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Rugby Canada men’s squad for Hong Kong 7s the strongest of the season.

Led by captain John Moonlight, Canadian men’s sevens coach Liam Middleton has named the strongest squad of the season, just in time for the game’s biggest stage. Canada’s lineup sees the return of the...

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Glasgow 7s: Two tournaments left for Rugby Canada’s sevens men to impress

Slowly but surely, healthy rugby players are trickling back into Liam Middleton’s selection pool. Nathan Hirayama, star of the 2012-13 campaign is the latest. The Richmond-born flyhalf has battled all...

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London 7s: Canadian men’s squad finishing the season with better fitness and...

For much of the 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series season, Team Canada has been searching for an identity. Early in the year there were piles of heartbreaking losses. Their coach didn’t take charge until...

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NACRA 7s: Canada loads up on star power for men’s rugby sevens Olympic attempt

It’s an eye-popping squad of 14. With one twenty minutes game sitting between his team and the Olympics, Rugby Canada men’s sevens coach Liam Middleton is pulling out all the stops. To reinforce a...

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Rugby Canada names B.C.-laden men’s squad for Pan Am Games sevens competition

With the Olympic qualification campaign on re-boot and the Rugby World Cup regime in its infancy, Canadian men’s sevens coach Liam Middleton has gone back to a tried and tested group for the last...

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With Canada Sevens 2016 weekend confirmed, Nate Hirayama says it’s getting...

World Rugby confirmed the 2015-16 HSBC Sevens Series schedule last week; the long-awaited Canada Sevens will be played March 12-13 at BC Place Stadium. We caught up with Richmond’s Nathan Hirayama,...

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Rugby Canada PNC road show moves to Burnaby – notes from Tuesday’s practice...

Had a chance to get off the desk today (yes, my usual spot is in the newsroom) to check out Canada practice at the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club today for a couple interviews (that story later this week), a...

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Few changes for Rugby Canada ahead of Tonga PNC test at Swangard

CANADA vs. TONGA Friday, 7 p.m., Swangard Stadium Live on TSN2, TSN GO and worldrugby.org Canadian coach Kieran Crowley has made just three changes to his starting lineup ahead of his side first home...

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The dirty dozen: Canada makes a pile of changes for Samoa test

In a reminder that this summer series is as much about seeing the depth of his squad as it is about chasing wins, Rugby Canada men’s head coach Kieran Crowley has made a slew of changes to his...

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Crowley taking final looks at his squad as Canada lines up against the USA in...

Another game, another squad rotation from Canadian head coach Kieran Crowley. With less than two weeks to go until he has to declare his final squad fro the Rugby World Cup, Crowley looks to be taking...

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Canada defeats Georgia in penultimate Rugby World Cup warmup (highlights)

It’s tough to tell from just six minutes of footage, but by all accounts, Canada acquitted themselves very well on Wednesday evening at Esher RFC in England, as they defeated a strong Georgian side...

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Canada drops final RWC warmup to Fiji: what did we learn?

At 47-18, the scoreline was pretty indicative of the play between Fiji and Canada at The Twickenham Stoop on Sunday. Fiij, prepping for the pool of death – England, Australia and Wales await in Pool A...

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Rugby World Cup: Canada’s lineup to face Ireland stays the course

Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Kieran Crowley hasn’t pulled out any surprises for his side’s opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. With his Canadian side set to open its RWC campaign on...

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Canadian bright spots overwhelmed by Irish dominance in Rugby World Cup opener

Going in, you knew it was going to be tough for Canada. Coming out, you can say you were right, as World Cup title hopefuls Ireland blitzed Canada 50-7 to open their campaign in front of a lively...

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Rugby World Cup notebook: Japan’s glorious win over South Africa; Lessons for...

In no particular order, some thoughts from the opening weekend at the Rugby World Cup… JAPAN’S GLORY SENDS SHUDDERS THROUGH THE SYSTEM I’m still blown away by what went on on Saturday in Brighton....

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Rugby World Cup: Crowley picks Canada team for wide, expansive approach vs....

Matching up the Italians up front and beating them out wide will be the formula to success, Canadian head coach Kieran Crowley said in announcing his team on Thursday afternoon. “It’s going to be a...

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Rugby World Cup Notebook: Canadians move on from Leeds, Wales surprises and...

CANADA SAYS GOODBYE TO LEEDS Team Canada moved down the M1 from Leeds to Leicester on Sunday, following a morning team recovery session. It’ll be interesting to see how the squad adjusts to their next...

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RWC Notebook: Canada’s last dance, Owens tells TMO to get stuffed, how do you...

With round three just about in the books (Romania, Uruguay, Namibia and the USA still have to play their third match) a few notes on where we’re at, as Rugby World Cup 2015 enters the final week of...

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Rugby World Cup: Post-match comments as Canada falls at the final hurdle to...

You saw the game. You can read about it again here, if you really want. I’ll have more analysis later this week, but for now, I’ll leave it to the players and coaches to tell the story in their own...

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Rugby Canada men head to Halloween 7s with nearly full-strength squad

Canadian sevens coach Liam Middleton has picked a nearly full-strength squad for this weekend’s Halloween 7s in Florida. Last weekend, a much less-experienced group took the ‘Ball’ division at the...

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Dubai 7s: Canada men’s squad full of familiar names

To launch Canada’s biggest ever season of rugby sevens, head coach Liam Middleton has picked pretty much a strong a team as possible for the Dubai 7s. And the squad depth is so solid, he’s picked a...

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Dubai 7s: With a full pre-season under their belts, Canadian men’s sevens...

A year ago, Canadian men’s sevens head coach Liam Middleton was a brand new face to his players. Appointed to his new job in September, it had taken two months to get the Zimbabwe native’s work visa...

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Cape Town 7s: Dala, Mullins in as Canada names its dozen, faces intriguing pool

The Dubai 7s aren’t exactly a tournament to remember for Rugby Canada’s sevens men. The first four games were mostly miserable. There were those victories in the final two games and some silverware at...

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Cape Town 7s: Canada comes up a hair short in wide open day one

It still boggles the mind how tight Pool D turned out to be at the Cape Town 7s. Canada got its second win over New Zealand in nine months, but that wasn’t enough as they finished third in the group....

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Wellington 7s: Injuries open door to some of Canada’s youngsters

Injuries to four of Liam Middleton’s regulars has opened a door to some of his young talent. In the baker’s dozen that will travel to Wellington, Rugby Canada’s men’s sevens coach has included two...

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Sydney 7s: Return of Dala and Fuailefau allows for re-jigging of Rugby Canada...

With the second leg of Canada’s Antipodean sevens jaunt looming this weekend in Sydney, coach Liam Middleton has re-jigged his squad to allow for the return of a pair of veterans. After missing last...

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Sydney 7s: Canada walks away with the bowl and renewed confidence

Day one at the Sydney 7s was a disaster for Canada. Two tight encounters with New Zealand and Australia – who incidentally met in the cup final on Sunday – and then an awful second half performance...

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USA Sevens: Rugby Canada gets the band back together for big Las Vegas clash

With Canada in a group with the USA, South Africa and Wales at this weekend’s USA Sevens in Las Vegsa, it will take a huge effort to make the cup quarterfinals. Canadian head coach Liam Middleton’s...

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USA 7s: Canada has middling day one but still in with a cup round chance

No one likes a tie. Canada lost to South Africa to start, then drew with the Americans but it really should have been a win. In the opening match vs. South Africa, it wasn’t really that Canada played...

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Canada Sevens: Home team selection stays the course

Rugby Canada’s real home town weekend has finally arrived and head coach Liam Middleton is staying the course. The Canada Sevens go Saturday and Sunday at BC Place. There’s just one change to the...

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