Rugby Community,

On the night of Monday March 2, 2026 six current Capilano RFC Sr. Men's players lives were impacted by a large fire in the rental house they were living in. Thankfully, all six are safe and uninjured. However they all lost almost all possessions and now no longer have the place they called home.

CLICK HERE to view the North Shore News story on the fire.

Big thank you to all the local first responders who supported on Monday evening. 

The Capilano Rugby Club is starting fundraising efforts to support our family. Any contributions are greatly appreciated and will be used to help get our six members back on their feet. Contributions will go towards replacing work tools, rugby gear, electronics, appliances, furniture, clothing, and more. There will also be additional costs towards securing new long-term living arrangements. 

Please consider supporting our club members (pictured above from last Saturday at Klahanie) Ryan Hickey, Caleb Kingi, Wade Jansen, Toby Horn, Teancum Tuialii, and Reid Brookes. Five of the six have joined our club in the past two years and all six have been dedicated and helpful Capilano members, on and off the pitch. Capilano members are well known for always supporting our own in times of need!

Please share these details with other community members and on social media platforms. The Capilano Rugby Club will also be arranging further fundraising efforts at upcoming home games.

There will be opportunities coming up soon to support in ways other than just financially. Thank you to all who have helped out already, providing support and assistance in many different ways!

MARCH 13 - UPDATE TO STORY

1) How you are related to the person(s) you are raising funds for:

Teammates and friends at the Capilano Rugby Club

2) Your transfer plan to get the funds from your GoFundMe to the intended recipient(s): All funds raised will be split equally between the six people impacted by this fire.

3) How the funds will be spent: Funds will be spent to secure new housing including first month rent and security deposits. Funds raised will also go towards new furniture such as beds, mattresses, couches as well as household appliances. Funds will also go towards the replacement of burned items that they did not own.

1) Who is overseeing the withdrawal of funds, into what bank account and their relationship to the individuals? Reid Brookes. He is one of the six individuals impacted by the fire. This will go into his banking account, details provided as beneficiary, to be evenly distributed between the six. Reid lived in the house that burnt down, friends and teammates with the other five. 

2) Who is responsible for the management of the funds (purchasing, distributing items, etc) and their relationship to the individuals? Reid Brookes, details as above.

3) Will the funds be used for supplies or money? For either, how will you be distributing it amongst individuals and in what form? (i.e. cash distribution split evenly, etc) All the funds will be used for supplies. This includes rent and deposit on a new rental location, furniture, electronics, supplies, clothing. All to replace items lost in the fire. 

4) Timeline for the aid to be offered to individuals. ASAP, looking at securing a new rental March 15, 2026 and will require this aid to go towards deposit and rent. $12,000 of the aid required immediately ($2000/person impacted) just to secure a new rental accommodation.