The teams for Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series have been named, with the tournament continuing at Red Deer Rugby Club on Wednesday, July 1. All games will be streamed live at the link below: http://www.livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND 16:00 local, 22:00 UTC England have …
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A Wallaby in the Wolf Pack
Ok, it’s a stretch. A bit of poetic license granted. But it’s a catchy title and had Evan Olmstead gone in a different direction, it might not have been far from reality. The 6’6″ second row lives in Australia, plays for Parramatta in Sydney’s Shute Shield competition, and has that unmistakable …
Read More »New Faces to Challenge for Pan-Am Games Spots
USA 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has announced his training camp squad ahead of the Pan Am Games which is set to take place July 11-12th in Toronto, Canada. With five key USA 7s players in camp with the Eagles vying for spots on the Rugby World Cup side and …
Read More »CRC Finalists ready for Battle
The two finalists in the biggest domestic game of the year on the Canadian calendar are set to square off on Wednesday in Calgary. Both the Blues and the Wolf Pack recorded convincing victories on Sunday, and as expected the pair will be hammer and tongs at each other with …
Read More »Pau complete the signing of Santiago Fernández
French second division champions Pau have confirmed the arrival of Argentine Santiago Fernández on a two-year deal. The 32 time capped former Puma is to join the club from Bayonne who finished 13th this past season in the Top 14 and were consequently relegated. The 29 year old Fernández has …
Read More »World Rugby Announces 2015/2016 World Series Dates
World Rugby has released the locations and dates for the 2015/2016 Men’s World Series season. Coming off an exciting season in which Fiji took home the overall crown and the USA won their first-ever tournament, the HSBC World Series preps for their most important season to date. The 2015/2016 season …
Read More »Japan name squad for Pacific Nations and World Cup
Japan head coach Eddie Jones has selected a 39-man squad for the Rugby World Cup, with 37 set to take part in the Pacific Nations Cup. Dynamic no8 Amanaki Mafi and classy midfielder Male Sa’u will miss the PNC due to injury, but are expected to return in time for …
Read More »Census back to face the All Blacks
Manu Samoa have sprung a surprise by including Toulouse prop Census Johnston in their list of 27 players to prepare for the All Blacks test on July 8. The fan favorite had announced his international retirement in April amidst a stir of concern about the availability of Pacific Nations players …
Read More »Maori squad named to face Fiji
The New Zealand Maori squad to face Fiji in Suva as a prelude to the Pacific Nations Cup has been named, with Chiefs centre Charlie Ngatai once again captain. The group includes 14 players who toured Japan in November, and three members of the New Zealand u20 team that emerged …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 3): Time to re-think World Cup Repechage?
Uruguay’s return to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 ends a twelve year absence. Getting to the World Cup required intercontinental matches firstly against the USA and secondly against Hong Kong before reaching the final against Russia. The home and away series between Uruguay and Russia was, at the time, between …
Read More »Brazilian Rugby and Local Government launch Social Project in largest South American City
The Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (Brazilian Rugby Confederation- CBRu), in combination with the High Performance Sporting Nucelus (NAR) and São Paulo City Hall’s Secretary of Sports, Leasure and Recreation (SEME) are to this Wednesday launch, July 1 a social rugby project focused on members of the youth aged above 15. The objective is …
Read More »Tiger Rolls in Cancun
Tiger Rugby made the trip south to Cancun, Mexico this past weekend to play in the Cancun Sevens. Played at the El Rey Polo Country Club, the Cancun Sevens has been in existence since 2008. The tournament brings in sides from all over the world to compete in a weekend …
Read More »Tomás Lavanini unveiled as latest Super Rugby Signing
Argentina’s first ever professional team continues to take shape with leading second-rower Tomás Lavanini having been the latest player to sign. The 22 year old joins the Argentine Super Rugby franchise from Racing 92 whom he started for in the Top 14 play-offs. Lavanini joins Matías Alemanno, Guido Petti and Juan …
Read More »Social Project to put Rugby in 1000 Rio de Janeiro Schools by 2016
Known as Impact Beyond the project run by the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby or Brazilian Rugby Confederation in English – the CBRu intends to act on the 2016 Olympic Games by taking the opportunity to spread the sport of rugby in state schools throughout the city. Central to Impact Beyond is that …
Read More »Georgia confirm World Cup training squad
Head coach Milton Haig has named a 41-man training squad for the final stage of Georgia’s preparation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. In addition to local based players, Haig has selected players contracted to clubs in England, France and Russia. A large section of the squad participated in the …
Read More »Clinical Wolf Pack rout Bears
The Prairie Wolf Pack put on a 60 minute clinic for their fans as they crushed the BC Bears to the tune of 57-7 at Calgary Rugby Park on Sunday. Outside of a five minute period to start the second half, the Bears came off second best in nearly every …
Read More »Blues steamroll Rock in Calgary
The Ontario Blues scored a comprehensive 44-22 victory over the Atlantic Rock in the first match of the Canadian Rugby Championship on Sunday. The defending champions pulverised the Atlantic scrum and dominated the contact area, both areas that the Rock normally pride themselves on. Alistair Clark’s try barely 80 seconds …
Read More »Costa Rica hosts Chicago’s Lincoln Park Rugby
Chicago rugby club Lincoln Park has begun an eight day visit to Costa Rica. The trip is to involve two friendly matches – firstly against San José, on July 27 at Liceo Franco Costarricense. On July 04 Lincoln Park will compete in a triangular-day-competition against veteran Costa Rican teams. According to Lucas Withington from Sport …
Read More »Lineups for CRC Day 1
The teams have been announced for Day 1 of the CRC, with this round effectively a semi-final and the winners facing off on Day 2 for the MacTier Cup. All games are being played at the Calgary Rugby Park, and will be streamed live at the link below: http://livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial …
Read More »2015 Canadian Rugby Championship Preview
The Canadian Rugby Championship kicks off on Sunday in an abbreviated fashion, with four regional sides competing in only two knock-out games due to the upcoming World Cup preparations. For fringe players hoping to make that squad, this is their last chance to impress, with head coach Kieran Crowley due …
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