BC Rugby is delighted to announce the athletes who will take part in the 2025 Build a Bear U15 Boys and Girls Training Camps at Shawnigan Lake School on July 27-31.
The Camps will see athletes work with several high-profile Coaches to develop positional and individual skillsets, as well as game understanding for XVs Rugby. Training will introduce functional movements required for skill execution, set-piece, catch-pass, and kicking progressions to potential future BC Bears pathway athletes.
Coaches confirmed for the Camps include:
Morgan Williams
Former Canadian XVs Captain and three-time Rugby World Cup scrum half, Rugby Canada Senior 7s Head Coach and XVs Assistant Coach
Jeff Williams
Former Canadian Men’s National Team athlete, U20 National Team Head Coach and Canada 7s Assistant Coach.
Darcy Patterson
BC Bears U18 Girls 7s Head Coach, Rugby Canada U20 National Team Manager, Vancouver Thunderbirds/UBC Thunderbirds Assistant Coach, Canada Summer Games Head Coach
Doug Tate
UVIC Vikes Men’s Rugby Head Coach for 27 years. Former Canada Senior Men’s Sevens Head Coach. BC Rugby Coach Education Manager. BC Rugby legend.
Gary Dukelow
Former UVIC Vikes, Cowichan, BC Bears and Rugby Canada front row legend, former Canada Women’s National Team Assistant Coach during 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Laura Russell
Former Canada Senior Women’s XVs National Team athlete, Shawnigan Head Coach
Dana Agar Newman
Former Olympic 7s Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, current UVIC Vikes Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Remi Anctil
Former BC Bears U16/U18 Boys Head Coach, Shawnigan Colts Head Coach
Jake Thiel
Former Canadian National Men’s 7s/XVs athlete, BC Bears U19 Women Head Coach, BC Bears U18/U20 Boys Head Coach, Canada Summer Games 7s Head Coach
Jenna Elidoros
BC Bears U19 Women’s Assistant Coach, TORA and Yeti Rugby Club Coach
Adam Holloway
Former Scotland A, Reading and Wellington backrow athlete, North Vancouver Island Tsunami and Shawnigan Lake School Head Coach
John Tait
BC Rugby Technical Director, former Canadian 7s Head Coach, Olympic bronze medallist, Rugby 7s World Cup silver medallist.
U15 Boys Training Camp Roster
The U15 Boys invited to the 2025 Build a Bear Training Camp are as follows:
Aiden Mudie – United Rugby
Alexander Winn – Castaway Wanderers
Brox Gonzalez Hope – Bayside Sharks RFC
Bruce Liu – Bayside Sharks RFC
Cameron Jones – Abbotsford RFC
Chayton Nadeau – Abbotsford RFC
Cody Hodson – EMS Rugby
Connor Dormer – Non-Affiliated
Daniel Sawyer – Capilano RFC
Edward Joel Frey – Kelowna Crows RFC
Eli Good – Bayside Sharks RFC
Eli Lee – James Bay AA
Elijah Zion Lockington – Langley RFC
Fraser Johnston – Bayside Sharks RFC
George Murray Kingdon – Capilano RFC
Grady Derek Darvell – UBCOB Ravens
Grady Elliott – Bayside Sharks RFC
Harman Bhatti – Kelowna Crows RFC
Hunter Joyce – UBCOB Ravens RFC
James Holloway – Salish Sea Warriors
James Walter Alan Brown – UBCOB Ravens
Junayd Ackbarally – TORA
Kai Brits – Bayside Sharks RFC
Lachlan Peterson – TORA
Liam Burrell – James Bay AA
Lincoln McGuire – Kamloops Raiders RFC
Linden Jones – Capilano RFC
Lucian Lindsay – Bayside Sharks RFC
Manny Iannidinardo – Cowichan RFC
Marcus Bellows – Castaway Wanderers RFC
Mason Steffins – Salish Sea Warriors
Matthew Akhtar – Abbotsford Rugby Club
Oliver Aidrian Hoffmann – Kamloops Raiders RFC
Owen Hughes – Langley RFC
Parker James Ayriss – Abbotsford RFC
Paul Thomas Clark – Cowichan RFC
Rheo Loiselle – Salish Sea Warriors
Robert Kenneth Wilson – Kamloops Raiders RFC
Soren Stoppa – Bayside Sharks RFC
Spencer Black – Capilano RFC
Stellen Noah Ball – Collingwood School
Tavian Haddad – Capilano RFC
Torin Kozma – Salish Sea Warriors
Trayden Mendez Ostertag – CV Rapids Rugby
Tristan Armstrong – James Bay AA
Tyce Earl Chappel – Castaway Wanderers RFC
William Oughtred – Castaway Wanderers RFC
U15 Girls Training Camp Roster
The U15 Girls invited to the 2025 Build a Bear Training Camp are as follows:
Amelia Sugden – Langley Rugby Club
Anya Jansen van Rensburg – Crimson Tide
Ashlyn Hunter – Abbotsford RFC
Audrey Sung – Meraloma RFC
Brooklyn Cybuliak – Abbotsford RFC
Caleigh Reid – Kamloops Raiders RFC
Dagny Kathleen Hilton – Aurora Wolves RFC
Elise Fetterly – TORA
Eliza Handysides – Cowichan RFC
Ella Debra Schulz – Langley RFC
Emily Leger – James Bay AA
Èveline (Ève) Mayson – Capilano RFC
Everleigh Musgrove – Elphinstone
Florence Elcock – United Rugby
Grace Klassen – FVRU Venom
Grace Martin – James Bay AA
Ireland McDowell – Abbotsford RFC
Isabella Ratcliff – CV Rapids Rugby
Ivory Rozell – Abbotsford RFC
Jessa Hudson – TORA
Kai Hutton – Langley RFC
Kaitlyn Dalgleish – Abbotsford RFC
Kaja CM Gronmyr – Non-Affiliated
Kali Mossman – CV Rapids Rugby
Kaydence Dietz – Abbotsford RFC
Lauren Whittaker – James Bay AA
Lennon Littlejohn – Cowichan RFC
Lucia Fantillo Warren – James Bay AA
Lucy Healey – Cowichan RFC
Maia McShane – Kamloops Raiders RFC
Mikaela Espinoza Sims – Castaway Wanderers RFC
Nandi Mucina – James Bay AA
Naomi Lee – TORA
Olivia Jean Thain – Aurora Wolves RFC
Peyton Preston – Langley RFC
Raelee Bourdon – Langley RFC
Riley Goddard – Non-Affiliated
Sadie Harnden – James Bay AA
Sofia Michalsky Wilby – Capilano RFC
Sydney Kuchka – United Rugby Club
Tina Senger – Kamloops Raiders RFC
Zoe King – Castaway Wanderers RFC
INTRODUCING THE GIRLS CAN RUGBY JERSEYS
As part of their Training Camp, the Build-a-Bear U15 Athletes will receive two unique jerseys that were inspired by the winning designs of the Girls Can Rugby Campaign ahead of the WXV Series in Fall last year!
Both design concepts were submitted by members of the BC Rugby community.
The white jersey, designed by Maëlle Cameron (Bayside Sharks RFC), features a Bears-inspired design with Maple Leaf arm trim.
The blue jersey, designed by Sarah Martin (Capilano RFC) is a sleek modern design.
Both jerseys were made in collaboration with our official on and off-field apparel partners, O’Neills – check out the photos below!
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