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The British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia, Canada. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. George Hamersley, the former England rugby union captain and recent immigrant to Vancouver, and member of Vancouver Football (Rugby) Club, became the first President. The same man is credited with founding the Amateur Athletic Club of British Columbia. and previously had introduced the game of rugby to the youth of South Canterbury, New Zealand. The current headquarters is on the west side of Vancouver.

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  • British Columbia Rugby Union (en)
  • British Columbia Rugby Union (fr)
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  • The British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia, Canada. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. George Hamersley, the former England rugby union captain and recent immigrant to Vancouver, and member of Vancouver Football (Rugby) Club, became the first President. The same man is credited with founding the Amateur Athletic Club of British Columbia. and previously had introduced the game of rugby to the youth of South Canterbury, New Zealand. The current headquarters is on the west side of Vancouver. (en)
  • La British Columbia Rugby Union ou fédération de rugby à XV de Colombie-Britannique, est une fédération de rugby à XV canadienne. Elle administre la pratique du rugby à XV en Colombie-Britannique, province du Canada. La BCRU est formée de 4 comités (Vancouver Island Rugby Union, North Vancouver Island Rugby Union, Vancouver Rugby Union, Fraser Valley Rugby Union) et 59 clubs. Elle était au départ basée au New Westminster vers 1889 et son siège administratif se trouve en 2006 dans la partie ouest de Vancouver. Une des particularités des compétitions organisées par la BC Rugby permet à quelques clubs issus de l'État de Washington de participer à des championnats locaux. La Men's Premier League, ou Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League, représente le niveau le plus élevé du rugby en Colo (fr)
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