The Canadian Classics Women’s Rugby team is set to play the Rock Women at the Swilers Rugby Club in St. John’s, NL on August 27th. They bring with them a powerful message for young female athletes. The Classics are past international-level players. They start arriving in St. John’s on August Read more…
The Swilers Rugby Football Club and the Newfoundland and Labrador Rugby Union are honoured to welcome the Canadian Classics Women to our shores from August 25-28! The Canadian Classic Women comprise former international capped players, outstanding club presidents, coaches, ambassadors, mothers, and wives. Please join us on Thursday, August 25, Read more…
Title: 2025 Canada Games 7’s Coach Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Reporting to: Technical Director The Newfoundland and Labrador Rugby Union (NLRU) is the provincial sporting organization for rugby. The union works to promote, grow, and further the best interests of Rugby Union Football within Newfoundland and Labrador. The union currently consists Read more…
TEAM NL RUGBY 7S CANADA GAMES FEATURE PLAYER OF THE DAY Name: Kaitlyn Hawco Position: Mainly 10 but anywhere in the backs! Club: Dogs RFC Rugby Roots: I started playing rugby in high school. I heard there were tryouts one day, so I showed up knowing no one and left Read more…
TEAM NL RUGBY 7S CANADA GAMES FEATURE PLAYER OF THE DAY Name: Jessie Penney Position: Prop Club: Swilers RFC Rugby Roots: Rugby was a big part of my Dad’s life, but even though it was a big part for him, I wasn’t introduced to the sport until I was 15. Read more…
TEAM NL RUGBY 7S CANADA GAMES FEATURE PLAYER OF THE DAY Name: Sydney Rose Position: Center Club: Swilers RFC Rugby Roots: I started playing rugby on my high school rugby team in the fall of 2020 when all my friends tried out for it, so I decided Read more…
Team NL Rugby 7s is pleased to announce the team selections for the Canada Games to take place in Niagara, Ontario, in August 2022. The Newfoundland and Labrador Rugby Union congratulates all those selected, and the best of luck in Niagara next month! The program started training almost two Read more…
The Senior Women’s Rock team had a tough start Thursday evening in Halifax. They travelled through the early morning and then a day in the Halifax sun before the match paid its toll. With a final result of 20-19 in favour of the PigDogs, it was a hard-fought match from Read more…
The Rock Senior Women’s team departed to “Rock the Maritimes” this morning! This is the first tour for this team that was rejuvenated earlier this year. They are travelling to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to play exhibition games as part of their training. They will play the Dartmouth Read more…
Team NL Rugby 7s is proud to announce the team to travel to Saint John, New Brunswick, to play in the third leg of the Atlantic 7s series of competitions between teams from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. This event will be part of Read more…