Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League

Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
Sport Rugby union
No. of teams 8
Country  Canada
Most recent champion(s) UBC Thunderbirds

The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League (also known as the CDI Premier League) is a provincial rugby union competition contested by eight clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union.

The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League runs from January to April each year. The teams that play in the CDI Premier League compete in the Lower Mainland Spray League and the Vancouver Island Elite League from September to December.

The teams compete for the prestigious Rounsefell Cup. The trophy was donated by F.W. Rounsefell, a Vancouver insurance broker and financier and former British Columbia rugby star. The Rounsefell Cup was first awarded to the Central Athletic Club in March 1922. "Central Rugby Team Wins Cup by Default", stated the March 10, 1922 headline from the Vancouver Daily World. The cup has been competed for annually ever since.


2014-2015 Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League Teams

Club Est. City/Area
Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 1994 Burnaby
Capilano RFC 1969 West Vancouver
Castaway Wanderers RFC 1906 Oak Bay
James Bay Athletic Association 1886 Victoria
UBC Thunderbirds 1906 Vancouver
UBC Old Boys Ravens 1974 Vancouver
Vancouver Rowing Club 1908 Vancouver
University of Victoria Vikes Unknown Victoria

Past Champions[1]

  • 2016 - UBC Thunderbirds
  • 2015 - UBC Thunderbirds
  • 2014 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 2013 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 2012 - Capilano RFC
  • 2011 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
  • 2010 - University of Victoria Vikes
  • 2009 - Meraloma Athletic Club
  • 2008 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 2007 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 2006 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 2005 - Capilano RFC
  • 2004 - Capilano RFC
  • 2003 - University of Victoria Vikes
  • 2002 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
  • 2001 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
  • 2000 - Castaway Wanderers RFC
  • 1999 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1998 - Cowichan RFC
  • 1997 - Cowichan RFC
  • 1996 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1995 - Vancouver Rowing Club
  • 1994 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
  • 1993 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1992 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1991 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
  • 1990 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
  • 1989 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1988 - Meraloma Athletic Club
  • 1987 - Meraloma Athletic Club
  • 1986 - Meraloma Athletic Club
  • 1985 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
  • 1984 - Ex-Britannia RFC
  • 1983 - Meraloma Athletic Club
  • 1982 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1981 - UBC Old Boys Ravens
  • 1980 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1979 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1978 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1977 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1976 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1975 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1974 - James Bay Athletic Association
  • 1973 - Meraloma Athletic Club

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bcrugby.com/history/rounsfell-cup-winners/

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.