Castaway Wanderers/Vancouver Thunderbirds
- Regan Casey – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Shaye Ogurek – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Emily Findlay – Westshore RFC
- Justine Blatt-Janmaat – Westshore RFC
- Ella O’Regan – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Jenna De Greeff – Westshore RFC
- Larah Wright – Westshore RFC
- Carissa Norsten – Non-Affiliated
- Remee Brown – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Emily Currey – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Taylor Morrison – Westshore RFC
- Josie Anzai – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Marina Skakun – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Skye Koyote – Cowichan RFC
- Emma Grootendorst – Westshore RFC
- Aila Norlin – Westshore RFC
- Oonagh Hynes – Westshore RFC
- Courtney Sims – Westshore RFC
- Chloe Hill Huse – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Gwynnie Fry – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Jorja Cook – Castaway Wanderers RFC
ABOUT THE SERIES
Working collaboratively with Rugby Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team Programming, BC Rugby is hosting a three-match Blue vs. Gold Series throughout May and June to showcase and prepare athletes with the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup taking place in England later this year.
The Series will see selected sides of the Island Blues and Mainland Golds battle it out across three games in Vancouver and Victoria.
Demi Stamatakis (Capilano RFC) will lead the Mainland Gold team assisted by Matt Fraser (UBC), with Brittany Waters (UVIC Vikes) returning to lead the Island Blues alongside Assistant Coach Oliver Winser (VIRU Tide).
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