The eastern half of the senior men’s Canadian Rugby Championship kicks off in Montreal on Saturday evening where the Quebec-Atlantic Rock will face off against the five-time MacTier Cup champion Ontario Blues. A dozen capped internationals are split between the two sides with three former Blues named in the Rock …
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Kingsley Jones has selected a 31-man Canada Selects roster for a two-match trip to France later this month. The fixtures against Top 14 sides Castres Olympique and Clermont Auvergne are part of Canada’s preparations for the World Cup qualifiers in November, to take place in Marseille. The squad is composed …
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The rematch of last week’s opening fixture of the senior men’s Canadian Rugby Championship takes place in Vancouver on Friday evening with the BC Bears host the Prairie Wolf Pack at the home of Capilano Rugby at Klahanie Park. A try in stoppage time from rampaging No8 Grant Crowell gave …
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The Ontario Blues will begin their quest to reclaim the MacTier Cup on Saturday when they face the Quebec-Atlantic Rock at Concordia University in Montreal. Included in their match day squad for their opening match of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship are 14 members of the Ontario Arrows high performance …
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A combination of players from six provinces will make up Canada’s Eastern Canadian regional side for the senior men’s edition of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship. The team itself has undergone a change of identity. It is now known as the Quebec-Atlantic Rock though three of the group hail from …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Uruguay Uruguay have secured an impressive four-match schedule for their November tour to Europe. Included are two exhibition matches against Guinness …
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Jeff Hassler’s hunt for a new contract may soon be over. The Canadian winger is currently partaking in preseason training with English Premiership club Harlequins in the hopes of securing a permanent deal. Originally reported by The Rugby Paper, Hassler can be spotted in a video released on social media. …
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A Grant Crowell try in stoppage time gave the Prairie Wolf Pack a 27-24 win over the BC Bears in Canadian Rugby Championship action at Calgary Rugby Park on Friday evening. It was a stunning finale with the Wolf Pack forced to go 95 metres with time expired to earn …
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The senior men’s edition of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship kicks off this evening as the Prairie Wolf Pack host the defending MacTier Cup champion BC Bears at Calgary Rugby Park. With the World Cup Repechage fast approaching this year’s competition will feature a number of international representatives not only …
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Canadian international Josh Larsen has been named in the Otago squad for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup. The 24-year-old lock has spent the last two seasons on Northland’s books but after being a regular in 2016 did not make a senior appearance in the competition in 2017. Now with 9 …
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