GRR: Canada
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.
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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.
Canada U18s and the USA HS All Americans split their games Saturday, and in both games the Canadians started strong, only to have to deal with a USA comeback.
The USA Blue comeback succeeded, while USA Red retook the lead only to fall to a late penalty goal.