VANCOUVER — For decades, rugby was a mandatory sport at their school.
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Mean, nasty and huge! Global recruit effort lands UBC football mammoth Mexican OL Montoya
VANCOUVER — Paul Orazietti came back with a lot of memories from his stint in China this past summer as an assistant coach for Canada at the World Under-19 football championships.
04.25.17: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Rugby Report
Welcome to Varsity Letters’ weekly B.C. high school rugby report.This week, St. George’s and Yale check in with the results of their matches.
Mack Allinson: Lord Tweedsmuir rugby’s rugged No. 8 is No. 1 in tackling big issues
SURREY — He must always be there in support, selfless but at the same time both physically and mentally tough.
UBC men’s hockey: Ex-NHLer Butenschon to have interim tag removed as ‘Birds full-time boss
VANCOUVER — Sven Butenschon showed a level of mettle last season which went a long ways towards convincing UBC Thunderbirds’ athletic director Gilles Lepine that he need not look far to find the next fulltime head coach of the school’s men’s hockey program.
UBC football: Headed for 20th season, Nill calls Class of 2017 ‘Top three in my career’
VANCOUVER — The visits, both those to living rooms across the country and around the sprawling Point Grey campus, are complete.
TSUMURA: Clan hoops recruit O’Brien brings a little Phi Slama Jamma up Burnaby Mountain
BURNABY — The Simon Fraser Clan have added a slam-dunk recruit to the roster of its men’s basketball team.
Tsumura: Why TWU’s Ryan Sclater enjoyed rarest of careers from high school thru university
LANGLEY — There have been a lot of great two-sport athletes in the modern era of B.C. high school and university sports, but in any discussion you have, Ryan Sclater’s name needs to be a vital part of the discussion.
UBC’s Jesse Hooton: On running, running for office
VANCOUVER — If you asked Jesse Hooton to cast a ballot for himself as either a track athlete or a politician, the result would likely require a re-count.
Cascades’ Olympian-mentored Hildenbrandt wins UFV’s first-ever U Sports gold
ABBOTSFORD — Brad Hildenbrandt has always had the natural gift of sheer physical mass, something that comes in handy when you’re a collegiate wrestler doing your thing in the heavyweight division.