Outstanding Canadian players Brittany Benn and Ghislaine Landry have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Clermont-Ferrand 7s. Benn was in cracking form on the weekend, scoring five tries and bringing a real physical edge to the side. She scored a crucial try against Australia in the final …
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The final day of the 2015/16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series saw Canada defeat Australia in a classic match to lift the Cup at the Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand. It is the first Cup title for Canada on this year’s circuit and only their second ever, following up on last …
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A major story is emerging from France where the Pro D2 has made a sudden announcement that established clubs Biarritz, Bourgoin, and Narbonne are to be relegated to Fédérale 1 for financial reasons. The news has broken in the midst of the league’s finals to determine promotion to the Top …
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Former All Black great Mils Muliaina will make his San Francisco debut on Sunday as Ohio visit Boxer Stadium in the second PRO Rugby match of the weekend. It won’t be fullback where he starts out, however, it will be in the midfield alongside former New Zealand 7s rep Orene …
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San Diego continued their winning ways with a big win over a resilient Sacramento side at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening in an entertaining if at times reckless display of running rugby. While the 44-23 score looks convincing enough, in truth it was a much closer match with a very …
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USA Eagles play-maker AJ MacGinty made history this afternoon, directing Connacht to an unlikely Guinness Pro 12 title. In playing his final match for the Western Irish province before joining the Sale Sharks, MacGinty put-on a classy performance as Connacht overcame Leinster 20-10 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Canadian under 20 Shane O’Leary …
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Canada and the USA are both into the Cup quarter finals after mixed results on Day One of the final HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Overall table toppers Australia were in fine form, coming through undefeated along with New Zealand and England to move through to Day …
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Canadian winger Jeff Hassler has extended his contract with Guinness Pro 12 club Ospreys. The Okotoks, Alberta, native signed a three-year deal with the Swansea-based club in 2014, a year after joining them alongside Canuck captain Tyler Ardron. His stay has now been extended by one season, keeping him at …
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It’s hard to believe we’re almost at the mid-point of the inaugural PRO Rugby season, but here we are already in Week 7. The season seems to be flying by and if things don’t change in a hurry for Sacramento, they could be left to fight it out with San …
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This weekend sees week 25 of the French championship taking place and involved are to be a host of players from the Americas. Week 25’s opening fixture was that of La Rochelle vs Racing 92 earlier this evening. The match saw the visitors from suburban Paris claiming a minimum of …
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