Canadian international Paige Farries has signed on for another season with Worcester Warriors. The 26-year-old from Red Deer, Alberta, impressed in her first Premier 15s campaign, scoring five tries for the Warriors while securing her place as first choice in the No14 shirt. Farries has won 10 caps for Canada …
Read More »New Exeter deals for Emily Tuttosi and McKinley Hunt
A pair of Canadian internationals have signed new deals to stay with Exeter Chiefs for the 2021-22 Premier 15s season. Emily Tuttosi and McKinley Hunt make it six North Americans confirmed following Eagles quartet Kate Zackary, Rachel Johnson, Gabby Cantorna, and Jennine Duncan. Tuttosi enjoyed a breakthrough season with Exeter, …
Read More »Exeter Chiefs re-sign USA Eagles quartet
The Exeter Chiefs have agreed new contracts with four USA Eagles for the 2021-22 Premier 15s campaign. Kate Zackary, Gabby Cantorna, Jennine Duncan, and Rachel Johnson will all return for a second season with the club. Joanna Kitlinski also played for the Chiefs this past year. Loose forward Zackary made …
Read More »Wian Conradie to leave Free Jacks for Gloucester
Wian Conradie will depart the New England Free Jacks at the end of the season after signing on with English Premiership club Gloucester. The Namibian loose forward makes a return to England after one season in Major League Rugby having previously played with Doncaster in the RFU Championship. A member …
Read More »England cruise to win over Canada at Twickenham
England cruised to a 70-14 win over Canada at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon. The home side outscored their guests by ten tries to two as the Canadians struggled to deal with the strength of the English pack particularly at the lineout. A penalty conceded just seconds after kickoff gave England …
Read More »Test Match Preview – England vs Canada
Canada will conclude their UK tour against England at Twickenham on Saturday. It’s the first test between the two sides since November of 2004. On that day the defending World Cup champions put a record 70-nil score on their North American guests. This past weekend saw a similar result as …
Read More »Canada set to lose two forwards for England test
Canada will likely be without two key forwards for their test against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Tighthead prop Tyler Rowland has already been ruled out while second row Josh Larsen is doubtful to feature. Both were injured in the loss against Wales this past weekend. Rowland replaced Jake Ilnicki …
Read More »Paul Lasike out of World Cup Qualifiers
Paul Lasike will not play again this year. In fact the US Eagles star could spend up to nine months on the sidelines after rupturing an Achilles tendon while training with club side Harlequins last month. It’s a heavy blow for the 31-year-old, who will now miss the upcoming Rugby …
Read More »Magie joins Eagles in Ireland, Hattingh cited for foul play
Will Magie has joined the US Eagles camp ahead of Saturday’s test against Ireland in Dublin. The 29-year-old flyhalf or fullback replaces Will Hooley in the squad. Hooley was a late withdrawal from the lineup against England after failing a head injury assessment. A member of the 2019 World Cup …
Read More »USA surpass expectations in strong showing vs England
The USA Eagles returned to the test match arena today. In their first match since RWC 2019, the North Americans took on powerhouses England at their home ground of Twickenham in London. England were heavy favorites to win and win they did. England completed a 43-29 victory. For the Eagles …
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