2026 BC Summer Games Recap

Fraser River Rules in Kelowna.

Fraser River (Zone 4) clinched a maiden Rugby 7s gold medal as the 2026 BC Summer Games wrapped up following an epic weekend of action in Kelowna, with Vancouver Island (Zone 6) earning silver and Fraser Valley (Zone 3) taking home bronze.

The U17 Girls Rugby 7s Competition saw eight Zones compete for medals across a three-day event on July 24-26 at Kelowna’s Rutland Recreation Park. Close to 100 athletes were selected, alongside 24 coaches and 11 Match Officials.

The 2026 Games also marked the return of Zone 7 (North West) and, for the first time in BC Summer Games Rugby 7s history, included athletes from Haida Gwaii.

Final Placings for the 2026 BC Summer Games Rugby 7s:

1^st Place – Fraser River (Zone 4)

2^nd Place – Vancouver Island Central Coastal (Zone 6)

3rd Place – Fraser Valley (Zone 3)

4th Place – Thompson-Okanagan (Zone 2)

5^th Place – Vancouver Coastal (Zone 5)

6^th Place – Cariboo-North East (Zone 8)

7^th Place – Kootenays (Zone 1)

8^th Place – North West (Zone 7)

The competition format saw Zones split into two Pools, with each team playing three round robin matches to determine pool placings. The top two of each Pool advanced to the gold medal semi-finals, with the bottom two entering the fifth-place semi-finals. Winners then progressed to the Gold/Silver game in the top pool and 5th/6th game in the lower pool. Losing teams played off for bronze/4th game in top pool and 7th/8th in lower pool.

Full results can be found below.



All photos courtesy of Rick MacDonald.

Gold Medal Match

Fraser River 22-5 Vancouver Island Central Coast

Bronze Medal Match

Fraser Valley 22-17 Thompson-Okanagan

Semi-Finals

Fraser Valley 10-20 Fraser River

Vancouver Island Central Coast 22-5 Thompson-Okanagan

5^th-Place Final

Vancouver 27-12

7^th-Place Final

North West 5-19 Kootenays

Semi-Finals

Vancouver 45-0 North West

Cariboo-North East 36-0 Kootenays

POOL A

Final Pool Placings:

1. Fraser Valley
2. Thompson-Okanagan
3. Cariboo-North East
4. Vancouver

Results:

Vancouver Coastal 0-31 Fraser Valley

Thompson-Okanagan 29-19 Cariboo-North East

Vancouver Coastal 21-22 Thompson-Okanagan

Cariboo-North East 17-31 Fraser Valley

Cariboo-North East 19-15 Vancouver Coastal

Fraser Valley 27-7 Thompson-Okanagan

POOL B

 Final Pool Placings

1. Vancouver Island Central Coast
2. Fraser River
3. North West
4. Kootenays



Results:

Kootenays 0-48 Fraser River

Vancouver Island Central Coast 51-0 North West

Fraser River 44-0 North West

Kootenays 5-42 Vancouver Island Central Coast

Kootenays 10-31 North West

Vancouver Island Central Coast 27-17 Fraser River