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Capilano kicks off rugby season Saturday with charity fundraiser

Rugby season will hit the North Shore hard Saturday with a full slate of games hosted by the Capilano Rugby Club at Klahanie Park.
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Members of Capilano Rugby Club's premier men's team get pushy during last year's Pink Day game. The fifth annual charity fundraiser will be played on Saturday, when the Caps take on UBC in the 2016-17 home opener. photo by Paul McGrath, North Shore News

Rugby season will hit the North Shore hard Saturday with a full slate of games hosted by the Capilano Rugby Club at Klahanie Park.

The day will be highlighted by the club’s annual pink jersey charity fundraiser with members of the premier men’s team wearing customized kits purchased for $100 by club patrons with proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Through its first four seasons the Pink Day party has raised more than $16,000 to combat breast cancer.

The pink-clad premiers will take on the UBC Thunderbirds in the feature match Saturday starting at 2:45 p.m. The T-Birds are two-time defending CDI Premier League champions.

In other action Capilano and UBC will battle in Div. 1 action starting at 1 p.m. and Div. 3 at 11:30 a.m., while the Div. 3 B team will take on Surrey starting at 1 p.m.

For more information visit capilanorfc.com.