
Bermuda
Canada Women and USA Men Win 2023 RAN Sevens Grand Prize, Qualify for Paris 2024
LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The 2023 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens filled Starlight Stadium with upwards of 4,000 rugby fans each day of the event as the draw of the home teams, thrilling rugby sevens, and the prizes up for grabs helped pack the stands. Hosted by...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile – Jillian Brydon, Bermuda
If you were to ask Bermuda’s rugby players who Jillian Brydon is, most would recognize her as the physio for the National Team, or as a member of the BRFU, in charge of player safety. What many in Bermuda’s rugby community don’t know is that it was Jill who...
Hadleigh Tucker and Team Bermuda set sights on the Bahamas
The countdown is on to the highly-anticipated 2022 RAN Sevens Qualifiers in Nassau Bahamas this weekend which will see many of our regional teams making their return to international play. The two-day event across 23-24 April doubles as a Qualifier for both the 2022...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile – Corrie Cross, Bermuda
Corrie Cross took up rugby in her teens and has been playing ever since. Beginning with touch rugby, before progressing into the contact game, Corrie has represented Bermuda as a national team player, captaining the Under 19s for the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games, and...
Bermuda Rugby: Corey’s Comeback for Turks and Caicos
With the Fireminds Rugby Americas North Sevens 2021 just around the corner, 31-year-old Engineering student Corey Boyce has his sights set on returning to the pitch and representing Bermuda at the tournament in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) for the very first...
11 Nations Set to Compete in 2021 RAN Sevens in Turks and Caicos
August 26, 2021 – Today, Rugby Americas North (RAN) confirmed the 11 men’s teams set to compete in its 2021 RAN Sevens in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos from October 16-17. Held at the picturesque Meridian Fields, the two-day tournament marks the highly anticipated...
WiLD Profile: Gillian Cross, Bermuda
Gillian Cross started playing rugby in 2014 as an outlet for her extra energy. Starting in the domestic touch league, Gillian joined the National Contact team a few months into her rugby career, at the suggestion of a friend, remaining a force on the field for many...
Q&A with Dennis Dwyer: RAN Treasurer (Cat C and RAN’s World Rugby Council Rep)
Dennis Dwyer is the former President of Rugby Americas North. He served in the position from August 2013 to August 2017. Formerly the Head Coach of the Bermuda National team and President of the Bermuda Rugby Football Union, Dennis has also had a long career as a...
From car crash to Team Captain: The incredible comeback story of Bermuda’s Deneka Borden
“Congratulations – you’re not dead or paralysed”. These words from a medical specialist are never far from mind for Bermuda women’s rugby 7s player, Deneka Borden. In 2016, Deneka was involved in a serious car accident that left her with a list of critical injuries...
2019 RAN 15-a-side Championship Final set for Saturday
The 2019 Rugby Americas North 15-a-side competition will come to a close this Saturday with Bermuda facing off against Guadeloupe in the Championship Final at National Stadium in Bermuda. “The RAN Senior Men’s 15 a-side championship is one of the regions longest...