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2023 Pacific Four Series
The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament that served as one of the principal qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV. The tournament was hosted by Spain, Australia and Canada. The series took place over three months. The first round saw Canada and the United States play the opening match in Madrid on 1 April 2023, followed by Australia hosting New Zealand on 29 June 2023 in Brisbane. The series concluded in Canada with all four teams competing over two weekends in early July for the title. New Zealand retained their Pacific Four Series title after a comeback victory over the United States in Ottawa. Format Six matches were played over three months in a round-robin format. Table Fixtures Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- {, style="width:100%" , Player of the Match: Amy du Plessis (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Amelia Luciano (United States) Jenny Lui (United States) Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Pacific Four Series
The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June. Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts Arena in West Auckland, New Zealand, West Auckland and the Okara Park, Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei. New Zealand won their first series title after defeating the United States 50–6 in the final round. Format With New Zealand and Australia joining the competition alongside the United States and Canada, six matches were played in a Round-robin tournament, round-robin format. Participants Match officials On 1 June World Rugby announced the team of officials selected for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. All eight were announced as part of a wider squad of officials for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. * Lauren Jenner * Sara Cox (rugby union referee), Sara Cox * Maggie Cogger-Orr * Amber McLachlan * Julianne Zussman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Tuttosi
Emily Tuttosi (born 21 September 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player. She plays as hooker for Canada internationally and for the Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s. Rugby career 2018–2020 Tuttosi is from Souris, Manitoba in Canada. She made her international debut for Canada against England in 2018. She joined Exeter Chiefs in 2020. She previously played for Loughborough Lightning in the 2018–19 Premier 15s season. 2022 Tuttosi was named in the Canadian squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She scored a hat-trick against Japan in Canada's first game of the tournament. She later scored two tries against Italy in their second game. 2023 Tuttosi was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. She started in Canada's 66–7 thrashing of South Africa in Madrid, Spain. In July, she started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Kaljuvee
Sara Kaljuvee (born February 7, 1993) is a Canadian rugby sevens and fifteens player. In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic Team (TR). She is a two time gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team. Kaljuvee was a part of the first ever women's Commonwealth Games tournament in 2018. She was also a member of the 2018 Sevens World Cup Team. In 2022, Kaljuvee scored a try against Fiji in a warm-up match before the World Cup. She was selected in Canada's fifteens squad for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. References External links Sara Kaljuveeat Rugby Canada Rugby Canada is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football a ... * * {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Australia
Rugby Australia Ltd, previously named the Australian Rugby Union Limited and Australian Rugby Football Union Limited, is an Australian company operating the premier rugby union competition in Australia and teams. It has its origins in 1949. It is a member of World Rugby. Rugby Australia has eight member unions, representing each state and the Australian Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. It also manages national representative rugby union teams, including the Wallabies and the Wallaroos. History Until the end of the 1940s, the New South Wales Rugby Union, as the senior rugby organisation in Australia, was responsible for administration of a national representative rugby team, including all tours. However, the various state unions agreed that the future of rugby in Australia would be better served by having a national administrative body and so the Australian Rugby Football Union was formed at a conference in Sydney in 1945, acting initially in an advisory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber McLachlan
Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia of New Jersey'', Rutgers University Press, . Amber is used in jewelry and has been used as a healing agent in folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes contains animal and plant material as inclusions. Amber occurring in coal seams is also called resinite, and the term ''ambrite'' is applied to that found specifically within New Zealand coal seams. Etymology The English word ''amber'' derives from Arabic (ultimately from Middle Persian ''ambar'') via Middle Latin ''ambar'' and Middle French ''ambre''. The word was adopted in Middle English in the 14th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Nacional Complutense
The Estadio Nacional Complutense (or Complutense National Stadium in English), is a rugby union stadium in the Spanish capital Madrid and located on the main campus of the Complutense University of Madrid. The stadium is commonly used by the Spanish national rugby union team who competes in the European Nations Cup. It is also home to Olympus Rugby XV Madrid, CD Arquitectura and CR Cisneros. History The plans for the construction of the University City ( es, Ciudad Universitaria), and thus also of rugby stadium, began on 17 May 1927, when the then King Alfonso XIII awarded the construction contract. The official architects of the venue were Luis Lacasa Navarro, Javier Barroso and the famous Civil engineer Eduardo Torroja. The opening ceremony of the sports facilities and the stadium was on 12 October 1943, on the Spanish national holiday. Originally, the stadium was built for university sports, but in 1954 the Spanish national rugby union team used the stadium for a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenzie Hawkins
McKenzie Hawkins (born January 8, 1997) is an American rugby union player. She plays at Flyhalf for the United States and competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup. Rugby career 2014–18 Hawkins attended Maryville High School in Tennessee, and was named to the USA Rugby High School All Americans in 2014. It was her third All-American selection in just two years. Hawkins committed to Lindenwood University for her college career and helped lead the team to three consecutive national championships in both 7’s and 15’s. In 2018, Hawkins was awarded the MA Sorensen Collegiate Rugby Player of the Year. She made her test debut against New Zealand in November 2018. 2022–23 Hawkins was selected in the Eagles squad for the deferred 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Hawkins was named in the Eagles traveling squad for their test against Spain, and for the 2023 Pacific Four Series. She started for the Eagles in their 20–14 win against Spain in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabby Cantorna
Gabby Cantorna (born 2 August 1995) is an American rugby union player. She plays for the United States and for Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s. Rugby career Cantorna grew up in Pennsylvania and began playing rugby at the age of 14. She went to Pennsylvania State University and won four National College Championships. In 2017 she was awarded the D1 Elite National Championship MVP award. Cantorna made her international debut for the United States against New Zealand in 2018 during the Eagles Autumn Internationals. In 2020, She signed a one year contract with the Exeter Chiefs. Cantorna was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. In 2023, She was named in the Eagles traveling squad for their test against Spain, and for the 2023 Pacific Four Series The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Clapp
Charlotte “Lotte” Clapp (born on the 13 January, 1995) is an English-born rugby union player who plays internationally for the United States, she previously represented England. She plays for Saracens in the Premier 15s. Rugby career Clapp joined Saracens in 2014 and made her debut against Lichfield. Clapp previously played for England and has won ten caps for them. She featured for England against the Eagles at the 2016 Super Series in Utah. She has also captained Saracens to three titles. Clapp took a break from rugby to train as a teacher and on her return, switched to representing the United States, which she qualifies for because of her American-born mother. She made her international debut for the Eagles at the 2022 Pacific Four Series. In August 2022, she re-signed with Saracens for the 2022–23 Premier 15s season. Clapp was selected in the Eagles squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. In 2023, She was named in the Eagles traveling squad for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Rogers
Hope Rogers (born January 7, 1993) is an American rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs in the Allianz Premier 15s. She has competed for the Eagles in three consecutive Rugby World Cup's, at the 2014, 2017 and the delayed 2021 tournament. Early career Rogers began playing rugby as a sophomore in 2009 at Chambersburg Area Senior High School. In her first year of rugby she made the Mid-Atlantic All Star-Team that went to the U19 National All-Star Championship tournament. She led them to a championship title the next year as captain. In 2011 she received the Kevin Higgins College Scholarships. International career Rogers debuted for the against France in June 2013. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. She made her rugby sevens debut at the 2017 Sydney Women's Sevens. Rogers signed for Exeter Chiefs in January 2022. She started the 2021-22 Premier 15s final, finishing as runners up to Saracens Women. Rodgers was named in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Boag
Gillian Boag (born 19 February 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player. Rugby career Boag competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She featured in the knockout stages against the United States, and England; and in the third place final against France. In 2023, She was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. She was named on the bench for Canada's match against South Africa in Madrid, Spain. In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 loss to the Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tourname ... at the Pacific Series in Ottawa. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boag, Gillian Living people 1995 births Canadian female rugby union players Canada women's international rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Taylor (rugby Union)
Emma Taylor (born 9 July 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player. Rugby career Taylor competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She featured in the Pool games against Japan and Italy. Her last World Cup match was in the third place final against France. Taylor wears a size US11 Rugby boot. In 2023, She was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. She was named on the bench for Canada's match against South Africa in Madrid, Spain. In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 loss to the Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tourname ... at the Pacific Series in Ottawa. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Emma Living people 1992 births Canadian female rugby union players Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
