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Phil Mack has joined Rugby Canada’s Men’s Development Academy as an Assistant Coach. The 35-year-old will work alongside long-time international teammate Jamie Cudmore, current Head Coach of the Pacific Pride, and under the watchful eye of Men’s Performance Director Kingsley Jones. It’s welcome news for Mack, whose contract with the …

In just a few hours New Zealand will revive an old tradition – the North vs South Island trial match. Similar ideas are not uncommon in rugby, one example being the ‘Probables vs Possibles’ contest held by Wales as recently as 2014. England, Ireland, and Australia have all held such …

Rugby Canada have revised their talent identification program in search of new players domestic and abroad to support their national teams. Led by former international flanker Adam Kleeberger, the program expands on work initiated by Director of Athletic Performance Matt Barr and former Player Development Manager Ken Goodland. An online …

Canada u20 center Quinn Ngawati has left the Pacific Pride program in Victoria after signing with the Toronto Wolfpack. It will be the 20-year-old’s second stint with the professional rugby league club, first joining in 2017 before returning to rugby union in 2018. An imposing figure at 6’4″ (1.94m) who …

The San Diego Legion have signed Canadian international Josh Thiel for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Most recently part of the Pacific Pride national development program, the Abbotsford product adds further depth to a backs division already bursting in talent. Thiel comes from strong rugby roots. His father Jon …

The Pacific Pride returned to the field for the first time since 2005 on the weekend, playing a preseason fixture against the Nanaimo Hornets at May Bennett Park. Rugby Canada’s centralized academy side came away 45-26 winners, the Pride scoring 33 points in the second half after a 12-all deadlock …

BC Rugby has confirmed a 12-game schedule for the newly revamped Pacific Pride. Rugby Canada announced in April that the centralized academy program would be revived after a 14-year absence, and recently appointed Jamie Cudmore as Head Coach. Though the team will have a full plate of fixtures, they will …

Canada have added another match to their World Cup preparations. With a friendly against Guinness Pro 14 side Leinster in Hamilton scheduled for August 24 and a final test against the US Eagles before departing slated for September 7, the team has moved to fill the gap with a match …

Rugby Canada has confirmed the appointment of Jamie Cudmore as the new Head Coach of the Pacific Pride. The 40-year-old has returned to his home country after spending the last 17 years abroad, 15 in France. His joins from Pro D2 club Aix-en-Provence where he was Director of Rugby for …

The roster for Pacific Pride’s return this fall is yet to be unveiled but one notable has now confirmed his place on social media. Ed Ilnicki won Canadian university football’s biggest prize in 2017 – the Hec Crichton Trophy – but he will now trade his pads in and attempt …