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Seawolves home games in doubt due to Coronavirus

A Washington state emergency regulation enacted in contain the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will affect at least two Seattle Seawolves home games. Sporting events in three counties, including that of Starfire Stadium, will be restricted to 250 attendants for the remainder of March. As a result, Seawolves President Shane Skinner released …

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Photo Gallery – Vancouver Sevens

An historic and memorable World Sevens Series event took place in Vancouver this past weekend. BC Place welcomed a Canadian record-setting attendance of 39,533 on Day One with 74,560 entering the gates over both days. Canada would claim the Bronze, their highest ever finish the Vancouver stop, with the USA …

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RWC 2019 Broke Broadcast Viewing Records

RWC 2019 broke broadcast viewing records. World Rugby has confirmed that the Japan hosted tournament was the sport’s most watched event of all-time. This included 857 million viewers from around the world or a 26% increase from England and Wales 2015. Among the feats that RWC 2019 achieved are that …

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MLR Team of the Week – Round 5

The most competitive weekend in Major League Rugby history made for some similarly difficult selections. In many cases little separated those selected from honorable mentions. Such parity only ads to the intrigue in what promises to be a captivating race towards the playoffs. There are still 11 regular season games …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Men’s Sevens One of the great weekends in Canadian rugby has passed with a new single-day attendance record for the …

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Canada earn historic Bronze at Vancouver Sevens

Canada’s Men’s Sevens team produced an historic effort on Day Two of the Vancouver Sevens, defeating South Africa to earn a best ever Bronze finish at their home tournament. New Zealand claimed the top spot in a close battle against Australia. The USA settled for 6th place, while Argentina slumped …

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