Americas Rugby News Rugby news from across the Americas!
Rugby Canada have confirmed their June 9 match against Scotland will be played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. It will be the first stop of cross-Americas tour for Scotland, who will then head south to play the Eagles in Houston and finally Argentina at a location to be determined.
It will be the first international rugby match played at Commonwealth Stadium in more than a decade. The finals of the 2006 Women’s World Cup were hosted there, as were matches during the 2004, 2005, and 2006 Churchill Cup. Canada hosted Russia in Edmonton last June but played at Ellerslie Park.
Commonwealth Stadium is an open-air, multi-use stadium with a current capacity of 56,302. It’s main tenant is currently the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The playing surface is FieldTurf Duraspine Pro, which replaced the grass surface in 2010.
