Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

Australia proved to be a step ahead of the field as the Pearls took home the title in round one of the Women’s World Sevens Series. Defending champions New Zealand were shown the door by their neighbors in a terrific quarter-final encounter that went right to the wire. The semi-final …

François Ratier has made a string of changes to his Maple Leafs side for the second match against England Academy at Esher on Saturday afternoon. His development side dropped the first game 37-29 after leading for much of the match, and the side will be hoping to even up the …

Upsets were the name of the game on Day 1 at the Dubai Sevens, as three remarkable results got the 2015-16 Women’s World Series off to a spectacular start. The results have raised eyebrows across the sevens universe, with Olympic gold now appearing very far from a fait accompli. Last …

The governing body of Latin American Rugby, Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed the calendar for the upcoming women’s Rugby Sevens South American Championship. To be played in the Central American republic of El Salvador the competition will bring together competing teams from six countries. On December 11 and 12 official test matches …

England Academy staged a late comeback to escape with a win over the Maple Leafs after being on the losing end of the scoreboard for nearly 70 minutes of the match. The English strength in depth proved decisive as their reserves scored three tries and created another in the final …

John Tait has named a strong lineup for the opening round of the 2015/16 Women’s Sevens Series that kicks off on Thursday in Dubai. Canada have already qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and will look to get their Rio run-in off to a strong start. The team is lead once …

The Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby (Guatemalan Rugby Asociation) has announced a twelve-women roster to represent the country in the Sudamérica de Rugby Qualifying event for Rio 2016. The union has made strides in recent years as it works towards gaining World Rugby membership. 1 Muggete Pellecer 2 Mariel Estrada 3 …

François Ratier has selected his Maple Leafs side to take on England Academy at Esher tomorrow. Leading the team is CIS Player of the Year Cindy Nelles from her favoured no8 position, with former St. FX standout Tyson Beukeboom adding leadership in the second row. DaLeaka Menin and Camille Provençal-Aubé …

Brazilian women’s rugby player Paula Ishibashi has won the prestigious award as best Rugby Player of 2015, as determined by the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (Brazilian Olympic Committee – COB). Ishibashi plays for São Paulo club side SPAC and is considered as being one of her country’s best players. She was a medalist …

Temuco club Rucamanque are the Chilean national women’s Rugby Sevens champions. The team coached by Cristián Isla defeated Old Red 10-7  and Stade Français 31-0 to seal the Cup title. Played at CARR de FERUCHI at the Parque Mahuida de La Reina the competition brought together the top teams from throughout Chile. The …