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Canada’s Olivia Apps scores a try against Brazil during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian rugby captain back training after B.C. cougar attack

Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps was treated after Strathcona park cougar incident

 

Canada’s Asia Hogan-Rochester celebrates a try against France on Day 3 of the HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Madrid in a Sunday, June 2, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby, KLC fotos, Mike Lee

Canada rugby 7s women finish 4th while men are relegated from HSBC SVNS

The men head to a last-ditch Olympic qualification tournament in Monaco later this month

 

Canada’s men’s rugby sevens team faces an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit after finishing bottom of its group Saturday. (Courtesy of The Canadian Press)

Canadian men 1 loss away from relegation from elite rugby sevens circuit

The Canadian men were beaten 14-7 by the U.S. to finish 4th in Qualifier Pool A

 

The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team is looking to stave off relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit in the season finale this weekend at Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby-Mike Lee

Uruguay hands Canada’s rugby 7s a nightmare in battle to avoid relegation

Germany makes it worse by handing Canada a 2nd loss with clock in the red

The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team is looking to stave off relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit in the season finale this weekend at Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby-Mike Lee
Canada’s Tyson Beukeboom (4) is tackled as they take on Australia during first half rugby action at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian women score historic rugby win, defeating New Zealand

Milestone win moved the Canadian women to No. 2 in the world rankings behind England

Canada’s Tyson Beukeboom (4) is tackled as they take on Australia during first half rugby action at the Pacific Four Series in Ottawa on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
FILE - Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Calif. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Canadian women defeat Australia 33-14 in Pacific Four Series rugby

The fifth-ranked Wallaroos had no answer for Canada’s driving maul

FILE - Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Calif. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Canada’s Ethan Hager races away from the Britain defence at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in Hong Kong in a Sunday, April 7, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby, KLC fotos, Mike Lee

Canadian rugby sevens men face relegation battle at HSBC SVNS season finale

Team fighting to retain their status as a core team for the 2nd year in a row

Canada’s Ethan Hager races away from the Britain defence at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in Hong Kong in a Sunday, April 7, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby, KLC fotos, Mike Lee
Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Fourth-ranked Canada, returning to action for the first time since November’s WXV tournament, opens play Sunday against the ninth-ranked U.S. in Pacific Four Series play Carson, Calif. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Canadian women’s rugby team opens Pacific Four Series against U.S.

Vancouver will stage the WXV from Sept. 27 to Oct. 13

Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Fourth-ranked Canada, returning to action for the first time since November’s WXV tournament, opens play Sunday against the ninth-ranked U.S. in Pacific Four Series play Carson, Calif. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Canada’s Ethan Hager races away from the Britain defence at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in Hong Kong in a Sunday, April 7, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby, KLC fotos, Mike Lee

Canada’s rugby 7 women finish 5th in Hong Kong, men continue to disappoint

Women 5th in overall standings, men will have to rally to avoid relegation

Canada’s Ethan Hager races away from the Britain defence at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in Hong Kong in a Sunday, April 7, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby, KLC fotos, Mike Lee
Canada’s Asia Hogan-Rochester (right) breaks through the France defence on Day 3 of the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles at Dignity Health Sports Park In Carson, Calif. on Sunday, March 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mike Lee — KLC fotos for World Rugby

Canada’s rugby 7 women off to Hong Kong buoyed by recent success

Team finishes 4th in Los Angeles after a 3rd-place standing in Vancouver

Canada’s Asia Hogan-Rochester (right) breaks through the France defence on Day 3 of the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles at Dignity Health Sports Park In Carson, Calif. on Sunday, March 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mike Lee — KLC fotos for World Rugby
Members of the Canada Wolverines, the Canadian national rugby league team, pose in front of the Las Vegas sign on Wednesday Feb. 28, 2024 ahead of their international Friday against the USA Hawks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Wolverines

B.C.-born, Aussie-raised coach aims to jumpstart Canada’s rugby league men

Aaron Zimmerle leads Wolverines into only their 2nd game since 2019 Serbian tour

Members of the Canada Wolverines, the Canadian national rugby league team, pose in front of the Las Vegas sign on Wednesday Feb. 28, 2024 ahead of their international Friday against the USA Hawks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Wolverines
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

B.C. to host world’s elite in women’s rugby in the fall of 2024

WXV 1 will bring together the top teams from the Pacific Four and Six Nations at B.C. Place

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
Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Canadian women’s squad finish third at HSBC SVNS, men finish 12th

Women beat Australia while men lost to Spain at B.C. Place on Sunday

Canada’s Sophie De Goede grabs Great Britain’s Abi Burton during Vancouver Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Team Canada’s Phil Berna looks for an open player as he’s tackled by Team Jamaica’s Nic Franklyn during men’s rugby action at the Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. After a disappointing showing at the Perth stop of the HSBC SVNS Series, both the Canadian men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams are looking for home comforts in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Canada’s rugby 7s teams come to Vancouver looking to reverse sagging fortunes

Women sit 6th in the standings, men 11th as 3-day Vancouver competition starts Friday

Team Canada’s Phil Berna looks for an open player as he’s tackled by Team Jamaica’s Nic Franklyn during men’s rugby action at the Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. After a disappointing showing at the Perth stop of the HSBC SVNS Series, both the Canadian men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams are looking for home comforts in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Megan Sampson has wanted to be a professional athlete since she was young. She has now been given the opportunity to compete at the RBC Training Ground Top 100. Sampson will find out on Dec 18 if she will go further in the competition. (Photo supplied/RBC Training Ground)

‘It is easy to crash into the walls’: B.C. teen eyes Olympic status

More than 2,200 young athletes have been a part of the program

Megan Sampson has wanted to be a professional athlete since she was young. She has now been given the opportunity to compete at the RBC Training Ground Top 100. Sampson will find out on Dec 18 if she will go further in the competition. (Photo supplied/RBC Training Ground)
Canada’s Lucas Rumball, left, tackles U.S. wing Christian Dyer during the first half of a Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification pathway match Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Glendale, Colo. Rumball scored three tries Saturday as Canada defeated Brazil 40-15 to finish third at the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/David Zalubowski

Canadian men rally from early deficit to beat Brazil, move up to world rankings

The game was the last of the year for the Canadian men

Canada’s Lucas Rumball, left, tackles U.S. wing Christian Dyer during the first half of a Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification pathway match Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Glendale, Colo. Rumball scored three tries Saturday as Canada defeated Brazil 40-15 to finish third at the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/David Zalubowski
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 has named his roster for the new WXV women’s rugby tournament, choosing 21 players from the squad that finished fourth at the World Cup last November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP

Canada names roster for inaugural WXV women’s rugby tournament in New Zealand

Canadians open Oct. 20 against Wales in Wellington

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 has named his roster for the new WXV women’s rugby tournament, choosing 21 players from the squad that finished fourth at the World Cup last November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP
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. Berna and Olivia Apps will captain the Canadian sides looking to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens next weekend in Langford, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kamran Jebreili

Canada names rosters for Olympic rugby sevens qualifier on Vancouver Island

Both men’s and women’s teams will be playing in Langford to earn berth next year in Paris

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. Berna and Olivia Apps will captain the Canadian sides looking to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens next weekend in Langford, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kamran Jebreili
Canada’s Senior Men’s 15 team coach Kingsley Jones looks on during the team’s warm up prior to the first match of the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway against the US Eagles, at the Swilers Rugby Club in St. John’s, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Canadian rugby men back facing stiff test against World Cup-bound Tonga

Number 23 Canada plays world number 15 Tonga in first match since November

Canada’s Senior Men’s 15 team coach Kingsley Jones looks on during the team’s warm up prior to the first match of the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway against the US Eagles, at the Swilers Rugby Club in St. John’s, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Argentina’s Matias Osadczuk, left, brings the trophy to his teammates as they celebrate after defeating France during gold medal HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver on March 4, 2023. Vancouver has made the cut in the rebranded and slimmed-down World Rugby Sevens Series. The new format features eight events, each offering men’s and women’s play, under the HSBC SVNS name. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver makes cut in slimmed-down World Rugby sevens competition

Rebranded as HSBC SVNS and playing a reduced schedule, event returns to BC Place in February

Argentina’s Matias Osadczuk, left, brings the trophy to his teammates as they celebrate after defeating France during gold medal HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver on March 4, 2023. Vancouver has made the cut in the rebranded and slimmed-down World Rugby Sevens Series. The new format features eight events, each offering men’s and women’s play, under the HSBC SVNS name. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck