Ian Fitzgerald & NRU Thunder win Paris World Games rugby 7s gold | Smart Sports Podcast | Episode 5

Smart Sports Podcast

This week we are in for a treat. I like to call our guest the professor of rugby in our area. Ian Fitzgerald, fondly known as Fitz to pretty much everyone, is, like always, on the road coaching rugby. He joins us by phone in Guelph, where he is helping out with the Ontario program.

But that isn’t why Fitz is on the podcast.

Last week, Fitz and his Niagara Rugby Union Thunder U18 girls team arrived home from France, with gold medals around their necks. The Thunder, made up of young women from all over the NRU, including members of the Norfolk Harvesters, won the Paris World Games rugby 7s title.

CLICK HERE to see the full Thunder results and game streams.

SHOUT OUTS

First shout out goes to last week’s guest Hayden Halstead.
Hayden was back on his home track at Gopher Dunes over the weekend, and tore it up at the Rockstar Triple Crown MX Series. In the fourth stop on the series, Hayden earned his first top-10 finish of the season in the Pro 250 division.

In the first moto he placed 11th, and finished the day with a ninth, to give him 10th overall on the day.

Next up is a shout out to big weekend in local sports. If you’re looking for something to do, or watch, there is plenty, including the Norfolk RAM Rodeo at Timmerman’s Ranch which runs all weekend. On Sunday the Tour de Norfolk hits the roads, beginning in Delhi, while the North Shore Challenge open water swim event takes place in Turkey Point in the morning.

Final shout out goes to Ohsweken Speedway. On Monday and Tuesday, the stars will race in the Northern Summer Nationals, featuring Tony Stewart, Christopher Bell, & Rico Abreu. Tuesday things wrap up with the Race of Champions.