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. …
JOE CHASE PHOTO The U19 Girl’s league has been a rollercoaster ride this Fall with some teams taking big wins…
14 Newfoundland players and a coach has been selected for…
Dogs 13- Swilers 11 in the Goodyear Cup semi final yesterday in…
The Atlantic Rock came up with a much needed win in Rugby action on Thursday night. They played hard and downed BC Bears 20-6 for their first win of the season. The Bears now drop to 0-3.The Rock play Prairie Wolf Pack Sunday. The Bears played an aggressive…
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The Atlantic Rock dropped two matches over the weekend at the Under 19 men’s division Canadian Rugby Championships in Markham, Ontario. On Saturday, the Rock took a heavy hit with a 62 to 7 loss to the Prairie Wolf Pack. Jordan Montgomery of PEI grounded the team’s single…
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Over 70 rugby players and officials representing The Rock will be in Truro, Nova Scotia to compete in the Eastern Canadian Rugby Championships. The men’s Under 16, Under 18 and women’s Under 18 divisions will compete against teams from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Eastern Ontario during…
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The Atlantic Rock lost to Ontario 24-13 to Ontario at the Swilers Rugby Complex in St. John’s Saturday. Colin Alexander FH 187 205 Halifax, NS Chris Browne L 195 232 St. John’s, NL Keelan Chapman – – – – Alex…
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In Provincial rugby the Swilers trumpted the Baymen 34 to 7 at the Swilers Complex while the Vandals edged the Dogs 30 to 19 at Torbay. The Junior Men’s series starts Monday with the Baymen challenging the Dogs at CBS and the Swilers playing the Vandals at the…
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Canada’s Olympic men’s rugby sevens dream was extinguished Sunday in a 14-12 loss to Russia in the quarter-finals of a last-ditch qualifying tournament. Trailing 14-7 late in the game, Canada had a chance to tie when Ciaran Hearn crashed over the line on the right flank leaving a…
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