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London 7s: Canada power to 13th straight cup quarter final
Carrying on with their impressive 2014-15 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series campaign, the Canadian women have put up another impressive day one at the London Sevens. Playing at Harlequin FC’s The...
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Sanix Rugby Tour: through a mother’s eyes
The road to Sanix (Photo by Donna Moore, not me) It is the Earl Marriott Senior Boys rugby tour to South Korea and Fukuoka, Japan, for the Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament. Sanix is a yearly...
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Amsterdam 7s: Canadian women secure Rio Olympic spot
In a season of many goals, Canada’s rugby women have finally nailed down the biggest: they’re off to the 2015 Summer Games in Rio. Tomorrow, another crack at a first-ever cup title. The Olympics...
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Away from the bright lights of international rugby, Jerry Collins lived a...
Since news broke last Friday of the loss of New Zealand rugby great Jerry Collins and his wife, true Canadian girl Alana Madill, stories of his exploits on the famous grounds of the world have been...
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Ofisa Treviranus named to captain Samoa in historic test against the All Blacks
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APIA, Samoa — London Irish flanker Ofisa Treviranus will captain Samoa in its home rugby test against the All Blacks on July 8. The match, at Apia Park in the Samoa capital, will...
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Vancouver fundraiser for Jerry Collins’ infant daughter set for late July
Jerry Collins made many friends during his time in Canada. He found a wife and they had a baby girl, Ayla. The tragic accident which took the lives of Ayla’s parents in early June also left baby Ayla...
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Italy send their star fly half home from training camp; Rugby World Cup hopes...
Bad news for the player, but good news for Canada, who will face Italy in a Pool D match on Sept. 26 in Leeds. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS L’AQUILA, Italy — Flyhalf Kelly Haimona has been sent home from...
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Rugby Canada PNC road show moves to Burnaby – notes from Tuesday’s practice...
Had a chance to get off the desk today (yes, my usual spot is in the newsroom) to check out Canada practice at the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club today for a couple interviews (that story later this week), a...
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Canada’s first RWC opponent, Ireland, re-up with champion coach Joe Schmidt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN — Coach Joe Schmidt committed to Ireland rugby for two more years on Wednesday, extending his contract to June 2017. Since taking charge in 2013, Schmidt has guided Ireland...
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3-year study of former rugby players finds no robust conclusions in long-term...
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Researchers say they have been unable to find any definitive links between rugby and long-term physical and psychological health problems in former...
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Ireland beat up Welsh 35-21 in Rugby World Cup warmup in Cardiff
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARDIFF, Wales — Ireland enjoyed a satisfying first warmup for the Rugby World Cup by drubbing a flattered Wales 35-21 under the Millennium Stadium roof on Saturday. Ireland...
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Sir Ian McGeechan: Australia send warning to World Cup rivals
Defeat by All Blacks looks like a thrashing but threat to England and Wales from the Wallabies is growing, writes Sir Ian McGeechan for The Sunday Telegraph Australia are still a huge threat. Both...
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Letters: Foreign investors, money laundering, marijuana, love locks, UFC, Bon...
Chinese real-estate cash probe should investigate lawyers Monday’s front-page story says that the Canadian real-estate sector is seen as being at a “higher risk” for money laundering. Surprise,...
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Throwback Thursday: O Canada at 1991 Rugby World Cup quarter final vs. New...
Earlier this week, World Rugby dug into the archives to share video from the 1991 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal between Canada and New Zealand. The game is the high-water mark for Canadian results in...
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Rugby World Cup set to be a last hurrah for some star players of a great...
By Steve McMorran THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Rugby World Cup will be a tournament of arrivals and departures, of beginnings and ends. The tournament has proved in its seven...
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New Zealand’s Sonny Bill Williams is resolved to justify his billing as a...
By Oliver Brown The Daily Telegraph Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand’s code-crossing wrecking ball, -believes that England are erring by playing his fellow former league player Sam Burgess at inside...
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Naomi Christensen: With softwood deal’s passing, give thanks for new trade...
Most of us will not be agonizing about the end of the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), which expires the same day we settle in for our Thanksgiving dinner. The thousands of Canadians who...
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The Morning Skate, Oct. 26: Young Canucks need time, Leos winning with a...
It’s good to be back. What have I missed? I hear there’s a new Star Wars movie? And what’s this about young guys playing on the Canucks? Oh, and the Lions are winning – with a young guy at quarterback?...
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South Africa, Argentina taking Rugby World Cup 3rd-place match seriously
By Foster Niumata THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — All credit to South Africa and Argentina. Nobody would have blamed them if they had promoted their reserves and gone through the motions for the grandly...
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Rugby World Cup: How Cheika transformed the broken Australia team
Coach combines subtle personal skills with a brutal training regime, writes Oliver Brown of The Daily Telegraph. It does Michael Cheika no disser-vice to acknowledge that he is an unlikely looking...
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