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{{Short description|Canadian rugby union team}}
{{more references |date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname    = Vancouver Wave
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| fullname    = Vancouver Wave Rugby Football Club
| union       = [[Rugby Canada]]<br />[[Vancouver Rugby Union]]<br />[[British Columbia Rugby Union]]
| nickname    = ''The Wave''
| founded     = Vancouver Rugby Union - Undetermined (Over 100 Years)
| location    = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| countryflag = Canada
| url         = https://www.vancouverrugbyunion.ca/
| ground      = [[Brockton Oval]] at [[Stanley Park]]
| capacity    = 5,000
| coach       = Christiaan Esterhuizen (2021-Present)
| league      = [[Rugby Canada Super League|RCSL]] (1998-2008)<br />[[Rugby Canada National Junior Championship|RCNJC]] (2009-''present'')<br />[[Coastal Cup (rugby union)|Coastal Cup]] (2021)
| }}

The '''Vancouver Wave''' are a [[Canadians|Canadian]] rugby union team based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. The team plays in the [[Rugby Canada National Junior Championship]] and draws most of its players from the [[Vancouver Rugby Union]] and the [[British Columbia Rugby Union]], one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.<ref name=":0" />

The Wave play their "home" games at the [[Brockton Oval]] at [[Stanley Park]] in Vancouver.

The team played under the name ''BC Wave'' for the 2006 and 2007 RCSL seasons, but later switched back to using Vancouver Wave.

On August 1, 2009, the team won their first national championship. When they defeated the [[Toronto Rebellion]] 41–21.

On November 13, 2021, the Wave became the first [[Coastal Cup (rugby union)|Coastal Cup]] champions. [[File:2eDMco0M.jpg|thumb|Vancouver Wave win the 2021 Coastal Cup]]

==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 and replace it with a new U-20 league called the [[Rugby Canada National Junior Championship]]. The Wave was chosen as one of the remaining RCSL clubs to enter the newly formed league.

In 2021, forming to represent the Vancouver Rugby Union but without players playing representing [[UBC Thunderbirds|UBC Men's Rugby]] and Van East Rugby, who were from the [[Burnaby Lake Rugby Club]], the Vancouver Wave won the Inaugural [[Coastal Cup (rugby union)|Coastal Cup]]. The team went undefeated, winning six matches and losing none, defeating the [[Pacific Pride (rugby union)]] in the final match to seal the Grand Slam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.coastalcuprugby.com/standings|title = Standings}}</ref>

==Management and coaches==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
! Nationality
|-
| Team Manager
| [[Paddy Watson]]
|{{flagu|Canada|name=Canada/}}{{flagu|Ireland|rugby union}}
|-
| Head Coach
| [[Christiaan Esterhuizen]]
|{{flagu|SA|name=South Africa}}
|-
| Defence Coach
| [[Aaron Takel]]
|{{flagu|WAL|name=Wales}}
|-
| Attack Coach 
| [[John Ball(Canada Rugby Union)|John Ball]]
|{{flagu|ENG|name=England}}
|-
| Forwards Coach
| [[Guido Suez]]
|{{flagu|ARG|name=Argentina}}
|-
| Strength & Conditioning
| Mike Hall
| {{flagu|Canada|name=Canada}}
|-
| Medical Director
| [[Ashley MacInnes]]
| {{flagu|Canada|name=Canada}}
|-
|}

==Coastal Cup 2021 Squad==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%; width:70%"
|-
! colspan="100%" | Vancouver Wave Coastal Cup squad
|- valign="top"
|
'''Props'''
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ryan Chapman(Canada Rugby Union)|Ryan Chapman]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Neil Courtney (Canada Rugby Union)|Neil Courtney]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Vasilis Miroslaw]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Mark Paddock]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jake Schwartz]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Pat Zuk]]

'''Hookers'''
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Pete Ingoldsby]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Matias Suez]]

'''Locks'''
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Liam Doll]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Dave Matthews(Canada Rugby Union)|Dave Matthews]]
* {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Brian Moylett]]

||

'''Back row'''
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Giles Calder]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Alex Carmel]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jalan Farris]]
* {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Darragh Foley]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jake Ikeda]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Wes Lee(Canada Rugby Union)|Wes Lee]]

'''Scrum-halves'''
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jack Scher]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Thomas Viljoen]]

'''Fly-halves'''
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Adam McQueen]]
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Robbie Jones(Philippines Rugby Union)|Robbie Jones]]'''

||

'''Centres'''
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Colby Mason]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Isaac Winter]]

'''Wings'''
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jesse Hocking]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Sean Ferguson (rugby union)|Sean Ferguson]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Johnny Franklin]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Phil Lelievre]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Josh Powdrell]]

'''Fullbacks'''
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mike Moloney(Australia Rugby Union)|Mike Moloney]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[David Thompson(Canada Rugby Union)|David Thompson]]
|-
| colspan="100%" style="height: 10px;" | 
|-
| colspan="100%" style="text-align:center;" | ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) denotes the team captain  <br />  {{notelist|group=Squad}}
|}

==Season-by-season records==
{{Start NFL SBS}}
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | '''Vancouver Wave'''
|-
|1998 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 6th West Division || --
|-
|1999 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 3rd West Division || --
|-
|2002 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 3rd West Division || --
|-
|2003 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 4th West Division || --
|-
|2004 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2nd West Division || --
|-
|2005 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 5th West Division || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | '''BC Wave'''
|-
|2006 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4th West Division || --
|-
|2007 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 5th West Division || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | '''Vancouver Wave'''
|-
|2008 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 5th West Division || --
|-
|2009 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1st Pacific Division || '''Won West Final''' ([[Calgary Mavericks|Mavericks]])<br />'''Won Championship Final''' ([[Toronto Rebellion|Rebellion]])
|-
!rowspan="3"|Totals || 24 || 26 || 1
|colspan="2"| (regular season, 1998–2009)
|-
! 2 || 0 || 0
|colspan="2"| (playoffs, 1998–2009)
|-
{{s-end}}

=== 2021 Standings ===
'''2021''' Coastal Cup Champions <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coastalcuprugby.com/standings|title = Standings}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
! colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | '''Coastal Cup Standings'''
|-
! style="width:6%;"  | Pos
! style="width:34%;" | Team
! style="width:6%;"  | P
! style="width:6%;"  | W
! style="width:6%;"  | D
! style="width:6%;"  | L
! style="width:6%;"  | PF
! style="width:6%;"  | PA
! style="width:6%;"  | PD
! style="width:6%;"  | BP
! style="width:6%;"  | Pts
<!--
Pos || Team                                                           ||  P || W || D || L ||  PF ||  PA ||   PD || BP || Pts
-->
|-
| 1 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Vancouver Rugby Union|Vancouver Wave]] ||  6 ||  6 || 0 || 0 || 194 || 110 ||  +88 || 3 || '''27'''
|- 
| 2 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Pacific Pride (rugby union)|Pacific Pride]] ||  6 ||  4 || 1 || 1 || 188 || 113 || +75 ||  4 || '''22'''
|- 
| 3 || style="text-align:left;" | [[UBC Thunderbirds|University of British Columbia]] ||  6 ||  4 || 1 || 1 || 154 || 91 || +63 ||  4 || '''22'''
|- 
| 4 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Van East]]             ||  6 ||  3 || 0 || 3 || 134 || 125 ||  +9 ||  2 || '''16'''
|- 
| 5 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Vancouver Island Rising Tide|Crimson Tide]] ||  6 ||  2 || 0 || 4 || 116 || 156 || -40 ||  1  || '''10'''
|- 
| 6 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Victoria Vikes|University of Victoria]] ||  6 ||  1 || 0 || 5 || 133 || 168 ||  -35 ||  1 || '''8'''
|- 
| 7 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Trinity Western Spartans|Trinity Western University]] ||  6 ||  0 || 0 || 6 || 77 || 235 || -26 ||  0 || '''0'''
|- 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.coastalcuprugby.com/ Coastal Cup Rugby]

{{Rugby Canada Super League}}
{{Rugby union in Canada}}
{{British Columbia Sports}}

[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Vancouver]]
[[Category:Rugby union teams in British Columbia]]