Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

2014 World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year Magali Harvey returns to Canada’s lineup for the first time since the 2014 World Cup as she joins a star-studded group named to face Ireland at the UCD Bowl in Dublin on Saturday. Also returning is Elissa Alarie who starts on the …

Canadian great Heather Moyse is to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. A multi-sport athlete who excelled both in the 7s and XVs game for Canada, the Summerside, PEI, native has been included in a prestigious list of 12 former players to be entered into the pantheon …

Canada has claimed the title in both the men’s and women’s brackets of the Rugby Americas North 7s tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. While the two teams competed under the ‘Maple Leafs’ development banner, the men sent a near-full strength side under new head coach Damian McGrath to prepare for …

The draw has been made and the pools are set for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Belfast and Dublin will be host cities for the tournament that takes place in August, with 12 teams placed in three pools for the 8th edition of the biggest event in women’s rugby. …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina A comprehensive performance in Tokyo saw Los Pumas open their November tour with a bang. The 54-20 win over Japan sees Argentina …

The X-Women are Canadian University Champions once again. St. Francis Xavier University’s women’s varsity rugby team have conquered the CIS National Tournament, doing so in convincing fashion with a 27-19 win over the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in Victoria on Sunday afternoon. It’s the 4th time since 2010 that St. …

Brazil have been crowned the Valentín Martínez winners. The Women’s Rugby 7’s side completed an unbeaten campaign in Uruguay to successfully defend their title. On the opening day on Friday Brazil defeated Entre Rios, Chile and Argentina ‘2’. The three wins came with Brazil conceding just one try. These results …

The Chilean Women’s 7’s Roster for Valentín Martínez has been named. The Chileans will play in the traditional tournament this coming weekend in Montevideo. As in prior years the tournament will involve leading women’s sides from the continent. The Chileans will compete in a challenging pool. Their opponents include Argentina …

The Brazilian women’s Rugby Sevens side is ready to roar at the Valentín Martínez event. Taking place at Carrasco Polo club this coming weekend Brazil will play for the right time since the Olympic Games. Valentín Martínez is an annual event played in Montevideo. It involves senior sides from South …

Las Teras Name Roster for Valentín Martínez. Uruguay’s women’s Rugby Sevens side will join Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru in this weekend’s tournament. The prestigious tournament will be played in Montevideo at Carrasco Polo Club. Divided into two pools there are to be a total of eight participants. Uruguay …