A big win in the first leg obviously will give the triumphant team a huge advantage, though. Samoa’s biggest-ever margin of victory in Rugby World Cup qualifiers is 49 points, while Tonga’s is 23.

after a photo op with team captains on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang NADI — Liam James scored two of Canada's nine tries in a 57-27 win over Tonga ...

Tau Koloamatangi, a former New Zealand Under-20 world champion, has been scratched from Tonga’s team to face the All Blacks following an eligibility row.Marco Luzzani / Getty Images An ...

NADI - Liam James scored two of Canada's nine tries in a 57-27 win over Tonga at the ... a penalty try. The Rugby Canada crest and maple leaf are seen on the jersey of team captain Sophie de ...

Australian forwards have been rewarded for their consistent form with six named in a Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Year, including props Angus Bell and Allan Alaalatoa. Super Rugby Pacific ...

NADI — Liam James scored two of Canada's nine tries in a 57-27 win over Tonga at the Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge on Saturday. The Canadian under-20 men finished at 2-1-0 after opening the ...

NADI — Liam James scored two of Canada's nine tries in a 57-27 win over Tonga at the Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge on Saturday. The Canadian under-20 men finished at 2-1-0 after opening the tournament ...

While attentions focus on those throwing themselves down Cooper’s Hill after a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese, at the bottom of the hill stand a line of players from the local rugby team. Their ...

There are 13 survivors in his match-day team from the last time they played England in 2022, including their only try-scorer that day in Naoto Saito. Kazuki Himeno will captain his first Rugby World ...

Others have now paid tribute to Jones, who played 15 times for Wales' rugby union national team and 11 times for his country in rugby league. One of his former clubs, Ebbw Vale, said ...

DORCHESTER — Once again, the BC High boys rugby team is in the MIAA D-I state final, where they’ll once again be met by Xaverian. The top-seeded Eagles handled No. 4 Weymouth with ease in the ...

While Springboks still have a lot to show at the Rugby World Cup ... as the Boks gear up for their final Pool B match against Tonga in Marseille tonight (9pm kickoff). And with a place in the ...