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Rugby The 2025 HSBC SVNS season will wrap up May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., where the champions will be crowned at the 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue. Canadian women finished 5th overall last season, earned silver at Paris GamesThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 11,Continue Reading

Rugby Chile ran in seven tries en route to a 44-14 win over Canada in a men’s international rugby test match Saturday. The Canadian men are ranked 22nd in the world, compared to No. 21 for Chile. 22nd-ranked Canadian squad visits No. 20 Romania next Saturday at same venueThe CanadianContinue Reading

Rugby Canada will open against Fiji before facing Scotland and Wales in group play at next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. 2nd-ranked squad will then meet top-10 opponents Wales and Scotland in EnglandNeil Davidson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 22, 2024 10:23 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Rugby Canada’s women’s rugby team appeared poised to do the impossible Saturday — beat England. Midway through the second half of their WXV 1 final, Canada’s Alex Tessier slipped through England’s line, darted up the field and slid in to touch. She then sent a kick soaring through the uprightsContinue Reading

Rugby The Canadian women’s rugby team started quickly and then dug in defensively to beat Ireland 21-8 at the WXV 1 tournament on Saturday at Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. Canadians take on England next Saturday at B.C. Place in VancouverThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 05, 2024 9:54 PMContinue Reading

Rugby Canada has climbed into second place in World Rugby’s women’s rankings, thanks to its 46-24 weekend win over No. 4 France at the WXV tournament. Canada leapfrogs New Zealand, next faces Ireland at WXV I tournament in B.C. Neil Davidson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 30, 2024Continue Reading

Rugby Canada’s women’s rugby team has its sights firmly set on the future, even as it gets the rare opportunity to compete on home soil. The team opened its WXV 1 tournament in Vancouver with a dominant 46-24 victory over France on Sunday at B.C. Place. Fancy Bermudez, Laetitia RoyerContinue Reading

Rugby·Preview Tyson Beukeboom doesn’t remember exactly where she was the moment her friends won Olympic silver at the Paris Games this summer. Competition marks 1st time international women’s 15s is played at B.C. Place Gemma Karstens-Smith · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 27, 2024 4:02 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Rugby Tonga ran in three first-half tries and relied on some stingy second-half defence to defeat Canada 30-17 in the fifth-place match Saturday at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament. Tongans score 3 first-half tries en route to 30-17 win in 5th-place match in TokyoThe Canadian Press · Posted: SepContinue Reading