Bayside Sharks
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Bayside Rugby Football Club (nicknamed Bayside Sharks) is a Canadian rugby union
club that is based in White Rock, British Columbia
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The Bayside Sharks Rugby Football Club was established in 1987.
The club competes in the CDI Premier League
and also field 1st Division, 3rd Division, U-21, U-18, U-16, and U-14 teams. The club also sponsors a Mini-Rugby program for boys and girls aged 5–15 years. There have been many Bayside players who have gone on to play representative rugby both provincially and internationally.
The club play their home games at South Surrey Athletic Park
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Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club that is based in White Rock, British Columbia
White Rock, British Columbia
White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...
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The Bayside Sharks Rugby Football Club was established in 1987.
The club competes in the CDI Premier League
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union....
and also field 1st Division, 3rd Division, U-21, U-18, U-16, and U-14 teams. The club also sponsors a Mini-Rugby program for boys and girls aged 5–15 years. There have been many Bayside players who have gone on to play representative rugby both provincially and internationally.
The club play their home games at South Surrey Athletic Park
South Surrey Athletic Park
South Surrey Athletic Park is a popular recreational park in the White Rock/South Surrey community. The park is bound by 18th avenue to the south, 148th street to the east, 24th avenue to the North and Sunnyside Urban Acres Forest to the west....
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History
The Bayside Sharks Rugby Football Club formed from the merging of the Tsawwassen and Semiahmoo rugby clubs in 1987.See also
- Rugby CanadaRugby CanadaRugby Canada, is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football as Football Canada; and the now-defunct Rugby Union of...
- Canada national rugby union teamCanada national rugby union teamThe Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
- Rugby Canada Super League
- Canada national rugby union team
- British Columbia Rugby UnionBritish Columbia Rugby UnionThe British Columbia Rugby Union is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St...
- Vancouver Rugby UnionVancouver Rugby UnionThe Vancouver Rugby Union is the administrative body for rugby union in Vancouver. The VRU currently consists of 20 rugby clubs.-List of Clubs in VRU:* Bayside Sharks* Britannia Lions RFC* Burnaby Lake Rugby Club* Capilano RFC* Gibsons RAC...
- Fraser Valley Rugby UnionFraser Valley Rugby UnionThe Fraser Valley Rugby Union is the administrative body for rugby union in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. The FVRU currently consists of 10 rugby clubs.The Fraser Valley senior men's representative team is known as the Venom....
- Vancouver Rugby Union
- Canadian Direct Insurance Premier LeagueCanadian Direct Insurance Premier LeagueThe Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union....