Ghislaine Landry has etched her name into the history books. The Canadian captain became the first player in the history of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series to score 1,000 points. Her first conversion against France on Day One put her over the mark in the 150th series match of her …
Read More »van der Merwe and Glasgow Conquer Cardiff Blues
DTH van der Merwe and the Glasgow Warriors conquered the Cardiff Blues this afternoon. In what was a round two fixture of the Champions Cup the Scottish side downed the Welsh 29-12. Canada’s DTH van der Merwe scored the second try of the match for the winners. His try came …
Read More »Cordero Impresses in Exeter Chiefs Loss At Castres
Santiago Cordero impressed in the Exeter Chiefs’ away loss at Castres on Saturday. The English Premiership side fell to a 29-25 defeat against the reigning French champions in a second round fixture of the Champions Cup. Cordero went over for the opening try of the match. The Argentine speedster ran …
Read More »Augspurger, Dolan Reflect on Eagles in 2018
In a recent World Rugby video USA Eagles senior players Nate Augspurger, and Cam Dolan reflected on the Eagles in 2018. The duo have been heavily involved in the rise of the national men’s team in the years following RWC 2019. Coming off a winless campaign in England the Eagles …
Read More »Olmstead, Sosene-Feagai and Auckland into Mitre 10 Cup Final
Canadian forward Evan Olmstead, and USA Eagle Mike Sosene-Feagai and Auckland are into the Mitre 10 Cup Final. The two North American internationals helped the New Zealand province to victory over the Wellington Lions earlier today. Olmstead started the match on the flank for Auckland while Sosene-Feagai was on the …
Read More »APC Highlights – Tonga ‘A’ vs Canada ‘A’
Canada ‘A’ wrapped up their Americas Pacific Challenge campaign against Tonga ‘A’ in Montevideo on Sunday. The entertaining match turned into a nail-biter with only one point separating the two teams at full-time. For Canada this represented a final opportunity for domestic players to claim a spot on the roster …
Read More »APC Highlights – Argentina vs Canada
Canada ‘A’ took the field against the Argentina XV on Wednesday in the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge. For many of Canada’s top players there is precious little time left to prepare for the World Cup Repechage competition next month. They had already tasted defeat against Uruguay in …
Read More »APC Highlights – Uruguay vs USA
Uruguay ‘A’ set down a challenge for the USA Select XV in the second match on Day Two of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Wednesday’s contest featured some exciting attacking play from both sides and also reiterated the value of a strong scrum. The hosts entered on the back of a …
Read More »APC Highlights – Tonga vs Samoa
Pacific Island rivals Tonga ‘A’ and Samoa ‘A’ went to battle in an exciting contest at the Estadio Charrúa on Wednesday. It was the first match in the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Both teams entered the match undefeated, with the winner moving to the head of the …
Read More »Rugby Championship Highlights – Argentina vs Australia
Argentina set a Rugby Championship record against Australia in Salta, but not the kind they were hoping for. Los Pumas somehow blew a 31-7 halftime lead, conceding 38 second half points to watch their third-place dreams go up in smoke. It was a massively disappointing way to finish what was …
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