Canada Sevens: All Blacks visit to Musqueam forges another Aboriginal...
As a teenager Larry Grant trekked from his home on the Musqueam reserve by the Fraser River down to Stanley Park in 1954 to watch the mighty All Blacks play a B.C. team at Brockton Oval. Read More
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Canada rugby sevens team playing for Abbotsford toddler diagnosed with leukemia
The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team will wear orange laces at the New Zealand Sevens this weekend in support of Paisley MacRury, a four-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., who is battling leukemia. “Your...
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Stewart Island and the elusive kiwi
Tell a New Zealander that you’ve been to Stewart Island and chances are they’ll be envious, telling you they can’t wait to visit their wee third-largest island. After intros — kia ora, how ya doing —...
View ArticleNew Zealand outdoor hockey game falls flat
Wellington, New Zealand is known as the world’s windiest city. With the wind howling up Cook Strait, winter there can chill to the bone. The wind starts on the coast of South America and whips across...
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NZ regain Women’s Rugby World Cup beating England in final
BELFAST, Ireland — New Zealand restored its supremacy in women’s rugby by relieving England of the World Cup by 41-32 in the final on Saturday. After winning four straight Women’s Rugby World Cups,...
View ArticleColin Meads, greatest All Black of 20th century, dies at 81
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Colin Meads, a famously tough All Blacks lock hailed as New Zealand’s greatest rugby player of the 20th century, has died after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 81....
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Myer Bevan to bring Kiwi — and a hint of Canadian — flavour to the Whitecaps
In less than a week, the Whitecaps have added three new strikers to the mix. The latest is New Zealand-born Myer Bevan, who the Whitecaps confirmed Wednesday as their latest signing. Bevan, 20, joined...
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NZ Maori vs. Canada: Expect hard-hitting, fast-paced rugby
Fast, hard-hitting, and a fresh look is what the particulars say they expect from Friday night’s rugby match at B.C. Place Stadium between the New Zealand Maori All Blacks and Canada. Beyond, that, who...
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Buck Shelford’s in Vancouver and he’s got plenty of rugby stories to tell
Buck Shelford says he’s happy just being a granddad. “I want to be around for them,” he says, proudly. “I’ve decided to give away rugby.” Coaching rugby, that’s a thing he’s done. It’s no longer a...
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Maori rugby visit a reminder of deep connections between B.C. and New Zealand
Rugby has brought Ambrose Curtis to Vancouver twice in a year now. First, he was here with the New Zealand team for the Canada Sevens last March. Now, there’s Friday’s match at B.C. Place Stadium...
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Ex-All Black Buck Shelford coming to Vancouver for Rugby Canada fundraiser
One of the most famous All Blacks of all time is coming to Vancouver and Rugby Canada wants you to have lunch with him. Hours before the New Zealand Maori All Blacks kickoff at B.C. Place against...
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Crisis averted? Caps look set to dodge Reyna playoff nightmare
If you’re just catching up: Yordy Reyna’s Peru and Stefan Marinovic’s New Zealand are playing in a two-leg playoff for a final World Cup spot next month. That’s exciting news for the Whitecaps’...
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A flight to Japan is ho-hum for Whitecaps keeper Marinovic
“It’s really not that big of a flight,” Whitecaps keeper Stefan Marinovic says of the 10-hour trip from Vancouver to Japan he’ll take next week. New Zealand is playing a friendly against Japan in...
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NZ regain Women’s Rugby World Cup beating England in final
BELFAST, Ireland — New Zealand restored its supremacy in women’s rugby by relieving England of the World Cup by 41-32 in the final on Saturday. After winning four straight Women’s Rugby World Cups,...
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Colin Meads, greatest All Black of 20th century, dies at 81
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Colin Meads, a famously tough All Blacks lock hailed as New Zealand’s greatest rugby player of the 20th century, has died after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 81....
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Canada’s Women’s Rugby World Cup title hopes dashed by New Zealand
When you’re playing New Zealand in rugby, just like when you’re playing Canada in hockey, you just can’t afford to make mistakes. Up against the powerful Black Ferns, Women’s World Cup favourites,...
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Sonny Bill Williams returns to All Blacks after ban
Centre Sonny Bill Williams has been recalled to the All Blacks team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup test against Australia after completing a four-match suspension following his...
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Maori All Blacks to play in Vancouver in November
B.C. Place Stadium is getting its second-ever rugby haka. The New Zealand Maori All Blacks will play against Canada on Nov. 4. UPDATE: A reader points out the B.C. Lions are set to play that day, so...
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Whitecaps sign New Zealand international keeper Stefan Marinovic
It looks as if the Vancouver Whitecaps are preparing for a life without David Ousted. The MLS team signed New Zealand international goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic on Friday, using a newly acquired...
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Lions struggle to 13-7 win in New Zealand rugby tour opener
WHANGAREI, New Zealand — The British and Irish Lions stumbled to a 13-7 win over the semi-professional Provincial Barbarians in the opening match of their three-test rugby tour of New Zealand on...
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