Rugby Canada: Hong Kong Sevens squad preview
Tyler Ardron and friends dominated Uruguay in Las Vegas; this weekend, can they improve on last month’s impressive effort in the desert? (Patrick Johnston photos) It’s been a month since Canada’s...
View ArticleHong Kong Sevens: Rugby Canada defeat Spain in emphatic opener
The Canadian men’s sevens rugby squad has picked up where they left off in Vegas, defeating Pool D rivals Spain 31-7 to open their Hong Kong campaign. Led by the return of Sean Duke, Canada shook off...
View ArticleHong Kong Sevens: Canada squeak past hosts, as Hong Kong draw energy from...
It was hot and muggy and the crowd was loudly in favour of their opponents, but the Canadian men’s sevens did just enough to grab their second win – 14-12 – of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens, putting them...
View ArticleHong Kong Sevens: Canada loses to Fiji, places second in Pool D; Wales awaits...
Perennial sevens powerhouses Fiji have defeated Canada 26-5 in the final game of Pool D at the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens. The highly anticipated matchup proved to be a bridge too far, for the Canadians....
View ArticleHong Kong Sevens: Rugby Canada drop Portugal, off to Plate final vs Samoa
Calm and cool Canada returned to the field in the plate semi final on Sunday in Hong Kong, as the Red and White knocked off an always-pesky Portugal 19-14. They now head to their second successive...
View ArticleTokyo Sevens: Canada takes Shield title, but leave Japan far from satisfied
Canada’s two-tournament run in the cup playoffs came to a crashing halt in Japan, as an early loss to Japan in pool play put them behind the eight ball. The Canadians did knock off France but couldn’t...
View ArticleRugby Canada: Canada’s best sevens squad in tough at Glasgow 7s
Samoa, South Africa, Kenya. It can’t get much harder than that. Those are Canada’s Pool A competitors at this weekend’s stop on the HSBC Sevens World Series. The Glasgow tournament is the penultimate...
View ArticleRugby Canada nearly perfect on day one at Glasgow 7s
Canada has mastered the pool of death. Placed in the toughest group this weekend in Glasgow, many might have thought the Canadians were up against it, but like they have so often this season, the...
View ArticleLondon 7s: Rugby Canada face strong challenge, up against All Blacks, Wales...
It’s a modified tournament this weekend, with just 12 teams in the mix, down from the customary 16. By finishing in the cup competition last weekend in Glasgow, Canada confirmed itself among the...
View ArticleRugby Canada defeat USA Eagles in soggy Pacific Nations Cup opener
Canada’s long summer of rugby is off to a winning start. Playing in soggy, windy conditions at Edmonton’s Ellerslie Rugby Park, Canada did just a touch more than the Americans, emerging 16-9 winners....
View ArticleRugby Canada names team to face Fiji for Pacific Nations Cup; Liam Underwood...
RUGBY CANADA VS FIJI – TWIN ELM RUGBY PARK, OTTAWA Wednesday, 3 pm PT, TV: Sportsnet World (delayed till 6 pm). Live at rugbycanada.ca A new pivot and centre pairing highlight Kieran Crowley’s second...
View ArticleRugby Canada team vs Portugal a whole new look
It’s pretty simple: Canada needs a win on Saturday against Portugal. And an emphatic one at that. Canada’s had a pair of frustrating results, so it’s going to be difficult to salvage much from this...
View ArticleRugby Canada smoke Portugal, end tour on a high note
CANADA 52 (Pritchard 2 tries, 3 pens, 4 cons; Hearn 2 tries; Blevins try; Braid try; Paris try) PORTUGAL 8 (Uva try; Leal pen) Entering Saturday’s game in Lisbon, Canada needed a win, and they needed a...
View ArticleDubai 7s: Rugby Canada men find some ups, but lots of downs
Call it the proverbial mixed bag. A crushing, potentially dispiriting loss to England, a strong-though-ultimately-bittersweet performance against Fiji and a demolition of the United States on the...
View ArticleRugby Canada vs Japan: Four things we learned
Following from Saturday’s 34-25 win for Japan over Canada at Swangard Stadium, four things that we learned about the Canadian team… 1. The defence needs work. It goes without saying. Everyone saw it,...
View ArticleRugby Canada’s Jebb Sinclair won’t face any further discipline from his red...
Canadian forward Jebb Sinclair is in the clear, as a follow-up hearing has declined to add any further punishment on to the red card he received on Saturday vs Scotland The big flanker was given his...
View ArticleRugby Canada vs USA: Trying a few things out, Kieran Crowley mixes it up for...
CANADA vs USA (PACIFIC NATIONS CUP) BONNEY FIELD, SACRAMENTO KICKOFF: 3 p.m. PT (Live on TSN) It seems so odd that this is the final Canada game of the summer. Just as we were seeing them find a...
View ArticleDoing the mid-November Rugby Canada roster shuffle and other notes
With roster-management lessons from 2013 on the brain, a few quick notes on the heels of Friday’s a-win-is-a-win win over Namibia. 25 hours later i'm back in Victoria — John Moonlight (@jmoonlight12)...
View ArticleTry and Tackle Guest Column: Jeff Hull on Canada’s men’s rugby gap
Rugby writer Jeff Hull has contributed many times in the past to the T&T podcast – today he’s looking at Canada’s place in the rugby world… Canadian rugby had a tough 2014. Canada’s National Senior...
View ArticleCanadian winger Taylor Paris’ 105-metre sprint makes for epic try
This is one of those clips where you should just sit back and enjoy. The stage for this 105-metre run for Canadian winger Taylor Paris is fantastics: the French Pro D2 semi final, his French club Agen...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate, May 20: Headed-in hockey goals, Whitecaps chase glory,...
News flash: Sports is fun. Disallowing a goal because it was headed in? That’s the opposite. In a league where the policy has so often in recent years seemed to be ‘count goals however possible’ – I...
View ArticleNACRA 7s: Canada loads up on star power for men’s rugby sevens Olympic attempt
It’s an eye-popping squad of 14. With one twenty minutes game sitting between his team and the Olympics, Rugby Canada men’s sevens coach Liam Middleton is pulling out all the stops. To reinforce a...
View ArticleNACRA 7s: Returning pro Jeff Hassler ready for his Canada Sevens call
Jeff Hassler returns from stardom in Wales to get back to what he once knew so well: rugby sevens At age 18, Jeff Hassler was a promising running back for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, but...
View ArticleNACRA 7s live stream: It’s Canada vs. USA for men’s rugby sevens spot at Rio...
UPDATE (2:26 p.m. PT) – the stream appears to be about 10 to 12 minutes behind live, so Canada vs. USA doesn’t seem likely to show up until 2:45 p.m. or so. For live updates, follow This is American...
View ArticleEuropean rugby cup draws together some intriguing Canadian story lines
Wednesday was the draw for the 2015-16 European Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup, the two pan-European rugby competitions, drawing clubs from England, France, Ireland, Wales and Italy. There was a...
View ArticleFew changes for Rugby Canada ahead of Tonga PNC test at Swangard
CANADA vs. TONGA Friday, 7 p.m., Swangard Stadium Live on TSN2, TSN GO and worldrugby.org Canadian coach Kieran Crowley has made just three changes to his starting lineup ahead of his side first home...
View ArticleCrowley taking final looks at his squad as Canada lines up against the USA in...
Another game, another squad rotation from Canadian head coach Kieran Crowley. With less than two weeks to go until he has to declare his final squad fro the Rugby World Cup, Crowley looks to be taking...
View ArticleCanadian 2015 Rugby World Cup roster announced
Kieran Crowley has finalized his 17 forward, 14 back roster for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, set to kick off next month in England and Wales. Over the past six weeks, Crowley has looked at 40-some...
View ArticleTaylor Paris going under the knife
Canadian winger Taylor Paris is having surgery after a knee injury crushed his world cup hopes. Paris was put in a man of the match performance at the end of August against the USA and looked certain...
View ArticleHearn, Paris on standby for Canada 7s ahead of Rio qualifier
A little nugget tucked into the announcement about the 35-man squad named by XVs head coach Mark Anscombe on Thursday: Taylor Paris and Ciaran Hearn are both possibilities for the Rio qualifier at the...
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