Men's and women's training is Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm, Brockton Oval.
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Club history
VRC Rugby is the rugby section of the Vancouver Rowing Club, which was founded in 1886. The rugby section started in 1908 and has played at Brockton Oval ever since.
The short version
The Rowers have played rugby at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park since 1908. The club shares its clubhouse on Coal Harbour with the rest of the Vancouver Rowing Club, which was founded in 1886 and is the oldest amateur athletic club in the city.
The founding
The Vancouver Rowing Club was founded in 1886 on Vancouver's harbour, and it's the oldest amateur athletic club in the city. The rugby section was formed in 1908 and started playing at Brockton Oval the same year.
Both sections still share the clubhouse at the entrance to Stanley Park, so rowers and rugby players are in and out of the same building every week.
The ground
Brockton Oval is on the east side of Stanley Park, with the seawall and the harbour on one side and trees on the other. It has been VRC Rugby's home ground for as long as the rugby section has existed.
The modern era
VRC Rugby today fields senior men's sides in the BC Rugby Premiership and Division 1, a senior women's side competing in BC Rugby, and a Mini and Youth program at Brockton Oval for kids from age 4 to U16.
Former players include Rugby Canada captains and Major League Rugby players. Many others joined after moving to Vancouver and stayed in the city.
Have a piece of the story?
If you're a former player, or family of one, and you have old photos, match programmes, kit or stories, we'd love to hear from you.
Get in touch with the clubCome train with us
Training is Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm at Brockton Oval, and games are on Saturdays through the BC Rugby season.
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