International France Usa Canada Ireland New Zealand county Pacific Features country Olympics Rugby UPS Action Vancouver International France Usa Canada Ireland New Zealand county Pacific

World's best women's rugby squads primed to play in WXV 1 tournament in Vancouver

cbc.ca

Tyson Beukeboom doesn't remember exactly where she was the moment her friends won Olympic silver at the Paris Games this summer.

All she remembers is what it felt like to watch the women's rugby sevens squad climb onto the podium. "I was enthralled," said the captain of Canada's women's 15s team. "I hope the rest of Canada was as well." As the country's most-capped women's rugby player, Beukeboom has known many of the sevens players for a long time.

Now Beukeboom hopes some of the Olympic enthusiasm carries over as the third-ranked Canadians host the world's best for WXV 1, starting this weekend.

The tournament will mark the first time international women's 15s is played at Vancouver's BC Place, and several teams — including Canada — feature players who saw action in Paris. "We get to see some of those stars coming over, on more than one team," said Beukeboom. "So I hope people are still excited from the silver medal and get out to come watch, and then hopefully we're going to take this one home as well." Now in its second year, the WXV is a three-tiered tournament, with teams in the top division coming from the top three finishers in the Pacific Four Series (Canada.

Related News
LONDON : Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday.
Arsenal had a new face in the dugout but had to survive defensive jitters before overcoming Valerenga 4-1 in their Champions League group clash at the Emirates Stadium.
It will be coach by committee for the Canadian women's soccer team's upcoming friendly with Spain, in the absence of suspended head coach Bev Priestman.
LONDON : The president of Major League Soccer Don Garber says he recognises the concern over FIFA's enlarged 32-team Club World Cup to be hosted in the United States next year after LaLiga chief Javier Tebas called for the tournament to be scrapped.
French rugby chiefs have condemned the proposed trial of the 20-minute red card in elite levels of the game around the world, saying it could encourage more aggressive play and expose players to greater risk of injury.
BRUSSELS : Players have never been closer to going on strike amid growing discontent towards soccer's governing bodies, notably FIFA and its revamped Club World Cup that is being compared to a 'Super League', the head of players' union FIFPRO Europe said on Monday.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.