The University of the Fraser Valley’s fledgling women’s rugby sevens club makes its hosting debut this weekend, as the Canada West Sevens Series comes to town.
The tournament, the second of three in the CW series, will be played at Abbotsford’s MRC Sports Complex (Field 3) on Saturday and Sunday.
The event will bring together seven teams: The Cascades, UBC Thunderbirds, Victoria Vikes, Alberta Pandas, Calgary Dinos, Lethbridge Pronghorns, and Thompson Rivers WolfPack. It will be the first-ever Canada West Women’s Rugby Sevens Series appearance for the WolfPack, while the other six programs have participated since the series launched in 2017.
“We’re all very excited about hosting,” Cascades player Mackenzie Fowler said. “It’s a first for us, even the girls who were in the program last year. It’s going to be a fun experience, playing in front of our friends and family and showing them how far we’ve come in two years.”
It all kicks off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, and wraps up Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. The Canada West Women’s Rugby Sevens Series champion will be crowned Feb. 25 at the University of Victoria, as determined by cumulative series points.
