The stage is set for Game 2 of the BC Bears Senior Women’s Blue vs. Gold Series with both Coaches having named their respective squads.
The Island Blues lead the Series following a 44-38 victory in Victoria – will the Golds be able to level this Saturday, June 3 at UBC?
Game 2 of the Senior Women’s Blue vs. Gold Series kicks off at 1:00pm PT on Ken Woods field at UBC’s Vancouver campus. The match is open to the public and free to attend – make sure you catch some of BC’s top Rugby talent in action!
The match will be filmed and uploaded to the BC Rugby YouTube channel early next week.
Ahead of Saturday’s Game 2, the BC Bears U19 Women’s team will face the Rugby Canada U20 Development side in a warm-up match ahead of this summer’s 2023 Canadian U19 Rugby Championships, also hosted at UBC. That match will kick-off at 11:00am PT.
On Sunday, June 4, Rugby Canada’s U20 side will then face off in an inter-squad game at 11:00am PT.
Game 2 Details
Date: Saturday June 3
Time: 1:00pm PT
Location: UBC Vancouver – Ken Woods Field
MAINLAND GOLDS
Mainland Golds Head Coach Dean Murten has named four new players into his squad for Game 2 of the Blue vs. Gold Series.
Gabby Hindley (Burnaby Lake RFC) starts at blindside flanker with Emma Lowe (Meraloma RFC) coming in at fullback. Sarah Bill (Capilano RFC) and Cindy Sha (UBC Thunderbirds) have been called up as replacements.
The four newcomers replace Payton McNeill (UBC Thunderbirds), Sasha Oreskovich (UBC Thunderbirds), Deanna Cvitanovich (Meraloma RFC) and Melissa Robinson (Capilano RFC) from Game 1.
- Stacey Warner – Meraloma RFC
- Gillian Boag – Capilano RFC
- Rori Wood – UBC Thunderbirds
- Lyric Atchison – UBC Thunderbirds
- Teya Ashworth – Capilano RFC
- Gabby Hindley – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Jordan McLeod – UBC Thunderbirds
- Rachel Smith – UBC Thunderbirds
- Alayna Scramstad – UBC Thunderbirds
- Shoshanah Seumanutafa – UBC Thunderbirds
- Robyn Alexander – UBC Thunderbirds
- Miriama Naiobasali – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Savannah Bauder – UBC Thunderbirds
- Cassidy Gale – Meraloma RFC
- Emma Lowe – Meraloma RFC
- Tess Woldring – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Nicole Simoneau – UBC Thunderbirds
- Chelsea Rodgers – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Sarah Bill – Capilano RFC
- Cindy Sha – UBC Thunderbirds
- Gemma McCutcheon – Meraloma RFC
- Catrina Thompson – Capilano RFC
- Jess Walrond – Burnaby Lake RFC
- Danielle Fearns – Capilano RFC
- Gracie McAllister – UBC Thunderbirds
ISLAND BLUES
Island Blues head coach Albert Michau has named a changed squad for Game 2 of the Development Series, featuring Rugby Canada athletes Olivia Apps and Fancy Bermudez.
Castaway Wanderers RFC’s Julia Schell said ahead of the match: “It’s a really exciting time for women’s Rugby in Canada. It’s a big summer not only for the [Canadian] Senior Women’s team, but also for Age-Grade players as those programs are starting to make a comeback post-pandemic. The provincial programs feed directly into the national team and the BC Gold vs. Blue games coming up are a real testament to the calibre of women’s Rugby country-wide. We have a great group here on the island who have picked up on a new system really fast and are super eager to learn. Backing us we have an all-star coaching squad made up of local Club and University Coaches and national team alumni, and we’re all keen to get out there Saturday and show what we’ve been working on!”
Cowichan RFC’s Tyson Beukeboom added: “Our [Vancouver] Island group this year is awesome. We have a ton of depth across all positions, which is a testament to all the hard work our Coaches and staff have put in this year and over the years to build Rugby on Vancouver Island. Everyone is here to work hard and improve and I think we do an amazing job of showing that in our play. We just had a big win against the Mainland and I’m really excited to see how we develop as a team leading into our second match.”
- Chelsey Minter – Westshore RFC
- Brittany Sims – Westshore RFC
- Zoe Williams – Westshore RFC
- Tyson Beukeboom – Cowichan RFC
- Chanelle Challenger-Edwards – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Lucy Beauchemin – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Courtney Sims – Westshore RFC
- Madison Jumeau – Non-Affiliated
- Olivia Apps – Non-Affiliated
- Julia Schell – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Maelle Reed – Non-Affiliated
- Maggie MacKinnon – Non-Affiliated
- Fancy Bermudez – Westshore RFC
- Danica Pedrick – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Emily Samek – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Avery Champion – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Morgan Warner – Non-Affiliated
- Quinn Murphy – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Sarina Brooks – James Bay AA
- Maxine O’Leary – Non-Affiliated
- Skye Koyote – Non-Affiliated
- Kendra Cousineau – Castaway Wanderers RFC
- Emmi Meriläinen – Non-Affiliated
- Kyla Warren – Westshore RFC
- Alexie Pusch – Non-Affiliated
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