![]() ![]() Rugby Canada essentially funds the program, with support from the Canadian Rugby Foundation and additional donors, just like the men. ![]() ![]() Rugby Canada has to rely on a helping hand from World Rugby, its own pockets and donations. Rouet and flanker Karen Paquin both quit engineering jobs years ago to focus on rugby.īecause 15s rugby is not an Olympic sport, it does not get Own The Podium funding. Prop Olivia DeMerchant has been working to start a firefighting career, missing out on some time with the team to do required testing. Lock Tyson Beukeboom, a counsellor for at-risk kids, did the same. Hooker Gillian Boag is an engineer who scaled back to part-time ahead of the tournament and then took leave to join the squad. Prop Brit Kassil, a full-time firefighter, had to work. They resorted to a GoFundMe page, raising some $47,000 to help pay for a voluntary centralization in advance of the tournament. In contrast, the Canadian women earned a per diem and match fees at the World Cup. The fact Canada gave the Red Roses all they can handle was no small feat given the English women are fully professional with clubs and contracts from their governing body. “`Canada were fantastic … challenged us in every area of the game,” added England coach Simon Middleton. They came and they came and they came,'” England captain Sarah Hunter said after the semifinal. The Canadians perhaps left their ‘A’ game in last weekend’s gritty semifinal 26-19 loss to England. They were better in just about every phase, outkicking, outrunning and outhitting the Canadians. And the Canadian men, now ranked 22nd in the world, failed to qualify for the 2023 World Cup.Īdding insult to injury, the Canadian women missed out on a bonus based on potential top-three World Cup finish. In the seven tournaments that followed, they never made it out of the pool stage with a combined 4-19-3 record. They made the quarterfinals of the 1991 World Cup, four years before their sport went professional. The Canadian men can serve as a cautionary tale. But if there is nothing, we are nowhere,” said the French-born coach, who now calls Quebec City home. “If there is investment, we are close to something. I only know about Rugby Canada but if we can invest in women’s rugby, in North American rugby, we can truly be powerhouses in the game.”Ĭanada coach Kevin Rouet, while saying Rugby Canada is doing its best, was blunt about the future. But we don’t have the rugby cultures yet and the capabilities within our (rugby) union. “I think we can be like a flagship program for women’s rugby but specifically for North American women’s rugby. ![]()
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