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James Bay Athletic Association
The James Bay Athletic Association is a Canadian rugby club based in Victoria, British Columbia. The JBAA were formed in 1886 and are said to be the oldest sports organization west of Montreal. James Bay play their home games at MacDonald Park in Victoria, British Columbia. JBAA play rugby from September through April, running three men’s rugby teams, a women’s team, and Under-19 and Under 16 youth teams. History JBAA has won 54 Vancouver Island Barnard Cup championships – and a record 24 British Columbia Rounsefell Cup championships. In the 2005/2006 season, JBAA won the Barnard Cup, the Rounsefell Cup, and the inaugural Canada Club Championship. Titles * Rounsefell Cup: 24 ::1925, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1963, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014 Notable players The James Bay Athletic Association has produced a large number of players who have played representative rugby both in Canada and internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with . Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about from Seattle by airplane, seaplane, ferry, or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and from Port Angeles, Washington, by ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in particular its two most famous landmarks, the Parliament Buildings (finished in 1897 and home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDonald Park (British Columbia)
MacDonald Park is a stadium in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. It is the home ground for the James Bay Athletic Association Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ... team. Sports venues in Victoria, British Columbia Rugby union in British Columbia {{Canada-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Men's Premier League
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, Vancouver Island and Washington state. 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. 2018–19 Premier League Teams Past Champions *1922 - Central Athletic Club * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
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, Vancouver Island and Washington state. 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. 2018–19 Premier League Teams Past Champions *1922 - Central Athletic Club * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor Braid
Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop. Career At the start of the 2014–15 season Braid signed an initial 3-month contract with Glasgow Warriors. This contract was extended although he was sent to London Scottish in December 2014 on loan with an agreement that he could return for cover during the 2015 Six Nations tournament. However, at the end of the Six Nations Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ... announced that Braid would stay with the Pro 12 club until the end of the season. Braid is now playing professionally with Canada 7s. In June 2021, Braid was named to Canada's 2020 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans De Goede
Hans de Goede (born 13 February 1953, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-born Canadian former rugby union player who played as lock. Career Before his rugby career, de Goede practiced football, playing three games for Victoria Dolphins. Later, at Central Junior High School, he started playing rugby. He later started his club career leading Vic High team to the final of the Howard Russell Cup in 1971. Later he played for James Bay Athletic Association, where he would play for 20 years. He also played for BC Bears at provincial level, of which he was captain, 30 matches for Cardiff RFC in Wales and for Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at regional level between 1972 and 1987. As rugby union was an amateur sport at the time, de Goede earned extra money at "You Think You're Tough?" boxing tournaments. On 25 October 1974, de Goede was first capped for Canada in the match against Tonga in Vancouver. He was also present in the 1987 Rugby World Cup Canada squad, of which he was the captain, playing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Mack
Phil Mack (born 18 September 1985 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a rugby union scrum-half who played for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). He was the Seawolves head coach, winning an MLR Championship Shield in 2018. He also plays for the Canada national rugby union team. He is currently an assistant coach for the Pacific Pride rugby team. He played for Oak bay Scondary school, a historic rugby program in his home town. Phil also played for the BC Bears in Canada. Professional Rugby Career Mack made his debut for Team Canada in 2009 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In 2013, he signed a short-term contract with the Ospreys. In 2018, Mack signed with the Seattle Seawolves in the inaugural season of Major League Rugby as a player/head coach. He was the starting scrum-half. His team went onto win the first ever MRL Shield trophy in the Championship against the Glendale Raptors. In 2019, Mack continued his MLR career with the Seawo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moonlight
John Moonlight (born July 2, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player for the Toronto Arrows Toronto Arrows R.F.C. is a rugby union club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that plays in Major League Rugby. The Arrows team is an independent off-shoot of the Ontario Blues provincial programme and is funded by a group of private investors ... of Major League Rugby. Moonlight was formerly a Canadian Rugby 7's player on the HSBC Sevens World Series. Moonlight made his debut for Canada in 2009 in Hong Kong. He has played in 65 World Series tournaments for Canada scoring 116 tries. He has represented Canada at three Commonwealth Games and won 2 Pam-Am Games gold medals. He has also represented Canada in the rugby union 15's code. He has represented Canada 23 times and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moonlight, John 1987 births Living people Canada international rugby union players Canadian rugby union pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Paris
Taylor Flavio Paris (born 6 October 1992 in Barrie, Ontario) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is currently signed with the Castres Olympique and also regularly plays for the Canadian Men's 15's and 7's teams. Previously Paris had played with Markham Irish Canadians, James Bay Athletic Association, Ontario Blues, Glasgow Warriors, SU Agen, Agen and also had a brief stint with Northampton Saints, Northampton Saints Academy. Club career On 15 June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the Glasgow Warriors. He was to leave the club in April 2013. On 7 July 2020, Paris would stay in France to join Pro D2 side Oyonnax Rugby, Oyonnax on a one-year deal, option for a second year from the 2020–21 season. International career Paris made his first appearance at the international level with the Canadian under-17 squad at the 2009 Millfield International Festival held in Somerset, England. Prior to the tournament the Canada U17s faced a Cardiff Blues, Cardiff Blues U16 squad in a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Radu
Roy E. Radu (born September 11, 1963 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a former Canadian national rugby player of Romanian descent. He played as a flanker, and played for the Canadian national team in the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups. In 1988 he was the recipient of the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy an award presented by the University of British Columbia to the graduating male athlete who best combines the qualities of leadership and sportsmanship. In 2018, Radu was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ... Canadian team. References External links *1991 World Cup Team Honoured by BC Sports Hall of Fame IndependentSportsNews.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Radu, Roy 1963 births Living people Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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