On Saturday, August 18th, the Japanese U 18 7’s team will take on recent BC Summer Games gold medalists and PRC Champions in a round robin at Rotary Stadium. The Japanese 7’s team are in B.C. building towards their participation in the 2014 Youth Olympics being held in Nanjing, China.

The Fraser Valley Teams look to feature local Abbotsford players Lauren Arthur, Tiffany Picketts, Madison Borrows, Natalie Teteris, Shelby Pihl, Lauren Kerr, Kay Olsen, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Autumn Garrett, and Sophia DiGianni, all who either recently represented the Valley in the Summer Games in 7’s or did so in 2010.  The Valley finished with a gold and silver in this year’s games.

Games start at 11:00 am.

A number of Abbotsford players are involved with various BC teams this summer. Ages vary from men's and women's all the way through to U-14 boys. We are proud of our local rugby players and the work that they have put forth to earn a spot on our provincial teams.

Specifically, we'd like to recognize the following players:

Abbotsford's Chris Chalmers was recently chosen to play for the Canadian National Rugby League team. He is also currently in England as one of two Canadian players selected for a rugby league exchange. Rugby League is a variation of Rugby (the ARFC plays Rugby Union) that involves less players and no rucks.

Chalmers played for Surrey in the summer Rugby League series where he was recognized and subsequently chosen for the Canada Wolverines. His excellent work with them had him recognized for an exchange program with Hull FC, where he will spend a month training with the English squad.