Rugby

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...

Following a three-year absence the Women’s Rugby Super Series returned in style on Friday as 13 tries were scored across the two matches at the Chula Vista Training Center.England scored the day’s opening try within seven minutes and would go on to record a...

Last weekend saw this year’s BC Rugby Conference take place at St. George’s School in Vancouver.  Despite the wintery conditions, over 120 coaches and referees from across the Province and beyond gathered for two days of knowledge sharing and networking.The aim of the BC...

An inspired performance by France saw them beat world champions New Zealand, leaving England as the only unbeaten team in the Women's Rugby Super Series 2019 after they edged a titanic battle with Canada on day three.France caused the upset of the Women's Rugby...

Defending champions France, past winners New Zealand and South Africa, Oceania champions Australia, Six Nations champions Ireland and Wales were victorious on day one of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina.Three of the four teams to lift the distinctive trophy were victorious on...

The Webb Ellis Cup, rugby’s most coveted silverware, arrived in Heidelberg today and was welcomed by the German National Team at the National training camp.On the back of an historic second place finish at the Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage in Marseille in November,...

An Independent Disputes Committee has found that comments made by Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) representatives in relation to the potential impact of Typhoon Hagibis on Scotland’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool A match against Japan constituted misconduct.The committee was chaired by Christopher Quinlan QC...

The 70th anniversary of the FISU (International University Sports Federation) Games was marked with double gold for Japan in rugby sevens.After three days of compelling action, Japan claimed the gold medal in both the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competition at the FISU Games...

World Rugby has announced the location and dates for the men’s and women’s regional association Olympic Games qualification tournaments, which will take place from June – November 2019.With the top four placed teams in the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series the...

Playing in just their third 15s match in program history, Trinity Western's men's rugby team lost 96-0 against Saint Mary's College, who is currently ranked No. 4 in the D1A rankings, Saturday.A veteran Gaels side, who has played in five of the last seven...

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...