World Rugby has announced the referee panel for the upcoming Women’s Rugby Super Series to be held in Salt Lake City from July 1-9. Ireland’s Joy Neville will be joined by Leah Berard of the USA and Sherry Trumbull of Canada as the senior match officials at the tournament. Both …
Read More »East Camp begins for Canada Women
Canada’s second senior women’s selection camp gets underway today at the University of Guelph. Head coach François Ratier will run the rule over 34 players over the next five days in preparation for the Women’s Rugby Super Series to be held in July at Salt Lake City. A 33-player camp …
Read More »Canada names Women’s West camp attendees
Canada’s next stage of the selection process leading to the Women’s Rugby Super Series in June takes place at Shawnigan Lake School from March 16-20. Head Coach François Ratier will switch his attention from the Americas Rugby Championship to preside over 33 players named to participate in the first of …
Read More »Women’s Eagles name 2016 Player Pool
USA Women’s Eagles head coach Pete Steinberg has named 49 players in his player pool for 2016, with less than half named – 21 in total – having previous experience at test level. The group includes 16 players still eligible for u20 rugby and only seven returnees from the 2014 …
Read More »Canada names Women’s Long List
World Cup star Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid is one of 79 players named in Canada’s 2016 National Senior Women’s Long List. The hard-running loosehead prop returns to international contention after a year’s absence along with fellow Dream Team selections Hilary Leith (tighthead prop) and Stephanie Bernier (scrumhalf). A total of 16 players …
Read More »England scrape by combative Canada
Canada came within a whisker of upsetting the World Champions, losing by a single point in a nail biting game at Ellerslie Park in Edmonton. A last gasp penalty kick from Andrea Burk sailed just wide of the posts much to the relief of England fans. Despite a number of …
Read More »Black Ferns dominate Women’s Eagles
The New Zealand Black Ferns wrapped up an undefeated Women’s Rugby Super Series with a crushing 47-14 defeat of the Women’s Eagles in Edmonton. Star winger Honey Hireme again stole the show with a hat trick, including another length of the field effort to finish things off late in the …
Read More »Lineups for Women’s Super Series Round 3
The teams are ready for 3rd and final round of the Women’s Rugby Super, with the tournament concluding at Ellerslie Park in Edmonton on Sunday, July 5. All games will be streamed live at the link below: http://www.livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial NEW ZEALAND v USA 16:00 local, 22:00 UTC The Black Ferns …
Read More »Comeback sees USA Women past Canada
The USA Women’s National Team evened up their Super Series record at 1-1 last night with a gutsy come from behind 36-28 victory over Canada. The win also reclaims the Can-Am Cup for the USA as it was their first victory over their Northern rivals since August of 2013. Canada had …
Read More »Lineups for Women’s Super Series Round 2
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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