James Pritchard will keep his boots on for at least one more season after all. The 35-year-old fullback had been expected to pursue a coaching role following the Rugby World Cup, but has instead opted to re-sign with Bedford Blues for the 2015/16 Greene King IPA Championship season. Australian-born Pritchard …
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Canada has selected their strongest possible squad to take part in the NACRA Sevens this coming weekend. Among the 14 players chosen to travel to North Carolina are overseas professionals Jeff Hassler, Taylor Paris, and national 15s captain Tyler Ardron. All three have previous HSBC Sevens Series experience. The squad …
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This weekend, 18 teams from across the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) will compete for two coveted places in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ten men’s teams and eight women’s teams are set to do battle at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina this coming weekend. Of the teams …
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Aaron Flagg is the latest Canadian to sign a pro contract in the UK. The 6’5″ second row will join Moseley next season in the RFU second division, also known as the Greene King IPA Championship. Moseley narrowly escaped relegation last season, finishing 11th, and will be hoping the hard-hitting Flagg …
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The Canadian senior women are back in action this June, nearly a year removed from their outstanding 2nd place finish in the 2014 World Cup. Head coach Francois Ratier has retained 13 from that team in his 27 player squad to take part in the recently announced Super Series, a round-robin …
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The North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) has announced the National Teams slated to compete for the 2015 NACRA Sevens Championships, Saturday, June 13th and Sunday, June 14th at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The tournament serves as a qualifying event for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The United States …
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Italy head coach Jacques Brunel has named a 50-man training squad to prepare for the upcoming World Cup this September. The squad is separated into two groups, a primary selection of 40 players and 10 who have been designated as reserves. There are few surprises, with all but three of …
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Graeme Moffat has named an extended training squad ahead of this year’s abbreviated Canadian Rugby Championships to take place in Calgary in June 28 and July 1. A number of key players return from last year’s squad, which finished an impressive season with a 5-1 record and missed out on …
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Former Pumas captain Agustín Pichot believes that the Americas Six Nations concept is not only appropriate at this point in time but also necessary. Without efforts being made the hierarchy in which Argentina has a superior test side than the others will remain unchanged. The former scrumhalf believes in helping …
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Argentina’s representative on the World Rugby Council, Agustín Pichot, has taken a proposal to World Rugby to establish an Americas Six Nations competition featuring South American nations Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay together with the two leading North American nations Canada and the United States. As the driving force behind …
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