Photos from Canada 7s vs Pacific Pride at Starlight Stadium
The Canada 7s boys were tuning up for the Olympics with some matches vs the Pacific Pride National Academy. We posted 31 photos on our backup site nationalrugbynews.com
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MLR Week Eleven
MLR Week 11 Results: New England, San Diego, Atlanta, Utah and New York Winners
Home teams won four of the five matches on the weekend. If the playoffs were this coming week it would be LA and Utah in the West and Atlanta and New York in the East. The Atlanta v LA match, won by 5 points by the home team, Atlanta, may have been a preview of the final at the end of July.
Rugby World Cup 2021 – May Updates
World Rugby Announces Match Schedule for Women’s World Cup in 2022: Opening Match South Africa v France October 8th – Canada’s First Match October 9th vs Asia 1
Canada’s first match in the WRWC will take place Sunday October 9th, 2022 against Asia 1 which is likely to be Japan. Their second match will be Sunday October 16th against Europe 1, likely Ireland or Scotland. The final pool match will be against rivals USA on Sunday October 23rd.
July Tests 2021
USA Name 41 Player Preliminary Roster for July Tests: 75% of Players from MLR Teams
The US have named a 41 player preliminary roster that will be reduced to 30 by late June. It’s a good move and allows the MLR teams to plan early around the disruption of the July tests. Rugby Canada have stated they will release their list by mid-June and whether that’s an extended roster or closer to the travelling 30 man roster, remains to be seen.
Return to Rugby Updates – May 2021
BCRU Announces Phase 3 Rugby Restarted – Non-Contact Rugby to Resume for Sanctioned Clubs
The PHO (Provincial Health Officer) announced today a 4 step plan to restart the province. Step 1 commences May 25th and in terms of sport and exercise states: “Outdoor games and practices for both adults and youth group/team sports allowed”.
Rugby Jobs – May 2021
BC Grassroots Rugby and MacDowell Rugby Post Job Openings on Vancouver Island: UPDATE – Kelowna Added to BC Grassroots Job Openings
[ed. The BC Grassroots team leader and youth coach positions are available in Victoria, Esquimalt, Cowichan, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Comox and Kelowna. The Indigenous Program Co-Ordinator position is available in Victoria, Esquimalt, Cowichan, Nanaimo.]
MLR Week Ten
Week Ten Results: LA, NOLA, DC, NY & Atlanta Claim Wins
Each team has seven matches left in the regular season with the top two in each division going into the playoffs.
High Performance Rugby – 2021
Interview with UBC Head Coach Curry Hitchborn on High Performance Rugby in BC
BCRN: Hi Curry, we’d like to talk about High Performance rugby in BC and what plans UBC has to fill that space.
Coaching News – May 2021
Kieran Crowley Named as Italy Coach: A Brief Review of Canada’s Record Under Crowley, Anscombe & Jones
Kieran Crowley has been named the coach of Italy after putting in his time with the Italian PRO 14 club Benetton since 2016. Crowley was the Canada coach prior to that, he ended his term with Canada shortly after the 2015 Rugby World Cup. If you need a reminder of that fiasco, where he was rehired on a 2 year term but then he declined the offer and went to Italy, here’s the article from Jan 6, 2016.
Rugby Canada AGM 2020
Sally Dennis Becomes First Woman to Chair the Rugby Canada Board: Rugby Canada 2020 Financial Statements
The 2016-2021 years might be referred to as the Newfoundland era of Canadian Rugby in future generations. It was marked by the three most influential positions in Canadian rugby being held by Newfoundlanders, a remarkable accomplishment considering the province represents less than 2% of the national population. Dr Pat Parfrey, is the Canadian representative on the World Rugby Council, Allen Vansen is the CEO and Tim Powers was the Chair of the Board. Dr. Parfrey has been a driving force in Canadian rugby for years and was the leader of the “agents of change” who took control of the Rugby Canada Board in 2001. Both Powers and Vansen took on their role in 2016. Tim Powers is Chairman of a public affairs consulting firm, Summa Strategies and Allen Vansen is a former ski coach and golf resort Managing Director who held operational management positions for both the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2015 PanAm Games.