Ruck yeah! The Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation announced the full reinstatement of rugby in Nova Scotia high schools after numerous conversations, a vote over player safety and proper training for coaches. With the start of a new school year, Nova Scotia high school students were wondering if they would have the chance to hit […]
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Rugby taught me: My body is good. My body is athletic.
L ast week, the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation announced it was pulling high school rugby, mid-season, with no warning and I’m assuming, without any idea of the uproar it was setting off. The season is back on, under the care of Rugby Nova Scotia, and we’ll have to wait for the summer to see […]
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UPDATE: Rugby gets kicked in the crotch by NS sports federation
UPDATE TWO, TUESDAY MAY 7: So. On Thursday the NSSAF canned rugby, then Friday the education minister made his statement demanding its return, and that seemed like the last word. But despite the minister’s convincingly stern tone, the NSSAF didn’t reverse its decision; at the start of the week rugby was still sidelined. Today, however, […]
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Project Fit shapes up
Jack Hanratty, Mike Hamson and Paul Hamson know all about teamwork. The trio behind downtown Halifax’s newest source for group fitness, Project Fit (1456 Breton Street, just off Spring Garden Road) met on the rugby field—Hanratty had moved to Halifax from Ireland to coach, and the Hamsons (they’re brothers) were two of his players. After […]