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The British Columbia Bears (formerly Pacific Tyee) are the senior men's representative rugby team for British Columbia. They were originally founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States.[1] 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, 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.
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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 (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.
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Season records
Americas Rugby Championship
Canadian Rugby Championship
Best in the West
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Honours
- Canadian Rugby Championship
- Americas Rugby Championship
- Champions: 0
- Runners-up: 1 (2009)
Current squad
Squad for the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship season
Props
- Noah Barker
- John Braddock
- Nik Hildebrand
- 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
- Connor McCann
- Oliver Nott
- Nathan Stewart
Half backs
- James Pitblado
- Jorden Sandover-Best
Fly halves
Centres
- Doug Fraser
- Mike Nieuwenhuysen
- Josh Thiel
Wings
- Jared Douglas
- Fraser Hurst
- Isaac Kaay
- Clayton Meeres
Full backs
- Sean Ferguson
- Aaron McLelland
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Notable players
Canada
The following players have represented Canada 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
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Games played against international opposition
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Head coaching history
References
External links
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