British Columbia Men's Premier League

British Columbia Men's Premier League
SportRugby union
No. of teams10
Country Canada
 United States
Most recent
champion
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.

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.

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.

2024 Premier League Teams

Club Est. City/Area
Burnaby Lake Rugby Club1994Burnaby
Capilano RFC1969West Vancouver
Castaway Wanderers RFC1906Oak Bay
James Bay Athletic Association1886Victoria
Meraloma Athletic Club1923Vancouver
Pacific Pride2019Langford
UBC Thunderbirds1906Vancouver
UBC Old Boys Ravens1974Vancouver
University of Victoria VikesUnknownVictoria
Westshore RFC1969Colwood

Former Teams

Club Est. City/Area
Nanaimo Hornets RFC1888Nanaimo
Seattle Rugby Club1966Seattle
Vancouver Rowing Club1908Vancouver

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)