Sign up now for the FREE 2025 Vancouver SVNS Rookie Rugby Festival with Canada's Women's Sevens Team

On Monday February 17, Rugby Canada, in partnership with BC Rugby and the Vancouver Sevens, will be hosting a FREE Rookie Rugby “Bring a Friend” festival for children between the ages of 5 and 12. 

Kicking off the 2025 mini’s rugby season in BC, this is an exciting opportunity for new and existing rugby players to participate in a fun, action-packed morning of non-contact rugby. The session will include the regularly scheduled club games, various Rookie Rugby games played in our inflatable field and the opportunity to play alongside current and former players from Canada’s Women’s Sevens Teams, including players who won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics!  

Event Details: 

Click here to sign-up (limited spaces available) 
Date: Monday February 17th  
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  
Location: Brockton Oval in Stanley Park - Vancouver, BC V6G 3G1 
What to bring: Athletic clothing, cleats or running shoes and a water bottle. 
Who is invited: Children between the ages of 5 and 14 regardless of rugby experience. Existing players are encouraged to bring a friend. 

Tournament passes for the 2025 HSBC Vancouver Sevens taking place at BC Place Stadium February 21-23, 2025, are still available! Purchase tickets HERE.  

About Rookie Rugby 
Rookie Rugby is a program designed to develop kids' rugby programming at rugby clubs, schools, and community organizations. Rugby Canada has prepared a resource specifically to support club coaches, physical educators, and community leaders to introduce the sport to kids in their community. Everything needed is available on the Rookie Rugby website at www.rookierugby.ca. 

About HSBC Vancouver Sevens 
HSBC SVNS Vancouver is a three-day indoor rugby sevens tournament, hosted February 21-23, 2025 at the world-class BC Place Stadium on the traditional lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, that will feature 24 of the world’s top women’s and men’s sevens teams. Vancouver is part of the global HSBC SVNS series. Sevens rugby, a fast-paced and shorter version of traditional rugby with only seven players per side, has built a huge international audience through the success of the HSBC SVNS series (formerly HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series) and its inclusion in the Olympics, which attracts large audiences in markets around the world. The 2025 HSBC SVNS kicked off on November 30, 2024, in Dubai. 

About Rugby Canada 
Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of Rugby Union in Canada. They administer and operate Men’s and Women’s Senior and Junior National programs in both rugby 15s and 7s, as well as govern the club and community game for more than 40,000 registered participants from coast to coast in conjunction with ten Provincial Union members. Rugby Canada is headquartered at the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, BC, with staff also working from Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec. Rugby Canada business operations, programs and events are delivered nationwide, including the internationally recognized HSBC Vancouver Sevens annual tournament. 

About BC Rugby 
The British Columbia Rugby Union, commonly known as BC Rugby, is the governing body for Rugby in British Columbia and is a Provincial Union of Rugby Canada, the national governing body. Representing over 5,000 individuals registered through around 60 Member Clubs and Associations across the Province, BC Rugby leads and manages the sport with the aim to grow participation and develop excellence in all games of Rugby and in all facets of the sport.