Sport Rugby union Country Canada
United States | No. of teams 9 Most recent
champion(s) UBC Thunderbirds | |
The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League (also known as the CDI Premier League) is a provincial rugby union competition currently contested by eight clubs in British Columbia, Canada and one in the U.S. state of Washington. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union.
The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League runs from January to April each year. The teams that play in the CDI Premier League compete in the Lower Mainland Spray League and the Vancouver Island Elite League from September to December.
The teams compete for the prestigious Rounsefell Cup. The trophy was donated by F.W. Rounsefell, a Vancouver insurance broker and financier and former British Columbia rugby star. The Rounsefell Cup was first awarded to the Central Athletic Club in March 1922. "Central Rugby Team Wins Cup by Default", stated the March 10, 1922 headline from the Vancouver Daily World. The cup has been competed for annually ever since.