The 2018 edition of HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver wrapped up with a record attendance of 77,096 coming through the gates at BC Place this weekend. If you haven’t attended Canada Sevens or any other stop on the Sevens Series, it’s hard to imagine just how much fun the fans have at the stadium. Fancy Dress,…
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Picks of the Week : March 7, 2018
It’s already the second weekend of March and the city is brimming with activities to choose from for our picks of the week. Women: To celebrate International Women’s Day, March 8th, Vancouver TheatreSports League highlights the talented women of VTSL on stage and behind the scenes, with all-female casts for the 7:30pm & 9:15pm shows…
Canada vs Uruguay Rugby World Cup Qualifier
This Saturday, Canada hosts Uruguay for 2019 Rugby World Cup qualification. While the FIFA World Cup will be getting a lot of our attention this year. While us Canadian soccer fan bemoan our lack of attendance at the big tournament, the general public might not realize Canada’s Men’s Rugby team have taken to the pitch…
Rugby Canada v Maori All Blacks draw record crowd
On Friday night, BC Place hosted the largest audience for fifteens rugby ever in Canada as our national team played host to Maori All Blacks from New Zealand. A post shared by Jay Minter (@jminter) on Nov 3, 2017 at 9:11pm PDT The energy of the 29,480 fans in BC Place was electric as the…
Canada Sevens Early Bird Tickets On Sale Soon
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series has announced the early bird on-sale dates for the 3rd annual Canada Sevens tournament. If you’ve only witnessed the energy of Canada Sevens fans leaving BC Place the last couple years this is your chance to get in on the excitement. Canada Sevens 2017 takes place March 11 –…
London 7s wraps up HSBC Sevens Series 2017
This past weekend, the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series wrapped up with the London 7s tournament at Twickenham Stadium in West London. As expected from the home of rugby, the final leg of the 10 tournament Rugby Sevens Series was a raucous atmosphere of 35,000 each day. The Feast of Rugby theme brought an array…
HSBC Canada Sevens burns up the BC Place
Canada Sevens burned up the pitch this weekend bringing in nearly 80,000 fans to BC Place. In its second year the HCBS Canada Sevens tournament, Vancouverites have really taken to the the exciting sevens rugby game. Excitement on and off the pitch creates a buzz like no other sporting event in town. Packing 45 high-scoring,…