MLR Releases 2021 Schedule, 18 Weeks Between March 20th and July 18th
There are 18 weeks in the 2021 MLR regular season running from March 20th to July 18th. Each team has 16 matches with 8 home games.
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World Rugby and Rugby Canada Transgender Policies
World Rugby and Rugby Canada Clash on Transgender Policy: The View from the Editor’s Desk
There has been a lot written lately about transgender athletes in sports and particularly in rugby as World Rugby recently presented guidelines that recommended transwomen were not to play women’s contact rugby at the international level based on safety concerns. They also stated that national unions could apply their own guidelines on contact rugby below the international level. Rugby Canada did this and have a policy that allows transwomen to participate in women’s contact rugby at all levels (below international level).
BCRU Return to Play Updates – December 2020
BCRU Suspends All Sanctioned In-Person Rugby Activity Until January 3rd 2021
The BCRU sent letters out to clubs today advising them that all sanctioned in-person rugby activity will be suspended until January 3rd 2021.
Canadian Rugby Foundation – December 2020
Canadian Rugby Foundation Updates: 12 Scholarships Awarded; National Senior Women’s XVs Monty Heald Fund Update
Scholarships
The Canadian Rugby Foundation recently awarded 12 scholarships from the George Jones Fund (7) and the Thomas Family Fund (5). The names are listed below, click on the links below to read the scholarship winner profiles.
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
Women’s Rugby World Cup Set to Expand to 16 Teams in 2025
from World Rugby
World Rugby has confirmed that the womens edition of the Rugby World Cup will expand to 16 teams from 2025 onwards.
RWC 2023 – Americas Qualifying
Uruguay Sources Publish New RWC 2023 Americas Qualifying Process: Rugby Canada Haven’t Acknowledged Change Yet
[ed. at the time of publication Rugby Canada haven’t acknowledged the change in qualifying process.]
A journalist from Uruguay, Ignacio Chans, creator of the Uruguay Rugby News twitter.com/RugbyNews_uy has broken the news about the 2023 RWC qualifying process for the Americas. The article, in Spanish, is here.
Dog River Howlers _ November 2020
Karl Fix and Howlers Rugby Club Set Up Go Fund Me Page for Nicaragua Hurricane Relief
from Karl Fix
NICARAGUA NEEDS A HELPING HAND AFTER 2 DEVASTATING HURRICANES
We kicked it off with a $1,000 to the Howlers Rugby Club initiated GOFUNDME page (https://www.gofundme.com/f/74ah3-nicaragua-hurricane-relief ). Now lets show why we say that rugby is more then a game its a way of life!! Please send to all your friends!!
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021
2021 World Cup Draw Announced – Canada v USA in Pool B; Canadian Coached Japan Likely to Land in Pool B
The pool draw for RWC 2021 was made yesterday and Canada have found themselves in Pool B with North American rivals USA. In RWC 2017 the USA made it through to the final group of four based on bonus points. Canada finished 5th. Both teams had a 2-1 record and both came second in their pool to the eventual finalists, New Zealand and England. That year the format was the top 3 in each pool plus the best 2nd place would go to the final 4.
MLR Updates – November 2020
Cole Davis, DTH, Jeff Hassler Sign with MLR Clubs Linked by Ownership and Cocktails
Only in 2020 you say? Three of Canada’s top backline players, Cole Davis, DTH and Jeff Hassler have signed with sister clubs Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis. Cole Davis and Jeff Hassler are going with Gilgronis and DTH to Giltinis. Both teams are owned by the Loyals Rugby Group out of Australia. The terms Gilgronis and Giltinis are trademarks owned by the Giltini Group LLC of Australia. In case other MLR teams come up for sale, they also own the trademark on Gilacolada, Gilgarita and Gilpolitan.
Players in the News – November 2020
Cindy Nelles Scores Winning Try for Canterbury and Named to New Zealand Barbarians Squad – A Look Back to 2012 and the National East v West Match
Cindy Nelles first showed up on our radar in 2012 when she started at #4 in the national women’s XVs East v West match in Langford. She played for the West and her lock partner that day was Maria Jaworski, the loose forwards on the West team were Kayla Mack, Barbara Mervin and Jen Kish, quite a bit of talent there. The East however had some talent in the backline including Ghislaine Landry, Magali Harvey, Bianca Farella, Britt Benn and Mandy Marchak. The East would prevail on that August day.