British Columbia Men's Premier League

British Columbia Men's Premier League
Sport	Rugby union
No. of teams	10
Country	Canada; 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.

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

Club	Est.	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

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

Past Champions

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1922 - Central Athletic Club
1923 - Vancouver Rowing Club
1924 - UBC Thunderbirds
1925 - James Bay Athletic Association
1926 - Ex King George
1927 - Ex King George
1928 - Ex King George
1929 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1930 - UBC Thunderbirds
1931 - Ex King George & The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
1932 - Not contested
1933 - North Shore All Blacks
1934 - North Shore All Blacks
1935 - North Shore All Blacks
1936 - Vancouver Rowing Club & The 5th Regiment
1937 - North Shore All Blacks
1938 - James Bay Athletic Association
1939 - Meraloma Athletic Club & JBAA
1940 - James Bay Athletic Association
1941 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1942 - Ex Lord Byng
1943 - Royal Canadian Naval College
1944 - Army Victoria
1945 - UBC Thunderbirds
1946 - James Bay Athletic Association
1947 - UBC Thunderbirds
1948 - North Shore All Blacks
1949 - Ex South Burnaby
1950 - Ex Britannia (Brit Lions Rugby Club)
1951 - Vindex RFC
1952 - Vindex RFC
1953 - Vindex RFC
1954 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1955 - North Shore All Blacks
1956 - Kats Rugby Club
1957 - Kats Rugby Club
1958 - Kats Rugby Club
1959 - Kats Rugby Club
1960 - Oak Bay Wanderers
1961 - Kats Rugby Club
1962 - Kats Rugby Club & Oak Bay Wanderers
1963 - Kats Rugby Club & JBAA
1964 - Kats Rugby Club
1965 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1966 - Kats Rugby Club
1967 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1968 - Kats Rugby Club
1969 - Kats Rugby Club
1970 - Kats Rugby Club
1971 - University of Victoria Vikes
1972 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1973 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1974 - James Bay Athletic Association
1975 - James Bay Athletic Association
1976 - James Bay Athletic Association
1977 - James Bay Athletic Association
1978 - James Bay Athletic Association
1979 - James Bay Athletic Association
1980 - James Bay Athletic Association
1981 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
1982 - James Bay Athletic Association
1983 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1984 - Ex Britannia (Brit Lions Rugby Club)
1985 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
1986 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1987 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1988 - Meraloma Athletic Club
1989 - James Bay Athletic Association
1990 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
1991 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
1992 - James Bay Athletic Association
1993 - James Bay Athletic Association
1994 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
1995 - Vancouver Rowing Club
1996 - James Bay Athletic Association
1997 - Cowichan RFC
1998 - Cowichan RFC
1999 - James Bay Athletic Association
2000 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
2001 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
2002 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
2003 - University of Victoria Vikes
2004 - Capilano RFC
2005 - Capilano RFC
2006 - James Bay Athletic Association
2007 - James Bay Athletic Association
2008 - James Bay Athletic Association
2009 - Meraloma Athletic Club
2010 - University of Victoria Vikes
2011 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
2012 - Capilano RFC
2013 - James Bay Athletic Association
2014 - James Bay Athletic Association
2015 - UBC Thunderbirds
2016 - UBC Thunderbirds
2017 - UBC Thunderbirds
2018 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
2019 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
2020 - Not contested due to COVID-19
2021 - Not contested due to COVID-19
2022 - UBC Thunderbirds
2023 - UBC Thunderbirds
2024 - UBC Old Boys Ravens

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)

References

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

External links

[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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