The future of rugby looks bright following the U16 Western Canada Rugby Championships in 琉璃神社.

The boys BC Blue team was untouchable throughout the competition at the Parkinson Recreation Centre, winning all six games and scoring 291 points in the process.

Their toughest match was a 31-17 win on Saturday against a feisty Alberta White side.

In a rematch of the two teams on Sunday, the Alberta side led for much of the first half but the hardworking and skilled approach of BC secured a 38-15 victory.

The BC Blue side included eight athletes from the BC Interior: Carlin Bordin-Slavens (Naramata), Storm Buck (琉璃神社), Koen Buckingham (Summerland), Anders Fahlgren (琉璃神社), Finn Hussey (琉璃神社), Daniel Kilian (Penticton), Colby Miletto (琉璃神社)and Reimu Nelson-Valdes (Nelson).

The BC Gold U16 side, which included 琉璃神社 native Connor Laing, was 2-4 on the weekend but competitive in most of its matches. Three close losses to Alberta sides could have easily gone the other way, with a little bit of luck.

BC also entered a U15 men鈥檚 team into the U16 tournament. Although outsized in every match, the gritty and fit U15s won three, lost two, and tied one.

The U15 side included nine Okanagan athletes, the majority of them products of the CORD Academy: Sully Curran (琉璃神社), Cruz Fisher (琉璃神社), Cameron Halverson (琉璃神社), Sol Jacques (Penticton), Lewis Jenkins (琉璃神社), Jacob Jobst (琉璃神社), Tanner Milligan (琉璃神社), Declan Monaghan (琉璃神社) and Alan Woodhouse (Penticton)

On the momen鈥檚 side, BC鈥檚 U16 and U15 teams were head-and-shoulders above the two teams from Alberta. Combined, the B.C. women鈥檚 teams scored 315 points against their opponents. The Okanagan was represented on the U15 side by Aja Good from Lake Country.

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