GRR: Canada
Former Canadian international and Rocky Rugby coach in Texas, Todd Knight, died December 30, 2020 in a car accident.
According to reports Knight was traveling in his car alone in very bad weather and his car struck a utility pole and flipped. No other cars were involved.
Aaron Carpenter, who played for Canada in 80 test matches at hooker and No. 8; he captained his country 15 times and chats with Bruce McLane about coaching and bringing his considerable professional rugby experience to Major League Rugby.
World Rugby is launching a Men’s XVs High Performance Combine program in North America.
The first combine will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 21-27.
The Rugby Canada U18 vs Boys HS All Americans winter camp ended with another set of games and both programs coming home with two wins.
After a close win and a close loss just after Christmas, the HS All Americans played two more games in the split-squad series.
(The games are embedded in this article. If you don't see the video, just refresh the page.)
The USA Rugby Girls HS All Americans lost 29-24 on New Year's Eve to Canada's U18s in a game that capped off both teams' winter camps.
The game, held in Chula Vista, Calif., produced plenty of positives for both sides.