Rugby Canada has named their Women’s and Men’s sides for the Rugby Americas North 7s hosted at Starlight Stadium this coming weekend. This year’s tournament doubles as an Olympic Qualifier, with the winner of each draw booking their ticket to Paris 2024. The Women’s side features an array of talent …
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Toronto have grabbed more talent from the team formerly known as Rugby ATL. Following Rewita Biddle and Jordan Brown to the Great White North is speedster Te Rangatira Waitokia. In exchange the relocating team will receive salary cap considerations for the 2024 season. The 27-year-old was a mainstay in the …
Read More »World Cup Warm-Up – Tonga vs Canada 2 – ARN Guide
Canada will play their second test in a span of five days against Tonga in Nuku’alofa on Tuesday (Monday in North America). It’s a tough ask for a team that failed to score any points against a 14-man Ikale Tahi for the entire second half, and managed just one penalty …
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Tonga took a decisive 28-3 result over Canada in the first match of their two-test series in Nuku’alofa. The power of the Ikale Tahi in the contact area was too much for the visitors, who failed to score any points at all in the second half despite playing most of …
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The Miami Sharks have confirmed the signings of four players selected in the recent Expansion Draft. Head to Major League Rugby’s newest team are Canadian international Shane O’Leary, Dallas Jackals duo Eric Naposki and Alex Tucci, and uncapped Free Jacks No8 Tomás Casares. O’Leary departs the Arrows after just one …
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Teams, players and supporters are counting down the days until Rugby World Cup 2023. As it draws closer to beginning a continued complaint is that the draw is not balanced. Top ranked teams are not distributed evenly across the four pools. World Rugby made the draw early. They made an …
Read More »MLR Notes: Dallas re-sign two, Roura and Torres depart
The Dallas Jackals now have three players signed up for the 2024 Major League Rugby campaign. Following Sam Golla’s extension signed late in the regular season, the club has re-signed captain Jerónimo Gómez Vara and former Pumas scrumhalf Pedro Imhoff for a second season in Texas. Despite being the youngest …
Read More »RWC Warm-Up – Tonga vs Canada – ARN Guide
Canada’s Senior Men’s side will play their first test since November when they take on Tonga in Nuku’alofa on Thursday afternoon local time, late Wednesday night in North America. It’s the first of two tests at the home of the Ikale Tahi, who are preparing for the fast-approaching Rugby World …
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