Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country |
 Canada United States |
| 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 currently contested by eight clubs in British Columbia, Canada and one in the U.S. state of Washington. 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.
2015–16 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 |
| Seattle Saracens | 1966 | Seattle |
| 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