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.
Read more about Vancouver Island Rising Tide: History, Season-by-season Records
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