Category: St. Lucia | Rugby Americas North

RAN Women’s 12s: St. Lucia Former Track & Field Star set to Make International Rugby Debut

by Bryan Kelly | Jun 16, 2022 | St. Lucia, Superweek, Women's Rugby

“I honestly had not considered playing rugby at all. I thought it was too aggressive for me,” says former track and field athlete turned national rugger Makeba Alcide. However despite her initial reluctance, last year 31-year-old Makeba made the switch to rugby after...

Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Nelta Samuels, St. Lucia

by Lauren Rothwell | Feb 8, 2022 | St. Lucia, Women's Rugby

If you ask Nelta Samuels the importance of sport, she would tell you that rugby changed her life. She started playing rugby in 2011, playing her first international game for St Lucia two years later in Trinidad & Tobago. “Representing St Lucia in rugby is a...

RAN to support Tracy-Ann Hales, Zhenya Allain in Executive Leadership Development

by Bryan Kelly | Jul 27, 2021 | Jamaica, St. Lucia, Women's Rugby

Rugby Americas North (RAN) is pleased to announce that it will be financially supporting both Tracy-Ann Hales and Zhenya Allain as they take the Women in Leadership online course through Cornell University to further their executive leadership development. Both...

Female Rugby Player Mary Roberts Eyes 2024 Olympics

by ranMedia | Oct 20, 2020 | RAN Sevens, St. Lucia, Women's Rugby

Article is written by Anthony De Beauville | The Voice St. Lucia One of Saint Lucia’s lead female rugby players Mary Roberts, is someone to keep a close eye on. A former student of the Bocage Secondary School and Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC), her...

The Laws, The Law & The Game: Chantel John Balancing Life as a Player, Referee & Police Officer

by John Broker | Jul 14, 2020 | St. Lucia

St. Lucia International Chantel John on her journey as an aspiring referee, an accomplished player and a Police Officer on the Island during the time of Covid-19. Chantel John is a St. Lucia Rugby Pioneer, Legend and Aspiring International Referee. As she balances her...

World Rugby launches ground-breaking preventive exercise programme designed to reduce injuries

by ranMedia | Sep 9, 2019 | Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Member News, Men's 15s, Mexico, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Rugby World Cup, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, USA

World Rugby committed to evidence-based injury-prevention and making rugby as safe and simple to play as possible Activate is a simple-to-implement exercise programme that reduces the risk of injuries in the game and contributes to player performance If implemented...