Canada’s women’s sevens team finished in third place at the Clermont Sevens after beating hosts France 36-7 in the Bronze Final Sunday evening at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It was Canada’s fifth straight top-three finish on the series. Canada was playing for Bronze after a 19-14 defeat to Australia in the Cup Semifinals.…
Victoria, BC – Seeing a student start the day in the Canadian Sport School classroom and end it in a Rugby Canada training session has become a regular occurrence in recent years at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Victoria campus. Operating out of the same facility at Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, the connection between…
TORONTO – With Canada trailing host New Zealand 65-15 in the 73rd minute at the 2011 World Cup, 262-pound All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock headed towards the Canadian goalline with a teammate to his right if needed. There was just one Canadian defender in front of him – Adam Kleeberger. The 216-pound Canadian flanker flew…
Canada wing Magali Harvey has been named the IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 following her side’s 21-9 defeat by England in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 final at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris on Sunday. Harvey is the first Canadian to win the prestigious award and reflects the growth of women’s rugby…