Rugby

The future of French rugby looks to be in safe hands after Les Bleuets became the third team to win back-to-back World Rugby U20 Championship titles with a 24-23 defeat of Australia in the final in Rosario on Saturday.France join New Zealand (2008-11) and...

Eight women’s teams will compete at the Asia Women’s Sevens in Guangzhou, China on 9-10 November for Asia’s second place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.The winners of the two-day tournament, hosted at the Guangzhou University Town Sports Centre, will earn automatic qualification to...

Entertainment was the order of the day in the opening round of the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2019 in Brazil with 40 tries scored across the four matches, which saw Tonga, Japan, Uruguay and Portugal emerge victorious.Portugal, Uruguay and Japan made their intentions clear...

Four teams surged into the Cup quarter-finals with unbeaten records following a high-quality opening day of action at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton. After enthralling competitions in Dubai and Cape Town, every side was eager hit the ground running at the FMG Stadium...

Two HSBC Rookie Rugby Jamborees took place yesterday, March 3, at Vancouver's Trillium Park and John Oliver Park in Delta.  The Jamborees welcomed over 400 children aged 5-12 who met several Canadian national rugby stars, including Olympian Ghislaine Landry. Youngsters from local Rugby Clubs...

World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the men’s Six Nations 2020 as the road to Rugby World Cup 2023 begins in earnest for the world’s top referees.The selection, the first since Rugby World Cup 2019, includes a strong blend of experience...

Twenty-eight captains assembled at Spotless Stadium in the Sydney Olympic Park ahead of this weekend’s HSBC Sydney Sevens.The HSBC Sydney Sevens is the fourth tournament of the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the third tournament for the women. Defending HSBC Sydney Sevens...

Heading into an action-packed weekend of Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, four nations could claim top spot in the men’s World Rugby Rankings, two of them for the first time in history.Approaching their 10th anniversary as the number one team in the world, New...

This past weekend’s Major League Rugby Semi Finals did not disappoint in terms of excitement, though Canada did see their only team come up short in Seattle. National Senior Men’s coach Kingsley Jones was in attendance to watch as 26 Canadian-eligible players took the field...

Canada had a strong start to the match with a penalty by Brazil setting up veteran Ciaran Hearn for the kick and adding three points on early.Hearn followed that up by with an impressive effort, weaving his way through players and powering over the...

BC Rugby’s Elite Youth Sevens (EY7s) Boys and Girls teams provided plenty of entertainment as they competed in the U18 Champions Cups during the 2019 HSBC Canada Sevens tournament at BC Place.  The EY7s Girls’ team, sponsored by Onni, pushed the Rugby Canada Development...