Vancouver Island Crimson Tide
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The Vancouver Island Rising Tide (formerly Vancouver Island Crimson Tide) are a Canadian rugby union team based in Victoria, British Columbia
. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship
and draws most of its players from the British Columbia Rugby Union
.
The Tide play their "home" games at the Windsor Park in Victoria.
The team hold the record for winning the most MacTier Cup
s.
and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League. Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league.
In 2009, Rugby Canada
decided to disband the RCSL after 11 seasons of Super League play in Canada. The RCSL was replaced by the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship
. The league contains many of the junior RCSL clubs.
|1998 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Halifax Keiths
)
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|1999 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Toronto Renegades
)
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|2000 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 3rd West Division || --
|-
|2001 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2002 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Newfoundland Rock
)
|-
|2003 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2004 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Newfoundland Rock
)
|-
|2005 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2006 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 5th West Division || --
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|2007 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4th West Division || --
|-
|2008 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4th West Division || --
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!rowspan="3"|Totals || 40 || 16 || 1
|colspan="2"| (regular season, 1998–2008)
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! 4 || 0 || 0
|colspan="2"| (playoffs, 1998–2008)
|-
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship
Rugby Canada National Junior Championship
The Rugby Canada National Junior Championship is a new amateur rugby union competition in Canada. The league was created when Rugby Canada decided to disband the Rugby Canada Super League and replace it with a new under-20 league. The league consists of 13 teams, and are broken up into 4...
and draws most of its players from the British Columbia Rugby Union
British Columbia Rugby Union
The 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...
.
The Tide play their "home" games at the Windsor Park in Victoria.
The team hold the record for winning the most MacTier Cup
MacTier Cup
The MacTier Cup is the name of the championship for the Rugby Canada Super League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The MacTier Cup was established in 1998 along with the RCSL. The first MacTier Cup Championship match was played between the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide...
s.
History
In 1998, Rugby CanadaRugby Canada
Rugby 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...
and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League. Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league.
In 2009, Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada
Rugby 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...
decided to disband the RCSL after 11 seasons of Super League play in Canada. The RCSL was replaced by the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship
Rugby Canada National Junior Championship
The Rugby Canada National Junior Championship is a new amateur rugby union competition in Canada. The league was created when Rugby Canada decided to disband the Rugby Canada Super League and replace it with a new under-20 league. The league consists of 13 teams, and are broken up into 4...
. The league contains many of the junior RCSL clubs.
Season-by-season records
|-|1998 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Halifax Keiths
Nova Scotia Keltics
The Nova Scotia Keltics are a rugby team in Halifax, Nova Scotia that compete in the Rugby Canada Super League.They play their home games alternatively at the Wanderers Grounds and Graves Oakley....
)
|-
|1999 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Toronto Renegades
Toronto Xtreme
The Toronto Rebellion are a Canadian rugby union team based in Markham, Ontario. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Toronto Rugby Union....
)
|-
|2000 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 3rd West Division || --
|-
|2001 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2002 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Newfoundland Rock
Newfoundland Rock
The Newfoundland Rock are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Newfoundland Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have representative teams in the...
)
|-
|2003 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2004 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Division || Won MacTier Cup (Newfoundland Rock
Newfoundland Rock
The Newfoundland Rock are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Newfoundland Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have representative teams in the...
)
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|2005 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2006 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 5th West Division || --
|-
|2007 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4th West Division || --
|-
|2008 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4th West Division || --
|-
!rowspan="3"|Totals || 40 || 16 || 1
|colspan="2"| (regular season, 1998–2008)
|-
! 4 || 0 || 0
|colspan="2"| (playoffs, 1998–2008)
|-