Thunder Rugby California Tour Update

The Thunder Indigenous Rugby program has just returned from its first international tour and its first international rugby tournament. The tour covered 14 days and included 39 players organized into two Under 18 boys teams, one Under 18 girls team and one Under 16 girls team. Accompanying the players were 11 support staff including coaches, managers, and parent chaperones. The teams played in two tournaments, competing in over 36 games of Rugby 7s, the olympic version of the sport, during that time. They racked up over 5000 kilometres of highway travel with their caravan of two small buses and six cars, leaving Vancouver Island and travelling down the west coast to Los Angeles to participate in the LA 7s Invitational tournament which was held in conjuction with the men’s World Rugby Series tournament. Read the rest of this entry »