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B.C. to host top women’s rugby teams in the fall for 2024 WXV 1 tournament
Canada's Sophie de Goede (8) scores a try against Australia during first half rugby action at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa on Friday, July 14, 2023. British Columbia will host the 2024 edition of WXV 1, the elite division of a women's 15s rugby competition that debuted last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada men’s rugby coach Kingsley Jones looks forward to busy 2024 fixture list
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Canadian women seal bronze but Antoine Dupont the star attraction at Canada Sevens in Vancouver
Canada's Charity Williams, left and Asia Hogan-Rochester celebrate with teammates after defeating Australia during bronze medal Vancouver Sevens women's rugby action, in Vancouver, on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Canadian rugby 7s women bounce back with rout of Great Britain, men fall to Fiji
Canada's Max Stewart watches the ball during their game against Argentina during Vancouver Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Canadian men’s and women’s rugby sevens squads look to put disappointing results behind
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Breanne Nicholas of Canada in action during the 2024 Perth SVNS women's match between Fiji and Canada at HBF Park on January 28, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
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Rugby Canada and players association settle on three-year labour agreement
Canada's Ben Lesage looks for an opening against Chile during the first half of a Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification match at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, October 2, 2021.The Canadian men's rugby team leaves this week for Spain and the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup. For centre LeSage, it's the latest stop on an eventful journey that has seen him injured in Tonga and -- restored to health -- training in England in recent months.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Canadian women to hit the road for Pacific Four Series with games in three countries
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Canadian rugby sevens men and women head Down Under for third stop of the season
Canada's Maddy Grant, left, kicks the ball during their 29-14 win over the United States at the Rugby World Cup, in Aukland, New Zealand, in an Oct. 23, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rugby Canada, Dave Lintott Photography, Craig Butland , *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Thomas Isherwood rocks mullet while providing spark for Canada’s rugby 7s
Canada's Thomas Isherwood, left, celebrates his try with teammate Canada's Matthew Percillier during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action against Mexico in Edmonton, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival United States on Tuesday. Madell (33) passes the ball during wheelchair rugby mixed match 13 against the U.S.A., at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Santiago 2023, Photosport, Dragomir Yankovic, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Canadian men face tough opposition in Dubai for kickoff of World Rugby sevens season
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Canadian men make two changes to roster for four-team tournament in Spain
Team Canada's Cooper Coats shares a laugh with Barbados' Dario Stoute after making a try during men's rugby action at the Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, August 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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The greatest Rugby World Cup final? Huge expectations for All Blacks-Springboks showdown
FILE - New Zealand's All Blacks perform their haka ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup Pool B game between New Zealand and South Africa in Yokohama, Japan, Sept. 21, 2019. New Zealand beat South Africa 23-13. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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Canadian women’s rugby team looks to end losing streak against top-ranked England.
Canada women’s rugby coach Kevin Rouet is shown at the Rugby World Cup in November 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. The fourth-ranked Canadian women have lost 11 straight to England, including three defeats in the last year. Rouet, however, says his squad had the talent to take down the English when they meet Friday at the WXV tournament in New Zealand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rugby Canada-Dave Lintott **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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World Rugby announces sweeping competition changes to global calendar
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 24: Bill Beaumont, (L) the World Rugby chairman, and Alan Gilpin, the World Rugby chief executive face the media during the World Rugby media conference ahead of the Rugby World Cup France 2023 Final held at Roland Garros on October 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
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Tight games, rain and maybe a dream final: Talking points ahead of the Rugby World Cup semis
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 19: Sam Cane of the All Blacks looks on during the New Zealand Captain's Run ahead of their Rugby World Cup France 2023 match against Argentina at Stade Omnisport Croissy on October 19, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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Canada men’s rugby coach Kingsley Jones gets two-year contract extension
Rugby Canada men's national team Head Coach Kingsley Jones listens after he was introduced as the new coach of the team, in Vancouver on October 24, 2017. Jones has named a 36-man long list ahead of selection for test matches in Europe later this month against the Netherlands and Namibia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Rugby World Cup reaches quarter-final stage
France's flanker Anthony Jelonch kisses the ball during a training session at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, on October 13, 2023, during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Magali Harvey set to make return for Canada 15s rugby team in England test
Magali Harvey, the 2014 Women’s Rugby Player of the Year, is in line for her first cap in almost five years when fourth-ranked Canada takes on No. 1 England in a rugby test match Saturday. Harvey tosses the ball during a demonstration session in Montreal on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Rugby World Cup officials sorry for crowd problems, say no variance about head injury cards
This photograph taken on September 13, 2023, shows a logo of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup in the Grand'Place square in Lille. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP) (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Rugby World Cup is about to open in France and here’s what to know about the sport and its history
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 07: Rugby legend and Mastercard ambassador Dan Carter ‘kicks off’ the Rugby World Cup 2023 tournament with French kids, against an iconic Parisian backdrop on September 07, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images for Mastercard)
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Canada rugby women qualify for Paris Olympics, men’s team faces another qualifier
Team Canada celebrates their gold medal win over Team Mexico following the women's gold medal match at the Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Canadian rugby sevens teams look to secure Olympic qualification on home soil
Canada's Phil Berna, right, is tackled by Lucas Lacamp from the U.S., during a match of the Emirates Airline Rugby Sevens, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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Canadian Ben LeSage in middle of raging rugby controversy after being victim of an illegal tackle
Canada's Ben Lesage looks for an opening against Chile during the first half of a Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification match at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, October 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Vancouver makes the cut in slimmed-down, rebranded World Rugby sevens competition
United States' Martin Iosefo (12) vies for the ball against Canada's Andrew Coe, right, and Josiah Morra, back, during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on September 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canadian women’s rugby eases to 45-7 win over Australia
Canada's Claire Gallagher (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring a try against Australia during second half rugby action at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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The ties that bind Sophie de Goede to rugby greatness
Canada's Sophie de Goede is tackled during the 2022 Pacific Four Women's Rugby Series rugby match between Canada and USA at Tauranga Domain in Tauranga, New Zealand on Monday, 6 June 2022. Photo: Dave Lintott / lintottphoto.co.nz
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CTE found for first time in female pro athlete
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Deni Varnhagen of the Crows is tackled by Sarah Hosking of the Blues during the 2019 NAB AFLW Round 02 match between the Carlton Blues and the Adelaide Crows at Ikon Park on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)
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Canada rugby coach names 40-woman camp roster ahead of Pacific Four Series tests
Team Canada’s Sophie de Goede walks off the field at the end of the 1st half against Team Italy during first half test match rugby action at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Canada women's rugby coach Kevin Rouet has named a 40-player roster for a camp ahead of World Rugby Pacific Four Series matches in Ottawa next month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Canadian men ready for World Rugby Sevens Series relegation playoff in London
Ireland's Chay Mullins, left, is tackled by Canada's Phil Berna during the 9th place quarterfinal match of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 2, 2023. While Argentina looks to join New Zealand in securing a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the battle at the other end of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings will add more drama to the penultimate stop of the men's season in France this weekend. The Canadian men are in the thick of it, facing a relegation fight.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Louise Delmotte
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Canadian women’s team looks to end HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series season on high note in France
Canada's Bianca Farella looks to tackle Mexico's Daniela Alvarado during the first half of rugby action at the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Canada will have home-field advantage for this summer's Rugby Americas North Sevens, which serves as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Canadian men in relegation battle in business end of World Rugby Sevens Series season
Ireland's Chay Mullins, left, is tackled by Canada's Phil Berna during the 9th place quarterfinal match of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 2, 2023. While Argentina looks to join New Zealand in securing a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the battle at the other end of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings will add more drama to the penultimate stop of the men's season in France this weekend. The Canadian men are in the thick of it, facing a relegation fight.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Louise Delmotte
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Ottawa to host Pacific Four Series women’s rugby event later this summer
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New Zealand qualifies for Olympics while Canada’s men face rugby sevens relegation
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Canada women renew rugby rivalry with U.S. as Pacific Four Series opens in Madrid
Justine Pelletier of Canada runs with the ball during the women's rugby World Cup semifinal between Canada and England at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov.5, 2022. Canada coach Kevin Rouet gets to hear both his national anthems Friday when third-ranked Canadian women takes on No. 4 France in the Rugby World Cup bronze-medal game in Auckland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Canadian women’s rugby team returns to action against South Africa in Spain
Justine Pelletier of Canada runs with the ball during the women's rugby World Cup semifinal between Canada and England at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov.5, 2022. Canada coach Kevin Rouet gets to hear both his national anthems Friday when third-ranked Canadian women takes on No. 4 France in the Rugby World Cup bronze-medal game in Auckland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP **MANDATORY CREDIT**