Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

Maple Leafs fall to England Academy

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England Academy staged a late comeback to escape with a win over the Maple Leafs after being on the losing end of the scoreboard for nearly 70 minutes of the match. The English strength in depth proved decisive as their reserves scored three tries and created another in the final …

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Canada Women ready for Dubai

John Tait has named a strong lineup for the opening round of the 2015/16 Women’s Sevens Series that kicks off on Thursday in Dubai. Canada have already qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and will look to get their Rio run-in off to a strong start. The team is lead once …

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Guatemala Women’s Roster Named for Rio Qualifiers

The Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby (Guatemalan Rugby Asociation) has announced a twelve-women roster to represent the country in the Sudamérica de Rugby Qualifying event for Rio 2016. The union has made strides in recent years as it works towards gaining World Rugby membership. 1 Muggete Pellecer 2 Mariel Estrada 3 …

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Maple Leafs ready for first England match

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François Ratier has selected his Maple Leafs side to take on England Academy at Esher tomorrow. Leading the team is CIS Player of the Year Cindy Nelles from her favoured no8 position, with former St. FX standout Tyson Beukeboom adding leadership in the second row. DaLeaka Menin and Camille Provençal-Aubé …

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Rucamanque Crowned Chilean Women’s Sevens Champions

Temuco club Rucamanque are the Chilean national women’s Rugby Sevens champions. The team coached by Cristián Isla defeated Old Red 10-7  and Stade Français 31-0 to seal the Cup title. Played at CARR de FERUCHI at the Parque Mahuida de La Reina the competition brought together the top teams from throughout Chile. The …

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World Rugby cuts back Women’s Circuit

The schedule for the 2015-16 HSBC Women’s World Rugby Sevens Series (WSWS) has been released, and as of now the circuit has been shortened to only four legs. Two of the host cities from last season, London and Amsterdam, are absent from the current schedule. Though there has been no …

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Brazilian Women Impress at Valentín Martínez

Brazil’s Women Rugby Sevens squad took a further step forward in their preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games. Two Brazilian teams were involved in the Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Such was the dominant performances of Brazil’s two teams that they met in the tournament final at Carrasco Polo …

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