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In 1987 two young rugby clubs merged to form the Bayside Rugby Football Club. Tsawwassen RFC, situated on the north shore of the bay and Semiahmoo Old Boys RFC on the south shore had similar approaches to the game and their marriage was cause for optimism.

Over the past twenty years the growth has been steady and successes have been earned. Bayside has twice been BCRU Premier Men's runner-ups, the last being in the spring of 2007. They won their first National Championship in the game of Seven A-side rugby in 1997 have been perennial favourites and are host to the hotly contested annual Bayside Sevens. as a result, Bayside emerged as one of the top Premier clubs in the country.

The future of the club is indeed a bright one. The rugby community in British Columbia has watched with surprise as Bayside made its way to the top of the Premier League standings. Winning the fall schedule and finishing the season in the Final Four established the club as one of Canada's elite rugby clubs. Bayside is very young, progressive club that boasts the finest playing facilities in British Columbia. The home field is located in South Surrey Athletic Park and provides full international size pitch that showcases high standard of play that Bayside has become famous for. Bayside enjoys a very high profile in the community of South Surrey.

This season the club will again compete in the B.C. Premier Competition as well as field a 1st Division, 3rd Division, U-21's, U-18's, U-16's, and U-14's. The club also sponsors a Mini-Rugby program for boys and girls aged 5-15 years. In addition, the club will enter a women's team for the fall 2000 season. Excellent coaching allows all players to play the game at the best of their abilities in a positive sporting environment.

One just has to look at the rosters of our National teams to see that Bayside is producing some of the finest players in the country. Five of the twenty-six man U-19 squad that represented Canada at the 1999 World Cup were members of the club. In the game of Seven A-side rugby, Canada is now ranked sixth in the world and five of the twelve man squad are Bayside players. World class players born and raised in our community, playing at home for their club on any given Saturday and the next Saturday playing for their country in front of crowds of 35 to 50 thousand people in such places as New Zealand, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Paris. Three more players are squad members of the National U-23 program situated in Victoria. Our National Seniors Men's Team had four players representing their country this season, all who have their roots in the south Surrey/ White Rock area.

The club takes great pride in the development that has been made over the past few years. Our goal is to continue to provide opportunities for all to play this great game in the true spirit of competition. it is no mistake that Bayside is recognized nationally as a hotbed of great young talent and we look forward to having the tradition continue into millennium.