The Vancouver Wave are a Canadian rugby union team based in Vancouver , British Columbia . The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Vancouver Rugby Union and the British Columbia Rugby Union , one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.
6-653: The Wave play their "home" games at the Brockton Oval at Stanley Park in Vancouver. The team played under the name BC Wave for the 2006 and 2007 RCSL seasons, but later switched back to using Vancouver Wave. On August 1, 2009, the team won their first national championship. When they defeated the Toronto Rebellion 41–21. On November 13, 2021, the Wave became the first Coastal Cup champions. In 1998, Rugby Canada and
12-524: Is a playing area near the Brockton Point located on the north side of Coal Harbour in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada. The ground was established 1891 with 10 sport's groups joining together. In 1927, cricket and rugby fields were carved out. Brockton Oval has been visited by cricket players such as Donald Bradman , Fred Trueman and Geoffrey Boycott . Around 2,000 to 3,000 people arrived to see
18-431: The timber industry—cleared away part of the site in order to build a sawmill . However, he was forced to abandon his plans after realising the strong currents from the harbour impeded the construction of log booms . He ended up moving the mill to Gastown , becoming Hastings Mill . The land cleared by Stamp was converted into sports fields by 1891. One of these, Brockton Oval, became a key amateur sports venue and
24-895: The Vancouver Rugby Union but without players playing representing UBC Men's Rugby and Van East Rugby, who were from the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club , the Vancouver Wave won the Inaugural Coastal Cup . The team went undefeated, winning six matches and losing none, defeating the Pacific Pride (rugby union) in the final match to seal the Grand Slam. Props Hookers Locks Back row Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wings Fullbacks 2021 Coastal Cup Champions Brockton Oval Brockton Oval
30-538: The match at the ground when Australians and MCC sides visited the ground. The Oval is the home of Brockton Point Cricket Club which was one of the 7 founding member clubs of the British Columbia Mainland Cricket League in 1914. Vancouver Cricket Club began their journey on this ground in 1889. Before 1865, the point was utilised as a graveyard for early settlers who came to Vancouver. That year, Edward Stamp —a British businessman in
36-627: The provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League . Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league. In 2009, Rugby Canada decided to disband the RCSL and replace it with a new U-20 league called the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship . The Wave was chosen as one of the remaining RCSL clubs to enter the newly formed league. In 2021, forming to represent
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