Canada Women Historical List of Caps
BC Island Blue vs Mainland Gold Series 2024
Island Blue Win Final Match in 3 Game Series 22-20
Island Blue won the final match of the 3 game series against Mainland Gold 22-20, winning the series 2 games to 1. All matches in the series were won by the home team.
Editorials – June 2024
Reflecting on the Men’s 7s Series Exit and Canada U20 Loss to USA
It’s time to double back on a couple of stories from last week and dig down a bit deeper. The first story is the men’s 7s team getting relegated from the World Rugby 7s series, the second story is the men’s U20 loss to the USA on home soil. Both are connected through a theme of “what’s happening with the national men’s rugby programs”?
MacDowell Rugby – June 2024
MacDowell Rugby Still Have Openings for Germany Trip – Heidelberg 7s June 24th to July 1st – U16 Boys and U18 Girls
MacDowell Rugby have an ambitious schedule this year which provides a great opportunity for U18 and U16 players to get noticed and on the high performance pathway.
Canada U20 vs USA U20 – 2024
Canada Lose Game Two 41-21 and Series 74-39
It was a similar scenario to Game #1, Canada dominated the scrums, the USA had the advantage everywhere else. Without Canada’s dominance in the set piece the score would have been a lot worse, Canada’s first two tries were penalty tries courtesy of the set piece. The 3rd Canada try was a kick to the corner from Matt Bennett to wing Spencer Cotie.
Vancouver Highlanders Update – June 2024
Vancouver Highlanders Sign Four More Reserve Players Nick Blain, Brian Ndirangu, Conall Henchy, Andrew Sherlock: Total Now 25 1st XV and 21 Reserves
The Highlanders have added four more Reserve players since our last update. The quality of the Reserve players announced is increasing and the gap between 1st XV and Reserve is closing. Two of the recent Reserve announcements are top level players in the BC Premier, Nick Blain fullback from the championship UBCOB Ravens team and Brian Ndirangu second row from Westshore, both of these players would be interchangeable with their counterparts on the 1st XV. The two other players are Irish and we’re not familiar with their level of play but likely quite handy. Conall Henchy is a hooker from Trinity College, and Andrew Sherlock is a scrum-half from Galwegians.
UBCOB Ravens Mexico Tour – May 2024
Ravens Lose a Close Encounter to Mexico National XV 20-19: Tour Recap and Rise of The Canadian Ambassadors – Report by Aaron McLelland
The Ravens narrowly fell to Mexico National XV in a hotly contested match on a scorching Vallarta day. The squad came together at Vancouver International on Thursday May 17 and boarded the short direct flight to Puerto Vallarta. Full of excitement and with five players from other BC clubs joining the tour, the introductions were out of the way and it was full steam ahead.
Canadian Rugby Pathway Success Stories
Carissa Norsten Named World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Rookie of the Year: From First Rugby Game to Sevens Star in Five Years, A Look at the Pathway
Carissa Norsten was named World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Rookie of the Year, let that sink in a bit. The Men’s Sevens Series Rookie of the Year was Antoine Dupont, a seasoned XVs professional rugby player who some claim is the best rugby player in the world at the moment. How did a young woman from rural Saskatchewan who first touched a rugby ball 5 years ago at age 15 get to share the same honour as a professional rugby player who has played since age 4, professionally since 18, in a country where rugby is a national pastime? The answer may provide a clue as to how Canada is going to compete internationally and develop rugby talent.
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