Welcome to the 2023/24 Bayside Senior Men’s Rugby Season! We kicked things off on August 17th with our pre-season training, but the party actually got started on August 12th with the annual Bayside 7s. The senior men were able to enter 3 teams (1 elite and 2 social) to take on competition from around the province to shake off the rust from the summer break. New coaches, Jared Howes and Liam Beaulieu have brought a fantastic breath of fresh air with new ideas and increased pace to the sessions. The men are also putting in the extra work needed to be competitive on the field by participating in strength and conditioning sessions once a week with Bayside Alumni Joanna and Eric Sugawara at KEA Athletics. We are excited to offer this to our players as part of their registration dues and look forward to seeing how it can contribute to our results on the field.
The men have been building towards regular season games kicking off Oct.14th by playing some tough competition in the exhibition. First up, the sharks took on our friends from the valley with Abbotsford Rugby Club providing a great test and Vancouver Rowing Club the following weekend. Both games were a combined format of Division 1 and Division 3 players taking the field. This coming weekend the sharks swim up the Coquihalla to face off against Kelowna RFC in what will be a great afternoon of rugby followed by some team building with a night on the town.
Once September comes to a close, the senior men will turn their attention to regular season competition that will last until the end of April. We encourage all players, from all walks of life to come give rugby a try and embrace everything that the club has to offer. Whether that’s enjoying the views from the patio as a social member or dusting off the boots and taking the field, we look forward to seeing you out there. Please connect with Taylor Howes (Senior Men’s Director) if you have any questions.