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 …
Read More »Canada falls to clinical New Zealand
Canada produced a spirited performance but ultimately fell short by 40-22 against an experienced New Zealand Black Ferns side in the second game of the Women’s Rugby Super Series Day 1. After an colorful rendition of their haka, New Zealand struck first as Charlene Halapua went over on debut to …
Read More »England win comfortably over Eagles
England opened the Women’s Rugby Super Series with a comfortable 39-13 victory over an inexperienced but willing USA team at Calgary Rugby Park. A penalty goal from Kimber Rozier gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead shortly after kickoff, but England replied quickly through Emily Scott and piled on 22 unanswered …
Read More »From Scotsburn to Super Series
Emma Taylor’s journey to international rugby has been long – it’s nearly 5000km from Halifax to Calgary. A quick scan of the squad for the Women’s Rugby Super Series reveals club like Burnaby Lake, Calgary Hornets, and Barbarians from Aurora, Montreal, and Brandon. Then one from HRFC. Hmm. Never seen …
Read More »Lineups for Women’s Super Series Round 1
The teams for Round 1 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series have been named, with the tournament kicking off at Calgary Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon. All games will be streamed live at the link below: http://www.livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial USA v ENGLAND 16:00 local, 22:00 UTC Veteran prop Sarah Chobot …
Read More »2015 Women’s Rugby Super Series Preview
The Women`s Rugby Super Series kicks off Rugby Week in Calgary on Saturday, as four of the top sides in the world compete against each other in a new round-robin competition. The tournament will take place over three days, all in Alberta, Canada, moving north through Red Deer and finally …
Read More »Rugby Week In Calgary
It’s official. June 27th isn’t just the start of a busy week rugby week in Calgary, it’s been declared “Rugby Week” by the mayor himself, Naheed Nenshi. The popular politician, first elected in 2010, had this to say in a document released by his office last week: “On June 27 …
Read More »Women’s Eagles named for Super Series
Head coach Pete Steinberg has named 26 players to represent the Women’s Eagles in the Super Series, a four-team round robin that kicks off on June 27. The squad is full of new names, with only five players – Katy Augustyn, Sarah Chobot, Hope Rogers, Deven Owsiany, and Kimber Rozier …
Read More »Canadian women named for Super Series
The Canadian senior women are back in action this June, nearly a year removed from their outstanding 2nd place finish in the 2014 World Cup. Head coach Francois Ratier has retained 13 from that team in his 27 player squad to take part in the recently announced Super Series, a round-robin …
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