Three North Americans players have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the 2019-2020 Women’s World Sevens Series. Canadians Britt Benn and Ghislaine Landry are joined by USA star Kristi Kirshe. The team is named despite the circuit featuring only five stops due to COVID-19. All three were, …
Read More »Two Canada caps in Rugby Paper’s Championship Dream Team
Two Canadian internationals have been named in The Rugby Paper‘s RFU Championship Dream Team for the 2019-20 season. Brett Beukeboom and Shane O’Leary have been selected at lock and flyhalf respectively in a team that features a number of players with top division experience. Beukeboom recently announced his retirement as …
Read More »2020 Major League Rugby Dream Team
Picking a select XV after only five completed weeks of what was supposed to be a 16-game regular season with three weeks of playoffs doesn’t seem quite right. Some players who surely would have been prime contenders under normal circumstances hardly had the chance to fire a shot. Our Americas …
Read More »Harry Jones and Nathan Hirayama named in Vancouver Dream Team
Harry Jones and Nathan Hirayama have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Vancouver Sevens. Canada’s captains carried their team to a Bronze finish, the highest ever for the team since the tournament’s inception in 2016. They are the first Canadian players to be selected to the …
Read More »Carlin Isles named in LA Dream Team
USA star Carlin Isles has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Los Angeles Sevens. The 30-year-old winger scored five tries during the tournament, the first being the 200th of his World Sevens Series career. Teammate Perry Baker followed him to the milestone in the very next …
Read More »MLR 2020 – International Stars Preseason XV
The highly anticipated start to the third season of Major League Rugby is just days away now. Three new teams will be added, and with them a host of new international players with prime time experience who will share the pitch with the best domestic talent from North America. Below …
Read More »Pinkelman earns Sydney Impact award and Dream Team spot
Ben Pinkelman has come away from the Sydney Sevens with a prestigious double. The USA’s stand-in captain was awarded the DHL Impact Player of the tournament while also earning a spot in the official HSBC Men’s Dream Team after leading his side to the Semi Finals. With regular skipper Madison …
Read More »Two Canadians make Sydney Women’s Dream Team
For a second straight tournament Canada’s Women’s team has had two players nominated for the official HSBC Dream Team. Sydney’s selects are different to that of Hamilton. After seeing Britt Benn and Kayla Moleschi honored last weekend, Karen Paquin and Kaili Lukan make the latest selection. Veteran forward Paquin earns …
Read More »Two Canadians named in Hamilton Dream Team
Two Canadians have been rewarded with selection to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Hamilton Sevens. The finalists contribute Kayla Moleschi and Britt Benn, both versatile players who have been selected as forwards following Canada’s second-place finish. Moleschi, more often seen at halfback, has been seeing time at hooker …
Read More »Landry, Benn, and Kelter named in Cape Town Dream Team
Three North American players have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Cape Town Sevens. Ghislaine Landry, Britt Benn, and Alev Kelter were each rewarded for their efforts in the select side nominated by the tournament commentary team. For both Landry and Benn it’s consecutive selections with …
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