The Guinness Pro 12 is now more. Expansion has seen it become the Guinness pro 14 Championship. Two South African teams are now in the competition, joining two from Italy, four from Ireland, two from Scotland and four from Wales. The 2017-2018 Guinness Pro 14 season starts today, September 01. …
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Canada met Wales for the second time in their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign on Tuesday, with the Canadians bent on clinching a spot in the 5th place final and improving on their 15-0 win in the pool stage. The match in its entirety can be seen below. A detailed …
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Canada put the disappointment of missing out on the Semi Finals to bed as best they could with a one-sided 52-0 thrashing of Wales in their Women’s Rugby World Cup match in Belfast on Tuesday afternoon. In doing so they delivered the performance that Canadian fans were expecting in the …
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Canada will begin a new quest in Belfast when they face Wales for the second time in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Tuesday. After being squeezed out of the Semi Finals by a rampant New Zealand side, it’s into the second tier of the knockouts that Canada go with …
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Canada got the win over Wales on Sunday but not the result they wanted. The 15-0 scoreline saw Canada score just two tries, leaving them two short of the bonus point and putting them in a precarious position heading into the final pool stage against New Zealand. The match wasn’t …
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It will be a special moment for Kelly Russell as she earns her 50th cap for her country on Sunday when Canada face Wales in the second round of pool matches at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The captain leads a side showing only one change to the starting …
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François Ratier is taking no chances in the opening match of the Women’s World Cup, selecting a powerful side to take on Hong Kong at Billings Park in Dublin on Wednesday. Canada are heavy favorites heading into the match owing to their No 3 spot on the official World Rugby …
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The worst kept secret in rugby was made official today – South Africa is to join the Guinness Pro 12. The discarded Super Rugby franchises the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will play in the upcoming Celtic-Italian League. The expansion sees the competition rebranded as the Guinness Pro 14 Championship. The …
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With Tonga qualifying for Japan 2019 this past weekend Pool C is complete. The Oceania side officially joined Argentina, England, France and the USA in the Pool of Death. This serves as a reminder of the need to book Rugby World Cup 2019 appropriately. Inappropriate Booking The existing model of …
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A 24 Team Rugby World Cup is ‘Far Away’. Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) President Sebastián Piñeyrua noted to Ignacio Chans of Referi that the chances of expanding from 20 to 24 teams is unlikely. “I don’t believe that it would be so simple, the World Cup is already …
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