Relegation Taken Off the Table This Season as England, Wales, Scotland Join to Form Team Great Britain in 2023 Series

Japan, Wales and Canada can breath a little easier this summer as there will be no relegation of core teams this season. Previously there were to be two teams relegated in the men’s competition, Japan looked a certainty for relegation at 26 points, Wales were next in line at 31 points while Canada looked on nervously at 34 points. It was all coming down to the LA tournament in August to solve the puzzle. The drama has vanished as Wales has merged with Scotland and England to become team Great Britain for next season. There will be no relegation this season and Canada are confirmed as a core team for next season.

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World Rugby Confirms Sporting Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus

from World Rugby

World Rugby reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine and the facilitation of this action by Belarus. The global rugby family is united in standing in solidarity with everyone affected by these deeply disturbing events and joins the global community in calling for the restoration of peace.

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World Rugby U20 Championship and Trophy to Return in 2023

There’s talk of an international U20 tournament to be held this summer in Ontario to coincide with the national U19 championship. It would involve Tier 2 teams like Canada, with perhaps Portugal, USA, Chile involved. Details when they become available.

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NZ Teams Pull Out of World Rugby Sevens Tournaments: Canada 7s on the Horizon in February, What’s Its Status

NZ officially announced it’s withdrawing from the upcoming World Rugby 7s tournaments in Spain due to domestic COVID MIQ (Managed Isolation and Quarantine) regulations. World Rugby has made changes to the tournament in Malaga January 21-23 with Germany replacing NZ in the men’s competition and Belgium replacing NZ in the women’s competition.

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World Rugby Announces 2022 World 7s Season Starting November 2021: Vancouver and Langford Return

The 2022 World Rugby 7s series starts November 2021 with two consecutive tournaments in Dubai. It then moves to Spain for two consecutive tournaments in January. From there the men move to Vancouver (Feb 26-27) and LA (March 5-6) for tournaments.

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New Dates Announced for Delayed Women’s RWC 2021 in New Zealand: October 8th to November 12th 2022

from World Rugby

– Matches will take place between 8 October–12 November, 2022 in Auckland and Whang?rei

– RWC 2021 tournament window increases from 35 to 43 days (including 5 days ahead of first match)

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World Rugby Announces Summer Test Schedule: Canada to Play Wales and England

The big news this summer for international rugby is the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa but World Rugby have announced the full international schedule on their website here.

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Three Candidates Vying for One Spot on World Rugby Executive Committee Including Canadian Cristina Flores

The vote to replace Welsh member Gareth Davies on the 12 member Executive Committee takes place May 12th. One Canadian is in the running, Christina Flores. We wish her success. More information on Cristina and the World Rugby Executive Committee is contained in the links below.

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