The British Columbia Bears (formerly Pacific Tyee) are the senior men's representative rugby team for
British Columbia
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. They were originally founded in 2009 to compete in the
Americas Rugby Championship
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against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States.
In their inaugural season, the Bears went undefeated in round robin play against other Canadian teams falling only to the
Argentina Jaguars in the ARC Final. From 2010 to 2018 the Bears participated in the
Canadian Rugby Championship, along with the
Ontario Blues
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,
The Rock, and the
Prairie Wolf Pack. This offshoot of the Americas Rugby Championship saw these teams once again compete in a round robin schedule.
Home grounds
The Bears do not have a permanent home ground, but play at various fields around British Columbia. In their inaugural year the team hosted matches at
Brockton Oval in Vancouver and MacDonald Park in Victoria as well as at
Westhills Stadium
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(formerly Bear Mountain Stadium) in Langford. The 2010 season saw the Bears play exclusively at
Klahanie Park in West Vancouver. In 2011 the team again played a majority of their home games at Klahanie with the exception of one match held at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna. For the 2013 season, the Bears played exclusively at Westhills Stadium.
Season records
Americas Rugby Championship
Canadian Rugby Championship
Best in the West
Honours
*
Canadian Rugby Championship
** Champions: 2 (
2009
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,
2017
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Events January
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)
*
Americas Rugby Championship
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** Champions: 0
** Runners-up: 1 (
2009
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)
Current squad
Squad for the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship season
''Props''
*
Noah Barker
* John Braddock
*
Nik Hildebrand
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The name Nik is a shortened form that has several origins. One of the interpretations is that the name comes from Nike, the mythological go ...
* Clint Lemkus
*
Liam Murray
''Hookers''
* Paul Ahn
* Steven Ng
* Blake van Heyningen
''Locks''
* Mike Finnemore
* Craig McLaughlin
* Shea Wakefield
*
Cam Polson
''Loose forwards''
*
Dustin Dobravsky
*
Luke Campbell
* Jason Hignell
*
Travis Larsen
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Early life
Born in Parksville, British Columbia, Larsen was raised in the New Zealand town of Paihia.
Larsen is the elder brother of Canada lock Josh Larsen (rugby u ...
* Connor McCann
* Oliver Nott
* Nathan Stewart
''Half backs''
* James Pitblado
*
Jorden Sandover-Best
''Fly halves''
*
Theo Sauder
*
Giuseppe du Toit
''Centres''
*
Doug Fraser
* Mike Nieuwenhuysen
*
Josh Thiel
''Wings''
* Jared Douglas
* Fraser Hurst
* Isaac Kaay
* Clayton Meeres
''Full backs''
* Sean Ferguson
* Aaron McLelland
Notable players
Canada
The following players have represented
Canada
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at full international level.
*
Ryan Ackerman
*Noah Barker
*George Barton
*Connor Braid
*Mike Burak
*Luke Campbell
*
Admir Cejvanovic
*
Liam Chisholm
*
Luke Cudmore
*
Thyssen de Goede
*Dustin Dobravsky
*
Joe Dolesau
*Sean Duke
*Giuseppe du Toit
*Brian Erichsen
*Ed Fairhurst
*
Aaron Flagg
*Doug Fraser
*Mike Fuailefau
*
Mitch Gudgeon
*Ryan Hamilton
*Brodie Henderson
*Nathan Hirayama
*Jake Ilnicki
*Harry Jones
*Adam Kleeberger
*Anthony Luca
*Phil Mack
*Jason Marshall
*
Callum Morrison
*Oliver Nott
*Cameron Pierce
*Pat Riordan
*Jorden Sandover-Best
*Theo Sauder
*David Spicer
*Brock Staller
*Josh Thiel
*Conor Trainor
*Sean White
*
Eric Wilson
Overseas Representatives
The following players have achieved representative honours at an international level.
* Andrey Proshin
Games played against international opposition
Head coaching history
References
External links
British Columbia Rugby Union websiteCRC Official Website
{{British Columbia Sports
Rugby clubs established in 2009
2009 establishments in British Columbia
Canadian Rugby Championship