Facing the challenge of introducing Rugby League to non-traditional markets can be an adventure. Join Rugby League British Columbia as they canvas the successes and failures with other dedicated volunteers in advancing the game in Canada and around the world.
RLBC welcomes the new year, which ushers in the 10th Anniversary. Shaun Driver begins a review of the history of League in Canada with Part 1 of "League History in Canada". In this episode, we look back to the first ever recorded game of Rugby League in Canada and the details surrounding that game.
The Wolfpack are jettisoned from SuperLeague and Paul Fogerty, president of RLBC, joins Shaun Driver to review the decision, assess the process, discuss the impacts to the growth of League in Canada, and consider some creative solutions to ensuring the continued growth of the game in the absence of the Pack.
We reach across the border into Alberta with Tanya Dordevic, the president of Alberta Rugby League to understand her love of the game, to review league in Alberta, plans for growth, reliance on volunteerism, and more.
Responsible for the on-the-pitch development of League in British Columbia, Ben Hickey joins Shaun to discuss the history and future of League on the pitch.
Paul Fogerty, President of RLBC sits down with Shaun to discuss the growth of League in BC and, despite the hardships, some of the unanticipated benefits Covid-19 brought and an eye for the future.
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