Vancouver Island Rising Tide
| Full name | Vancouver Island Rising Tide Rugby Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union |
Rugby Canada British Columbia Rugby Union | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Tide | ||
| Founded | 1998? | ||
| Location | Victoria, British Columbia | ||
| Ground(s) | Windsor Park | ||
| Chairman |
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| Coach(es) |
Winston Stanley | ||
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The Vancouver Island Rising Tide (formerly Vancouver Island Crimson Tide) are a Canadian rugby union team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the British Columbia Rugby Union.
The Tide play their "home" games at the Windsor Park in Victoria.
The team hold the record for winning the most MacTier Cups.
History
In 1998, Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League. Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league.
In 2009, Rugby Canada decided to disband the RCSL after 11 seasons of Super League play in Canada. The RCSL was replaced by the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship. The league contains many of the junior RCSL clubs.
Season-by-season records
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1st West Division | Won MacTier Cup (Halifax Keiths) |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st West Division | Won MacTier Cup (Toronto Renegades) |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd West Division | -- |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2nd West Division | -- |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1st West Division | Won MacTier Cup (Newfoundland Rock) |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2nd West Division | -- |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st West Division | Won MacTier Cup (Newfoundland Rock) |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2nd West Division | -- |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5th West Division | -- |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4th West Division | -- |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4th West Division | -- |
| Totals | 40 | 16 | 1 | (regular season, 1998–2008) | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | (playoffs, 1998–2008) | ||
