A Newfoundlander will be inducted into the Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame. Rod Snow a native of Bonavista is a deserving member of the inaugural Rugby Canada Hall of Fame Class. The induction ceremony is set for March 9th. Snow is a veteran of 62 test caps and four World Rugby Cups. …
Newfoundland Rugby player received a major award from Rugby Canada. Patrick Patfrey of St. John’s receives the Canadian Shield Award as the Mens 15s Player of the year from Rugby Canada. …
Read MoreAccording to a post by Rugby Newfoundland the sport will now be allowed to proceed with games. The statement from Rugby NL says Rugby Canada has approved the Newfoundland and Labrador Rugby Union’s Return to Play plan. Therefore, effective immediately, the suspension of rugby activities in Newfoundland and…
Read MoreA Newfoundlander will be inducted into the Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame. Rod Snow a native of Bonavista is a deserving member of the inaugural Rugby Canada Hall of Fame Class. The induction ceremony is set for March 9th. Snow is a veteran of 62 test caps and four…
Read More14 Newfoundland players and a coach has been selected for the U18/20 Rugby Canada ID Camp! Front Row (L to R) James Noftall, Ben James, Ryan Goodyear, Evan MacKenzie, John Stanley Cook, and Alexander Hickman Back Row (L to R) Morgan Lovell (Coach), Tim St. John,…
Read MoreTwo Newfoundlanders have been named to the long list of players for Canada’s Rugby team. The team has a warmup of three games before the Worlds. Named to the long list are Patrick Parfrey of St. John;s and Ciaran Hearn of C-B-S. The team is in Hamilton where they’ll…
Read MoreThe Atlantic Rock are the under 19 National Rugby Champions. The Rock defeated Ontario Blue 21-5 in the championship game.…
Read MoreThe under 19 men’s Rugby championships continue again Thursday at The Swilers complex. Two undefeated teams clash at seven o’clock. It’s the Atlantic Rock against Ontario. Both teams have 2-0 records. …
Read MoreThere are four Newfoundland Rugby players in the Canadian Men’s under 20 Rugby Team. Campbell Clarke, Michael McCarthy, Thomas Hagan, and Conor McKinney are on the team now playing in Portugal.…
Read MoreThree members of the Swilers Rugby Club have been named to Team Canada’s under 20 squad that will tour Portugal and Spain in February. Campbell Clarke, Michael McCarthy and Conor McKinney will wear the Canadian Colours. …
Read MoreA huge boost to Rugby in St. John’s and for the Swilers Field in particular. The Provincial Government will invest approximately $120,000 towards field rehabilitation efforts which is used by the Atlantic Rock Canadian Rugby. The facility is also used as well by all provincial rugby teams from…
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