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Rugby Canada fires coach over social media posts

Canada’s Kayla Moleschi (left) evades a tackle by Fiji’s Roela Radiniyavuni to score a try in the women’s pool B rugby sevens match between Canada and Fiji during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

LOS ANGELES: Rugby Canada sacked one of its development coaches on Friday over a series of social media posts that were critical of the women’s sevens performance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Jamie Cudmore wore several hats for Rugby Canada in his role in charge of developing the next generation of talent. He was the coach of the 15s national team and in charge of the national Development Academy.

Rugby Canada called the posts “unacceptable and in breach of organization policy.”

“Rugby Canada has relieved Jamie Cudmore of his coaching duties with the Canadian Rugby Development Academy and Men’s Rugby Team effective…

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