Canada
RAN deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Pearse Higgins
Rugby Americas North is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Pearse Higgins Higgins acted as NACRA’s (now RAN) President between 2007 – 2009 and was on its Executive Committee until 2012, serving as the Regional Association’s Representative on the IRB Council...
Caleb Jordan: What is means to represent Grandparents’ Birth Nation of Barbados
Former Rugby Canada Men’s Sevens international Caleb Jordan is set to compete at next weekend’s Rugby Americas North Sevens Qualifiers in Nassau, Bahamas. However, this time he won’t have a Maple Leaf on his chest. When the whistle blows to kick off the action at...
Pam Buisa on a mission to complete Rugby World Cup double
Pamphinette Buisa hopes that lessons learnt in 2021 can help drive her and Canada onto double Rugby World Cup success this year. Buisa, who played her first test in four years last November having been part of the Canada squad that finished a disappointing ninth at...
San Jose, Washington, D.C., and Austin named host cities for Premier Rugby Sevens in 2022
(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...
Annabel Kehoe driven to achieve “something special” through 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...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Amanda Neale-Robinson, Canada
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...
Major League Rugby Launches Rise of Rugby
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...
Dr Araba Chintoh energised to lead World Rugby Women’s Player Welfare Steering Group
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...
Kelly Russell on the next generation of Canadian rugby stars
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...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Vanessa Robertson, Nova Scotia
In our Women in Leadership series, we profile three Canadian women who are worthy recipients of the inaugural Rugby Canada Women in Leadership Scholarship Program; not only for their commitment and passion for rugby, but also for their innovative approaches to growing...