Karen Paquin has been named to the official HSBC Dubai Sevens Dream Team. The Canadian forward was outstanding once again, impressing with her physicality and work rate. Joining her up front is tough Australian hooker Amy Turner and England’s World Cup star Emily Scarratt. New Zealand’s Kelly Brazier gets the …
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Australia proved to be a step ahead of the field as the Pearls took home the title in round one of the Women’s World Sevens Series. Defending champions New Zealand were shown the door by their neighbors in a terrific quarter-final encounter that went right to the wire. The semi-final …
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François Ratier has made a string of changes to his Maple Leafs side for the second match against England Academy at Esher on Saturday afternoon. His development side dropped the first game 37-29 after leading for much of the match, and the side will be hoping to even up the …
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Day 1 of play for the Men’s Division of the Dubai 7s has completed and the quarterfinals are set. The kickoff of the 2015/2016 HSBC World Series provided a fair share of drama as teams embark on the final season before the Olympics. Aside from a couple of teams that …
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Ciaran Hearn will make his London Irish debut on Saturday afternoon against Harlequins at the Stoop. The Canadian World Cup star signed with Irish last month for the rest of the Aviva Premiership season following his good tournament form and will be given a run-out in the no13 jersey alongside …
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Upsets were the name of the game on Day 1 at the Dubai Sevens, as three remarkable results got the 2015-16 Women’s World Series off to a spectacular start. The results have raised eyebrows across the sevens universe, with Olympic gold now appearing very far from a fait accompli. Last …
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England Academy staged a late comeback to escape with a win over the Maple Leafs after being on the losing end of the scoreboard for nearly 70 minutes of the match. The English strength in depth proved decisive as their reserves scored three tries and created another in the final …
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François Ratier has selected his Maple Leafs side to take on England Academy at Esher tomorrow. Leading the team is CIS Player of the Year Cindy Nelles from her favoured no8 position, with former St. FX standout Tyson Beukeboom adding leadership in the second row. DaLeaka Menin and Camille Provençal-Aubé …
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Matt Evans returns to the Cornish Pirates lineup on the wing for their Greene King IPA Championship match against Bedford Blues on Sunday. Fellow Canadian international Aaron Carpenter continues as captain and no8, while second row Brett Beukeboom will have to be content with a spot on the bench. Both …
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World Cup Pumas second-rower Mariano Galarza will make his return from suspension this weekend. The La Plata forward has been named on the bench for Gloucester who are to take-on Northampton in an away match this evening to open the round. On Saturday the focus will be on the London …
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