Canada vs NZ – Pacific Four 2024
BC High School Rugby Updates – May 2024
BC School Sports High School Rugby Rankings – Week of May 13th
The latest Rugby XVs rankings for the AAA and AA schools are out and show some changes from the previous rankings.
Vancouver Highlanders Update – May 2024
Highlanders Add Karl Hunger and Relmu Wilson-Valdes to Roster; Asfand Saeed to Reserves and Name Roman Ruediger-Fancy as 5th High School Player of the Week
The Vancouver Highlanders have added Karl Hunger to their roster. Hunger had been signed by Dallas Jackals of the MLR but didn’t get any playing time this season, subsequently he’s returned to Canada and signed with the Highlanders. The Highlanders also announced the signing of Relmu Wilson-Valdes of UBC.
Match Official Updates – May 2024
Canadian Match Official Appointments This Summer for Internationals and Olympics: Talal Chaudhry, Robin Kaluzniak, Chris Assmus, Shanda Assmus, Julianne Zussman
There were a number of Canadian match official appointments made this summer by World Rugby. Talal Chaudhry was selected for Rugby 7s at the Olympics, he’ll be working in the women’s tournament. Robin Kaluzniak will be Assistant Referee in two test matches this summer, USA vs Romania and USA vs Scotland. Chris Assmus will be the TMO at the USA vs Scotland match.
MLR 2024 Week 11
Week 11 Results: 24 Canada-Eligible Players in Action
There were 24 Canada-eligible players in action in Week 10, 14 starting and 10 in reserves. New England remains top in the East and Houston in the West.
Editorial – May 2024
What is Ailing the Men’s 7s Team and a Look at the Repechage Tournament
The Canadian men’s 7s team have lost 25 games in a row, they’ve finished last in all events except one. They’re entering the repechage tournament in Madrid in 19 days, it’s an 8 team tournament with the top 4 teams remaining in the series next season. We already know Canada are in a pool with USA and the remaining two teams in their pool will be chosen from the top four group of the Challenger series, currently Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany. There’s one more Challenger tournament this coming weekend in Germany to decide the final Challenger rankings.
Canada vs Australia – Pacific Four 2024
Canadian Forwards Power Team to Victory Over Australia Wallaroos – Five Tries by Front Row
The starting front row scored all of Canada’s tries in a display of forwards power. The win puts Canada at 2-0 on the series and guarantees them a place in the WXV1 they are hosting later this year.
World Rugby Updates – May 2024
World Rugby Expands Trial on 20 Minute Red Cards with Automatic Sanctioning
World Rugby has announced details of further trials on the 20 minute red card, it will include competitions Canada are involved with this summer including WXV, U20 Trophy and Pacific Nations Cup. A player receiving a red card will have to sit out the match and then receive a two or four week ban, depending on severity, his team however will be able to replace him in the match after 20 minutes.
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