Rugby

SAN DIEGO (AP) — New Zealand’s All Blacks scored seven tries Friday in a 47-5 win over Fiji in their first rugby match in San Diego in 44 years.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The All Blacks will play Fiji in San Diego on Friday night in the latest step in an effort by New Zealand Rugby to penetrate the U.S. sporting market.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has made 11 changes to his starting lineup for Friday’s rugby test against Fiji in San Diego.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Center Bradman Best fended off two players to score the go-ahead try in the 65th minute and help give New South Wales a 14-4 win over Queensland on Wednesday in the third and deciding match in the annual State of Origin rug

Third-ranked Canada will open the WXV 1 women's rugby competition against No. 4 France on Sept. 29 as part of a triple-header at B.C. Place Stadium. Top-ranked England takes on the seventh-ranked U.S. before the Canada-France matchup with No.

MARCOUSSIS, FRANCE (AP) — French Rugby Federation President Florian Grill on Tuesday addressed allegations of sexual assault and racism against members of the national team on its tour of Argentina, saying the “chain of events is dramatic” for all in

OTTAWA — Chalk one up for the home team and a hometown kid. Conner Keys of nearby Stittsville, Ont., fell for rugby back in 2006 when he watched Canada play Scotland in an A match at Twin Elm Rugby Park back in 2006.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A French XV beat Uruguay 43-28 on Wednesday in between France’s two tests against Argentina on its troubled South American tour.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Team captain Olivia Apps will lead a Canadian women’s rugby sevens team looking to return to the podium at this summer's Paris Olympics.

The learning continues for the Canadian men's rugby team as it turns its focus to 20th-ranked Romania on Friday after being battered 73-12 by sixth-ranked Scotland.