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. …
Three 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…
Read MoreFour Newfoundland Rugby players will represent Canada East in the NA4 competition with the USA in San Diego December 26th to January 2nd. Ryan Goodyear of the Baymen team , Max Tavenor of the Dogs, Lucas Shortall and Alex Hickman of the Swilers were selected after a Rugby Canada…
Read MoreSwilers are the 2018 Rugby champions. They get by the defending champion Dogs 20-19. The game went into injury time and Andrew McCabe tied the game with a try with just seconds reaming. Jonah Nadler made the conversion and the Swilers claimed the 2018 title.…
Read MoreThe Dogs Rugby Club are the 2017 Goodyear Cup Rugby champions. It marks the first time in the Clubs 41 year history that they have claimed the title beating the Swilers 18-15. The Dogs will go to the National Club championships taking on the winners of the…
Read MoreThe Swilers won the 2016 Sully Cup as they defeated the Conception Bay Baymen 42 -15 Saturday at the Sgt. Ned Nugent’s Rugby Pitch in CBS . The Swilers and Baymen last vied with each other for the cup in 2013.…
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