The teams have been announced for Day 2 of the CRC, with the third place match up first followed by the final, with the winner hoisting 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 »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 »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 »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 »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 …
Read More »Ferg ready to sing for the Blues
One of the standout performers in last year’s Canadian Rugby Championship, and one of a select few who can call themselves a four-time MacTier Cup winner, to some it might come as a surprise that we haven’t seen Andrew Ferguson’s name in any of the national senior squads to date. …
Read More »Gilmour signs for Titans
Wolf Pack captain Kyle Gilmour is the newest member of Canada’s growing exiles community. The international flanker has signed a deal that will take him to Rotherham Titans of the Greene King IPA Championship in the coming season. Gilmour has won five caps for Canada since making his debut against …
Read More »New-look Bears named for CRC
A number of new names will represent British Columbia in this year’s Canadian Rugby Championship. Director of Rugby Dean Murten takes over from Jim Dixon – Rugby Canada’s new General Manager – as head coach, and after a final selection camp on the weekend has named 24 players to take …
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