The Ontario Blues will begin their quest to reclaim the MacTier Cup on Saturday when they face the Quebec-Atlantic Rock at Concordia University in Montreal. Included in their match day squad for their opening match of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship are 14 members of the Ontario Arrows high performance …

A combination of players from six provinces will make up Canada’s Eastern Canadian regional side for the senior men’s edition of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship. The team itself has undergone a change of identity. It is now known as the Quebec-Atlantic Rock though three of the group hail from …

Day One of Rugby 7’s at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games took place today in Barranquilla, Colombia. Both Men’s and Women’s teams from the region competed with them returning again on Thursday to compete for Gold Medals. The Men’s competition contains eight competing countries while the women’s …

Agustín Creevy has been retained as Pumas captain. The leader during the Daniel Hourcade years will remain skipper of Argentina in the new era under Mario Ledesma. The decision comes despite Ledesma himself having not continued with Creevy as captain of Los Jaguares. For Super Rugby Ledesma preferred to have …

As the Americas 1 representative at Rugby World Cup 2019 the USA carries with it expectations that they will be competitive. Following their completion of the inaugural Major League Rugby season and an historic upset of Scotland, those expectations have now risen considerably. The Eagles will enter a fully professional …

Mario Ledesma’s final test cap was in RWC 2011. He earned his 84th cap at the age of 38 against New Zealand in a RWC Quarter Final at Auckland’s Eden Park. The fixture brought to an end a test career spanning fifteen years. The hooker from Buenos Aires debuted in …

There are to be no restrictions on Nicolás Sánchez playing for Argentina all year. The fly half from Tucumán is to move to Paris to play for Stade Français in the Top 14 but his move will have no impact whatsoever on his availability for international duty. Sánchez will remain …

Mario Ledesma has been named as the new Head Coach of Argentina, effective immediately. The 45-year-old replaces Daniel Hourcade who stood down from the position in June following a dour run of results. His contract is until the end of 2021. Ledesma takes on the position as the first of a …

A Rebranded Centroamericano 2018 tournament is coming in August. The new competition replaces the South American C Championship yet retains its status as uniquely including Central American Republics. The competitors are to be El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama. Not taking part are Costa Rica and Guatemala. Both earned promotion to …

Mexico has named their men’s and women’s teams for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games taking place in Baranquilla, Colombia. The Rugby Sevens event will be held over the next two days, beginning Wednesday August 1st.   Las Serpientes won silver in the men’s competition during the 2014 Games …