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CANADA 24 NEW ZEALAND 12 It was an afternoon of revelations for the Langford-based Canadian men’s rugby team at the Cape Town Sevens in South Africa on Saturday.

WENATCHEE 2 VICTORIA 0 Thanks to their NHL drafted goaltender, the Wenatchee Wild played spoiler on Teddy Bear Toss night at The Q Centre on Saturday night, shutting out the Victoria Grizzlies 2-0.

VICTORIA 6 VANCOUVER 1 All is right with the Western Hockey League universe. It seems to again be unfolding to form.

The modest turnabout of the Victoria Grizzlies (13-17-4) — they are on a two-game winning streak and 4-2-1 in their last seven games — faces a crucial challenge tonight and Sunday at The Q Centre.

On paper, this shouldn’t have been close. The only thing uglier than the Vancouver Giants promotional Christmas-sweater jerseys worn Friday night has been their WHL season.

The Victoria Highlanders are kicking the ball back to the future. After one season in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, the club is returning to the United Soccer League’s Premier Development League for 2016.

Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has always maintained he is the sum of all his experiences, especially those early years growing up on the Island.

If any hockey fans are used to quirky scheduling, it’s those in Victoria, who remember well the baseball-type three-game Salmon King homestands in the pro ECHL.

Seven teams, all from the Victoria Curling Centre, will compete for two qualifying spots for the Canadian Direct sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Insurance Men’s Curling Championship, via the Island playdown at Parksville beginning tonight.

From club to country is the sporting adage used for those good enough to be considered national team players. Blue-liner Joe Hicketts is headed to the latter — today’s opening of the Canadian national junior team camp in Etobicoke, Ont.