Squads have been confirmed for the upcoming BC Bears Senior Men’s XVs Blue vs. Gold trial match taking place during the 2023 BC School Sports Rugby Provincial Championships in Abbotsford.
Watch some of BC’s best Senior Men’s Rugby talent this Friday, June 2, as the Blues take on the Golds at Rotary Stadium at Abbotsford Exhibition Park. Kick off is at 6:30pm.
The game will follow both the BCSS Boys’ Rugby 7s Provincial Championship Game and BCSS Girls’ Rugby 7s Provincial Championships Game and respective Championships Banner and Medal presentations.
Spectators are welcome and will need to purchase single day tickets to attend the Bears match, if they do not already have a ticket for the BC School Sports Rugby Provincial Championships.
All tournament tickets can be purchased here. Prices to attend the Bears match are as follows:
- ADULTS – $8
- STUDENTS – $5
- CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER – FREE
The trial match will aid final selection for BC Bears Senior Men’s Coaches ahead of the 2023 Coast-to-Coast Cup competition in Halifax on June 17-20, with the final squad set to be announced on June 4.
BC Bears Senior Men’s XVs – GOLD SQUAD
The following players have been named to the Senior Men’s XVs Gold squad:
- Lalit Bharadwaj – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Jace Peters – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Nicholas Gray – UBCO Heat
- Josh Halladay – TWU Spartans
- Simon Burns – Queens/Capilano RFC
- Mike Finnemore – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Rorik Munson – Kamloops RFC
- Jalan Farris – Meraloma RFC
- Charlie Kinloch – Kamloops RFC
- Monty Weatherall – Meraloma RFC
- Demetri Patterson – UBC Thunderbirds
- Johnny Franklin – Capilano RFC
- Rhys James – Kelowna Crows RFC
- Sam Heward – UBC Thunderbirds
- Dillon Hamilton – UBC Thunderbirds
- Theo Espagnol – Meraloma RFC
- Beaudry Leman – UBC Thunderbirds
- Seth Klassen – TWU
- Zephyr Melnyk – Pacific Pride
- Colton Dirks – Chilliwack Crusaders RFC
- Bailey Alexander May – Nanaimo Hornets RFC
- Kyle Tremblay – Kelowna Crows RFC
- Mostyn Findlay – James Bay AA
- Anthony Jaruchik – Kamloops RFC
BC Bears Senior Men’s XVs – BLUE SQUAD
The following players have been named to the Senior Men’s XVs Blue Squad:
- Cass Kocevar – Kelowna Crows
- Jesse Mackail – UBCOB Ravens
- Nicolas Willey – Kamloops RFC
- Teigan White – James Bay AA
- Asfi Saeed – James Bay AA
- Austin Comeault – Kamloops RFC
- Kimi Vunituraga – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Sandon Gupta – UBC Thunderbirds
- Alex Ball – UBCOB Ravens
- Michael Moloney – Capilano RFC
- Jack Gelbart– Burnaby Lake RFC
- Sean Pyle – UBCOB Ravens
- Lenny Bonduau – UBC Thunderbirds
- Niko Andrianos – UBC Thunderbirds
- Drew Belbin – Nanaimo Hornets RFC
- Evan Mackey – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Logann Lowrence – Nanaimo Hornets RFC
- Emerald Lockhart – United RFC
- Matt Klimchuk – Pacific Pride
- Jack Tritt – UBCOB Ravens
- Jacob Bourne – UBC Thunderbirds
- Henry Do – James Bay AA
- Fynn Murphy – TWU
- Ernest Chimbani – Meraloma RFC
The BC Bears Senior Men’s XVs team proudly wears playing kit manufactured and supplied by X-Treme Sports Gear, the official kit supplier to BC Rugby, for the 2023 season. The kit features the logo of primary program sponsor ONNI on the right chest.
More information on the 2023 BC School Sports Rugby Provincial Championships can be found here.
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