This past weekend saw Rugby Canada piloting a new HSBC

This past weekend saw Rugby Canada piloting a new HSBC Rookie Rugby Training software along UBC’s Thunderbirds Women’s Rugby squad, catered towards coaches of U-12 athletes.

The women’s invite-best, National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) pilot become led via educators Steph Veal and Jackie Tittley, in addition to teacher Beth Barz. BC Rugby’s Annabel Kehoe turned into also in attendance to witness the brand new pilot venture get underway at UBC.

" It turned into fantastic to paintings with such and tasty institution of younger women who're already so skilled and knowledgeable, and who genuinely revel in operating with the children and giving returned to rugby,” said Rugby Canada Manager of Training and Education, Jacqueline Tittley.

The weekend featured a pair of in-character workshops on March 18 and 20th that protected the position of the train, a way to create a wonderful recreation environment and the way to plan age and level suitable practices.

In addition, the workshop participants had the possibility to engage without delay with HSBC Rookie Rugby sources, available at www.Rookierugby.Ca, and exercise handing over HSBC Rookie Rugby video games designed especially for the program. Sunday’s activities featured mini rugby classes that UBC athletes robotically engage in on Sunday mornings. These classes allowed the athletes an opportunity to at once integrate their learnings from the direction into on-area pastime.

"This turned into an thrilling step forward in the NCCP approval process for the HSBC Rookie Rugby software,” brought Tittley. “I even have acquired simply precise feedback from the members and different educators to enhance the program and get it geared up to roll out nationwide.”

This piloted model of the HSBC Rookie Rugby Training software aims to reap NCCP approval and align with Rugby Canada’s modern instructional services for training—this generation of HSBC Rookie Rugby Training caters in particular to coaches of U-12 athletes. Following NCCP approval, this course could be rolled out to communities across the u . S . A ..

Rugby Canada would love to thank BC Rugby for his or her continued guide of this pilot venture and the ongoing improvement of youngsters rugby and HSBC Rookie Rugby. Rugby Canada additionally thank you the University of British Columba for graciously website hosting this past weekend’s group of coaches, educators and athletes and UBC Thunderbirds Head Coach Dean Murten for assistance.

Rookie Rugby is a software designed to expand children' rugby programming at rugby clubs, schools and community businesses. Rugby Canada has organized a aid mainly to help club coaches, physical educators, and community leaders to introduce the sport to children of their network.

Rugby Canada is the country wide governing body of the sport of Rugby Union in vancouver sevens live. They administer and function Men’s and Women’s Senior and Junior National applications in both rugby 15s and 7s, as well as govern the Club and community game for greater than 30,000 registered individuals from coast to coast along side ten Provincial Union individuals.

Rugby Canada is centered at the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, BC, with staff additionally working from Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. Rugby Canada business operations, packages and occasions are delivered national, inclusive of the across the world diagnosed HSBC Canada Sevens annual tournaments.

Gennadiy Golovkin vs Ryota Murata fight rumored for April 9th in Japan

The fight was originally scheduled for December of 2021 before falling to COVID restrictions in Japan

Three months after COVID restrictions in Japan forced a postponement, we may finally have a new date for the middleweight unification between Gennadiy Golovkin vs Ryota Murata. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports the fight will happen in Saitama, Japan on April 9th.

IBF champion Golovkin (41-1, 36 KO) and WBA champion Murata (16-2, 13 KO) have been slated to unify their belts for quite a while now. If the reported April 9th date confirms, Golovkin will enter the ring at the age of 40 years and one day. He’ll fight for the first time in 16 months, having last been seen knocking out Kamil Szeremeta in December of 2020.

The 36 year old Murata has been out of the ring even longer than GGG. Murata last fought in December of 2019, stopping Steven Butler in five rounds.

Coppinger also says the fight will happen in prime time in Japan. For our American readers, that means you’ll get to see it sometime between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., depending on what time zone you call home.

Personally, I don’t care if Golovkin is 40 years old, and I don’t care if I have to wake up at sunrise to see him fight. I’ve already shared why I enjoy watching GGG do his thing, and I just hope nothing gets in the way of his return to the ring next month.

"I feel that my entire amateur and professional boxing career has been a preparation for this fight against Gennadiy Golovkin," said Murata. "This fight will determine my place in the middleweight division and boxing history.

"Gennadiy Golovkin has long been the standard-bearer of the middleweight division. To me, he is still undefeated. I have the highest respect for him. Murata vs Golovkin live fight

"It has been a long time since my last fight, because of the pandemic, but I have put that time to good use, working very hard with my trainers on improving my physical conditioning and adding more power to my punches. I am so proud Japan is hosting this fight. It is a great honor for me."

The two-time world champions and Olympic medalists enter with a combined record of 57-3-1, including 49 knockouts.

Gennadiy Golovkin versus Ryota Murata Set For April 9th On DAZN In Saitama, Japan

IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs. WBA champion Ryota Murata 160-lb unification fight is finally set for April 9th on DAZN in Saitama, Japan.

ESPN is reporting the Golovkin-Murata fight is official for April 9th in Murata’s home country of Japan. It’ll be a must-win fight for Golovkin, who turns 40-years-old a day before the battle on April 8th.

If GGG doesn’t get this thing out of the way now, he’ll miss out on a lucrative trilogy fight with Canelo Alvarez on September 17th. Canelo needs to beat Dmitry Bivol on May 7th to fight Golovkin in September. If Canelo loses to Bivol,  those two will likely fight a rematch in September, provided he doesn’t get beaten too badly.

With Canelo, you don’t know whether he can handle a technical fighter like Bivol without being given another controversial decision. The Mexican star’s work rate is like a played oil, only producing a trickle of shots and can be outworked by Bivol.

However, the fight is believed to be taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the same venue where the Mexican star dodged defeats against Golovkin twice and Erislandy Lara.

Given what Golovkin stands to lose if he gets beaten by Murata, it might have been better for him to scrap the fight or delay it until after the trilogy match with Canelo.

With Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) having invested over a year of his career trying to get this fight done against the 35-year-old Murata (16-2, 13 KOs).

There likely wouldn’t have been any complaints from fans if Golovkin scheduled the Murata fight for early 2023 rather than April because he can’t afford to lose to the Japanese fighter.

It’s going to be risky for Golovkin because he will be facing Murata in his home country of Japan, likely in front of a massive crowd in Saitama.

Unless Golovkin scores a knockout, he’s going to get outworked by Murata, and that’s going to put him in danger of losing a decision.

While Murata is arguably the weakest link among the champions at 160, he’s got heavy hands, and he’s capable of throwing many punches.

Golovkin struggles against fighters who throw many punches, as we saw in his fights with Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Kassim Ouma. How to Watch Golovkin vs Murata

Murata can throw as many punches if not more, than those fighters did against Golovkin and potentially beat him by a decision.

The 2012 Olympic gold medalist Murata lost to Hassan N’Dam and Rob Brant in 2017 and 2018. Murata later avenged both defeats, but it’s telling that fighters at that level beat him.