The referees have been assigned for the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. Beginning on Saturday, May 11 six countries will compete in the annual top tier level of the South American Championship. The competition’s nine matches are to be refereed by officials from Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. They are to be …

Tyler Ardron will play lock for the Chiefs when they host the Sharks at FMG Stadium on Saturday. The Canadian international has been in top form for the Super Rugby franchise this season, playing both second row and his preferred position of No8. The Chiefs have started to rebound after …

Blaine Scully has opted to end his Cardiff Blues stay early, announcing on Wednesday that he would be returning home to the USA to focus on World Cup preparations and ‘the next experience’. An appearance in Major League Rugby has been speculated but the USA captain has not revealed his …

Two teams gunning for Major League Rugby playoff berths collided at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto on Sunday. It was the first time the Arrows had played at the venue, with the league-leading San Diego Legion their esteemed opponents in front of 3,000 partisan fans. Toronto handed Patrick Parfrey his …

The Women’s Eagles show just one change to their squad for this weekend’s HSBC Sevens Series event in Langford. Dual-international Abby Gustaitis is called into the squad at the expense of Cheta Emba. Otherwise it’s business as usual for the team that finished third in Kitakyushu. Alev Kelter was in …

Canada’s Women’s Sevens team is ready to take to the field at the Langford event of the HSBC Sevens Series this weekend. Coming off their memorable win at Kitakyushu, coach John Tait has named an identical roster for the tournament that takes place in their own backyard at Westhills Stadium. …

Colombia has confirmed a 44-man extended training squad for the South American Championship. Included are most of their top players but there are two significant absentees – incumbent captain Sebastián Mejia and emerging Agen second row Andrés Zafra. Nearly every player who was part of the historic Americas Rugby Challenge …

Former Canada coach Kieran Crowley has been named Guinness Pro 14 Coach of the Year. The award is recognition of the historic success of Benetton Treviso this season, becoming the first Italian side to reach the knockout stages of the competition. This past weekend they nearly overturned Munster, the latter …

The Toronto Arrows will have a new face on their roster for Thursday’s re-scheduled match against Austin Elite. Canadian international Luke Campbell has arrived from James Bay in the BC Premier League to boost the loose forward stocks for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. Campbell, 27, won …

World Rugby has announced a panel of 23 referees for RWC 2019. Of them one is from the Americas though he is to act as an assistant official, meaning he will be a sideline referee rather than take control of a match from the middle. The leading official from the …