by Bryan Kelly | Mar 31, 2022 | Canada, USA
(NEW YORK, March 31, 2022) Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) announced its nationwide expansion into new cities in 2022. The league’s tournaments will bring the famous rugby sevens festival experience to Major League Soccer (MLS) stadiums in San Jose at PayPal Park...
by Bryan Kelly | Mar 5, 2022 | Canada, Women's Rugby
nnabel Kehoe has been slightly taken aback by the amount of people who have been in touch since it was announced she would be leaving the British Columbia Rugby Union (BC Rugby) in June. Following almost seven years as the organisation’s chief executive officer, Kehoe...
by Lauren Rothwell | Feb 15, 2022 | Canada, Women's Rugby
Amanda Neale-Robinson is the Executive Director of the Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation (TIRF). Joining TIRF in 2017 as a communications officer, Amanda found her way to rugby as a spectator. Growing up in Bermuda, Amanda had the opportunity to attend the Bermuda...
by Bryan Kelly | Jan 31, 2022 | Canada, Men's 15s, USA
As Major League Rugby enters Season Five, we celebrate a global movement that is gaining momentum. A game with heart and soul that echoes the best aspects of life. A game with the communal spirit that success is not measured in wins or losses, but in the growth of the...
by Bryan Kelly | Dec 13, 2021 | Canada, Women's Rugby
Dr Araba Chintoh is confident World Rugby has “the right people in the room” following the first meeting of the Women’s Player Welfare Steering Group. It was confirmed at the start of November that World Rugby had established the steering group, which will exclusively...
by Bryan Kelly | Dec 7, 2021 | Canada, Women's Rugby
The past fortnight in Dubai gave a glimpse into the future of the Canadian women’s sevens team with eight players experiencing the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series for the first time across the two tournaments. Five of those players – Renee Gonzalez, Nakisa...