British Columbia Men's Premier League

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British Columbia Men's Premier League
Sport Rugby union
No. of teams10
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Most recent
champion(s)		 UBC Old Boys Ravens

The British Columbia Men's Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition currently contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada and one in the U.S. state of Washington. The BC Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union.

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The league currently consists of teams from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Clubs play each other twice throughout the regular season. The top six teams are then seeded and qualify for two rounds of playoffs. The top two teams from the semi-finals then face each other at the BC Rugby Club Finals in May. [1]

History

The teams compete for the prestigious Rounsefell Cup. The trophy was donated by F.W. Rounsefell, a Vancouver insurance broker and financier and former British Columbia rugby star. The Rounsefell Cup was first awarded to the Central Athletic Club in March 1922. The cup has been competed for annually ever since. [2]

2024 Premier League Teams

ClubEst.City/Area
Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 1994 Burnaby
Capilano RFC 1969 West Vancouver
Castaway Wanderers RFC 1906 Oak Bay
James Bay Athletic Association 1886 Victoria
Meraloma Athletic Club 1923 Vancouver
Pacific Pride 2019 Langford
UBC Thunderbirds 1906 Vancouver
UBC Old Boys Ravens 1974 Vancouver
University of Victoria Vikes Unknown Victoria
Westshore RFC 1969 Colwood

Former Teams

ClubEst.City/Area
Nanaimo Hornets RFC 1888 Nanaimo
Seattle Rugby Club 1966 Seattle
Vancouver Rowing Club 1908 Vancouver

Past Champions

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Awards

Player of the Year

  • 2001-02: Mark Lawson (Velox RFC)
  • 2002-03: Pat Riordan (Burnaby Lake Rugby Club)
  • 2003-04: Not Awarded
  • 2004-05: Mike Andrew (Capilano RFC)
  • 2005-06: D. T. H. van der Merwe (James Bay AA)
  • 2006-07: Adam Van Staveren (Bayside AA)
  • 2007-08: Dave Biddle (Meraloma Rugby Club)
  • 2008-09: Eric Wilson (Meraloma Rugby Club)
  • 2009-10: Dave Spicer (UVic Vikes)
  • 2010-11: Ed Fairhurst (UBCOB Ravens)
  • 2011-12: Glen McKinnon (Capilano RFC)
  • 2012-13: Joe Dolesau (Burnaby Lake Rugby Club)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BC Rugby/Competitions/Premier League & Premier Reserve League". www.bcrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Inter-City Club Championship Cup". Vancouver Daily World. 1922-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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