Fraser Valley Rugby Union
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The Fraser Valley Rugby Union (FVRU) 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
.
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...
in the Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The FVRU currently consists of 10 rugby clubs.
The Fraser Valley senior men's representative team is known as the Venom
Fraser Valley Venom
The Fraser Valley Venom are a Canadian rugby union team based in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Fraser Valley Rugby Union, one of 13 Rugby Unions that have representative teams in the RCNJC...
.
List of Clubs in FVRU
- Abbotsford RFCAbbotsford RFCThe Abbotsford Rugby Football Club is a Canadian rugby union club based in Abbotsford, British Columbia.The Abbotsford RFC was founded in 1972. There are three men's sides, a women's team, and youth teams for under 19 men, under 18 women, under 17 boys, under 16 boys, under 15 boys, under 14 boys...
- Chilliwack Crusaders RFC
- Chuckanut Bay Geoducks RFCChuckanut Bay RFCThe Chuckanut Bay Geoducks is a member of the Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union and the Fraser Valley Rugby Union located in British Columbia, Canada.-1970s - 1980s:...
- Kamloops Raiders RFC
- Kelowna Crows RFC
- Langley RFC
- Richmond RFC
- Ridge Meadow Bruins RFC
- Surrey Beavers Athletic Association
- United Rugby ClubUnited Rugby ClubUnited Rugby is a Canadian rugby union club that is based in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It was formed in 2005 with the joining of Pocomo RFC and Douglas RFC....