The Central Okanagan will be well represented on Team B.C. for provincial rugby competitions this summer, including this week乌鸦传媒檚 U16 Western Canada Rugby Championships in Kelowna.
As a result of their play in the Provincial Regional Championships (PRCs) and outstanding performances at the ID camps at UBC a week later, 16 local athletes were selected to compete in the U15, U16, U17 and U18 divisions.
The following are the athletes chosen from the Central Okanagan.
乌鸦传媒� U15 women乌鸦传媒擜ja Good
乌鸦传媒� U15 men乌鸦传媒擲ully Curran, Cruz Fisher, Cam Halverson, Lewis Jenkins, Jacob Jobst, Tanner Milligan and Declan Monaghan.
乌鸦传媒� U16 women乌鸦传媒擳aylor Herron
乌鸦传媒� U16 men乌鸦传媒擲torm Buck, Anders Fahlgren, Finn Hussey, Connor Laing and Colby Miletto.
乌鸦传媒� U17 women乌鸦传媒擩ordan Brown
乌鸦传媒� U18 men乌鸦传媒擲imon Paul
This is a record-setting number of Central Okanagan athletes making provincial rugby teams. Most of these players will compete in the U16 Western Canada Rugby Championships in Kelowna beginning Thursday and running through Sunday at Parkinson Recreation Centre. The best U15 and U16 male and female rugby athletes from Western Canada will enjoy several days of rugby in the Okanagan sunshine.
乌鸦传媒淭his huge number of local athletes selected to provincial teams was not an accident,乌鸦传媒� said Doug Manning, local organizer of the U16 Western Canada tournament. 乌鸦传媒淢any of these athletes have had a rugby ball in their hand since they were six years old, as part of the mini-rugby program run by George Curran.
乌鸦传媒淭hey graduated to a quality Touch Sevens program run by Ken Boe and Derek Worrall, took off-season training in their teens while at Barry Ebl乌鸦传媒檚 CORD Academy, and benefited from excellent coaching from people like Leana Marton and Chris Hill. These players have worked hard to make these B.C. teams.
乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 important to recognize that they have received a lot of high quality help along the way.乌鸦传媒�
The U16 Western Canada Rugby Championships begin Thursday at 8:30 a.m. as Alberta Black takes on BC gold (Field 1), Alberta White takes on Saskatchewan (Field 2), and Manitoba takes on the BC U15s (Field 3). Spectators are welcome to come out and take in the action.
Also this weekend, Rugby Sevens has been added to the Center of Gravity schedule.
More than 100 elite rugby athletes on nine teams will go head-to-head at City Park. The tournament features several very competitive sides, including Fiji Blonde, Canadian Coos, Westshore Valhallians and the Vernon Jackals.
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