After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, one of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 oldest rugby rivalries returned to MacDonald Park on Saturday as teams from the James Bay Athletic Association and Vancouver Rowing Club faced off for a trio of cups.

Since 1908, the two clubs have met every year to compete for the Ferguson Cup for first division teams, and the Cox Cup for Premier League teams. For the first time in the long-standing rivalry, a third cup was being played for.

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Andrew Donn, chairman of Vancouver Rowing Club rugby, said the two-year gap in playing for the cup was tough, making it even sweeter to be back at it again this year.

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Dozens of spectators joined the teams on the field to take in the afternoon action on Saturday.

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