Round 4 of Super Rugby Aupiki is upon us and there's a chance for the Chiefs Manawa and Hurricanes Poua to enact revenge for their respective round 2 losses, with the benefit of hosting the contests.
The undefeated heavyweights have named their respective teams for round three's mighty Super Rugby Aupiki clash.
When Super Rugby Aupiki starts this weekend, Shoshanah Seumanutafa will be something of a rarity when she takes the field for the Chiefs Manawa, and will be just one of a handful of non-New Zealand international players lining up in the kiwi competition.
Super Rugby Aupiki is back with round one kicking off this weekend in Hamilton as the Chiefs host Matatu. That game will be followed up by the Hurricanes Poua hosting the Blues.
Olympic medallists Canada have named their squad for the HSBC SVNS Series season opener in Dubai.
Four silver medallists from this year’s Paris Olympic Games have been named in Canada’s Women’s Sevens team for the PR7s All-Star Tournament.
Three familiar faces will be back in action for the Chiefs Manawa in 2025 as the team looks to go one better than their consecutive second-place finishes.
The match will see world number one and number two sides England and Canada go head to head with WXV silverware on the line this Saturday in Vancouver.
Tyson Beukeboom, who became Canada’s most-capped women’s player of all time during the Pacific Four Series, will reach a new milestone this weekend in WXV.
Six members of the Canada squad that secured a sevens silver medal at Paris 2024 will be part of the country’s push for WXV 1 glory on home soil.