Category Archives: Editorials

From the Editor’s Desk – September 2022

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Moonlight, Cudmore, Mack Mentioned for Canadian Classics in Bermuda, TSN Publishes Broadcast Schedule for Opening Weekend of Women’s World Cup, Nick Allen Leaves 7s Program

Canadian Classics

The Royal Gazette in Bermuda, the host of the World Classics tournament, has mentioned some marquee names that will be attending the tournament which starts October 8th. Top of their list was Delon Armitage for England. For Canada they mentioned, “Jamie Cudmore will be among Canada’s big hitters. He made 43 appearances for the senior national team and featured in four World Cups. He’ll be joined by John Moonlight, who represented his country in Rugby Sevens, including at HSBC World Series tournaments, three Commonwealth Games and winning two gold medals at the Pan Am Games. Canada’s team will also feature exciting scrum-half Phil Mack and Brodie Henderson, who represented the country at the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens tournament.”

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From the Editor’s Desk – August 2922

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From the Editor’s Desk: LA 7s Invitational, Koroibete Tackle, NZ Woes, Vancouver Rogues

LA 7s Invitational

The LA 7s invitational wrapped up last weekend and some kudos to Canadian youth teams who stood out. The Celtic Barbarians won the Girls U18 division, MacDowell Rugby won the Boys U16 division and came 3rd in the Boys U18 and Thunder Indigenous Rugby won the Plate in the Boys U18 division.

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Video Analysis – Canada U20

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Analyzing the First Zimbabwe Try: Winning the One on One Battles and Maintaining Defensive Structure

In the wake of the Canada U20 loss to Zimbabwe we dove a little deeper into the play and analyzed the first Zimbabwe try. The conclusion is that it came down to winning the one on one battle at the breakdown, coupled with some chaos in the defence.

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From the Editor’s Desk – June 2022

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From the Editor’s Desk: Catching up on Recent News – Olmstead to Agen; Parfrey to Deputy Minister of Health; Assmus and Zussman to Pacific Four and U18 Men to the Netherlands

We’ve been meaning to run these various stories but with news time ticking down we’ve compiled them into one article.

Evan Olmstead

Even Olmstead is moving from Biarritz to Agen for the next two seasons. Agen are struggling a bit in Pro D2, sitting in 13th place, two spots up from the relegation zone. His move there will hopefully help them move up in the rankings towards the Top 14 promotion zone.

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From the Editor’s Desk – May 2022

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From the Editor’s Desk: Canada West v American Raptors, Canada U20, PRCs, High School Rugby and Cole Davis to Atlanta

The BC Club finals are over so in BC the question is, what’s next?

This Saturday the American Raptors are visiting to take on the Canada West team, I’m expecting some PR from Rugby Canada on that soon. The game was going to take place at Starlight Stadium but it’s now been moved to Shawnigan Lake. The Raptors put 100+ points on the Seattle club team last weekend so they have some firepower.

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From the Editor’s Desk – March 2022

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More on the Rugby Canada High Performance Program Review: Letters from Chris Le Fevre and John Lecky

[ed. I’ve added another letter from John Lecky, his comments can be viewed in this .pdf document.]

Not that I particularly wanted to resurrect this as, I think, most have given up on Rugby Canada and just want to concentrate on grassroots rugby, club rugby and supporting provincial rugby. However I did say I would publish this open letter from Chris Le Fevre to the Chair of Rugby Canada, Sally Dennis. Chris Le Fevre is a former Rugby Canada board member and was also on the iRB (World Rugby) Executive Council. The letter is posted below (as an image).

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Editorials – March 2022

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Spain Qualify for World Cup: A Reflection on Canada’s Failed Campaign

Spain last qualified for the World Cup in 1999, congratulations to them. It prompts some self reflection for Canada who won’t be at the World Cup in 2023 for the first time in history.

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From the Editor’s Desk – February 2022

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Pat Kay Announces Retirement; Shanda Assmus Selected as World Cup Qualifier Match Official; Julianne Zussman Selected as Six Nations U20 Match Official

Pat Kay Retires

Pat Kay made a brief announcement on social media about his retirement from rugby. We understand he will focus on a career moving forward. We wish him all the best in his new endeavour.

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