SAN FRANCISCO — It was as much a competition as it was an exhibition. The battles on the pitch at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens were intense, but competitors immediately became cordial once the final whistle blew. There appeared to be minimal animosity between rival fans in the crowd. Supporting multiple squads was commonplace, […]
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World Cup showcases Canadian rugby's potential — and its challenges
SAN FRANCISCO — Gareth Rees never would have imagined playing rugby at a place like AT&T Park in San Francisco, which is why the Canadian Hall of Famer is cherishing every moment of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. "We would never had dreamt of walking into a baseball stadium and saying 'we're going to play rugby […]
Rugby's Changing Face: From the Privileged to the Downtrodden
Obed Karwhin has heard more than once about how Africans don’t play rugby. It doesn’t bother him — not because the stereotype is old, but because it’s not true. And Karwhin knows that as well as anyone. Since its birth in early 19th-century Britain, rugby has largely remained a bastion of upper-class privilege. The sport […]
Rugby's Must-Watch Global Matchup
Welshman Sam Warburton is a rugby player with a physical and emotional presence far greater than his 6-foot-2, 227-pound frame. As captain, he will lead his team onto the pitch for a unique contest against the New Zealand All Blacks later this month, all of his players wearing the same blood-red uniform. But there’s something […]
England boss Eddie Jones is rugby's equivalent of Brian Clough – Shaun Edwards
Jones is never afraid to say what he thinks and has cranked up the heat ahead of his team’s Six Nations trip to Cardiff on Saturday by saying England should always expect to beat a country the size of Wales. The 57-year-old has also insisted he cannot understand why England are so petrified of travelling […]