Canada West With Another Eleven Try Performance Down Atlantic Selects to Claim Coast to Coast Title
This was Canada West’s second 11 try match in a row. They certainly didn’t have problems crossing the line in their two matches.
Category Archives: Tournaments & Tours
Canada West Selects – May 2022
Canada West Selects Name Roster for Coast to Coast Cup in Halifax
Canada West have named their 28 player travelling roster for next week’s Coast to Coast tournament. The tournament starts Saturday May 28th with Canada West playing Tuesday May 31st and Saturday June 4th.
Canada West Selects – May 2022
CanWest Defeats American Raptors 40-17 – CanWest Island Edges CanWest Mainland 14-12 – Match Photos and Video Link
The American Raptors started strong going up 12-0. The Island had their share of ball and line breaks but a lack of precision with dropped passes and balls stripped in contact denied them any points. It was a defensive effort, by Gabe Casey, that led to their first try when he intercepted an ambitious wide pass by the Raptors inside their 22. It was converted 12-7 Raptors.
Upright Rugby Updates – April 2022
Upright Rugby Successful Tour to Tropical 7s in Florida: U12 Co-Ed Team Wins Cup Final
from Tyler Leggatt
I just wanted to let you know that I am on my way home from a highly successful trip down to Tampa, Florida where we had eight teams competing in the 2022 Tropical 7s. I had nicknamed this tour the Reboot to Rugby tour and it was a great opportunity for us to kick off to return to rugby, and prepare for the upcoming spring and summer season here in Canada.
Premier Rugby Sevens 2021
TSN to Cover Premier Rugby Sevens on October 9th in Memphis
You may not be able to watch the Canadian national team’s World Cup qualifying match this weekend against Chile on TSN, but you can watch a new rugby 7s league launch in Memphis on October 9th. Such is the convoluted nature of sports broadcasting in Canada. A shout out to CBC Sports for covering the Vancouver and Edmonton 7s the last two weekends.
Americas Pacific Challenge 2021
Americas Pacific Challenge Announced for October: Competition Doesn’t Include Pacific Nations or Canada
World Rugby may call it the Americas Pacific Challenge but without any Pacific Nations it looks more like the Americas Rugby Championship minus Canada.
World 12s
7s, 10s, XVs – Get Ready for Rugby 12s: New Global Competition Announced
There’s a new kid on the block, at least on paper. The World 12’s announced themselves this week and they have some heavy backers, such as All Blacks coach Steve Hanson who is a World 12s Ambassador. Here are some news links to get up to speed.
Rugby 7s Tournaments – August 2021
USA National 7s in Seattle This Weekend; RugbyTown 7s in Glendale Next Weekend
A couple of notable 7s tournaments coming up south of the border over the next couple of weekends.
First up is the USA National Rugby 7s Championship this weekend and it’s being hosted in Seattle. More info is available on their website: www.usaclub7s.com
Vancouver 7s – 2021
Teams Announced for Vancouver and Edmonton 7s Events: Links to Ticket Sales
It’s not quite the full lineup for the World Seven Series in this abbreviated COVID 2021 version. The two Canadian tournaments, Vancouver Sept 18-19 and Edmonton Sept 25-26, will be missing some of the top teams, there’s no Fiji, New Zealand, Australia or Argentina. So the only Olympic medalist attending is France on the women’s side. Another twist is that Great Britain will enter as a team, a first for the series.
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021
World Rugby 7s Series Schedule Updates: Vancouver and Edmonton Stops to Include Women’s Fast-Four Tournaments; Hong Kong and Paris Cancelled for 2021; Total 5 Men’s & 2 Women’s Rounds in 2021
from World Rugby
Following rugby sevens successful second appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 will return with a pair of mens Series events, combined with womens fast-four tournaments in Canada, with Vancouver on 18-19 September followed by Edmonton on 25-26 September