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RAN OFFLOAD: CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TURNED HEAD COACH JESS NEILSON
At the age of just 25, Jessica Neilson has an impressive list of accomplishments – on and off the rugby pitch. The Victoria, BC native picked up a rugby ball at eight years old and has never looked back. She’s represented Castaway Wanderers, Vancouver Island, British...
Rugby sevens match officials unveiled for Tokyo Olympics with 100 days to go
Squad of 22 match officials from 12 countries selected for the Olympic Games in Tokyo Inclusion of five international players who have swapped the playing shirt for the whistle, including New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup winner Selica Winiata Eight female referees...
Q&A with Cristina Flores Justic – RAN EXCO/RAN Regional Representative on World Rugby Council
Cristina’s passion for rugby started from her first game, playing at University, in New Brunswick, Canada in 1979. When she moved to Southern Ontario in 1983, there were no women playing rugby, so she joined the St. Catharines Rugby Club Board and became the Fixtures...
USA EAGLE ALUM DAN PAYNE APPOINTED USA RUGBY GENERAL MANAGER OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
USA Eagle Alum and former USA Rugby CEO, Dan Payne appointed as General Manager of High Performance following an extensive application and review process. The General Manager role will lead and oversee all aspects of USA Rugby High Performance programs, including the...
Lesley McKenzie: “I’m not in the game to be a female head coach – I’m a rugby coach”
Former Canadian international Lesley McKenzie has already hit the ground running in her first month as Japan head coach, her sights already set on Women's Rugby World Cup 2021 and developing the next generation of female coaches in the country. Lesley McKenzie laughs...
Canada keen to put challenging year behind them as they prepare for Olympic debut
World Rugby talks to Canada men’s sevens head coach Henry Paul and captain Nathan Hirayama about the team’s hopes for Tokyo 2020. It would be fair to say the global shutdown brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time for Canada’s...
Major League Rugby 2021: Your club-by-club guide
Major League Rugby (MLR) enters its fourth season in 2021 and represents the highest level of professional club rugby in North America. From a roster of seven teams in its inaugural year in 2018, the competition has grown to 12, and now spans the border between the...
RUGBY AMERICAS NORTH APPLAUDS EXPERIENCED MEMBERS NOMINATED TO WORLD RUGBY PANELS
Thursday, December 17 – Rugby Americas North (RAN) would like to congratulate the 16 regional members appointed to the World Rugby Citing, Judicial and Appeals Panels at the recent Special and Interim Meeting on November 18, 2020. “On behalf of Rugby Americas North,...
WOMAN ON A MISSION: DR. ARABA ‘ROO’ CHINTOH
Former Canadian national rugby player and recent addition to the Rugby Americas North’s Executive Committee, Dr. Araba ‘Roo’ Chintoh, is a woman on a mission. As one of the first ever recipients of the prestigious World Rugby Executive Leadership Scholarship programme...
Rugby World Cup 2021 Spotlight: Canada
We continue our countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2021 Draw by taking a look at Canada’s history in the tournament. Canada contested the first-ever women’s Rugby World Cup match, losing 24-8 to New Zealand at Glamorgan Wanderers’ Memorial Ground. They have been one of...