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VANCOUVER, BC - The first round of 2013 BC Rugby provincial club finals wrapped up on Saturday at Vancouver's Brockton Oval with Kamloops Rugby Club lifting the Division One Karen Moore Cup and United Rugby Club taking the Division Two Ged Griffith's Cup.

BURNABY, BC - For the first time in over a decade, Burnaby Lake Rugby Club will host a playoff match when the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League semifinals kick off this Saturday at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. Top-seeded Burnaby Lake (10-4) are at home to no.4 seed Castaway Wanderers (7-6-1) as the hosts look to secure a postseason victory that has slipped through their grasp in recent years. On Vancouver Island, a rematch of last year's Rounsefell Cup Final will see no.2 James Bay Athletic Association play host to no.3 Capilano RFC (10-4) at MacDonald Park.

The first round of BC Rugby provincial club finals is underway this weekend with the Women's First Division and Second Division Championships being hosted at Stanley Park's Brockton Oval. The double-header kicks off at 11:30am with United Rugby Club scrumming down against the Ridge Meadows Bruins for the Langara Fishing Adventures Division Two Ged Griffiths Cup. At 1:15pm, the Nanaimo Hornets will face top-seeded Kamloops Rugby Club for the Big Kahuna Division One Karen Moore Cup.

VANCOUVER, BC - The Nanaimo Hornets will be looking to lift their second provincial title in three years on Saturday when they take on top-ranked Kamloops Rugby Club for the Big Kahuna Women's First Division provincial championship. The Hornets were Division Two champions in 2011 and have since marched their way through First Division opposition, earning a berth into Saturday's Karen Moore Cup Final at Stanley Park's Brockton Oval.

BC Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Peter C. Clarke passed away on Friday, April 26th.

VANCOUVER, BC - The undefeated Ridge Meadows Bruins will scrum down against United Rugby Club on Saturday, May 4th in the Women's Langara Fishing Adventures Division Two provincial final. The two sides will be contesting for the Ged Griffith's Cup in a match set for 11:30am at Stanley Park's Brockton Oval.

BURNABY, BC - BC Rugby's Canadian Direct Insurance (Men's) Premier League and Adidas Women's Premiership scoring titles were each claimed by Burnaby Lake Rugby Club players this season. James Reekie, a standout fly half for Burnaby's men's side topped out at 139 points while Julia Sugawara led the women's competition with 65 points.