The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club will be holding an introduction to the game of rugby for young girls in the region next week.
The sessions will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights, beginning July 29, with the second session on Aug. 5 and 7 at the Burnaby Lake rugby grounds from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
“It’s rugby 101, no practices, no skills camps. It going to be a little bit of the history of the game and how it’s played, … with some video and discussion,” said Walt Brandl, head coach of the women’s rugby program at Burnaby Lake.
Women’s roster named
Seven members of the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club were named to the senior women’s provincial team for the National Women’s League finals in Ottawa.
Prop forward Carolyn McEwen will captain the B.C. team, while Iona Schamberger, Alicia Noger, Haley Glendenning and Gabrielle Hindley also make up the forward’s roster. Emily Young and Annabel Arnott were named to the team’s back line, along with Simon Fraser University scrum half Christina Burnham.
B.C. will play representative teams from the Atlantic provinces, Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies in the six-day competition at Twin Elm Rugby Park.
B.C. last won an NWL national title in 2010, following a 34-22 win over Ontario in Scarborough, Ont.
