Rugby Canada Release Kingsley Jones Video: Reaction Mostly Negative
Kingsley Jones and Rugby Canada took the offensive on Tuesday, releasing a video that coincided with the roster announcment of the men’s team travelling to Europe.
Category Archives: Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada Updates – October 2021
Canada Men’s XVs Program Fail to Qualify for World Cup: The Fallout
Canada have been to every World Cup since it was organized in 1987, that’s 9 in total. They won’t make it to #10. There’s a lot of soul searching going on in the rugby community. Here are some of the on point reactions.
World Rugby 7s Series – 2021
Canada to Open 2021 7s Series with Stops in Vancouver and Edmonton in September
from Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada is thrilled to confirm a unique opportunity for Canadian 7s fans with Canada being awarded the opportunity to host two HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series events in September. On-going work continues with governments, stakeholders and partners to receive final COVID -19 safety protocol approvals to ensure the safety of participants and attendees. These tournaments, if able to move forward, would mark the first Sevens Series events on Canadian soil since the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver in March, 2020.
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.
Editorial – April 2021
Women’s 7s Team Issue Statement on Their Formal Complaint Under Rugby Canada’s 2013 Harassment and Bullying Policy
The women released their statement as three graphics on social media. The three items are listed below, we’ll go through the six paragraphs of the letter and add our comments on each one.
Editorial – April 2021
What’s the Latest on the John Tait Situation with Rugby Canada and the Women’s 7s Team
Back on February 5th Rugby Canada dropped a bombshell on the rugby community with the announcement that they were putting in a “temporary” coaching team for the women’s 7s program pending an investigation. The temporary coach would be Sandro Fiorino, the women’s XVs coach, and the Olympic coach would be Australian Mick Byrne. The press release was vague and left current coach, John Tait, twisting in the wind. Although the press release didn’t mention him by name, the question in everyone’s mind was why was John Tait being relieved of the coaching position. The original article (with reader comments) can be viewed here: https://bcrugbynews.com/show_news.cfm?ID=3633
Rugby Canada Maple Leaf Academy
Maple Leaf Academy Application Process Open Until April 7th – Available to Female Athletes 18 to 22
from Rugby Canada
The Rugby Canada Maple Leaf Academy serves to facilitate the Development of future Olympians and National Team Athletes. Aspiring female athletes from across the country are recruited through various talent identification pathways, coming together to train full time in Rugby Canada’s high-performance environment at the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, BC.
Rugby Canada Updates: – October 2020
Rugby Canada Adds More Welsh Expertise to Coaching Staff: Marc Carter Analysis Coach
A month after announcing a shared deal with the MLR Toronto Arrows to bring Welsh coach Rob Howley to Canada, Rugby Canada have struck another deal with the MLR LA Giltinis. This time it’s to bring on board Marc Carter as Performance Analyst.
Rugby Canada Updates – September 2020
Rugby Canada Cuts Staff Including Mark Lemmon, Al Charron, Alana Gattinger and Nathan Abdelnour Citing Financial Impact of COVID-19 According to Canadian Press Article
from CBC – Rugby Canada cuts staff, citing ongoing financial impact of COVID-19
15 of organization’s 46 staff affected, including 5 terminations, effective Oct. 1
Rugby Canada Updates – September 2020
Rugby Canada/Toronto Arrows Hire Rob Howley – First Coaching Post After Being Suspended for Betting on Rugby Matches
Rugby Canada in partnership with Toronto Arrows have hired Rob Howley as assistant coach to fellow Welshman Kingsley Jones. It’s a decision sure to raise a few eyebrows. Rob Howley was the assistant coach of Wales before he was caught up in a gambling scandal and removed from the position prior to the 2019 World Cup and given an 18 month suspension from rugby, it was dated back to September 16th 2019 when he was removed from the Wales coaching staff. The sentence was reduced by 9 months so in effect it was a 9 month suspension allowing him to work in rugby again as of June 16th 2020. The charge against him was breaching the anti-corruption and betting regulations set in place by World Rugby. He was betting on games, including games with Wales, while he was in a position of influence as assistant coach. The following from Wales Online summarizes the situation.