Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

USA Rugby has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It comes four months after the national governing body confirmed that its financial position was extremely poor, leading to the creation of an emergency ‘task force’ to facilitate the immediate restructuring of the crumbling organization. Facing ‘insurmountable’ debts compounded by significant …

The new dates for the postponed Olympic Games have been set. Tokyo will host the event almost exactly one year later than originally planned. Originally set to run from July 24 to August 9 of this year, the new opening is set for July 23, 2021 with the closing ceremony …

International senior women’s competition between Colombia and Brazil began in 2019. In the inaugural fixture between he neighboring countries, Las Tucanes were 28-7 winners. Brazil scored the opening points of the match only to fail to add more. In contrast, Colombia score 28 unanswered points with Laura Diosa Mejía, Carolina …

The Olympic Games scheduled to begin on July 24 in Tokyo have been officially postponed. Just two days after the International Olympic Committee had set a four-week deadline to make a final decision, the decision has been made to move the world’s largest sporting event to 2021. A new date …

Canada will not be participating on the Tokyo Olympics if the games go ahead as planned on July 24. An official statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee has called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the games for one year. The announcement comes just hours after IOC President Thomas …

World Rugby have confirmed that the remainder of the World Sevens Series has been postponed. FFR President Bernard Laporte had announced earlier this week that the Paris Sevens was off. The European leg in its entirety has now been tentatively moved to September with London also called off, with the …

USA Rugby has confirmed the postponement of the Barbarians vs the Women’s Eagles match in San Diego. The rematch of last year’s thrilling contest in Glendale had been slated to be part of a double-header in conjunction with Major League Rugby on May 3. It’s hoped the match will be …

The affect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is set to be felt well into second half of 2020. In conversion with French newspaper Sud Ouest, FFR President Bernard Laporte has now confirmed that the Paris Sevens and World Rugby u20 Championship will not take place as planned. With the decision …

Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues…   UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …

International competition continues to grind to a halt as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19). It has impacted rugby the world over, with the latest case being next month’s RWC 2021 qualifier. The Kenya vs Colombia elimination match was set to take place in Nairobi on April 18, but it has now …