Monthly Archives: July 2015

Rugby Canada signs deal with Guinness

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Rugby Canada has inked a multi-year partnership with Irish beer brand Guinness. Announced earlier this week, the initial agreement is a three-year deal that will restore a connection last seen nearly a decade ago, when Guinness released a limited edition series of Rugby Canada-branded beer labels and various other beer-related …

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Pan Am Games Preview

Tomorrow morning in Toronto, 14 teams, Men and Women, begin their quest to bring home medals from the 2015 Pan Am Games. For the Women’s teams, this year’s Games mark the first time that Women’s Rugby has been offered at the quadrennial Olympic-style event. Men’s Rugby was played at the 2011 …

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Wyles Talks World Cup

Chris Wyles has been a stalwart for the Eagles since making his debut in 2007 at the Churchill Cup. Wyles has been capped 45 times and scored 212 points (14 tries) in an Eagles’ jersey. As a testament to his play and dedication to the team, Wyles was recently named …

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England Names Squad for Colorado

England has named their 45-man Rugby World Cup training squad that will be heading to Denver, Colorado. The squad departs tomorrow for a two-week high altitude training session. England will be training at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado. Infinity Park is the only rugby-specific stadium in the USA. The squad is loaded …

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Canada releases training camp roster

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Canada has named a 35-strong training group to take part in a week-long session at Shawnigan Lake in preparation for the Pacific Nations Cup that begins on July 18. Five uncapped players are among the forwards, including hooker Owen Parfrey; second rows Evan Olmstead and Callum Morrison; and flankers Thyssen …

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Paraguay Rugby meet with the Pope

The Paraguayan Rugby Union – Unión de Rugby del Paraguay or URP will take part in a meeting this Saturday involving members of the Paraguayan Civil Society and Pope Francis as part of his visit to the country, beginning this Friday. Civil Society considers rugby as an inclusive sport in society …

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Las Águilas Group for Limerick

The groups for the World Club 7’s which take place on August 21-22 in Limerick, Ireland have been confirmed with Buenos Aires to take part in Group C. Las Águilas of Buenos Aires (URBA), who in 2014 won the London edition of the competition are back representing Argentina in the tournament. …

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Joaquín Domínguez arrives in France

Argentine centre Joaquín Domínguez has finished his contract with Scottish club Edinburgh and is leaving the U.K. to take up a contract in France. The former SIC mid-fielder played in Scotland from 2013 until the completion of the 2014-2015 season but after playing little rugby this past season has decided against …

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