Related Research Articles
Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. Rugby sevens is administered by World Rugby, the body responsible for rugby union worldwide. The game is popular at all levels, with amateur and club tournaments generally held in the summer months. Sevens is one of the most well distributed forms of rugby, and is popular in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and especially in the South Pacific.
The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos, represents Georgia in men's international rugby union. The team is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union and takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship and the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years and in which it has appeared continuously since 2003.
The Japan national rugby union team, also known as the Cherry Blossoms, the Brave Blossoms, or simply Sakura, represents Japan in men's international rugby union. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia and has enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years. Rugby union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU), which was founded in 1926. They compete annually in the Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) and previously in the Asia Rugby Championship (ARC). They have also participated in every Rugby World Cup (RWC) since the tournament began in 1987, and hosted the event in 2019.
The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States of America Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union. USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States, and is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. Until rugby returned to Olympic competition, with sevens at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic rugby champion, having won gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
Paul Deacon is an English rugby union coach who is the head coach of the Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby, and former a professional rugby league footballer and coach.
Daniel Richard Cole is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the England national team.
Gideon "Kees" Lensing is a former Namibian rugby union player and former head coach of the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby (MLR). He played as a prop for six different teams over more than 11 years.
The 2013 end of year rugby tests, also known as the 2013 Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between European sides - England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and visiting Southern Hemisphere countries - Argentina, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga.
The 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals, also known as the November internationals, or autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were international rugby union matches in 2017.
Andrew Jordon Ditka Coe is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a fullback representing Canada internationally. He also plays for Rugby New York (Ironworkers) in Major League Rugby (MLR). His nickname is "Cozy Bones".
Benjamin LeSage is a Canadian rugby union player who plays as a centre for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for Canada internationally. He previously played for the Toronto Arrows and the LA Giltinis
Lucas James Rumball is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a back-row. He represents Canada internationally and also currently plays for Canadian club Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Conor Keys is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a lock represents Canada internationally. He currently plays for New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.
Luke Francis Campbell is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a number eight represents Canada internationally and also currently plays for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby (MLR).
Matt Heaton is a Canadian rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Canada playing for the Canadian national rugby union team internationally.
Giuseppe du Toit is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a centre for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Canada internationally.
Jack Corstiaan van Poortvliet is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the England national team.
Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti is a Fijian rugby union player. His primary position is scrum half.
Martín Sigren Molina is a Chilean professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Major League Rugby club New England Free Jacks and captains the Chile national team.
References
- ↑ "Cole Keith". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "Canada v Chile". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada . 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada . 10 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
 | This Canadian rugby union biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |