Hello BLRC Nation, Every year the Justice Rugby Club awards a scholarship from the Rob Forsberg Memorial Fund to a local rugby player to help fund their education. This scholarship is to commemorate the tragic death of Rob Forsberg in 1999. Rob had been an integral member of the Justice Rugby Club and Vancouver Trojans since…
Vancouver, BC: The Burnaby Lake Lighthouse Sevens programs have repeated as BC Sevens Series champions with both their men’s and women’s teams laying claim to their second straight provincial titles. BLRC Lighthouse take men’s 2011 Sevens Series Burnaby Lake Lighthouse finished on top of the BC Sevens Series standings with 46 points, 18 ahead of…
This is a reminder that we will have registration (9:30 am), touch tournament (10:00 am) and the Premier women are playing the mudhens at 2:00 pm. As well, there is a post game dinner in the Mohawk Room at 6:00 pm.
Rugby Canada World Cup captain Paddy Riordon presented former rugby player and Canadian Afghanistan war hero Trevor Greene with at a “We Stand On Guard For Thee” print (painting done by Regina artist Ladd Fogarty as part of a joint Dog River Howlers/Rugby Canada fundraising endeavour to raise money for the Canadian Rugby World Cup…
Training has begun for the BLRC Youth teams. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex – East (grass fields). The U19 and U16 Youth teams are currently in training. The Under 19 Men (for those born in 1993 and 1994) are coached by Leigh Shelley, Dave…
Congrats to BLRC U19 players Brian Murphy and Fuku Vikilani for being part of the BC team that beat Ontario yesterday in Calgary to win the National Championship. Well done boys everyone at the club is proud of you.
The World Cup send off event for Pat Riordan starting in the Mohawk Room at 8.00pm We are hoping that all club members will come out & support this event. It will have a civic taste with many of the Parks board in attendance. Please wear your Burnaby Lake Golf Shirt if possible Cost is…
Congratulations to the Elite men and Women who retained their respective Burnaby 7s Titles this past Saturday. Both teams displayed dominant form en route to undefeated title runs. Both teams now sit atop BC 7s points standings with only one tournament remaining. Congratulations also to the Social men who were runners up in their division. …
BC Senior Men News! 6 members of the BLRC have been named to this weekends line-up for the CRC game vs the Atlantic Rock! (Kickoff is saturday at 2:30 at Klahanie Park) Congratulations Nathan Mantle, Scott McKay, Anthony Luca, Aaron Goddard, Joe Dolesau, and Esava Nakulanisa, we’re all behind you! Everybody try to get out…
Burnaby Lake RFC competed in this weekends Abbotsford International 7s tournament. The Women took home the top prize in the Elite category winning all of their matches on the way to the Cup win. This is the second year in a row that they have won. The men narrowly lost out 26-24 in the International…