MLR 2022 – Week 13

MLR Week 13 Standings/Results and Canadians in the Rosters

April 30

Rugby ATL 19 v LA Giltinis 31 @ Silverbacks Park

Atlanta are 2nd in the East. Matt Heaton starts at openside flanker, Conor Keys is in the reserves.

LA are 2nd in the West. Corey Thomas starts at blindside flanker, Ben LeSage is outside centre. Lindsey Stevens is reserve hooker.

Matt Heaton scored a try for Atlanta.

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Canada 7s in Langford – 2022

Canada Finish 5th in Langford With 2-1 Day 2 – Krissy Scurfield Nominated for Tournament Dream Team – Full Match Videos

It was the best tournament for Canada this season as they earned 12 points for their 5th place finish. They lost to NZ in their first match of Day 2 but then defeated Fiji and USA, two tough opponents, to claim 5th place.

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BC Rugby Weekend of April 30th 2022

BC Premier Semi-Final Results: UBC Dominate Caps; CW Upset Ravens

UBCOB Ravens 24 v Castaway Wanderers 26 @ 14:30
Referee: David Smortchevsky Assessor: Brett Hay
Venue: Jericho Beach Park

An upset from the Oak Bay based team as they apparently won it on the last play of the game. It sounds like a thriller and we look forward to reading Peter MacDonald’s match report. They’ll face UBC in the final.

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UBCOB Ravens – April 2022

Ravens Move On: Ravens 19 – Rowers 10

by Peter MacDonald

After another long layoff rugby resumed at Jericho with the #2 seed Ravens hosting the #7 seed Rowers in a quarterfinal matchup. The Ravens, missing a few of its leading players through injury and for personal reasons, were fortunate to get the win as it was a hard fought even game that definitely could have turned out differently. It was not a Picasso but a win is a win as they say.

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Rugby Canada Updates – April 2022

Rugby Canada Announce Nathan Bombrys as New CEO – Starts This Summer

OK, in the Guess the New Rugby Canada CEO contest, whoever guessed an American from small town Michigan who studied filmmaking and majored in film at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts wins the grand prize. Well done you!

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National Women’s XVs – April 2022

Canada Women’s XVs to Face NZ, Australia, USA in June in New Zealand as Part of Pacific Four Series

from World Rugby

World Rugby has announced that New Zealand will host the 2022 edition of the Pacific Four Series in June as four of the world’s top teams go head-to-head ahead of Rugby World Cup 2021.

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RWC 7s 2022 Qualifier

Canada Win Qualifying Tournament in Bahamas: Men and Women Qualify for 7s World Cup

from Rugby Canada

Canada’s Senior Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams were both crowned RAN Sevens Qualifiers Cup winners on Sunday, confirming their places at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in the process.

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MLR 2022 – Week 12

MLR Week 12 Results/Standings & Canadian Players in the Rosters: Luke Campbell only Canadian Try Scorer in Week 12

April 23

Houston SaberCats 29 v Toronto Arrows 17 @ Aveva Stadium

Houston are 5th in the West. There are no Canadians in the roster.

Toronto are 3rd in the East. Keith and Quattrin are in the front row, Sheppard and Ciulini second row, Rumball and O’Neill loose forwards. Di Nardo is scrum half, Richardson, Sheridan, Voralek the back three. Spencer Jones is outside centre, 11 Canadian in the starting XV. On the bench McRogers, Rowland, Wadden, Vikilani, McRorie, du Toit.

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BC Rugby Weekend of April 23rd 2022

BC Premier Weekend Results: Quarter-Finals Ravens Edge Rowers; UBC Dominate Lomas; CW Rout UVic; Capilano Power Past Burnaby

UBCOB Ravens 19 v Vancouver Rowing Club 10 @ 14:30
Referee: Ryan Alguire Assessor: Michael Landiak
Venue: Jericho Beach Park

Ravens won but it was a lot closer than the +18 we predicted. The Ravens without Aaron McLelland, David O’Donoghue and Brian Moylett didn’t put up the points we expected. The Rowers may have upped their game on defence, we’ll wait for Peter MacDonald’s report to hear his insights. It sets up a Ravens v CW semi-final match at Jericho. Ravens narrowly won that match in the regular season.

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