Kingsley Jones will not be the only Welshman on Canada’s coaching staff this November. The new Head Coach will be assisted by Jason Strange who arrives on loan from the Welsh Rugby Union to help with the four-match series against the New Zealand Māori, Georgia, Spain, and Fiji. A goal-kicking …
Read More »Uruguay Two Years on From Facing Australia
Two years have gone by since Uruguay faced Australia in Birmingham, England. The fixture was a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2015. It was the first time the countries had ever faced-off in a rugby match. The two-time Rugby World Cup champions, Australia, were not only heavy favorites but …
Read More »Kingsley Jones named as new Canada Head Coach
Canada has their new Head Coach, and his name is Kingsley Jones. The 48-year-old leaves his post with the Welsh Rugby Union that saw him in charge of the Exiles program to instead move to North America. Jones had most recently been head coach at the Dragons of the Guinness …
Read More »Uruguay Today Two Years on From Rugby World Cup Return
Today marks exactly years on from Uruguay’s Rugby World Cup return. Los Teros faced Wales at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on September 20 2015. It was a victory for Uruguay just being there. Having played at Rugby World Cups 1999 and 2003, Uruguay missed out on 2007 and 2011. Uruguay’s path …
Read More »2017-18 Guinness Pro 14 Season Preview
The Guinness Pro 12 is now more. Expansion has seen it become the Guinness pro 14 Championship. Two South African teams are now in the competition, joining two from Italy, four from Ireland, two from Scotland and four from Wales. The 2017-2018 Guinness Pro 14 season starts today, September 01. …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs Wales – WRWC
Canada met Wales for the second time in their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign on Tuesday, with the Canadians bent on clinching a spot in the 5th place final and improving on their 15-0 win in the pool stage. The match in its entirety can be seen below. A detailed …
Read More »Canada rebounds with thumping win over Wales
Canada put the disappointment of missing out on the Semi Finals to bed as best they could with a one-sided 52-0 thrashing of Wales in their Women’s Rugby World Cup match in Belfast on Tuesday afternoon. In doing so they delivered the performance that Canadian fans were expecting in the …
Read More »Canada change four for Wales rematch
Canada will begin a new quest in Belfast when they face Wales for the second time in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Tuesday. After being squeezed out of the Semi Finals by a rampant New Zealand side, it’s into the second tier of the knockouts that Canada go with …
Read More »Canada make hard work of Wales
Canada got the win over Wales on Sunday but not the result they wanted. The 15-0 scoreline saw Canada score just two tries, leaving them two short of the bonus point and putting them in a precarious position heading into the final pool stage against New Zealand. The match wasn’t …
Read More »Russell reaches 50 caps when Canada face Wales
It will be a special moment for Kelly Russell as she earns her 50th cap for her country on Sunday when Canada face Wales in the second round of pool matches at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The captain leads a side showing only one change to the starting …
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