Canada

The USA’s first match of the World Cup ended in bitter disappointment as Italy pulled away to secure a 22-10 victory. Their first-ever win over the Eagles came despite conceding the vast majority of possession in the first half, and losing a starting forward while fans were still taking their …

Rugby Canada have named a 32-man squad to travel to São Paulo for two games later this month. The team will play against a Chile XV on on October 21, followed by a Brazil XV on October 26. There are 13 uncapped players selected. Three played for the national u20 …

NOLA Gold have re-signed versatile forward Malcolm May for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. It will be the fifth season in Louisiana for the former Penn State All-American. May has steadily increased his playing time since joining the Gold in 2019. This past year saw him making a career-high …

Canada’s World Cup begins against Japan, their lowest-ranked pool opponent. Remarkably the two sides haven’t collided in 28 years. The only previous encounter was at RWC 1994, when Canada were runaway winners in Scotland. Kévin Rouet has selected what appears to be his preferred side, with the notable absence of …

The USA will open their tournament with a pivotal match against Italy. It’s been five years since they last met at the 2017 World Cup in Dublin, with one previous outing coming in Rome. Both were competitive but ultimately won convincingly by the Eagles. Rob Cain has selected his strongest …

Doug Fraser is the latest Old Glory DC player to re-sign for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old Canadian international has committed to a fourth year in the capital district. Since arriving from Austin ahead of the 2020 campaign, Fraser has been an invaluable member of DC’s backline. …

Two North American teams are set to be added to the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) for the 2023 season. Contested entirely by South American teams to date, multiple sources now indicate that the competition is expanding its borders. In June two SLAR teams – the Jaguares XV from …

Canada have suffered a blow with the loss of their most experienced player on the eve of the World Cup. Laura Russell has been ruled out of the tournament with injury. The 33-year-old hooker is third-highest on Canada’s all-time capped list with 53 tests. As a result Pamphinette Buisa, 25, …

The Utah Warriors have signed hooker Henry Bell for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He joins from New Zealand, where the 23-year-old enjoyed a breakout NPC campaign with Otago. Bell had seven first class appearances for the Razorbacks across his first two seasons, but this year claimed the No2 …

Referees have been assigned for the 2022 Internationals. The annual end-of-year matches have confirmed test matches that involve Americas test teams from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and the USA. Others including Canada and Brazil are yet to have fixtures confirmed. In announcing the match officials for November World Rugby noted that: …