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How tough are rugby players? Andrew Tiedemann-tough
Friday’s night win for Canada A over Uruguay was, by all accounts, an immensely tough affair. Canadian prop – and captain – Andrew Tiedemann has the photo to prove it: Andrew Tiedemann’s eye lid had to...
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Rugby Canada v NZ Maori All Blacks squads announced
Both teams are now out; a few comments… Here’s Canada’s: Front row Jake Illnicki, (Williams Lake Rustlers/Auckland Colts) Williams Lake, BC Ray Barkwill, (Niagara Wasps RFC/Ontario Blues) Niagara...
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Rugby Canada men set for Dubai Sevens (with live video)
The day’s arrived. It’s back to sevens. After a month of playing the fifteen-a-side game, Canada’s sevens men will return to the field. They’ve got some inspiration to draw from too, as the Canadian...
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Dubai 7s: Rugby Canada men find some ups, but lots of downs
Call it the proverbial mixed bag. A crushing, potentially dispiriting loss to England, a strong-though-ultimately-bittersweet performance against Fiji and a demolition of the United States on the...
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USA Sevens: Tough news for Rugby Canada as Hearn, Hirayama, Duke remain on...
Lots of intrigue in the Rugby Canada squad for next weekend’s USA Sevens, the next round of the IRB Sevens World Series. But two key names are still missing, both of the world class variety – playmaker...
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USA Sevens: Rugby Canada day one preview
Rugby Canada at USA Sevens day one v Kenya 4:22 PT v South Africa 6:56 PT games on irbsevens.com It’s going to be a big ask – as they say in rugby circles – for Canada on day one in Las Vegas. Up...
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USA Sevens: Canada comes back, again, to win 3rd vs Samoa
Comeback kids or cardiac kids? Canada knocked off Samoa 22-19 in a thrilling third place match on the final day of the 2014 USA Sevens. Whichever it is, sports psychologist Bruce Pinel deserves a big...
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New Zealand Sevens: Rugby Canada squad bolstered by triple-return
It’s hard to imagine that after an impressive 3rd place finish, you could say that a team is adding its major attacking threats. But that’s exactly the case. In Las Vegas, Canada leaned heavily on...
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Tokyo 7s: Rugby Canada squad looks strong – time to carry momentum forward
CANADA v Portugal 11:50 a.m. local (7:50 p.m. Friday PT) CANADA v Wales 3:08 p.m. local (11:08 p.m. Friday PT) CANADA v New Zealand 7:20 p.m. local (3:20 a.m. Saturday PT) All games streamed live &...
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Tokyo 7s: Rugby Canada solid on day one, qualify for cup quarters
A win, a draw and a close loss. It wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty good, nonetheless for Canada’s men’s rugby squad in Tokyo on Saturday. One thing that Canada has been good on this season has been...
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Tokyo 7s: Injuries, referee frustrations see Canada crash out on day two
A day that started with great promise ended with a bitter taste, as Canada lost both its playoff games at the Tokyo 7s on Sunday. Facing a powerful but vulnerable England side in the cup quarterfinals,...
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Hong Kong Sevens: Rugby Canada looking for rebound weekend
RUGBY CANADA at HONG KONG SEVENS, MARCH 28-30 (live stream irbsevens.com) When you’ve found yourself almost at the pinnacle, backslides are never easy. It’s about what you do next that defines you....
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Glasgow Sevens: Watch Conor Trainor’s outrageous try, the leading contender...
Sometimes you just have to state the obvious: everyone can see an amazing bit of skill when it happens. Conor Trainor, one of Canada’s most dynamic rugby players, pulled off a ball to hand feat that...
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Glasgow Sevens: Canada use power, pressure to dominate Pool B on day one
Eighty-seven points for, nineteen against. First place. Those are the key big numbers on day one for Canada at the Glasgow Sevens. But just as important – it’s the reading in to the numbers and what...
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Glasgow Sevens final vs New Zealand proves a bridge too far for Rugby Canada
It’s probably best not to think about the score (54-7). Or that the eighth and final try was scored by an eighteen year old. It’s worth focusing on the reality that Canada just finished second in a...
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London 7s: Rugby Canada day one preview
RUGBY CANADA AT THE LONDON SEVENS Canada vs Samoa 1 a.m. PT Canada vs USA 4:06 a.m. PT Canada vs Kenya 7:54 a.m. PT All games live at irbsevens.com DID YOU CATCH THIS WEEK’S TRY AND TACKLE PODCAST?...
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‘The next obvious move is to come first’: Rugby Canada announces Commonwealth...
With the Commonwealth Games just two weeks away, Rugby Canada interim sevens coach Kieran Crowley has named the 12 men who will chase gold in Glasgow. It’s a squad filled with experienced; the names...
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Commonwealth Games Sevens preview: Rugby Canada a solid darkhorse to grab a...
Canada, like most teams on the HSBC Sevens World Series get an early start to their season this weekend, as the Commonwealth Games’ rugby sevens tournament goes on Saturday and Sunday. With the removal...
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Canada Sevens Side Knocked Out of Medal Contention at Commonwealth Games
Guest post by Mark Janzen GLASGOW – It was a case of too many penalties, too many turnovers and a raucous crowd within the not so friendly confines of Ibrox Stadium that did Canada in. Falling 21-5 to...
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Canada Sevens bounce back, win bowl championship at Commonwealth Games
Guest post by Mark Janzen GLASGOW – It definitely wasn’t the bracket Canada was hoping to be playing in come Sunday, but the men’s sevens group did as well as it could and won all three of its games to...
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Doing the mid-November Rugby Canada roster shuffle and other notes
With roster-management lessons from 2013 on the brain, a few quick notes on the heels of Friday’s a-win-is-a-win win over Namibia. 25 hours later i'm back in Victoria — John Moonlight (@jmoonlight12)...
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Wellington Sevens: Middleton’s newest Rugby Canada batch a mix of old and...
Injuries to key players continue to dog Liam Middleton’s first season as Canadian men’s sevens coach. Already saddled by long-term injuries to Nathan Hirayama, Phil Mack and Mike Scholz, the trio of...
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Wellington 7s: Canada win shield but it’s not much consolation
For a team that came into the year knocking on the door of the HSBC Sevens World Series’ top four, another shield title is little consolation. And yet that’s Canada story, for the third time in four...
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USA Sevens: Rugby Canada face clear Kenyan task on day one in Las Vegas
Canada’s first two games on Friday at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas each present challenges. One is bigger than the other. There’s Kenya at 5:50 p.m. PT. There’s England at 8:24 p.m. You can guess...
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Hong Kong 7s: Rugby Canada brings back the firepower
Rugby Canada sevens coach Liam Middleton is getting closer and closer to a fully-healthy first choice squad. It’s not the powerhouse squad of 2013-14, but it’s getting there. And even if there’s still...
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Rugby Canada men’s squad for Hong Kong 7s the strongest of the season.
Led by captain John Moonlight, Canadian men’s sevens coach Liam Middleton has named the strongest squad of the season, just in time for the game’s biggest stage. Canada’s lineup sees the return of the...
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Hong Kong 7s: Ugly day two sends Canada off to bowl
Accuracy. Bravery. Control. Those are the keywords Fiji is using to focus their in-game approach. Their coach Ben Ryan is heard repeating the words during each game. It’s hardly rocket science, put...
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Maple Leafs squad for Limerick 7s is pretty familiar
Liam Middleton has picked names he’s seen before in his first development squad of the 2015-16 rugby sevens season. With a number of key player still with the Rugby World Cup training squad and World...
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Broken jaw ends Rugby World Cup dream for Canada’s Connor Braid
Salt in the wound: Connor Braid’s Rugby World Cup is done. The big ginger suffered a broken jaw in the first half of Saturday’s 23-18 loss to Italy and underwent surgery hours later. How good did the...
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USA Sevens: Rugby Canada gets the band back together for big Las Vegas clash
With Canada in a group with the USA, South Africa and Wales at this weekend’s USA Sevens in Las Vegsa, it will take a huge effort to make the cup quarterfinals. Canadian head coach Liam Middleton’s...
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