NEW Zealand want to “right a wrong” when they confront arch rivals South Africa in a Rugby Championship final round ‘dead rubber’ in Pretoria on Sunday (1.05am AEST). The All Blacks suffered a stunning defeat by the Springboks in Wellington last month and scrumhalf TJ Perenara says it is time to set the record straight. […]
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Live Test Rugby: All Blacks v Argentina
ARGENTINA captain Agustin Creevy says his buoyant Pumas team will take little heart from current form when they play New Zealand, reeling from a surprise home defeat to South Africa, in the Rugby Championship this morning. Argentina have won two Rugby Championship games for the first time this year while the All Blacks after looking […]
Canadian rugby 7s squad applies for union certification
Canada's top rugby sevens players have applied for union certification, turning up their dispute with Rugby Canada another notch. The B.C. Labour Relations Board has scheduled a meeting for Friday on the players' request to join the United Steelworkers of America. Thirteen members of the Canadian sevens squad have boycotted training sessions in Langford, B.C., […]
Live Test Rugby: All Blacks v Springboks
THE All Blacks are on the verge of wrapping up the Rugby Championship with two games to spare when they face a struggling Springboks side in Wellington tonight (5.35pm AEST). The world champions start as heavy favourites with the once ferocious battles between New Zealand and South Africa becoming a fading memory. The All Blacks […]
Rugby news: Danny Cipriani handed England lifeline after misconduct hearing
Cipriani is now free to play for Gloucester against the Dragons in tonight’s pre-season warm-up as he bids to impress England boss Eddie Jones. In a mammoth hearing that stretched for the best part of five hours, in Bristol, Cipriani was grilled about events on a pre-season trip to Jersey with Gloucester but after courts […]
Watch Rugby World Cup Sevens (all day)
Click on the video player above to watch full coverage of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens from San Francisco. Click on the player below at 4 p.m. ET for CBC's coverage of the tournament. Canada has entries in both the men's and women's tournament. The women's side fell 26-14 to Spain in the Championship Cup placement (5th-8th) match and will […]
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018: Schedules & Results
Stay up to date on the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 with the full schedules and results for both the men's and women's tournaments below. Competition runs July 20-22 in San Francisco. Here's how the formats work: Women's tournament: There are 16 teams. They're paired off for the opening round of 16. The 8 winners advance to the Championship […]
Canadian teams fall at Rugby World Cup Sevens
SAN FRANCISCO — Canada's women's and men's rugby sevens team were both knocked out of title contention on Friday night at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The women's team lost 24-19 to France on a last-second try that capped off a back-and-forth quarter-final match. The Canadians were 3-0 against the French this year, but it was France that […]
Canadian teams ready for Rugby World Cup Sevens
It's been five years since the last Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. Rugby sevens has reached new heights since that tournament, with its Olympic debut in Rio in 2016 a major benchmark for the sport's continued growth. Ghislaine Landry and Nathan Hirayama have been fixtures of Canada's women's and men's teams during that stretch of […]
Complete Super Rugby teams: Rebels injury hit, Tahs unchanged
THE Rebels will be missing significant star power against the Highlanders as Adam Coleman, Will Genia, Dane Haylett-Petty and Geoff Parling were all ruled out. It is smooth sailing for the Waratahs, however, with Daryl Gibson naming an unchanged side. Read on for all the latest round 19 Super Rugby team news. NEW PODCAST! Outgoing […]